Group 1 cricket news

Bangladesh chose to bat vs South AfricaBangladesh have won the toss and chosen to bat first in the final group-stage match of the 2023 Women's T20 World Cup, a must-win for South Africa if they are to make it into the semi-finals.If the…

New Zealand 162 for 3 (A Kerr 66, Bates 56) beat Sri Lanka 60 (A Kerr 2-7, Tahuhu 2-12) by 102 runsNew Zealand thumped Sri Lanka so severely in each team's last match of the group stage, in Paarl, that they nullified the terrific start Sri…

Toss Australia chose to bowl vs South AfricaAustralia captain Meg Lanning won the toss and chose to bowl against South Africa in Gqeberha.Australia's star wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy was ruled out of the game "with some left quad…

South Africa 132 for 6 (Tryon 40) beat New Zealand 67 (Mlaba 3-10) by 65 runsA fired-up South Africa reignited their home World Cup campaign with a 65-run win over New Zealand in front of a boisterous Boland Park crowd.After their shock…

England 144 for 6 (Hales 49, Stokes 42*) beat Sri Lanka 141 for 8 (Nissanka 67, Wood 3-26) by four wicketsEngland are through to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup, knocking Australia out in the process, thanks to a four-wicket win over…

Australia 168 for 8 (Maxwell 54*, Marsh 45, Naveen-ul-Haq 3-21) beat Afghanistan 164 for 7 (Rashid 48*, Gulbadin 39, Zampa 2-22) by four runsGlenn Maxwell did his best to keep Australia's semi-final hopes alive with an assertive, unbeaten…

Toss Ireland bowl vs New ZealandIreland captain Andy Balbirnie won the toss and decided to bowl first at the Adelaide Oval. A fresh surface is being used, with the short square boundaries helpful for batters.Ireland fielded an unchanged XI…

England 179 for 6 (Buttler 73, Hales 52, Ferguson 2-45) beat New Zealand 159 for 6 (Phillips 62, Curran 2-26) by 20 runsTen days into the Super 12s, England finally turned up at the T20 World Cup and delivered a clinical performance in a…

Toss Ireland opt to bowl vs AustraliaIreland are looking to cause another upset at the T20 World Cup and have chosen to chase against an under-pressure Australia side at the Gabba. "It's obviously a big game for us and it's always nice…

New Zealand 167 for 7 (Phillips 104, Rajitha 2-23) beat Sri Lanka 102 (Shanaka 35, Boult 4-13) by 65 runsSri Lanka had New Zealand 15 for 3 in the powerplay. But then they dropped Glenn Phillips, and it was all new Zealand from there.…