Month: April 2017

Toss Gujarat Lions opt to bowl v Kolkata Knight RidersLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details James Faulkner is in for his first game this season © AFP Suresh Raina called right as Gujarat Lions elected to bowl against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens. They made two changes to the side that lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore on Tuesday, with James Faulkner and Praveen Kumar replacing Andrew Tye, their highest wicket-taker…

Offspinner Al-Amin took his second five-wicket haul in List A as Mohammedan Sporting Club were bowled out for 142 © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Prime Bank Cricket Club rode on Sabbir Rahman‘s unbeaten 78 to beat Mohammedan Sporting Club by seven wickets in a rain-curtailed contest at the KSOA Stadium in Fatullah. Sabbir hit four fours and five sixes in his 75-ball knock to help Prime Bank overhaul the target with 13.2…

AB de Villiers is set to find a new T20 home when CSA’s T20 League kicks off in November © Getty Images AB de Villiers, the ODI captain, and Hashim Amla are among eight marquee South Africa players for the inaugural franchise-based CSA T20 League to be played in November-December this year. This follows the signing of eight marquee international players – Chris Gayle, Kevin Pietersen, Brendon McCullum, Dwayne Bravo,…

Shahzaib Hasan has been charged with breaching three clauses of the PCB’s anti-corruption code © Associated Press Shahzaib Hasan has appeared before the PCB’s three-man tribunal for the first time since being charged for alleged corruption. Last month, the PCB handed Shahzaib a provisional suspension for allegedly failing to report a suspect approach in time and in full detail, and also for allegedly inducing players in corruption. Shahzaib attended the…

Darren Bravo has not played for West Indies since the tour of the UAE last year © AFP Darren Bravo appears to have rejected the chance of a return to the West Indies side by launching a claim for damages against the WICB. Bravo, who has not played for West Indies since he was sent home from Zimbabwe in November 2016 following his criticism of board president, Dave Cameron, is…

Purnima Rau (right), has said she learnt of her sacking from the media Shashank Kishore / © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Purnima Rau, the former India women captain, has been sacked as head coach of the national team two months ahead of the 2017 Women’s World Cup in England and Wales. Rau has been replaced by Tushar Arothe, the former Baroda batsman, who previously had a stint as the India women fielding…

Usman Khawaja has not found a place in Australia’s 15-man squad for the Champions Trophy © Getty Images In January, Australia rested Usman Khawaja from the Chappell-Hadlee ODI series in New Zealand and chose instead to send him to Dubai to prepare for the Border-Gavaskar Test series in India. Khawaja, in the end, sat out all four Tests in India, with the selectors preferring Shaun Marsh in his middle-order role….

KL Rahul hurt his left shoulder while batting in the Pune Test against Australia in February © AFP India opener KL Rahul, who is sitting out the IPL with a shoulder injury, has revealed he is unlikely to regain full fitness in time for the Champions Trophy. “I have to wait and see but the chances are slim,” he told the Times of India. Rahul injured his left shoulder during…

Jason Holder is hoping his West Indies bowlers will be able to seize what are expected to be helpful conditions © Getty Images West Indes captain Jason Holder believes his side can pick up where they left off against Pakistan in the final Test of their previous three-Test series in the UAE, aiming to carry that momentum into the opening Test of the return three-Test series beginning at Sabina Park…

Match facts April 21, 2017Start time 10am local (1500 GMT) Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan will both bow out of Tests after the series against West Indies © Getty Images Big picture West Indies appear to be a popular side to plan a swansong against. Less than four years on from the two-Test series they played in India – more famous for being Sachin Tendulkar’s last series than anything else –…