Liam Livingstone could yet force his way into England’s first-choice XI at this year’s Twenty20 World Cup after his stunning century against Pakistan, assistant coach Paul Collingwood said on Saturday. Livingstone hit England’s quickest T20 hundred, off just 42 balls, including nine sixes, in a 31-run defeat by Pakistan in Nottingham on Friday. His previous […]
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Azam leads Pakistan to T20 win over England despite Livingstone ton
Babar Azam led from the front as Pakistan beat England by 31 runs in the first Twenty20 international at Trent Bridge on Friday despite a blistering hundred from Liam Livingstone. Pakistan captain Azam made 85 and shared an opening stand of 150 with Mohammad Rizwan in a national record T20 total of 232-6. But […]
Pakistan’s Hasan Ali out of England T20 opener
Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali has been ruled out of the first Twenty20 international against England at Trent Bridge later on Friday. A Pakistan team spokesman said Ali had been rested as a “precautionary measure” following a left leg strain he sustained during training at Nottinghamshire’s headquarters on Thursday. Ali will now be assessed ahead […]
India, Pakistan drawn in same group at T20 Cricket World Cup
Cricket rivals India and Pakistan have been drawn in the same group at this year’s T20 World Cup, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Friday. They will be joined in Group 2 of the Super 12s (second round) by World Test champions New Zealand and Afghanistan as well as two qualifiers from round one. […]
Record-breaking Azam’s ODI best can’t stop England sweep of Pakistan
Pakistan captain Babar Azam returned to form with a record-breaking 158 yet once again found himself on the losing side as England completed a 3-0 one-day international series clean sweep at Edgbaston on Tuesday. His highest score at this level saw Azam become the quickest player to 14 hundreds in men’s ODIs as the 26-year-old […]
Vince hits maiden ODI ton as England sweep Pakistan series
James Vince hit a maiden one-day international century and Lewis Gregory made 77 as England beat Pakistan by three wickets at Edgbaston on Tuesday to complete a 3-0 series clean sweep. Set a challenging 332 to win, England, who without most of their first-choice players because of a pre-series Covid outbreak within their camp, were […]
‘Incredible’ Covid-hit England impress Morgan with Pakistan success
Eoin Morgan took time out from quarantine to praise the “incredible” efforts of a completely changed England side after they clinched a one-day international series win over Pakistan with a commanding 52-run victory at Lord’s on Saturday World Cup-winning skipper Morgan and all of England’s originally-selected squad for this three-match campaign had to self-isolate after […]
Rain delays England-Pakistan 2nd ODI
Rain continued to delay the start of the second one-day international between England and Pakistan at Lord’s on Saturday. Officials had hoped to get the match underway 30 minutes later than scheduled at 11:30 am local time (1030 GMT). But drizzle, which at one stage became a light shower, kept the teams in the pavilion. […]
Pakistan’s Haris Sohail out of England tour
Pakistan batsman Haris Sohail has been ruled out of this month’s white-ball tour of England with a hamstring injury, it was announced on Thursday. The Pakistan Cricket Board said Sohail would return home to undergo a four-week rehabilitation programme at the national high-performance centre in Lahore. No replacement has been named for Sohail, who was […]
England squad for Pakistan ODI series
England 18-man squad announced Tuesday to play Pakistan in a three-match one-day international series after a Covid-19 outbreak led to the formation of a new playing group: Ben Stokes (capt), Jake Ball, Danny Briggs, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Lewis Gregory, Tom Helm, Will Jacks, Dan Lawrence, Saqib Mahmood, Dawid Malan, Craig Overton, Matt […]