Arlene Kelly and Alice Tector have both recovered from injury to be named in Ireland’s squad for their one-day international series against England. The pair missed last month’s 3-0 ODI defeat by West Indies but have been named in head coach Lloyd Tennant’s 14-player squad for the three-game series which starts in Leicester on 1
Fifth one-day international, Stormont Ireland 298-7 (50.0 overs): Campher 96 (84), Tector 53 (80); Azmatullah 3-74 Afghanistan 302-4 (48.5 overs): Rahmat 143* (133), Sediq 98 (112); McCarthy 3-47 Afghanistan won by six wickets and take five-game series 4-0 Scorecard Afghanistan captain Rahmat Shah hit an unbeaten 143 at Stormont to help his side complete a
First one-day international, Bready Ireland: Did not bat Afghanistan: Did not bat Match abandoned without a ball bowled; Series tied 0-0 Scorecard The first one-day international between Ireland and Afghanistan at Bready was abandoned without a ball bowled because of rain. Play was due to begin at 10:45 BST but, after persistent wet weather at
Scotland’s one-day international against United Arab Emirates was abandoned without a ball being bowled because of persistent rain in Broughty Ferry. The first match of the tri-series at Forfarshire Cricket Club was delayed by the weather and although conditions brightened as the day went on, no play was possible. The Scots – who are second
Neither England nor Australia schedule bilateral series against Afghanistan, although they fulfil fixtures against them at major international tournaments. Cricket Ireland chief executive Sarah Keane said shortly after she was appointed earlier this year the decision to host Afghanistan this summer came with some “moral discomfort” given the plight of women in the country. Female
Third one-day international, Lord’s England 387-3 (50 overs): Duckett 141 (135), Bethell 91 (93), Root 74* (48); Krishna 2-69 India 360-7 (50 overs): Rohit 138 (110), Shubman 77 (84), Kohli 74 (60); Curran 4-75 England won by 27 runs, won the three-match series 2-1 Scorekeeper England reached the highest one-day international total at Lord’s to