England Women 145-6 beat New Zealand Women 144-4 by four wickets
England Women came out on top in a last-over thriller to win the Vitality IT20 series.
Sophia Dunkley hit the winning runs through mid-wicket in the final over to seal a nervy victory, chasing down the visitors’ competitive total of 144-4.
Captain Heather Knight returned to the side and top-scored - winning Player of the Mat
England Men's Head Coach Chris Silverwood has named a 15-player preliminary squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 in UAE and Oman.
England preliminary ICC Men's T20 World Cup Squad
Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) Captain
Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)
Sam Billings (Kent)
Jos Buttler (Lancashire)
Sam Curran (Surrey)
Chris Jordan (Sussex)
Liam Living
The England Men's international summer will start with three LV= Insurance Tests against world champions New Zealand India return for three-match Vitality IT20 Series and three-match Royal London Series England to host South Africa in a three-Test LV= Insurance Series, starting in August South Africa will play a three-match Vitality IT20 Series and three-match Royal London Series before the Test
England Men’s Head Coach Chris Silverwood has named a 16-player squad for the fifth LV= Insurance Test match against India starting at Emirates Old Trafford on Friday 10 September 2021.
England Men’s Fifth Test Squad
Joe Root (Yorkshire) Captain
Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
James Anderson (Lancashire)
Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)
Rory Burns (Surrey)
Jos Buttler (Lancashire)
South East Stars 139-5 beat Northern Diamonds 138-4 by five wickets
Alice Capsey hit an unbeaten 40 from just 26 balls to steer South East Stars to victory in the inaugural Charlotte Edwards Cup final at the Ageas Bowl today.
The Stars defeated the Northern Diamonds who had earlier overcome Southern Vipers in the eliminator.
Meanwhile, Central Sparks' captain Eve Jones won the Charlotte E
New Zealand 128-6 beat England 127-7 by four wickets
New Zealand captain Sophie Devine shone with bat and ball as the visitors won the second Vitality IT20 at Hove by four wickets to level the series up at 1-1.
Debutant Maia Bouchier made 25 for England but they could only finish on 127-7, a target the White Ferns were able to chase down thanks to 50 from Devine on the day she made her 100th
England Women 184-4 beat New Zealand 138 by 46 runs
Tammy Beaumont struck an entertaining 97 from just 65 balls as England Women powered to victory in the first Vitality IT20 against New Zealand.
Beaumont, who narrowly missed out on her second IT20 ton, took England to 184-4. The visitors weren't able to get close, losing by 46 runs.
It leaves England, captained tonight by Nat Sciver in t
An 18-strong squad has been selected for the upcoming series between England U19 men’s team and the West Indies U19s.
It’s the first time the U19 team has been in action since the 2020 ICC U19 Cricket World Cup, and the squad, selected by the Young Lions selectors, will be led for the first time by ECB Elite Pathway Coach, Richard Dawson.
Dawson said: “I’m excited to see the group in action
England Men’s Head Coach Chris Silverwood has named a 15-player squad for the fourth LV= Insurance Test match against India starting at the Kia Oval on Thursday 2 September 2021.
England Men’s LV= Insurance Fourth Test Squad
Joe Root (Yorkshire) Captain
Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
James Anderson (Lancashire)
Jonathan Bairstow (Yorkshire)
Sam Billings (Kent)
Rory Burns (Surrey)<
The LV= Insurance County Championship match between Durham and Surrey at the Emirates Riverside will not go ahead following an unnamed member of the Surrey playing squad testing positive for Covid-19.
The player has begun to self-isolate along with a significant number of the Surrey squad who have been identified as close contacts.
Due to the required isolation protocols and the extensive im
Charlie Dean and Maia Bouchier have been identified as possible COVID-19 contacts and in order to evaluate the situation and undergo further testing they will miss the first Vitality IT20 against New Zealand.
The pair will join up with the squad ahead of the second IT20.
Emma Lamb has been called up to the England Women’s squad.
Maia Bouchier and Charlie Dean have been called up to the England Women’s squad for the first time for the three-match Vitality IT20 series against New Zealand.
