3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Dhaka Dynamites 205 for 5 (Narine 69, Denly 53, Onik 2-52) beat Rajshahi Kings 106 (Shakib 4-8, Shadman 2-3, Mosaddek 2-9) by 99 runs Sunil Narine’s bat chips off at the bottom as he meets a full toss outside off Getty Images Dhaka Dynamites blew away Rajshahi Kings by 99 runs to confirm a BPL playoff place. The result also means that Rajshahi has to win…
‘Sandakan could have used googlies sooner’ – Ratnayake (1:24) Sri Lanka picked up two wickets in the final half an hour of play, which made their bowling coach Rumesh Ratnayake why they weren’t as effective early on (1:24) 10:13 AM ET Sidharth Monga in Delhi When you are getting hammered all over and missing a talismanic bowler who has been both your stock bowler and your spearhead, there are no…
Smith called me slow – Overton (1:06) Craig Overton explains why the wicket of Steven Smith was especially enjoyable for him on his first day in Test cricket (1:06) 9:12 AM ET George Dobell Craig Overton had the perfect answer to Steven Smith’s sledging without even uttering a word. Overton, making his Test debut, had just been told by Smith that he was surprisingly slow for a Test bowler; a…
7:53 AM ET Usman Khawaja admitted Australia’s top order batsmen needed to go on from the sorts of starts made on day one in Adelaide to have the desired impact on this Ashes series. In making 53, 47 and 40 respectively, Khawaja, David Warner and Steven Smith missed the chance to bat England out of the day/night Test at Adelaide Oval. “It was good, but Davey myself and Steve, all…
3:00 AM ET Afghanistan 510 for 9 dec (Ihsanullah 124, Stanikzai 114, Rahmat 103, Raza 5-148) and 21 for 0 beat UAE 197 (Shaiman 85*, Zahir 3-30, Rashid 3-69) and (f/o) 331 (Suri 81, Mustafa 68, Rashid 5-83) by 10 wicketsScorecard Mohammad Nabi holds on to a catch at slip to give Rashid Khan his third wicket on the way to his fourth five-wicket haul Peter Della Penna A rejuvenated Rashid…
Play 00:40 England fail to take Khawaja gift Australia 4 for 209 (Khawaja 53) v EnglandScorecard and ball-by-ball details It is a bold captain who sends the opposition in to bat in any Test match, let alone in the Ashes, let alone away from home, let alone on an obviously good batting pitch. But that was the decision Joe Root made on the first day in Adelaide; by stumps it…
Play 00:57 Dasgupta: Unfortunate for KL Rahul to miss out India 371 for 4 (Kohli 156*, Vijay 155, Sandakan 2-110) v Sri Lanka In deference to the Indian team management’s wishes, there was grass on the Feroz Shah Kotla pitch, but Virat Kohli, at the toss, wished there could have been more. It certainly wasn’t enough to turn New Delhi into Newlands, and India, instead of fighting for survival against…
Dec 1, 2017 Mohammad IsamESPN Toss Comilla Victorians chose to bowl v Rangpur Riders Chamara Kapugedera scored 30 in 27 balls Associated Press Comilla Victorians captain Tamim Iqbal elected to bowl first against Rangpur Riders at the Shere Bangla National Stadium. The two sides played a thrilling fixture on November 18 at the same venue, where Comilla triumphed by 14 runs. Comilla made only one change to their side from the…
Play 01:57 Dasgupta: Unfortunate for KL Rahul to miss out Tea: India 245 for 2 (Vijay 101*, Kohli 94*) v Sri Lanka In deference to the Indian team management’s wishes, there was grass on the Feroz Shah Kotla pitch, but Virat Kohli, at the toss, wished there could have been more. It certainly wasn’t enough to turn New Delhi into Newlands, and India, instead of surviving a testing first day…
Play 00:41 Dobell: Root was let down by senior bowlers Dinner Australia 2 for 138 (Khawaja 53*, Smith 25*) v EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Usman Khawaja brought up the second half-century of his Ashes career as Australia progressed steadily on a rain-affected opening day at Adelaide Oval. At the dinner break, Khawaja was on 53 and Steven Smith had moved along to 25. Australia had reached 2 for 138,…