Cricket

KING CITY, Ont. — Former captain Saad Bin Zafar scored 33 not out Tuesday to lead Canada to a four-wicket win over Nepal in a T20 cricket match.

Hampshire is set to become the first English county cricket club to be owned by an overseas franchise after entering into a “phased acquisition” with the part-owner of Indian Premier League team Delhi Capitals.

BRISTOL, England (AP) — The rain arrived too late for England as Australia won the deciding fifth one-day international to clinch the series 3-2 on Sunday. Australia finished on 165-2 in 20.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two brothers played key roles in Ireland's first-ever Twenty20 cricket victory against South Africa on Sunday with a 10-run win in the second and final match of the series.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Mohammad Yousuf resigned as Pakistan cricket selector on Sunday due to personal reasons. Yousuf’s resignation came only five days after Pakistan named its squad for the first test against England, starting at Multan on Oct. 7.

CHESTER-LE-STREET, England (AP) — Ben Stokes' white-ball career might not be over just yet.

CHESTER-LE-STREET, England (AP) — England captain Harry Brook struck his first one-day international century before his team clinched a 46-run win by the DLS method to keep alive the series against Australia on Tuesday.

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — South Africa denied Afghanistan a series sweep with a seven-wicket win in the third and final cricket ODI on Sunday.

KING CITY, Ont. — Harsh Thaker scored 93 runs and captain Nicholas Kirton added 57 to help Canada defeat Oman by 59 runs Friday in ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 play.

LONDON (AP) — Surrey became the first team to win three straight English County Championship cricket titles since the 1960s when closest challenger Somerset fell to defeat on Friday.