Cricket news

• India take series as England fall short despite Sam Curran heroics

  28-03-2021 20:50
  
  Third ODI: India (329) beat England (322-9) by 7 runsIndia win thriller to take series 2-1As was the case four years ago, England’s visit to India ended with series defeats in all three formats but only after a thrilling third one-day international in sweltering Pune in which the tourists fell agonisingly short in their pursuit of 330.The wild punch of the air from Virat Kohli at the end of his side’s seven-run victory summed up just how tense things had become out in the middle, Eng
  
  Read more

• England in India: Sam Curran will get better and better - Jos Buttler

  28-03-2021 20:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  All-rounder Sam Curran will get "better and better", according to stand-in England captain Jos Buttler.
  
  Read more

• India v England: Sam Curran heroics not enough as hosts win third ODI and series

  28-03-2021 19:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England are beaten in a thrilling one-day series decider against India, despite Sam Curran's heroic 95 not out.
  
  Read more

• India beat England by seven runs in third ODI to win series – as it happened

  28-03-2021 19:36
  
  Despite Sam Curran’s heroics with the bat, England narrowly failed to chase down a target of 330 in Pune 6.30pm BST So England leave India, or not in the case of the IPL stars, empty-handed. They lost the Tests 3-1, the T20s 2-1, and the ODIs 2-1. But they took all of those series deep, as the players say, and they have emerged with some credit from all three. India had to play fantastically well to beat them. “You’ve got to remember,” says Nasser Hussain, “India is
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• India beat England by seven runs in third ODI to win series – live!

  28-03-2021 19:18
  
  Over-by-over coverage of the tour’s final match in PuneBairstow and Stokes fireworks set up ODI series deciderAny thoughts? You can email Tim or tweet @TimdeLisle 6.18pm BST Man of the Series – possibly just for England, I’m not sure – goes to Jonny Bairstow. It was so good to see him back on form after the nightmare he went through in the Tests. 6.16pm BST Man of the Match goes not to Shardul Thakur, who made the difference, but to Sam Curran, who made a game of it. That
  
  Read more

• 'This is ridiculous': New Zealand's Sodhi takes four wickets in 11 balls – video

  28-03-2021 16:29
  
  New Zealand spinner Ish Sodhi took four wickets in 11 balls as the Black Caps secured an easy win over Bangladesh in the first T20 international. Sodhi produced a remarkable performance, that included a diving catch off his oown bowling to dismiss Soumya Sarker. New Zealand went on to win by 66 runs, restricting Bangladesh to 144 for eight by the end of playWatch more from the amazing world of sport seriesContinue reading...
  
  Read more

• India set England 330 to win third ODI and the series – live!

  28-03-2021 14:07
  
  Over-by-over coverage of the tour’s final match in PuneBairstow and Stokes fireworks set up ODI series deciderAny thoughts? You can email Tim or tweet @TimdeLisle 1.07pm BST Afternoon everyone and thanks Adam. He’s an Aussie but he writes the way this England team bat – all action, high speed. And that’s the way India played today, in a shift from their usual style. It made for a fascinating innings of four distinct phases: carnage, collapse, carnage, collapse. For all th
  
  Read more

• India set England 330 to win: third and deciding one-day international – live!

  28-03-2021 13:59
  
  Over-by-over coverage of the tour’s final match in PuneBairstow and Stokes fireworks set up ODI series deciderAny thoughts? You can email Tim or tweet @TimdeLisle 12.59pm BST 329 is still a serious score. Just not quite so daunting when you consider that after 35.5 overs, India were 256-4 with Pant 78 and Hardik 49 - both flying. From there, 400 was for the taking. But the three wickets in four overs England’s spinners took earlier meant they were in a position to drag it back if the
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Australia's Ash Gardner scythes through New Zealand in first T20 international

  28-03-2021 12:16
  
  Australia win with 12 balls and 6 wickets to spare
  Gardner hits half-century in HamiltonA defiant half-century by Ash Gardner steered Australia to a six-wicket victory in their opening women’s Twenty20 cricket international against New Zealand in Hamilton.Chasing 131 for victory, the world champions looked like mere mortals when they suffered a nightmare start to their run chase, to be reeling at three for two and later 14 for three at Seddon Park. But they showed why they haven’t lo
  
  Read more

• New Zealand v Australia: Tourists claim six-wicket win in first Twenty20

  28-03-2021 11:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ashleigh Gardner helps world champions Australia beat New Zealand by six wickets and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match Twenty20 series.
  
  Read more

• Australia beat New Zealand in first women's T20 international – live!

  28-03-2021 11:06
  
  Updates from the Twenty20 opener at Hamilton’s Seddon ParkAny thoughts? Email or tweet @GeoffLemonSport 10.06am BST The next T20 matches will be on Tuesday, when Emma Kemp will keep you kempany, then Thursday when I’ll be back. If you’re fanging for some more OBO action today, the England-India match has already started.Catch ya round.Related: India v England: third and deciding one-day international – live!10.01am BST New Zealand had their chances. Battled with the bat e
  
  Read more

• India v England: third and deciding one-day international – live!

  28-03-2021 09:08
  
  Over-by-over coverage of the tour’s final match in PuneBairstow and Stokes fireworks set up ODI series deciderAny thoughts? You can mail Adam or tweet @collinsadam 8.07am BST So England have arrived at the final day of their winter campaign, from Galle to Chennai to Ahmedabad and finally Pune. Some momentous highs and chastening lows along the way; tours that won’t be forgotten, not least due to the bio-bubbles they have been played in, and the rest-and-rotation policy that’s n
  
  Read more

• New Zealand v Australia: first women's T20 international – live!

  28-03-2021 07:45
  
  Updates from the Twenty20 opener at Hamilton’s Seddon ParkStart time is 7:10pm local, 5:10pm AEDTAny thoughts? Email or tweet @GeoffLemonSport 6.45am BST “Just to settle into a tour, I guess,” says Meg Lanning of the choice to put the pressure on her bowlers first. Teams generally prefer to chase in 20-over cricket. The Aussies spent two weeks in quarantine but they’ve been out for a few days and had time to get moving again. Sophie Devine for New Zealand says “We&r
  
  Read more

Follow @Cricket_News_UK on Twitter!