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. 

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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.

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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

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SL vs IND | 1st T20I: India eye T20I series after the ODI honours, hosts look to carry the momentum

The manner in which the ODI series was finished would not have been liked by the Indian team. But even during the loss, the Indian teams brought out p[ositives in form of Rahul Chahar and Chetan Sakariya’s bowling. The batting looked a bit wobbly as it was even during the second ODI and this is something that the team would look to work at. The hosts though would be happy to finally finish off a game, having not been able to execute the same in the second ODI. Dasun Shanaka and his coach Mickey Arthur would be planning to get along that momentum even in the shortest format as the players remain the same and so does the venue. Last chance for Indian batters to shine The Indian batters haven’t been able to take the opportunity to shine in the first three games as none of the batters have been able to score a century, whether batting first or second. Prithvi Shaw has had two scores of 49 and has got out playing such shots which are considered nothing but extravagant in cricketing terms. Similarly, the captain on the tour, Shikhar Dahaw2an has not been able to pull off anything significant either. The only batter to have mustered something fruitful so far is Suryakumar Yadav and as a result, he might be preparing himself to head to England to join the Test squad. But before that, he might just be able to take part in the first two T20Is as he doesn’t have to undergo quarantine because of a bubble to bubble transfer. The other batters, be it Sanju Samson, Manish Pandey and Hardik Pandya really need to up their game if they are looking to put any sort of pressure on the current holders of the positions they are looking to grab in the Indian side. Spin to win for Sri Lanka In both the games, the one in which Sri Lanka came close, but couldn’t win as well as in the last ODI in which they did win, it is their spinners that have got them to a strong position. While Wanindu Hasaranga was injured and couldn’t take part in the last game, his replacement Akila Dhananjaya and Lakshan Sandakan replacement Praveen Jayawickrama did exceedingly well to bowl India out for the first time in the series. Ramesh Mendis, who also got a place in the XI in the last game has shown that he could be good with both the bat and the ball and hence till the time Hasarnaga is unfit, he could be Sri Lanka’s choice in the XI. Sri Lanka vs India: Match Details Match Number- 1st T20I Date and Time: July 25, 2021, 08:00 pm IST and Local, 02:30 pm GMT Venue: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Live Streaming: Sony Sports Network and Sony LIV Pitch Report Over the last few matches, the Colombo pitch has shown that it has got a lot of help for the spinners. Batters find it difficult to score quick runs initially. But once they are settled, they can score quick runs. Anyhow, a total of 160-170 could be par at this venue in the first innings. Weather Report There is more than a 60% chance of rain between 04:00 pm to 07:00 pm and hence the outfield can be slow for the game that starts at 08:00 pm. Chances of rain post eight are below 30% meaning that we would surely have a game at our hands. Team News Sri Lanka The Sri Lankan team would like to maintain the winning playing XI as with only four overs to bowl, the skipperShanka can chance his arms with the ball as well to become the third pace option alongside Chamika Karunaratne and Dushmantha Chameera. That way they can play all their spinners. Probable XI Avishka Fernando, Minod Bhanuka (wk), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka (c), Ramesh Mendis, Chamika Karunaratne, Akila Dananjaya, Dushmantha Chameera, Praveen Jayawickrama India After trying their bench strength in the last game, the team would look to go back to basics although Devdutt Padikkla deserves a chance. Whether or not he will get is something that only time will tell. We can surely see at least 5-6 changes in the playing XI from the last ODI in the team. Ishan Kishan would most likely be back as a wicketkeeper, but Sanju Smason might still get a game as Manish Pandey’s replacement at number four in the T20Is. Krunal Pandya, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar and Deepak Chahar too will be back. Whether Rahul Chaharwould is opted for instead of Kuldeep Yadav is another speculation and whether Skaariya would play or not is something that could not be guessed. Probable XI Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Deepak Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rahul Chahar, Yuzvendra Chahal Fantasy XI Avishka Fernando, Prithvi Shaw, Ishan Kishan (wk), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dhananjaya de Silva, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Deepak Chahar, Chamika Karunaratne, Akila Dananjaya, Dushmantha Chameera, Rahul Chahar, Captain: Suryakumar Yadav Vice-Captain: Avishka Fernando