ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings Update: (May)

 

1st India 270pts

2nd England 265pts

3rd Pakistan 261pts

4th South Africa 253pts

5th Australia 251pts

6th New Zealand 250pts

7th West Indies 240pts

8th Bangladesh 233pts

9th Sri Lanka 230pts

10th Afghanistan 226pts

11th UAE 192pts

11th Zimbabwe 189pts

13th Nepal 185pts

14th Ireland 184pts

15th Namibia 183pts

16th Scotland 183pts

17th Oman 170pts

18th Netherlands 167pts

19th Papua New Guinea 151pts

20th Singapore 149pts

21st Canada 128pts

22nd Jersey 128pts

23rd Qatar 126pts

24th Hong Kong 116pts

25th Uganda 114pts

England seamer Ollie Robinson has withdrawn from a County XI side to take on New Zealand because of stiffness in his back.

 

The 28-year-old was removed as a precaution from the four-day match at Chelmsford, beginning on Thursday.

 

Robinson was left out of the squad for next week's first Test after suffering a number of fitness issues in the early part of the season.

The T20 Blast has started this week.

 

So far, Somerset have beaten Kent at Canterbury and Yorkshire have beaten Worcestershire at Headingley.

 

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Good to see Middlesex making a great start to the season. They're top of Division 2 after six matches and today they hit their highest ever T20 innings score, 229-9.

 

 

Namibia have won their first T20I series against a Full Member after beating Zimbabwe by 32 runs in the deciding fixture of their five-match series.

Opener Paul Stirling struck 119, including 34 from one over, as Birmingham Bears opened their T20 Blast campaign with a 125-run thumping of Northamptonshire Steelbacks.

 

Stirling's 51-ball career-best innings, his third T20 hundred, included 10 sixes and nine fours as the Bears made 207-3 in a rain-reduced 16 overs.

 

Northants, needing 13 runs an over, tried to attack from the outset but were bowled out for only 81 to fall to their heaviest T20 defeat, while the Bears picked up their biggest margin of victory.

ICC Men's ODI Rankings Update: (June)

 

1st New Zealand 125pts

2nd England 124pts

3rd Australia 107pts

4th India 105pts

5th Pakistan 102pts

6th South Africa 99pts

7th Bangladesh 95pts

8th Sri Lanka 87pts

9th West Indies 74pts

10th Afghanistan 68pts

11th Ireland 54pts

12th Scotland 45pts

13th UAE 38pts

14th Netherlands 35pts

15th Zimbabwe 33pts

16th Oman 32pts

17th USA 25pts

18th Namibia 22pts

19th Nepal 17pts

20th Papua New Guinea 6pts

 

ICC Women's ODI Rankings Update: (June)[/b]

 

1st Australia 167pts

2nd South Africa 122pts

3rd England 118pts

4th India 100pts

5th New Zealand 97pts

6th West Indies 92pts

7th Bangladesh 78pts

8th Pakistan 67pts

9th Sri Lanka 42pts

10th Zimbabwe 0pts

 

ICC Women's T20I Rankings Top 20 Update:

 

1st Australia 293pts

2nd England 285pts

3rd New Zealand 267pts

4th India 262pts

5th South Africa 252pts

6th West Indies 247pts

7th Pakistan 228pts

8th Sri Lanka 200pts

9th Bangladesh 190pts

10th Thailand 168pts

11th Zimbabwe 161pts

12th Ireland 160pts

13th Scotland 152pts

14th Papua New Guinea 130pts

15th UAE 128pts

16th Nepal 126pts

17th Samoa 125pts

18th Tanzania 112pts

19th Uganda 104pts

20th Netherlands 93pts

Joe Root has become the second England batter to score 10,000 Test runs.

 

Root reached the landmark by scoring a century on day four of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's.

 

He is the 14th player to achieve the feat, with ex-captain Sir Alastair Cook the only other England player to do so.

 

Aged 31 years and 157 days, Root has reached 10,000 runs at exactly the same age as Cook - making the pair the joint-youngest players to reach the milestone.

Australia thrash Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in first T20 international as captain Aaron Finch and David Warner hit half-centuries

Pace bowler Ollie Robinson is unlikely to play for England until the Test series against South Africa in August because of an ongoing back issue.

 

The 28-year-old has had a scan, which proved inconclusive, and an injection, meaning he is likely to have at least three more weeks out.

 

He will miss the rest of the series against New Zealand and the rescheduled fifth Test with India in July.

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will miss the second Test against England after testing positive for Covid-19 the night before the match.

 

Williamson, 31, took a rapid antigen test after experiencing minor symptoms on Thursday and will be in isolation for five days.

 

The rest of the touring party tested negative before the second Test starts at Nottingham's Trent Bridge on Friday.

South Group leaders Surrey made it six wins from seven matches in this season's T20 Blast with victory over rivals Middlesex at Lord's.

 

Jason Roy's 81 off 45 balls and Jamie Overton's lower-order cameo of 27 helped Surrey to 208-7.

 

Stephen Eskinazi and Max Holden got Middlesex off to a flier as they raced to 76-0 off the first six overs, but both fell in the space of six balls and the hosts lost their momentum.

 

England paceman Chris Jordan finished with 4-31 and Middlesex fell short on 188-8 to lose by 20 runs.

 

Elsewhere, Northamptonshire Steelbacks opener Chris Lynn scored his second century of the competition as his 113 not out set up a big victory over North Group's bottom side Worcestershire Rapids.

 

There were also victories for Derbyshire Falcons, Hampshire Hawks and Somerset.

Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain is the top pick in the men's Hundred overseas wildcard draft.

 

Hasnain, who is clear to bowl again following a suspension earlier this year, will play for Oval Invincibles in this summer's competition.

Somerset CEO Gordon Hollins has urged some fans to improve their behaviour after the club ejected a record number of people from T20 Blast games.

 

Hollins said "over 15 supporters" have been removed from The County Ground in their first three home matches.

 

It is the highest number the club has ever had at this stage in the season.

 

While Hollins said the number was a "very small minority" of those who watch their matches, the club wanted to clamp down on it as soon as possible.

 

"That over 15 is the highest number we've had at this stage in the season so far, which is disappointing," Hollins said.

England have the chance to force victory in the second Test after taking late New Zealand wickets on the fourth day at Trent Bridge.

 

The hosts picked up 3-37 in the closing stages to leave New Zealand 224-7, 238 ahead.

 

The in-form Daryl Mitchell remains on 32 not out, but he has only the tail for company as he bids to add to the Black Caps' lead.

England chasing 299 to beat New Zealand.

What a fantastic innings Johnny Bairstow is playing. He just missed out on the record for the fastest century by an England batsman.

It's carnage in Amsterdam as England score 498-4, breaking their own world record for the highest score in a one day international. A shame they couldn't quite get to 500.