While England’s Malan has had a quiet start to the T20 World Cup, Buttler followed up an unbeaten 71 against Australia with 101 not out against Sri Lanka.
What a tremendous performance by team England! With opener Jason Roy spearheading the chase of 125 with a 38-ball 61, England cruised to an eight-wicket victory over Bangladesh. England won their second game in Group 1 of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, with Dawid Malan remaining unbeaten with 28 runs. Bangladesh were stopped in […]
West Indies were all out for 55 before England reached the target with 70 balls to spare. Russell’s dismissal was Rashid’s first delivery, and unquestionably the best of the lot: a picture-perfect slider, skidding through the right-hander’s gate and lighting up the middle stump.
KL Rahul’s brutal yet elegant fifty sealed the second opener’s debate while his opening partner Ishan Kishan also grabbed the opportunity as India warmed-up nicely with a seven-wicket win over England in the opening practice match ahead of the T20 World Cup.
‘India fans can’t wait for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 to start for this reason. We have the players, we have the momentum – we just need to go out there and execute now.
Derek Underwood and Graeme Swann are the only spinners to have taken more wickets for England than Moeen Ali.
Jonny Bairstow and Chris Woakes both played the fourth Test against India at The Oval and will now make themselves available next for the T20 World Cup after being selected in England’s 15-man preliminary squad.
Covid-19 concerns among the India backroom staff left the tourists unwilling to take to the field for the series decider. An India forfeit would allow England to pursue a claim on around £10million of lost revenue attached to the match, including the ticket and corporate refunds they have already committed to.
England fell flat after lunch as Pant and Thakur piled on exactly 100 in 155 morale-sapping balls. The pendulum swung England’s way on Sunday as India reached lunch on 329-6.
India batsman Rohit Sharma produced one of the crowning achievements of his career with a fine century that turned the tide of the fourth LV= Insurance Test against England on a trying third day at the Kia Oval.
It is not my job to announce the winner
Rohit Sharma on being asked if England were rightly awarded the World Cup title in 2019