Zadran’s record 177, Buttler should resign as ENG captain, & MI get away with poor powerplay execution against UPW.

• Afghanistan beat England by 8 runs, knocking the latter out. ESPNcricinfo’s Danyal Rasool praises Ibrahim Zadran after he put up a CT-record 177 for Afghanistan, while The Times’ Mike Atherton thinks Jos Buttler should give up the English captaincy.

• The Mumbai Indians beat the UP Warriorz by 8 wickets. Our team analysed the biggest talking points including MI’s poor powerplay bowling, Grace Harris finally opening for UPW, & two Indian youngsters on the rise.

• Pakistan’s Fakhar Zaman has dismissed rumours of his retirement, while the India-Pakistan clash pulled in a cumulative viewership of 602 million viewers in India alone.

• Australia’s Matt Kuhnemann has been cleared of a suspect bowling action.

Is IND-PAK still a big deal, & how to save ODIs.

• BBC’s Soutik Biswas asks the question we’ve all been wondering; when was the last time the India-Pakistan rivalry matched expectations?

• The Guardian’s Daniel Gallan questions the institutional failure to improve ODIs, and provides a couple of fairly sensible solutions (that will obviously never be implemented).

Starc on international cricket, & reliving Dean Jones’s career before his final kicks off.

• LiSTNR Sport’s Adam Peacock & Alyssa Healy talk to Mitch Starc about why he skipped the Champions Trophy, changes in the international v/s franchise game, & the 10-year anniversary of the Australia-New Zealand game at the 2015 World Cup.

• Unplayable Podcast’s Josh Schonafinger & Adam Burnett relive Dean Jones’ career as they get ready for the weekend’s Dean Jones Trophy final in Australia. [Apple Podcasts]