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Stokes hits 24-ball 50 as England beat WI by 10 wickets in series sweep

Ben Stokes smashed the fastest test 50 by an Englishman and Mark Wood took 5-40 with blistering pace as England beat West Indies by 10 wickets on the third day of the third test to sweep the series 3-0. The England captain needed only 24 deliveries Sunday to reach his half-century. He finished on 57 off 28 balls and got the winning runs with a six off Kraigg Brathwaite. Ben Duckett contributed a 16-ball 25. The opening pair scored at a run rate of almost 12 to hit 87-0 in 7.2 overs in England's second innings. Regular opener Zak Crawley fractured his little finger in the field, giving Stokes the opportunity to promote himself to opener and entertain the Edgbaston crowd. West Indies resumed Sunday on 33-2 but collapsed against Wood. He took his wickets in a ferocious spell after lunch, dismissing Josh Da Silva, Alzarri Joseph, Kavem Hodge, Jayden Seales and Shamar Joseph in the space of 21 dramatic deliveries. Wood intimidated the tourists with bumpers, threatened their outside edg

Updated On : 29 Jul 2024 | 9:07 AM IST

Ollie Pope feels England can manage to score 600 Test runs in a day's play

Ollie Pope reckons England breach the 600-run mark inside a day's play in Test cricket while ruling out any let up to their ultra aggressive 'Bazball' approach with the bat. England hold the record for the most runs scored in a day when they piled up 588 for 6 on the second day of the Manchester Test against India in 1936, and Pope believes the current side under Ben Stokes can eclipse that. "Sometimes we might score 280 to 300 in a day but that's OK and probably because we're reading situations. There might also be a day where we go and get 500 to 600 at some point in the future as well. And that's a cool thing to have," Pope was quoting as saying by 'BBC Sport'. In December 2022, England smashed 506 runs on the opening day of the first Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi. England are currently 2-0 up in the three-match Test series against the West Indies after they followed up a victory by an innings at Lord's with a comprehensive 241-run win at Trent Bridge, Nottingham last ...

Updated On : 24 Jul 2024 | 5:11 PM IST

West Indies collapse as England wins second test by 241 runs, wins series

West Indies collapsed in the evening session as England won the second Test by 241 runs with rookie spinner Shoaib Bashir taking 5-41 after hundreds from Joe Root and Harry Brook set up the series-clinching win at Trent Bridge. Root (122) and Brook (109), the long-reigning king of England's batting unit and his heir apparent, reeled off classy centuries to pave the way for a sprint to victory on the fourth evening of the Test. Root hit his 32nd Test ton on Sunday to move only one century behind England great Alastair Cook. England took an insurmountable 2-0 lead in the three-test series. Chasing an unlikely target of 385 after England's second-innings 425 all out, the tourists were demolished for 143 in just 36.1 overs as Bashir did the damage. The 20-year-old, who did not get a single over in the first test at Lord's, justified the selection gamble that saw him fast-tracked ahead of the established Jack Leach this summer as he took the role of fourth-innings finisher. Bashir rem

Updated On : 22 Jul 2024 | 11:53 AM IST

James Anderson makes peace with retirement ahead of final Test match

James Anderson has made peace with his impending England retirement even if the evergreen seamer believes he is bowling as well as he ever has done. Anderson, who turns 42 this month, was told by England's management team in April that they would be moving on from him this summer as they look toward the future. Despite his age, Anderson warmed up for his 188th and final Test appearance against the West Indies at Lord's which starts Wednesday with a seven-wicket haul for Lancashire last week. Anderson, whose 700 Test wickets are a record for a non-spinner, insisted he is excited for what the future holds after agreeing to remain with England's red-ball side for the rest of the summer as a fast bowling mentor. I feel like I'm still bowling as well as I ever have, Anderson said. But, I knew it had to end at some point. Whether it's now or in a year or two. The fact it's now is something I've got to deal with and accept. The last couple of months I've made peace with that. I can ...

Updated On : 09 Jul 2024 | 4:50 PM IST

ICC T20 World Cup winners and runners up list with their captains

Check ICC T20 World Cup winners and runners-up list with their captains and scores of finals here

Updated On : 29 Jun 2024 | 11:37 PM IST

T20 World Cup 2024: Buttler admits tactical mistake of not bowling Moeen

Admitting that they were completely outplayed by India in the T20 World Cup semifinal, England skipper Jos Buttler said in hindsight it was a tactical mistake on his part to not bowl Moeen Ali on a turning Providence pitch here. Indian spin twin of Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav claimed three wickets each as the defending champions folded for 103 in 16.4 overs in their pursuit of 172 in a rain-interrupted semi-final here on Thursday. "Yeah, disappointing. I think we were outplayed by India. They fully deserved the victory," Buttler said in the post-match media interaction. "They had an above-par score. I was hoping to restrict them to 145-150 probably on that pitch. It was always going to be a tough chase from there." Having won the toss, the England skipper went in with an unchanged XI and it was Adil Rashid and Liam Livingstone who were his chosen spinners, overlooking Moeen Ali perhaps to deal with the damp conditions. Rashid and Livingstone conceded just 49 runs in their eight o

Updated On : 28 Jun 2024 | 4:46 PM IST

T20 World Cup 2024, SA vs IND Final: Rohit backs Kohli to fire in the final

We do understand Virat Kohli's class and his importance in all these big games, says India captain Rohit Sharma ahead of India vs South Africa final on June 29

Updated On : 28 Jun 2024 | 12:10 PM IST

T20 World Cup 2024: Purely set for India? Vaughan cries foul; Rohit defends

"India get to play whenever they want, they know where their semifinal is, they play every single game in the morning so people can watch them at night, says former England captain Michael Vaughan

Updated On : 28 Jun 2024 | 9:47 AM IST

T20 World Cup 2024 final date, time, reserve day, Barbados Stadium stats

Check ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 grand finale schedule, live match timings, Barbados weather forecast and Stadium stats here

Updated On : 28 Jun 2024 | 1:50 AM IST

IND vs ENG highlights, T20 World Cup 2024 SF2: Kuldeep, Axar and Rohit take India to the final

T20 World Cup 2024 Semi-Final highlights India vs England Full Scorecard: The Indian team defeated the defending champions by 68 runs to qualify for the final where they will face South Africa

Updated On : 28 Jun 2024 | 1:50 AM IST

T20 World Cup 2024 SF2, India vs England Playing 11: No changes in any side

India vs England Semi-Final Playing 11: Both the teams played an unchanged 11 from their last game which means that Chris Jordan keeps his place and Mark Wood sits out

Updated On : 27 Jun 2024 | 9:02 PM IST

T20 World Cup 2024: Bhojpuri nights, temples, booming economy of Guyana

Guyana gives that home vibe to visitors from India, and the Indianness is quite palpable in every corner here. You feel that immediately while entering the Providence Cricket Stadium at Georgetown, the capital of Guyana, which is the only English-speaking country in South America. The main entrance of the stadium welcomes you with an unmissable Bhojpuri Nights banner promoted by a nearby nightclub. A short walk from there takes you to one of the many and probably the biggest temples in Georgetown, the ISKCON. A popular Indian eatery owned by former West Indies batter Ramnaresh Sarwan too is a must-visit for anyone from the sub-continent. The Guyanese Indians as they are referred to form the largest ethnic group in this country which shares borders with Brazil, Suriname and Venezuela. Most of the Guyanese Indians are Hindus including Sarwan while the current president Irfaan Ali is a Muslim of Indian lineage. The Guyanese Indians are very powerful here. As far as places of Hindu