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The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced that the England men’s team will tour Pakistan for a two-match T20I series in lead up the 2021 T20I World Cup in the UAE. This will be England’s first trip to the country since their 2005/06 tour which had included three Tests and five ODIs.

Rain deprived viewers of a full contest in Northampton, but in the limited time the players were on the field, Harleen Deol produced a moment of pure magic. Fielding at long-off, Harleen took arguably the catch of the year as the 23-year-old showed remarkable athleticism to dismiss Amy Jones.

India women’s ODI team captain Mithali Raj has climbed to fifth place in ICC Women’s ODI rankings for batters after her crucial 72 runs against England women in the first ODI in Bristol. Smriti Mandhana was pushed down to the ninth spot with her counterpart Tammy Beaumont leading the charts.

Just after English skipper Heather Knight called used pitch as not ‘ideal’, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have apologised for hosting the Test match on a used surface. The ECB further stated that with the fixture only added in April, it was logistically a challenge for them.

Ahead of the landmark Test against Indian women, the English board announced the appointment of Nat Sciver as Heather Knight’s deputy across all formats. The board also gave a maiden call-up to youngster Emily Arlott and recalled Tash Farrant into the setup, which has several big names.