West Indies’ Keemo Paul pulled off the 11th best bowling figures in T20I cricket history as the West Indies strolled to a 40-run win over Bangladesh in Dhaka to seal the series 2-1. Evin Lewis’ 89 off 36 balls with eight sixes was the backbone of the Windies’ innings.
The Sydney Thunder were at their destructive best as they beat the Melbourne Stars by 15 runs on the DLS method to take them to the top of the Big Bash League on net run rate.
Erin Osborne led the Melbourne Stars Women to their fourth win while Stafanie Taylor spun the Sydney Thunder Women to the top of the Women’s Big Bash League table.
Shakib Al Hasan put on an all-round performance to lead Bangladesh to a convincing 36-run victory over West Indies in Dhaka and level the three-match T20I series 1-1.
The Melbourne Renegades cruised to a comfortable four-wicket victory over the Perth Scorchers, thanks to heroics from Sam Harper and Mohammad Nabi in a low-scoring encounter in Melbourne.
The Adelaide Strikers – the BBL’s (Big Bash League) defending champions – got their title defence off to a winning start with a comfortable five-wicket win over the Brisbane Heat in Brisbane.
Grace Harris’ 42-ball ton for the Brisbane Heat was the fastest Women’s Big Bash League century and the second-fastest in women’s T20 cricket.
Former Proteas batsman Colin Ingram was purchased by Delhi at Tuesday’s Indian Premier League auction.
Heather Graham of the Perth Scorchers Women pulled off her best innings of the season, scoring 44 not out off 30 deliveries to tie the Women’s Big Bash League match against the Hobart Hurricanes on Tuesday.
Sheldon Cottrell knocked over four of the Bangladeshi top six as the West Indies bombarded the hosts in the first T20I at Sylhet to win by eight wickets with 55 balls in hand.
Jozi Stars and Cape Town Blitz players, vast and varied, emerged jubilant and disappointed after Sunday’s Mzansi Super League final at Newlands.
In a straightforward calculation of contract value divided by wickets taken, these are the bowlers that offered some of the best – and worst – bang for buck in the the Mzansi Super League.
In a simple formula of contract value divided by runs scored, these are the batsmen that offered good returns on investment during the Mzansi Super League.
Cricket South Africa chief executive officer Thabang Moroe has hinted the Mzansi Super League will increase to eight teams next year.
JONHENRY WILSON examines four elements that contributed to the Cape Town Blitz’s eight-wicket defeat to the Jozi Stars in Sunday’s Mzansi Super League final at Newlands.
