Stokes smashes Bangladesh into semis
Ben Stokes hit 102 off 109 balls, to eliminate Australia from the Champions Trophy and send Bangladesh into the semis.
Ben Stokes hit 102 off 109 balls, to eliminate Australia from the Champions Trophy and send Bangladesh into the semis.
Travis Head scored a 64-ball 71 to help Australia post a target of 278, despite rampant death bowling from Adil Rashid and Mark Wood.
England won the toss and have sent Australia in to bat in a knockout clash for the visitors at Edgbaston.
Bangladesh’s semi-final hopes were kept alive, after rain abandoned play in their match against Australia at the Oval on Monday.
Mitchell Starc ripped through the Bangladesh tail-end as they were skittled for 182, despite an anchoring 114-ball 95 from Tamim Iqbal at the Oval.
Bangladesh have won the toss and have elected to bat first in their second round Champions Trophy fixture against Australia at the Oval.
The Proteas are now five points clear of Australia in the ODI rankings, after the ICC’s annual update.
Mitchell Starc returns from injury to form part of a five-man pace attack in Australia’s ICC Champions Trophy squad.
A domestic cricket match in Australia took a turn for the worse recently when a batsman smashed his stumps out of the ground.
India skipper Virat Kohli, who said he was good friends with some of the Australian players before the series, says things have changed.
Relive the 438 game, that saw the Proteas complete the highest successful run chase of all time against Australia at the Wanderers.
India skipper Virat Kohli was left unimpressed after Australian captain Steve Smith tried to ask the dressingroom about an lbw decision.
Australia destroyed India in three days, bundling out the hosts for 107 to claim a 333-run victory.
Marcus Stoinis’ 146 off 117 balls lifted Australia from 54-5 to 280 all out in a remarkable six-run victory for New Zealand in Auckland on Monday.
Kingsmead, which lost the traditional Boxing Day Test this year, will host the first Test of the Australia tour, starting on March 1, 2018.