Proteas captain Faf du Plessis and fast bowler Kagiso Rabada have moved up in the latest ICC ODI player rankings following the Proteas’ 2-1 series win in Australia at the weekend.
Australia’s renowned Test off-spinner Nathan Lyon has expressed his intentions of featuring in the upcoming ODI World Cup, even though he has only played the white-ball format 15 times since making his debut in 2012.
Australia Women strolled to a comfortable 52-run victory in Guyana as the pre-tournament favourites proved their credentials in their first match of the Women’s World T20.
Trent Boult took a hat-trick at the top of the order to send Pakistan reeling after a solid batting performance from the New Zealand batters had laid the groundwork for a 47-run win in the first ODI at Abu Dhabi.
‘We know we’re the lowest-ranked team and we have a massive task ahead of us, but we’re here to cause upsets. We’ve been working really hard the last couple of years. We’d love if we could automatically qualify for the next World Cup. That’s quite a realistic target for us.’
Ben McDermott has been added to Australia’s ODI squad as cover for the recovering Shaun Marsh ahead of the second ODI against the Proteas in Adelaide on Friday according to ESPNcricinfo.
New Zealand have confirmed the loss of Corey Anderson and Todd Astle as the latest victims of an injury crisis hitting the Kiwis in the UAE, reports ESPNcricinfo.com.
Proteas’ pacer and Player of the Match in the first ODI against Australia Dale Steyn praised South Africa’s merciless bowling attack but concluded that the Aussies shouldn’t be ‘too embarrassed’ about their performance.
Pakistan cantered to a comfortable six-wicket victory over New Zealand in Dubai to take an unassailable 2-0 lead and clinch their 11th consecutive T20I series victory.
Cricket Australia has rejected appeals from the Australian Cricketers Association – and sections of the public – to reduce the bans handed to Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft after the Newlands ball-tampering scandal.
The No 1-ranked Pakistan team dominated Australia once more in the final T20I of their three-match series, winning by 33-runs to whitewash the visitors in Dubai.
England continued their dominance over Sri Lanka in white-ball cricket with an emphatic 30-run victory over the Islanders in the only T20I between the two sides in Colombo.
