England thrashed West Indies by 238 runs in Harry Brook’s first match in charge as full-time captain to snap a seven-match ODI losing streak and move 1-0 up in the three-match series at a sunny Edgbaston on Thursday. Put in to bat, England piled up 400 for eight as Jacob Bethell smashed a destructive 82 … Read more
England named its Playing XI for the first ODI against West Indies, to be held on Thursday at Edgbaston in Birmingham. Newly appointed white-ball captain Harry Brook will lead the side, while leg-spinner Adil Rashid will make his 150th ODI appearance. Jamie Smith will open the batting for the Three Lions with Ben Duckett while … Read more
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) has signed New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter Tim Seifert as a replacement for Jacob Bethell, who will leave the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on May 24 to join the England national team. Bethell will be available for RCB’s final league-stage match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 23 before his departure. Seifert, who … Read more
Jacob Bethell is set to miss next week’s Champions Trophy after the left-handed batsman sat out the second one-day international against India with a hamstring injury. The 21-year-old Bethell made 51 in the opening defeat last week, but was missing on Sunday as India took an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series in Cuttack. … Read more
English all-rounder Jacob Bethel scored his maiden half-century at the Big Bash League during the match between Melbourne Renegades and Hobart Hurricanes at the Bellerive Oval stadium on Tuesday. Asked to bat, the Renegades were in a spot of bother early on as they lost three quick wickets for 23 inside the PowerPlay. Bethell then … Read more
England all-rounder Jacob Bethell made an impressive Test debut against New Zealand, scoring a brisk unbeaten 37-ball 50 in the second innings to guide his team to an eight-wicket win at Christchurch. The 21-year-old registered the second-highest strike rate in a 50-plus score on Test debut, second only to New Zealand’s Tim Southee, who had … Read more
England’s Jacob Bethell will bat at number three for the first time in First-Class cricket when he makes his Test debut against New Zealand at Christchurch’s Hagley Oval on Thursday. In a rejig forced by the injury to wicketkeeper Jordan Cox, Ollie Pope will take the gloves and drop down the order to bat at … Read more