Month: December 2017

6:03 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff England’s women cricketers have been recognised in the New Year’s Honours following their World Cup victory at Lord’s this summer. Heather Knight, the captain, and Mark Robinson, the head coach, have both been awarded OBEs, while Tammy Beaumont, the player of the tournament and Anya Shrubsole, whose six-wicket haul sealed a pulsating final against India, have been awarded MBEs. In addition, Clare Connor, the ECB’s…

12:15 PM ET Vishal Dikshit in Indore Dhruv Shorey had only played 17 first-class matches when he came out to bat on Friday, but he was already familiar with the requirements of the big stage when he marked his guard with Delhi 1 for 1 in the first over of the Ranji Trophy final. He took charge of the innings with a gritty, unbeaten 123, and spoke with clarity afterwards,…

10:08 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Kevin Pietersen’s dash back to the UK to spend a happy Christmas with his family turned into a full-scale tirade on the return flight to Australia when Emirates Airlines mislaid his luggage during his connection in Dubai. Pietersen described himself as “FUMING!!!!!!” as he tweeted to his 3.57m followers: 1. YOU FORGET TO PICK ME UP FOR MY FLIGHT.2. YOU’VE JUST LEFT ALL MY LUGGAGE…

3:00 AM ET Delhi 271 for 6 (Shorey 123*, Himmat 66, Gurbani 2-44, Thakare 2-65) v VidarbhaScorecard Vidarbha started their first Ranji Trophy final with a showing they will be fairly happy with, but would have been happier if they had capitalised on a mix-up to run Dhruv Shorey out on 33. Ultimately, Delhi’s No. 3 went on to score his third first-class hundred, the first of this season after…

9:47 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Kevin Pietersen’s dash back to the UK to spend a happy Christmas with his family turned into a full-scale tirade on the flight back to Australia when Emirates Airlines mislaid his luggage during his connection in Dubai. Pietersen said he was “FUMING!!!!!!” as he tweeted to his 3.57m followers: 1. YOU FORGET TO PICK ME UP FOR MY FLIGHT. 2. YOU’VE JUST LEFT ALL MY…

3:00 AM ET Delhi 271 for 6 (Shorey 123*, Himmat 66, Gurbani 2-44, Thakare 2-65) v VidarbhaScorecard Vidarbha started their first Ranji Trophy final with a showing they will be fairly happy with, but would have been happier if they had capitalised on a mix-up to run Dhruv Shorey out on 33. Ultimately, Delhi’s No. 3 went on to score his third first-class hundred, the first of this season after…

9:18 AM ET Madushka Balasuriya After finding himself out of the national team setup, fast bowler Lasith Malinga was the only player, outside of the preliminary 23-man squad to tour Bangladesh next month, present at a special training session – the first under new coach Chandika Hathurusingha – in Colombo on Thursday. It was revealed subsequently that Malinga attended as a “net bowler”. “I came because, when I started playing…

3:00 AM ET Perth Scorchers 7 for 133 (Klinger 37, Willey 31, Hogg 2-16) beat Melbourne Renegades 9 for 130 (Cooper 34, Harris 32, Johnson 3-13, Tye 3-37) by three wickets Mitchell Johnson takes to the air after taking a wicket Getty Images Perth Scorchers are a perfect three for three in this season’s Big Bash League, and seven for seven against the Melbourne Renegades in BBL history. But they made…

Know your opponent: AB de Villiers (6:07) Ajit Agarkar and Aakash Chopra discuss how India can break through the defences of AB de Villiers (6:07) 5:36 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Dale Steyn, who was ill during the Boxing Day Test, joins a formidable pack of fast bowlers in the South African squad picked to play India in the New Year’s Test. Allrounder Chris Morris has recovered from a groin injury…

3:26 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff 0:39 The New Zealand wicketkeeper sprinted back and held his composure to take a swirler New Zealand’s 47-run win in the first T20I in Nelson was studded with stellar individual performances, but the standout moment was Glenn Phillips‘ outstanding catch behind the stumps to dismiss Chris Gayle. Running back from his wicketkeeping position, Phillips had passed the 30-yard circle when he dived forward at full…