The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 is only 50 days away, with 16 international teams featuring the world’s best cricketers getting set for the global showpiece event in Australia that begins on 16 October. From one side of the country to the other, the T20 World Cup took to the skies in Perth and Sydney today as fans countdown ...
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Cricket takes over Melbourne as 100-day countdown begins to ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022
The countdown to ‘The Big Time’ has officially begun with Melbourne’s iconic Yarra River the backdrop for a city centre cricketing arena created to celebrate 100-days-to-go until Australia hosts the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup for the first time. Melbourne Cricket Ground’s hallowed turf took centre stage with the pitch relocated into the centre of Melbourne to mark 100 days ...
Read More »English cricketer Ben Stokes withdraws from Test series against Pakistan
England all-rounder Ben Stokes has withdrawn from the remaining matches of the Test series against Pakistan. Ben Stokes is considered one of the best all-rounders in Test cricket, but he did not do well in the first Test against Pakistan. Ben Stokes has withdrawn from the series against Pakistan due to family reasons and will not be able to play ...
Read More »Ben Stokes will miss rest of the Test matches against Pakistan.
Manchester: England all-rounder Ben Stokes will miss the remainder of the #raisethebat Test series against Pakistan for family reasons. Stokes will leave the UK later this week and travel to New Zealand. He will miss England’s two Test matches against Pakistan at the Ageas Bowl starting on Thursday 13 August and Friday 21 August. Seamer Ollie Robinson has been withdrawn from Sussex’s ...
Read More »Ben Stokes is the new No.1 all-rounder
Manchester: Ben Stokes, the England vice-captain, has become the new number one all rounder after the second Test against West Indies in Manchester. England star Ben Stokes has outdone West Indies captain Jason Holder to become the world’s top-ranked Test all-rounder while also attaining a career-best third position among batsmen in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings, after a ...
Read More »England’s Ben Stokes named as leading cricketer in the world
London:England all-rounder Ben Stokes on Wednesday was crowned as the ‘leading cricketer in the world’ in the 2020 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack for his pivotal role in the 2019 World Cup. The 28-year-old played a leading role in England’s 50-over World Cup victory at home last year while his brilliant unbeaten knock of 135 helped the side to a thrilling one-wicket ...
Read More »Ben Stokes fined for altercation with fan
England all-rounder Ben Stokes has been fined 15% of his match fee for an altercation with a spectator on day one of the fourth Test in South Africa. He was also given one demerit point, which will sit on his disciplinary record for 24 months, by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Stokes, 28, swore at the spectator during an angry ...
Read More »England hold nerve to beat New Zealand by four runs
WELLINGTON: Ben Stokes´ brilliant diving catch proved the catalyst for a spectacular middle-order collapse, while Chris Woakes bowled a superb final over as England beat New Zealand by four runs in their third one-day international on Saturday. The hosts had looked comfortably placed to chase down England´s 234 when Stokes turned the game as spinners Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid ...
Read More »Stokes stars in England’s domineering win
England 225 for 4 (Stokes 63*, Morgan 62, Boult 2-46) beat New Zealand 223 (Santner 63*, Guptill 50, Moeen 2-33, Stokes 2-42) by six wickets Mount Maunganui :-Ben Stokes produced a starring all-round performance in his second match back in the England fold to help level the ODI series. He helped seal a reasonably straightforward chase of 224 with a ...
Read More »Taylor, Santner heroics get New Zealand home over England
HAMILTON: A century by Ross Taylor and lusty late hitting by Mitch Santner delivered a last-over victory to New Zealand against England in their first one-day international in Hamilton on Sunday. In a match filled with twists and turns, the outcome hung in the balance until Santer smacked a six in the final over to get New Zealand home with ...
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