Our bowling is alright, but the batting needs to catch up before the World Cup. Wanindu Hasaranga, easily the most high-profile cricketer in Sri Lanka’s T20 side now, took four wickets in the second match against Australia and brought his team back into the match. But in the end, the target was too meagre. Australia

South Africa Women 108 for 2 (Goodall 48, Bosch 44*) beat Ireland Women 104 (Kavanagh 33, Sekhukhune 3-20, Mlaba 2-15) by eight wickets On a day so windy that it was too dangerous for the broadcast cameras to be mounted on the stanchions, it was Ireland who were blown away in the series decider against

Mithali Raj has brought the curtain down on her storied career, announcing her decision to “retire from all forms of International Cricket” in a message on Twitter. Raj, 39, wrote, “I feel now is the perfect time to call curtains on my playing career as the team is in the capable hands of some very

Lancashire 139 for 3 (Croft 45) beat Leicestershire 135 (Hill 50) by seven wickets Unbeaten North Group leaders Lancashire Lightning made it five wins from six as they defeated Leicestershire Foxes, who have lost all three home Vitality Blast fixtures, yet won three from four on the road. The Foxes opted to make first use

Hampshire 145 for 1 (McDermott 83, Vince 54*) beat Middlesex 142 for 7 (Holden 35, Davies 34, Dawson 3-14) by nine wickets There have been swingers in Radlett – famously so, as they were once the subject of a Channel 4 documentary – but sadly, as far as Middlesex were concerned, they were not of

Adil Rashid has insisted that he has “not closed the door on Test cricket” and has been in contact with Brendon McCullum, England’s new coach, about the possibility of returning to red-ball cricket after an absence of three-and-a-half years. Rashid’s last Test appearance came in Barbados in January 2019 and he has not played a

Yorkshire 202 for 5 (Tattersall 48*, Brook 40) beat Nottinghamshire 179 for 7 (Mullaney 79, Christian 56, Drakes 3-31) by 23 runs Nottinghamshire are wobbling. Nobody should be unwise enough to write their obituary because in recent years there has been no finer T20 side in England, but two wins in six, their latest defeat

South Africa Women 107 for 2 (Goodall 52, Bosch 32*) beat Ireland Women 106 for 7 (Lewis 31, Sekhukhune 2-17, de Klerk 2-26) by eight wickets A much-improved South Africa levelled the T20I series against Ireland with a dominant performance in the second match. After struggling to find their lengths on a slower surface on

Galle Cricket Club 30 for 9 (Siriwardena 5-5) tied with Kalutara Town Club 30 for 9 (Buddila 3-7)6 overs a side Two Sri Lankan clubs have combined to accomplish a truly unique feat during the ongoing Major Clubs T20 tournament, setting a record for the lowest aggregate in a tied game in representative men’s T20