Joe Root is up to eighth place on the list of Test cricket’s all-time top run scorers Root, 33, overtook former West Indies star Shivnarine Chanderpaul on Sunday But the England man is still way behind India legend Sachin Tendulkar in top spot By Robert Summerscales Published: 13:02 BST, 21 July 2024 | Updated: 13:11 BST, 21...
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England vs West Indies: Ollie Pope century puts hosts on top after day one of second Test in Nottingham
Ollie Pope led the way with 121 as England moved into a dominant position on day one of the second Test against the West Indies at Trent Bridge. A quick-fire 105 stand between Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope helped England recover from the first-over loss of Zak Crawley and the home side reached the lunch...
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James Anderson: ‘Proud’ England seamer signs off after record-breaking 21 years at the top
After 188 Test matches, 704 wickets and 21 years, James Anderson’s England career is over. Those statistics alone make it incredible to think there was a point in the early days where he had doubts over whether he even had a future at international level. Had it not been for the intervention of his family,...
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England vs West Indies: Gus Atkinson’s 7-45 shows life after James Anderson
Atkinson has been threatening an England breakthrough for some time. Already with nine one-day internationals and three T20s to his name, he was part of the squad for the Test tour of India earlier this year. West Indies openers Kraigg Brathwaite and Mikyle Louis looked relatively comfortable against Anderson and Chris Woakes, only for the...
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England vs West Indies Test series: Head-to-head record, top run-scorer, wicket-taker and more
England and West Indies have locked horns in 153 Test matches till date. Ahead of the three-match series in England, we take a look at some important statistics pertaining to the England-West Indies rivalry in Tests. read more England’s home season will get underway on Wednesday with a three-match Test series against West Indies at...
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County Championship: Division One leaders Surrey beat Essex
Resuming their second innings on 21-2, Essex would have been aiming only for survival, rather than an improbable chasing down of a 361-run win target, and a two-hour bad weather interruption early in the day certainly helped their cause. Only 13 balls were bowled at the start, Essex moving quickly to 38-2 as Westley took...
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Highest wicket taker in T20 World Cup 2024 – Updated list of top bowlers with most wickets at ICC T20 tournament | Sporting News United Kingdom
The T20 World Cup 2024 began on June 1 with USA and Canada competing in the opening showdown. This edition of the T20 World Cup is the most expansive ever as 20 teams are competing for the crown. As much as T20 is widely regarded as a batsman’s format, the bowlers have developed their own...
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England vs New Zealand: Maia Bouchier says enjoying cricket is helping her thrive at the top
Maia Bouchier says enjoyment is an important element to her success as an opener for England as the hosts eye up an ODI series victory against New Zealand at Worcester on Sunday. Bouchier and Tammy Beaumont shared a 137-run opening partnership in England’s nine-wicket victory over the White Ferns in the first of three ODI...
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Captain Rohit Sharma secures top spot in T20 cricket after India’s semifinal win against England, beats Babar Azam | Mint
India stormed into the T20 World Cup 2024 final after beating England by 68 runs. With the win, Rohit Sharma became the most successful T20I captain in the world. Rohit has secured 49 victories as the captain of the Indian national cricket team, surpassing Pakistan’s Babar Azam (48). After the match, ‘Hitman’ expressed his satisfaction...
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T20 World Cup results: England thrashed by India in Guyana semi-final
England’s defence of the T20 World Cup is over after they slumped to a 68-run thrashing by a superb India in the semi-final in Guyana. Set 172 on a difficult pitch to make Saturday’s final, England’s batters folded and were dismissed for 103 in 16.4 overs. Captain Jos Buttler gave them a solid start with...
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‘Jasprit Bumrah best cricketer’: Former England captain lauds Indian pacerP
India take on England in the second semi-final of the 2024 T20 World Cup at the Providence Stadium in Guyana on Thursday. Ahead of the clash, former England opener Paul Collingwood was full of praise for India pacer Jasprit Bumrah, going as far as to call him the best cricketer in the world. Collingwood also...
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What is Super 8 stage of T20 World Cup 2024 and how does it work? Rules, format and schedule for knockout matches | Sporting News United Kingdom
The excitement for the ongoing edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is increasing day-by-day as we approach the business end of the tournament. With teams announcing their 15-man squads for the tournament well in advance and also unveiling their jerseys for the 2024 T20 World Cup, fan frenzy was high in the build-up. ...