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20 Aug 2021

     

The Hundred in England

Schedule of Finals

Men’s:

Eliminator -

Friday (20) - Southern Brave vs. Trent Rocks at the Oval, London at 11 p.m.*

Final:

Saturday (21) - Birmingham Phoenix vs. Southern Brave or Trent Rockets at Lord’s, London at 11 p.m.

Women’s

Eliminator -

Friday (20) - Oval Invincibles vs. Birmingham Phoenix at the Oval, London at 7.30 p.m.

Final -

Saturday (21) - Southern Brave vs. Oval Invincibles or Birmingham Phoenix at Lord’s, London at 7.30 p.m.

* All times in Sri Lanka Time

* The Hundred: Liam Livingstone powers Birmingham Phoenix into men’s final

Birmingham are guaranteed to take top spot in the men’s Hundred table meaning they go directly into Saturday’s (21) final at 6.30 p.m. at British Summer Time, or 11 pm. Sri Lanka time.

Liam Livingstone’s devastating hitting powered Birmingham Phoenix straight into the men’s Hundred final with a crushing eight-wicket win over Northern Superchargers at Headingley yesterday (17). At one stage, Livingstone seemed to be in his own six-hitting contest as he smashed the highest score of the tournament so far - 92 not out from just 40 balls. He hit an incredible 10 sixes as his side raced to victory with a massive 26 balls remaining. The Phoenix had earlier quietened the raucous Leeds crowd by fighting back with spin and Adam Milne’s near-perfect closing spell to turn Superchargers’ 82-0 after 40 balls into 143/8. Livingstone himself took 3/25 in a stunning all-round performance. Birmingham are now guaranteed to take top spot in the men’s Hundred table meaning they go directly into Saturday’s final at 6.30 p.m. at British Summer Time, or 11 pm. Sri Lanka time.

* Japanese GP’s October race cancelled due to Covid-19

This season’s Japanese Grand Prix, planned for 8-10 October, has been cancelled because of a rise in Covid-19 cases in the country. “The decision has been taken by the Japanese Government to cancel the race this season due to ongoing complexities of the pandemic,” Formula 1 have said. “Formula 1 is working on the details of the revised calendar and will announce the final details in the coming weeks,” they have added. Japan was due to be the 17th of 23 rounds in this season’s circuit.

* Three from Afghan to feature in CPL 2021 as Hasaranga misses it

As Chris Morris, Anrich Nortje, Rassie van der Dussen, and Wanindu Hasaranga will miss the tournament, three Afghanistan players have been named in the reshuffled squad lists for the upcoming Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2021. Jamaica Tallawahs will feature Qais Ahmad (pictured) and the Guyana Amazon Warriors will have the pair of Naveen-ul-Haq and Waqar Salamkheil. It remains to be seen how cricket is affected by the ongoing volatile political situation in Afghanistan after Taliban took over its power. The Afghan Cricket Board ACB’s CEO Hamid Shinwari has been quoted saying he expects the sport to carry on as before, though.

Naveen, who was the top wicket-taker in the Vitality Blast in England, is already serving his quarantine in St. Kitts in the Caribbean islands, which will host the entire CPL season starting 26 August. The top-tier Afghanistan players, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, and Mujeeb Ur Rahman, weren’t part of the initial list. They are expected to be playing for Afghanistan in their three-match ODI series against Pakistan, which is scheduled to take place at Hambantota in early September.

South Africans Nortje and van der Dussen, who were originally drafted by the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, will miss the tournament, as will Sri Lanka’s Hasaranga. All three will be involved in South Africa’s tour of Sri Lanka, which begins on 2 September and will clash with the CPL.

 

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