Cricket

Kane Williamson consigned 45 matches across six weeks to the history books on the eve of the World Cup semi-final in Mumbai. His New Zealand side finished fourth in the group stages with five wins and four defeats while their opponents India were unbeaten and top of the table. But Williamson considers those positions irrelevant.

With the 2023 ODI World Cup having reached the knockout stages, reserve days come into play for the semi-finals on November 15 and 16 and then the final on November 19. While there is virtually no chance of them being needed when India face New Zealand in Mumbai, there is the prospect of rain impacting

If you want a good indicator of 50-over cricket’s place in the modern landscape, take a look at Tom Hartley‘s List A career. All five of his appearances in the format have come in 2023 – and none of them for his county, Lancashire. The first three were on an England Lions tour of Sri

Morne Morkel has quit as Pakistan’s fast-bowling coach a month before his contract was to expire. In a short statement on Monday, the PCB announced that Morkel had resigned after Pakistan formally exited the ODI World Cup, and that a replacement would be announced “in due course”. No reason was provided for the development. Morkel

The most confused and confusing batting order in the ODI World Cup. The form of fast bowlers and spinners taking a dive. A captain busy slamming a team-mate before the tournament, then leaving the team mid-tournament, and finishing his campaign with a controversial on-field decision. The team director Khaled Mahmud described that the Bangladesh team

Virat Kohli picked up his first ODI wicket since 2014 and Rohit Sharma took his first since 2012 as India’s 160-run win over Netherlands extended their undefeated streak to 9-0 in the ODI World Cup. India went in with five frontline options, but Rohit was in the mood for experiments with the semi-finals coming up.

Barely 12 hours after ending their dismal World Cup campaign with a 93-run win over Pakistan, England named fresh ODI and T20Is for a tour to the Caribbean in December. The bilateral touring schedule waits for nobody. Jos Buttler has been retained as captain in both white-ball formats. He is one of only six players

Perth Scorchers 159 for 4 (Mooney 101*) beat Sydney Thunder 117 for 8 (Litchfield 45, Edgar 3-18) by 42 runs Perth Scorchers usurped Sydney Thunder at the top of the table after Beth Mooney‘s third WBBL century powered her side to a 42-run win. After losing her superstar opening partner Sophie Devine early, Mooney almost

Matthew Mott insisted that he is “more determined than ever” to coach England’s white-ball teams after their group-stage elimination from the ODI World Cup, and said that he expects to be in charge when they tour the Caribbean next month to play West Indies. Mott is 18 months into a four-year contract and oversaw England’s

Victoria 160 for 4 (Short 81*) beat Tasmania 156 (Webster 47, Elliott 5-26, O’Neill 3-33) by six wickets Victoria jumped to top of the domestic one-day table after securing a convincing six-wicket win over Tasmania in a low-scoring contest in Launceston. After captain Peter Handscomb won the toss and elected to bowl first, Victoria knocked

Alyssa Healy is confident she will be fit for the tour of India and has confirmed she wants to take on the Australia captaincy full time following Meg Lanning‘s retirement. Healy has stood in for Lanning over the last 12 months – on a tour of India, for the Ashes in England and the recent

Warwickshire have announced that Will Rhodes has stepped down as club captain after five seasons in the role. Rhodes, 28, helped the club to claim a County Championship and Bob Willis Trophy double in 2021. Warwickshire were briefly in contention once again last season but only won one in six between May and September before

Big picture: Australia look to fine-tune against Bangladesh ahead of semi-final Before Glenn Maxwell unleashed the most surreal batting imaginable, Australia appeared headed for a hefty defeat against Afghanistan and almost getting into must-win territory against Bangladesh. That nervy scenario was alleviated by Maxwell, who powered Australia into a semi-final against South Africa. But Australia

The Men’s 2023 ODI World Cup is now building towards the final on November 19. Each morning we will round up the latest action and news from the event and bring you the insights from our reporters on the ground. Top Story: Boult all but leads New Zealand into semi-finals; SL’s Champions Trophy hopes fade

Ben Stokes never countenanced the possibility of leaving the World Cup early to bring his impending knee surgery forwards, despite England’s Test tour to India looming in two-and-a-half months’ time. Going home, he said, would have been “the easy way out”. Stokes revealed before England’s 33-run defeat to Australia in Ahmedabad last week that he

England 339 for 9 (Stokes 108, Malan 87, Woakes 51) beat Netherlands 179 (Nidamanuru 41*, Moeen 3-42, Rashid 3-54, Willey 2-19) by 160 runs Ben Stokes‘ maiden World Cup century dragged England from the brink of another ignominious display and ultimately to victory over Netherlands, keeping their Champions Trophy qualification hopes intact. His 129-run stand

An emotional Meg Lanning says her decision to retire from international cricket had been building for quite some time as she realised she was no longer fully committed to doing all that was required to play for Australia. Lanning’s steely gaze has been a trademark over a glittering career and it was jarring to see

Buttler’s England side ended a five-match losing streak on Wednesday evening when they beat Netherlands by 160 runs in Pune, a result which leaves them seventh in the World Cup’s group stage heading into the final round of fixtures. The margin of victory was enough for England to move from the foot of the table,