11:31 AM GMT England 143 for 5 (Sciver 57) beat West Indies 97 (Kirby 20, Ecclestone 3-7) by 46 runs/i> England took another step towards the title decider by booking their place in the semi-finals with a convincing victory over West Indies in Sydney. Before her side left for the tournament, England’s new Australian coach,

12:50 AM GMT New Zealand 142 for 5 (de Grandhomme 8*, Watling 0*, Shami 2-45) trail India 242 by 100 runs India began day two needing a big effort to stay alive in the Christchurch Test, but by the end of the first session they had sensationally pulled ahead of New Zealand with five wickets

5:53 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff March 1: T20 World Cup – England v West Indies, Sydney Our XI: Danielle Wyatt, Fran Wilson, Deandra Dottin, Shemaine Campbelle, Natalie Sciver, Heather Knight, Stafanie Taylor, Shakera Selman, Sophie Ecclestone, Afy Fletcher, Sarah Glenn Captain: Heather Knight Knight’s form makes her the obvious choice for captain. She has now

11:00 AM GMT South Africa won the toss and chose to bat first vs Australia South Africa handed Janneman Malan and Kyle Verreynne ODI debuts at Paarl and picked two frontline spinners in Keshav Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi. Missing Kagiso Rabada, ruled out of the series late last night with a groin injury, South Africa

3:16 AM GMT New Zealand 91 (Moni 4-18) beat Bangladesh 74 (Jensen 3-11) by 17 runs Tournaments are all about surviving and advancing. New Zealand survived an almighty scare against Bangladesh at the Junction Oval, setting a new Women’s World T20 record for the lowest total defended, but will need to play much better to

5:11 PM GMT Lahore Qalandars have won the toss and as expected chose to field first in a rain-shortened affair to 12 overs, with further disruptions possible. The toss was delayed more than two hours due to poor weather in Rawalpindi before skies cleared to allow for a contest reduced by eight overs. The pitch

11:26 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff February 29: 2nd Test – New Zealand v India, Christchurch Our XI: Mayank Agarwal, Tom Latham, Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Rishabh Pant, Colin de Grandhomme, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Neil Wagner, Tim Southee, Trent Boult Captain: Neil Wagner Wagner will want to make up for missing out on the first

3:38 AM GMT Anil Kumble, one of the most prominent and influential voices in world cricket, is “very clear” that a Test match has to be five days long and hence he does not endorse the proposal to make four-day Test cricket mandatory. Kumble, who is the chairman of the ICC’s Cricket Committee, has also

7:24 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Ian Watmore has been named as the ECB’s new chairman and will succeed Colin Graves when he leaves the post in November 2020. Watmore, 61, was chief executive of the FA for nine months in 2009-10, during which time he launched the Women’s Super League and the St. George’s Park

11:45 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff February 28: Women’s T20 World Cup – England v Pakistan, Canberra Our XI: Amy Jones, Tammy Beaumont, Natalie Sciver, Heather Knight, Bismah Maroof, Umaima Sohail, Nida Dar, Diana Baig, Sophie Ecclestone, Anya Shrubsole, Sarah Glenn Captain: Natalie Sciver There’s no real need to look beyond Sciver for the captaincy. She