8:31 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff West Indies pacer Ronsford Beaton has been reported for a suspect bowling action during West Indies’ second ODI against New Zealand on Saturday. Beaton sent down eight overs in that match and picked up 1 for 60. As per the ICC’s regulations pertaining to suspected illegal actions, Beaton’s action will now be further examined. He will have to undergo testing within 14 days. Beaton can…
© BCCI India chose to bowl v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details At 18 years and 80 days, Washington Sundar, the offspinning allrounder, became the youngest to represent India in a T20I as Rohit Sharma elected to bowl in the third and final game of the series in Mumbai. With Thisara Perera insisting Sri Lanka would have batted had they won the toss, both sides got what they wanted…
© BCCI India choe to bowl v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details At 18 years and 80 days, Washington Sundar, the offspinning allrounder, became the youngest to represent India in a T20I as Rohit Sharma elected to bowl in the third and final game of the series in Mumbai. With Thisara Perera insisting Sri Lanka would have batted had they won the toss, both sides got what they wanted…
7:30 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Sam Northeast‘s future at Kent is in doubt after he was unofficially advised that he would not be reconsidered for the captaincy unless he restated his long-term commitment to the club by extending a contract which expires at the end of next season. Northeast’s strained relationship with Kent, first revealed in The Times, is bound to interest a host of leading counties, aware that his…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Auckland 208 for 8 (Chapman 64, Curran 50) beat Wellington 206 for 7 (Ronchi 102, Nethula 3-27) by two wickets Luke Ronchi slaps one through the off side ICC Luke Ronchi marked his return to the Wellington side by smashing 102 off 46 balls in a losing cause against Auckland in their Super Smash encounter at the Eden Park Outer Oval. Ronchi zoomed to his century…
5:09 AM ET Arun Venugopal MS Dhoni has effectively been guaranteed a spot in the 2019 World Cup, about 18 months away, after the chairman of selectors MSK Prasad gave a resounding appraisal of the ” No.1 wicketkeeper in the world”. While this is the first time a selector has made a definitive statement on Dhoni’s participation in the World Cup, it is not yet a given that Prasad himself…
© Getty Images West Indies coach Stuart Law came down hard on his team after they listlessly crumbled to a 204-run defeat against New Zealand in the second ODI in Christchurch on Saturday. It was West Indies’ 15th defeat in 21 ODIs this year, and the 121 they managed in a chase of 326 is their lowest total in 2017. “As I said to them before they left [the ground],…
2:30 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Batsmen and wicketkeepers have worn helmets for decades now, and with the evolution of power-hitting, especially in the T20 format, a few umpires and bowlers are also exploring the option of protective headgear to guard against injury. In Hamilton on Saturday, it was the turn of 25-year-old Otago fast bowler Warren Barnes to trial protective headgear while bowling against Northern Districts in a Super Smash…
Play 01:45 ‘England aren’t used to producing fast bowlers’ – Warner It rather summed up David Warner‘s series to date that he spent much of Sunday speaking about the Australian captain Steven Smith’s freakish blow to the hand from a stray ball. While Smith and the home side’s fast bowlers have been the main protagonists in this series, Warner’s has been an intriguing subplot, as he has dealt with England’s…
10:29 PM ET England have confirmed that Craig Overton is not fit to play in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne after sustaining a fractured rib. Overton, one of England’s relative success stories in another disappointing Ashes campaign, was first hit in the ribs while batting in Adelaide and took a further blow in the same area while diving for a caught and bowled chance in Perth. A subsequent scan…