Big picture: sedentary England flavors the series It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. England’s T20 World Cup defense didn’t exactly go as expected in the Caribbean five months ago, but at least by reaching the semi-finals they can say they fared better than the hosts. The West Indies had … Read more
Big picture: two contrasting T20I races India and South Africa had a sensational T20 World Cup 2024. They went through the group stage undefeated, then topped their respective groups in the Super Eight before recording comfortable victories in the semi-final. Even in the final, there wasn’t much difference between the two teams until the end. … Read more
India 202 for 8 (Samson 107) beaten South Africa 141 (Chakravarthy 3-25, Bishnoi 3-28) by 61 runs Sanju Samson hit his second consecutive T20I century, in just his fourth match, and shattered South African records and hopes at Kingsmead. His T20I was the fastest hundred by an Indian against South Africa and will be remembered … Read more
England 329 for 5 (Livingstone 124*, Salt 59, Bethell 55, Curran 52, Forde 3-48) beaten West Indies 328 for 6 (Hope 117, Carty 71, Rutherford 54) by five wickets In the battle of the captaincy centuries, there was a clear winner. Liam Livingstone’s devastating 124, not out from 85 balls, outshone Shai Hope’s much calmer … Read more
(23 overs) West Indies 196 for 2 (Lewis 102*, Rutherford 50*, Asitha 1-39) beaten Sri Lanka 156 for 3 (Kusal 56, Nissanka 56, Chase 1-20) by eight wickets (DLS method) After a series in which they never managed to touch the green, the stars finally aligned for the West Indies as they ended their tour … Read more
Big picture: Rawalpindi? Rawalspindi… Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. Has any team ever taken Mike Tyson’s famous aphorism more literally than Ben Stokes’ England? Their attitude to risk and reward has resulted in a glut of remarkable Test matches in recent years, but in Multan last week their fifth … Read more
New Zealand 158 for 5 (Kerr 43, Halliday 38, Bates 32, Mlaba 2-31) beaten South Africa 126 for 9 (Wolvaardt 33, Mair 3-25, Kerr 3-24) in 32 runs October 20 can be written in big, bold letters as one of the unforgettable dates in New Zealand cricket. Hours after the men’s team registered a famous … Read more
A representative photo of a girl balancing herself while walking on an abandoned railway track in a slum area of Karachi, Pakistan, July 10, 2023. — Reuters Pakistan’s peers have achieved more than double the average GDP per capita. The global lender is assessing Pakistan’s performance over the past 10 years. The Fund recommends strengthening … Read more