Brilliant unbeaten centuries from Ervine and Sean Williams help Zimbabwe begin their ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2023 campaign on a winning note as the duo powered hosts to 8 wicket win over Nepal here at Harare Sports Club on Sunday.
The veteran duo of Ervine and Williams put on a 164 partnership in just 125 balls to take Zimbabwe to a remarkable victory in the World Cup Qualifiers.
"I think it has been Australia's day. I would rather be sat in Australia's changing room right now and the difference for me has been Carey. You always expect an Australian to grind out some runs on this wicket. That impetus late on in the day and leading momentum into when the new ball came
Watson made his international debut for Australia in 2002 in an ODI, scoring just two runs and going wicketless. But what followed till the nxt decade, till his retirement in 2016 made him one of the most feared players from Australia.
Hazlewood who had missed World Test Championship (WTC) final against India due to his injury, has made a impactful comeback into the side. He has taken two wickets on the first day of the Ashes, giving support to Nathon Lyon, who took four wickets.
England's wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow hailed the adventurous declaration from Ben Stokes in the opener match of Ashes against Australia on day 1 and said that it is the best form of attack. England declared the first innings at 393/8 in the hope of snapping up a late wicket at Edgbaston.
Beth Mooney played an outstanding knock of 107, however, Australia bundled out for 284 runs after they chose to bat first in the first innings of the warm-up match.
New Zealand women's coach Ben Sawyer expressed his happiness as pace bowler Rosemary Mair and wicketkeeper Izzy Gaze made it to the White Ferns' women's squad for their upcoming tour of Sri Lanka.
Ashwin finished as India's leading wicket-taker and overall third-highest wicket-taker behind South Africa's Kagiso Rabada (67 wickets) and Australian spinner Nathan Lyon (88 wickets) in WTC 2021-23 cycle. He took 61 wickets in 13 matches at an average of 19.67 and an economy rate of 2.48. H