Jade Dernbach held his nerve as England beat Sri Lanka by 16 runs in the fifth one-day international at Old Trafford to seal a 3-2 series win over the World Cup finalists on Saturday.
Jade Dernbach held his nerve as England beat Sri Lanka by 16 runs in the fifth one-day international at Old Trafford to seal a 3-2 series win over the World Cup finalists on Saturday.
India were dismissed for 347 in reply to West Indies’ first innings total of 204, about an hour and 10 minutes before lunch on day four of the third Test at Windsor Park on Saturday.
England beat Sri Lanka by 16 runs to win the fifth and final one-day international at Old Trafford on Saturday and take the series 3-2.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni led four batsmen with half centuries that put his side in a formidable position in the third Test against West Indies.
India reached 182 for five at tea but three wickets - including half century-makers Abhinav Mukund and V.V.S. Laxman - jolted them in the third Test against West Indies on Friday.
LONDON - England cricketer Claire Taylor, the first woman to be named as one of Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year, retired from international cricket on Friday.
England one-day captain Alastair Cook is determined to avoid taking his fine form for granted as he leads the side into their series-decider against Sri Lanka at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Melbourne Renegades named Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi as one of their two overseas recruits for Australia’s revamped domestic Twenty20 league on Friday.
English batsman Owais Shah has become the second international to sign with the Hobart Hurricanes for Australia’s Twenty20 Big Bash next summer, the team said on Friday.
Sri Lanka has postponed a scheduled Twenty20 league this month because of a financial crisis and the possibility of further losses after India pulled out of the event.