New Zealand’s Kerr, Devine to miss first England T20I
New Zealand's Melie Kerr and Sophie Devine will be unavailable for the opening match of the women's T20I series against England at the University of Otago Oval on Tuesday.
New Zealand's Melie Kerr and Sophie Devine will be unavailable for the opening match of the women's T20I series against England at the University of Otago Oval on Tuesday.
Warner confirmed this decision during a post-match press conference after Australia's 11-run victory against the West Indies in Hobart.
Afghanistan's last Test came in June 2023, when they lost to Bangladesh by a huge margin. This will be their eighth Test match.
New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell has been pulled out of New Zealand's upcoming fifth T20I against Pakistan on Sunday, as Rachin Ravindra named his replacement.
India went out as a well-oiled machine in their final series before the T20 World Cup, and convincingly won the first two matches to pocket the three-match series against Afghanistan
With this victory, South Africa won the series 2-1, defeating a quality England side in their own territory. In their first innings, South Africa scored 191/5 in their 20 overs.
The inning was a disappointing one for India. They lost their top order within a very short time. A huge 119-run partnership followed between centurion Suryakumar Yadav (117*) and Shreyas Iyer (28) followed and gave India a chance in the match.
After taking over the captaincy from Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma took the Men in Blue to victory against New Zealand, West Indies, Sri Lanka, and now England. The skipper had to miss out on India's fifth Test against England at Birmingham, as he had tested positive for COVID-19.
Pandya carried his superb form from the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the recently concluded Ireland series into the game against England, leading the visitors to a massive 198/8 in 20 overs before returning to bowl a fiery spell that saw the hosts bundled out for 148 in 19.3 overs.
The batter has been an integral part of the set-up, having been a vice-captain since 2015 and has led the team 14 times previously (Nine ODIs & five T20Is). He has represented England 151 times in ODIs scoring 4,120 runs at an average of 41.20, including 10 centuries.
