Aaron Finch ruled out of Bangladesh series due to knee injury

IRE vs SA | 3rd T20I: South Africa complete clean sweep win

South Africa completed a clean sweep win against Ireland in the three-match T20I series after winning the final clash by 49 runs in Belfast. Chasing a stiff total of 190, Ireland were restricted to 140/9 in 20 overs. The hosts didn’t have a great start after they lost Kevin O'Brien early in the chase and never looked steady in the chase as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals to get reduced to 102/8. Captain Andrew Balbirnie top-scored with 27 off 22. For the Proteas, it was George Linde, Lizaad Williams and Wiaan Mulder who scalped a couple of wickets apiece. Earlier, the visitors rode on an emphatic 127-run partnership between Temba Bavuma and Hendricks and then a late surge from David Miller to post 189/2 in 20 overs. While Bavuma struck 72 off 51, Hendricks all notched up 69 off 48 and Miller chipped in with an unbeaten 17-ball 36. Simi Singh and Barry McCarthy were the only bowlers among the wickets for Ireland. Miller, who scored some valuable runs during the course, talked about his knock after the match. “It's nice to contribute after the one-dayers. I was struggling a little bit in the West Indies, it was nice to come out and get some runs on the board and hit it sweet again. Series win as well, a little bonus there,” he said. Captain Bavuma talked about the side’s preparations for the upcoming World T20 and his captaincy. “World Cup is still a couple of months away, we still have time to iron out all the little things, we are looking forward to that event. It's (captaincy) been tough. Personally from my point of view, you always want to lead with the bat as the leader. Being short there makes it tough,” he said.

WI vs AUS | 2nd ODI: Nicholas Pooran, bowlers help West Indies level series

West Indies levelled the three-match ODI series against Australia in Barbados after winning the second clash by 4 wickets. Chasing a target of 188, the hosts had a disappointing start to the proceedings as they lost a couple of early wickets after Even Lewis and Darren Bravo were sent back in the hut by Mitchell Starc early. But wicket-keeper batsman Shai Hope and Jason Mohammad tried to resist and chipped in with a partnership of 36 runs before Mohammad was cleaned up for 11 by Adam Zampa. The right-hander’s dismissal once again pushed the home side on the backfoot as they lost a couple of more wickets in quick succession and were left tottering at 72/5. Nicholas Pooran and Jason Holder then came in for the rescue and stitched a stand of 93 runs. Both the batsmen notched up their individual fifties. Though Holder was eventually undone by Starc for 52 after getting trapped in front of the stumps while poor and remained unbeaten at 59 to take his side home in 38 overs. Starc continued his form in the series and returned with figures of 3/26 in 10 overs. Earlier, West Indies bowlers ripped through the Australian batting line up and bowled them out for 187 in the 38th over. Batting first, the Aussie team lost a few early wickets and were left struggling at 45/6 to eventually get bundled out for 187. Wes Agar top-scored with 41 off 36 that included a couple of sixes and three boundaries. For West Indies, Alzarri Joseph and Akeal Hosein bagged three wickets each. Skipper Kieron Pollard lauded the bowlers for their efforts. “When you start a cricket match you want to win. We have some work to do. I don't think we put our foot on the accelerator. Our batters didn't make it easy for us as well. Looks like we don't like to do things the easy way. The spinners were brilliant. The bowlers were brilliant. 180-190 was disappointing and that is how I would like to sum it up,” he said. The two teams will now lock horns on Tuesday in the decider at the same venue.

The Hundred | London Spirit vs Oval Invincibles: Where to watch Live, Probable XI, Fantasy XI

Having lost their first match against Birmingham Phoenix in a close encounter at Edgbaston, London Spirit would now welcome Invincicobles from Oval in a London derby, the first of the season at the iconic Lord’s. Imagine the home of cricket hosting its newest format ever The Hundred, even the imagination of it will give you goosebumps to people. But the stars on display in the form of English white-ball captain Eoin Morgan Pakistan bowling talisman Mohammad Amir, Afghan missile guy Mohammad Nabi and the T20 merchant showcasing his skills around the world- Ravi Bopara. While this is all the home firepower, the opposition has something of its own as well. Oval Invincibles who started off The Hundred’s Men’s competition campaign with a win against Manchester Originals in London at their home Kennington Oval, would be looking to make it to two in two and secure the bragging rights in the first London derby of the season. To help them achieve it, they have in their arsenal some real gun players like skipper Sam Billings, West Indian spin maestro Sunil Narine, English opener Jason Roy and the Curran brothers Tom and Sam. London Spirit vs Oval Invincibles: Match Details Match Number- 05 Date and Time: Jul 25, 2021, 7:00:00 PM IST, 02:30 pm Local Venue: Lord's, London Live Stream: Fancode Pitch Report The Lord’s ground has always had some juice in it for the bowlers and if exploited well, could help both side bowlers. The slope square to the wicket will be really helpful for the batting team and a high scoring game is expected. Weather Forecast Although The Hundred has so far hasn’t been marred by rain, but this seems to be the game where rain might play spoilsport. With the Yellow warning issued by the Met Department of the UK Govt., there are chances of rain with thunderstorms and 60% precipitation has been forecasted for the match hours between 02:30 and 05:00 pm. London Spirit Probable XI Zak Crawley, Josh Inglis (wk), Daniel Lawrence, Eoin Morgan (c), Joe Denly, Ravi Bopara, Mohammad Nabi, Roelof van der Merwe, Blake Cullen, Chris Wood, Mohammad Amir Oval Invincibles Probable XI Jason Roy, Will Jacks, Colin Ingram, Laurie Evans, Sam Billings (c & wk), Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Nathan Sowter, Sunil Narine, Saqib Mahmood, Reece Topley Fantasy XI Josh Inglis (wk), Jason Roy, Sam Billings (wk), Zak Crawley, Ravi Bopara, Sam Curran, Sunil Narine, Reece Topley, Chris Wood, Mohammad Amir Captain: Sam Billings Vice Captain: Sam Curran

The Hundred | Faf du Plessis ruled out for first three games, Ben Stokes to lead Superchargers

Northern Superchargers skipper Faf du Plessis has been ruled out from the first three games of his team in The Hundred and Ben Stokes, the England all-rounder Testvice captain has been asked to lead the side in his absence. Superchargers play their first game against Welsh Fire at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday, July 24. Various reports suggest that he continues to suffer from a concussion which he picked up during the Pakistan Super League 2021. Even during the commentary of The Hundred game between the Northern Superchargers and Welsh Fire, it was revealed that concussion was the reason why he wasn't chosen in the playing XI. Faf, who has already retired from Test cricket, wasn't part of the ODI and T20I set up the South African team that toured West Indies and Ireland in May- June and June- July respectively. He now plays mainly in leagues and had got concussed while with his side Quetta Gladiators while practising in UAE. It would be interesting to see when and how he recovers as after The Hundred, his services would be required by the St Lucia Zouks franchise in the Caribbean Premier League and by Chennai Super Kings in the IPL.