England’s players are desperate to win a second consecutive World Cup – so desperate that they’ve reverted to playing risk-averse cricket all over their first three matches. That’s the view of their coach Matthew Mott, who also hopes that his players will gain “perspective” from the arrival of their families… Keep reading
Scott Edwards led from the front to take Netherlands to their most renowned ODI World Cup win ever – their first over a Test-playing nation in five appearances at the tournament – when they whip South Africa in Dharamsala on Tuesday. He was once “extremely proud” of his team, and… Keep reading
“You were given to let the emotion more or less seep in,” Bavuma said at the post-match presentation. “Don’t think there is any point in trying to disregard what’s happened. It’s going to hurt, it will have to hurt.” “But then you come back the next day to come, you… Keep reading
Netherlands 245 for 8 (Edwards 78*, van der Merwe 29, Jansen 2-27) whip South Africa 207 (Miller 43, van Beek 3-60, van der Merwe 2-34, de Leede 2-36, van Meekeren 2-40) by 38 runs Scott Edwards‘ rousing unbeaten half-century gave his bowlers belief and they shot for the stars, demolishing… Keep reading
The PCB has lodged an official complaint with the ICC approximately the crowd behaviour directed towards the Pakistan players in their game against India at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium over the weekend.Pakistan were comfortably beaten by India in an atmosphere their team director Mickey Arthur later in comparison to a… Keep reading
Ben Stokes has encouraged his England team-mates to play more aggressively after their 69-run defeat to Afghanistan in Delhi on Sunday night, and looks set to make his first appearance of the tournament against South Africa in Mumbai this weekend. Stokes has missed England’s first three games of the World… Keep reading