Australia were sitting pretty against Afghanistan – with a rampant Travis Head and Steve Smith in complete control – before heavy rain hit Lahore.
Tuesday’s match at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium was abandoned without a single ball being bowled due to persistent heavy rain.
This was a brutal,humbling defeat that smashed a bevy of unwanted English records. Defeat by 150 runs made it their heaviest in T20 internationals;the 247 they conceded was just one shy of the biggest total they have surrendered in the format;and they responded with their shortest completed innings.
From ‘chubby’ die hard Hobart fan to Australian cricket’s newest cult hero,Mitch Owen has delivered the Hobart Hurricanes a maiden Big Bash League title.
The previously unheralded Hurricanes opener rewrote the record books as the Sydney Thunder were thrashed by seven wickets in the BBL final.
The most extraordinary year of Test cricket will be followed by one its most critical periods on record.
The Sixers and Thunder square off for a chance to meet the Hobart Hurricanes in the BBL final
Australia’s clean sweep of England is on track after rain played havoc with the second Twenty20,cutting the match short with five balls to go.
Australia look to keep their perfect record in the Ashes tonight at the SCG in their first Twenty20 clash against England
A chance meeting with Joe Root changed everything for English tweaker Jafer Chohan.