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Minnu Mani, Priya Mishra share nine wickets to bundle out Australia A
Voll top-scored with 71, but it was a 60-run stand for the ninth wicket that took Australia A past 200
ESPNcricinfo staff
22-Aug-2024
India A 100 for 2 (Sehrawat 40*, Hasabnis 31*, Brown 1/6) trail Australia A 212 (Voll 71, Parsons 35, Mani 5-58, Mishra 4-58) by 112 runs
Spinners Minnu Mani and Priya Mishra shared nine wickets between them to help India A bundle out Australia A for 212 on the opening day of the four-day match in Gold Coast.
After opting to bat, Australia A were reduced to 144 for 8 before a 60-run partnership for the ninth wicket between Kate Peterson and Grace Parsons helped them past 200. In reply, India A finished the day on 100 for 2 with opener Shweta Sehrawat unbeaten on 40 with Tejal Hasabnis keeping her company with 31 not out.
Full postRizwan, Shakeel tons define Pakistan's day of gains
Bangladesh survived 12 overs before stumps but will have to return to face a relatively new ball on Friday
Karthik Krishnaswamy
22-Aug-2024
Bangladesh 27 for 0 trail Pakistan 448 for 6 dec (Rizwan 171*, Shakeel 141, Ayub 56, Mahmud 2-70, Shoriful 2-77) by 421 runs
A 240-run fifth-wicket stand between Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan formed the centerpiece of a dominant second day for Pakistan as they declared at 448 for 6, leaving Bangladesh to see off a tricky hour or so before stumps. Bangladesh did so, with openers Shadman Islam and Zakir Hasan surviving 12 overs, but they will have to come back and face Pakistan's four-pronged seam attack on day three with a ball that is still relatively new.
Pakistan looked to up their scoring rate when they resumed after tea, with Rizwan announcing their intent by stepping out and clouting Shoriful Islam for a big six over long-on. The shot triggered a bout of cramps, and Rizwan continued to hobble as he collected 37 off 42 balls after tea to finish unbeaten on 171 when Pakistan declared.
Full postSri Lanka dig deep through de Silva, Rathnayake after top-order collapse hands England control
Sri Lanka captain and debutant revive team from early collapse, but England unbeaten at close
Andrew Miller
21-Aug-2024
England 22 for 0 (Duckett 13*, Lawrence 9*) trail Sri Lanka 236 (de Silva 74, Rathnayake 72, Woakes 3-32) by 214 runs
Dhananjaya de Silva justified his own decision to bat first with a gutsy 74 from 84 balls, while Milan Rathnayake followed his captain's lead with a startlingly composed knock of 72 from 135 balls, the highest by a debutant at No.9 in Test history. Unfortunately for Sri Lanka, however, even those exceptional efforts couldn't quite atone for a dreadful top-order collapse that had handed England control of the first Test by stumps on day one at Emirates Old Trafford.
By the time Vishwa Fernando was last man out, run out for 13 from 61 balls in an innings that echoed his famous tail-end defiance in partnership with Kusal Perera at Durban in 2019, Sri Lanka had been bowled out for 236 in gloomy half-light that had caused England to rely exclusively on spin bowling for the final hour of their bowling stint - an early challenge for Ollie Pope's tactical acumen on his first day as Ben Stokes' captaincy stand-in.
Full postSaud Shakeel and Saim Ayub help Pakistan redeem the first day
Hasan Mahmud and Shoriful Islam gave Bangladesh the early advantage, but the fourth-wicket pair from the hosts dragged Pakistan back
Karthik Krishnaswamy
21-Aug-2024
Stumps Pakistan 158 for 4 (Shakeel 57*, Ayub 56, Shoriful 2-30, Mahmud 2-33) vs Bangladesh
Bangladesh won what could be an important toss and made excellent use of the new ball in favourable conditions to take out three early wickets, but half-centuries from Saim Ayub and Saud Shakeel ensured Pakistan ended a truncated first day on an even keel.
The fourth-wicket pair put on an enterprising 98 to rescue Pakistan from 16 for 3, and when bad light brought play to a close, the home side were breathing a lot better at 158 for 4. Ayub, playing just his second Test, rode out a difficult early period against the new ball before blossoming to score his maiden half-century. Shakeel, promoted to vice-captaincy, continued his impressive rise in the Pakistan cap by becoming their joint-quickest batter to 1000 Test runs, getting there in his 20th innings to match Saeed Ahmed, who got there in 1959.
Full postKulasuriya and Athapaththu lead Sri Lanka to consolation win in tour-ending ODI
Kulasuriya, Athapaththu and Nisansala had combined to restrict Ireland to 122, which Sri Lanka crossed in 23.1 overs
ESPNcricinfo staff
20-Aug-2024
Sri Lanka 123 for 2 (Samarawickrama 48*, Athapaththu 48, Canning 1-14) beat Ireland 122 (Kelly 35, Athapaththu 3-15, Kulasuriya 3-35, Nisansala 2-35) by eight wickets
Chamari Athapaththu and Harshitha Samarawickrama made it a canter for Sri Lanka in the tour-ending third and final ODI against Ireland in Belfast, but their job was made simple by a strong bowling performance led by Achini Kulasuriya. Kulasuriya took three as Ireland, who had already taken the series 2-0, collapsed to 10 for 3 inside five overs. That became 28 for 5 not long after, but they recovered somewhat to post 122. But it was never going to be enough, not with Athapaththu shooting off the blocks.
Athapaththu won the toss on this occasion and opted to bowl, but Sri Lanka wouldn't have expected the rewards they got early on. Indeed, when Sri Lanka had opted to field in the last game, Ireland rode on half-centuries from Amy Hunter (66), Leah Paul (81) and Rebecca Stokell (53*) to put up 255 for 5, enough for a 15-run win. This time, though, quick bowler Kulasuriya struck off the first two balls of the innings, sending back Sarah Forbes and Hunter for ducks. Orla Prendergast, the captain, fell next, also to Kulasuriya, for 3. Inoshi Priyadharshani and Amy Kanchana chipped in with a wicket apiece, and it was 28 for 5 in the 15th over.
Full postSaqib Mahmood's searing spell seals back-to-back titles for Oval Invincibles
Southern Brave fall short after three wickets in seven balls derails chase
Matt Roller
18-Aug-2024
Oval Invincibles 147 for 9 (Jacks 37, Mills 3-33, Hosein 3-34) beat Southern Brave 130 for 7 (Davies 35, Mahmood 3-17) by 17 runs
Saqib Mahmood put two years of injury hell behind him at Lord's, winning the Hundred final for Oval Invincibles with a devastating spell of reverse-swing. With Southern Brave's chase of 148 in the balance, Mahmood removed Leus du Plooy, Kieron Pollard and Laurie Evans to take 3 for 1 in seven balls, a timely reminder of his talents on the biggest stage in English domestic cricket.
It meant the Hundred's best team won their second successive title, as the Invincibles' men of 2023-24 matched their women's achievement of 2021-22 by retaining the trophy. That they had retained Mahmood despite him missing consecutive seasons with back stress fractures confirmed their success in building the clearest identity of any side in the men's competition.
Full postLewis Goldsworthy knocks holders out to take Somerset to Trent Bridge
Allrounder hits 115 to set up win against Leicestershire, whom he represented in the Blast this year
ECB Reporters Network
18-Aug-2024
Somerset 334 for 4 (Goldsworthy 115*, Rew 71, Umeed 57) beat Leicestershire 311 for 9 (Handscomb 111, Green 3-63) by 23 runs
Lewis Goldsworthy hit a career-best 115 not out as Somerset progressed to the final of the Metro Bank One-Day Cup with a 23-run victory over holders Leicestershire Foxes at the Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton.
The hosts posted 334 for 4 after losing the toss, Goldsworthy blasting five sixes and six fours in a brilliant 86-ball innings against the team he represented on loan in this season's Vitality Blast. James Rew contributed 71 and Andy Umeed 57.
Full postDan Douthwaite drives Glamorgan into final as Warwickshire's challenge fades
Jamie McIlroy stars with three wickets as Ingram, Root make key contributions
ECB Reporters Network
18-Aug-2024
Glamorgan 247 for 9 (Douthwaite 55, Ingram 47, Root 46, Barnard 4-34) beat Warwickshire 208 (Burgess 85, McIlroy 3-42) by 39 runs
Dan Douthwaite turned into a matchwinner with both bat and ball as he guided Glamorgan into the Metro Bank One-Day Cup final at Trent Bridge next month with a 39-run victory over Warwickshire at Sophia Gardens.
It was his lusty batting that first caught the eye as he hauled the home side through to a 50-over total of 247 for 9 after they had earlier been floundering at 44 for 4 in the 15th over. He hit four sixes - one out of the ground and into the River Taff - in his sparkling 55, hitting 16 off the final over from Oliver Hannon-Dalby.
Full postIreland go 2-0 up despite Harshitha Samarawickrama century
Half-centuries from Amy Hunter, Leah Paul and Rebecca Stokell laid the foundations for a 15-run victory
ESPNcricinfo staff
18-Aug-2024
Ireland Women 255 for 5 (Paul 81, Hunter 66, Stokell 53*, Dilhari 2-35, Kulasuriya 2-48) beat Sri Lanka Women 240 (Samarawickrama 105, Dilhari 53, Kelly 3-41, Maguire 2-33) by 15 runs
Half-centuries from Amy Hunter, Leah Paul and Rebecca Stokell laid the foundations and Arlene Kelly applied the finishing touches with a three-wicket haul as Ireland took an unassailable 2-0 lead over Sri Lanka with a 15-run win in the second ODI in Belfast.
As in Friday's first ODI, however, Sri Lanka made the hosts earn their win. An impressive all-round display from Kavisha Dilhari and a maiden ODI century from the in-form Harshitha Samarawickrama put Sri Lanka in a position of some control in their chase of 256. A 126-run stand between these two left them needing 84 in 98 balls, with eight wickets in hand, but Ireland hit back thereafter, with Kelly, Jane Maguire and run-outs combining to derail the visitors' chase.
Full postGibson's muscle and Deepti's cool lift London Spirit to maiden Women's Hundred title
Redmayne's anchoring 34 take low-scoring final out of Welsh Fire's grasp
Vithushan Ehantharajah
18-Aug-2024
London Spirit 118 for 6 (Redmayne 34, Ismail 3-24) beat Welsh Fire 115 for 8 (Jonassen 54, Glenn 2-17, Gray 2-26) by four wickets
Two years on from Deepti Sharma sending Charlie Dean into despair by running her out at the non-striker's end, the pair were jumping into each other's arms on the same side of the pitch. Deepti had just struck the winning runs in the 2024 women's Hundred final, a six launched high rather than far, but far enough to send Shabnim Ismail over the sponge with it.
And with that, London Spirit were champions for the first time, and whatever diplomatic chaos that England-India ODI conclusion wrought back in 2022 had well and truly been blown out of the water. Foes were now friends. Spirit now champions. Heather Knight's charges, having grown into this tournament just in the nick of time, scraped into third place and then turned over the top two in the space of a weekend to secure championship status.
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