Taylor’s heroics bring Windies back from brink of defeat
The West Indies Women proved their champion credentials in a world-class fightback to secure a 31-run win against the Proteas Women in Gros Islet, led by skipper Stafanie Taylor.
The West Indies Women proved their champion credentials in a world-class fightback to secure a 31-run win against the Proteas Women in Gros Islet, led by skipper Stafanie Taylor.
Dane van Niekerk is ranked as the sixth-best all-rounder in the world on the ICC’s rankings, and she once again proved her value to the Proteas Women’s team with an inspired double act to guide them to a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka.
Mushfiqur Rahim abandoned his helmet during the latter part of his record-breaking century on day two of the second Test against Zimbabwe in Dhaka.
At the Guyana National Stadium, Alyssa Healy helped Australia make very quick work of Ireland, scoring a stunning half-century after her team restricted the Irish to 93-6.
Indian Women’s skipper Harmanpreet Kaur scored an astonishing century in the opening match of the ICC Women’s World T20 at Providence to set up a 34-run victory for her side.
South African-born Keaton Jennings scored 146 not out on the third day of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle to allow England to declare on 322-6 and set Sri Lanka 462 to win in two full days.
Two Northern Districts batsmen playing in a List A match in Hamilton, New Zealand, on Wednesday, smashed 43 runs off a single over to set a new List A record. The luckless bowler? Pretoria-born Willem Ludick.
Pakistan’s Babar Azam became the fastest player to score 1,000 T20I runs, securing the record in the second T20I against New Zealand in Dubai.
They say there is no substitute for experience, and James Moses of Botswana proved that old adage very true on the final day of the ICC World Twenty20 Africa C Qualifier tournament in Gaborone.
Virat Kohli, the current best batsman in the world, has become the first Indian batsman to score ODI centuries in three consecutive innings.
Theunis de Bruyn’s 147 on day three against the Cobras is our early pick for Play of the Day.
Jason Smith’s vital 92 to help the Cobras post 337 on day two of their 4-Day Franchise Series clash against the Titans, is KHALID MOHIDIN’s Play of the Day.
Kabul Zwanan’s Hazratullah Zazai became only the sixth player in the history of competitive cricket to strike six sixes in one over, during Sunday’s key Afghanistan Premier League fixture against the Balkh Legends in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Batsman David Bedingham welcomed a maiden first-class century for the Cape Cobras, on day two of a key 4-Day Franchise Series fixture against the Lions at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Tuesday.
Sean Williams’ 69 for Zimbabwe in the third ODI against South Africa was the highest score for either side in the series and rescued his team from a dire situation.