3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Western Australia 302 & 8 for 161 (Inglis 54*, Kelly 44*, Boland 3-44) trail Victoria 392 & 8 for 378 (Finch 151*, Harris 55, Stoinis 4-82) by 307 runs Aaron Finch launches a six down the ground BCCI A stunning century from Aaron Finch and a fine display of fast bowling from the quicks has put the Victoria Bushrangers on the brink of a comprehensive victory…
South Africa news February 26, 2018 ESPNcricinfo staff © BCCI South Africa fast bowler Morne Morkel will retire from international cricket at the end of the Australia Test series. South Africa will host Australia for four Tests starting March 1 in Durban. More to follow… © ESPN Sports Media Ltd. Source: ESPN Crickinfo
Shakib Al Hasan lines up for a pull © AFP Shakib Al Hasan will be back to captain Bangladesh in the Nidahas Trophy, the T20I tri-series against India and Sri Lanka in Colombo. However, the BCB president Nazmul Hasan indicated that he might be available for only “one or two” matches as he continues to recover from a finger injury. There were several changes to the squad that was beaten…
Shakib Al Hasan lines up for a pull © AFP Shakib Al Hasan will be back to captain Bangladesh in the Nidahas Trophy, the T20I tri-series against India and Sri Lanka in Colombo. However, the BCB president Nazmul Hasan indicated that he might be available for only “one or two matches” as he continues to recover from a finger injury. There were several changes to the squad that was beaten…
Can IPL 2018 revive Ashwin’s limited-overs fortunes? (2:25) The India allrounder has moved to a new team, Kings XI Punjab, and added legspin to his arsenal (2:25) 5:10 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Kings XI Punjab have announced that R Ashwin will captain them in the 2018 season of the IPL. The India spinner was a leading candidate for the role ever since the franchise signed him for USD 1.1 million…
4:41 AM ET England fast bowler Mark Wood, who withdrew himself from the opening ODI against New Zealand after experiencing pain in his left ankle, has been sent for a precautionary scan. Wood has a long history of ankle problems having previously undergone three surgeries. England played down the seriousness of the problem when he didn’t make the XI on Sunday, but when a player with such a record feels…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Queensland 342 (Renshaw 112, Heazlett 59, Worrall 4-75) and 2 for 75 (Labuschagne 25*, Pfeffer 17, Winter 2-17) lead South Australia 162 (Zampa 57, Lehmann 30, Neser 4-32) by 255 runs.Scorecard Michael Neser in his follow through Getty Images Fast bowler Michael Neser tore through South Australia’s middle order to put Queensland in a strong position on day two at Adelaide Oval. The Bulls added just…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Tasmania 2 for 240 (Webster 102*, Doran 86*, O’Keefe 1-40) trail New South Wales 8 for 449 dec by 209 runs Beau Webster celebrates bringing up his hundred Getty Images Persistent batting from the Tasmanian pair of Beau Webster and Jake Doran and persistent rain have combined to frustrate New South Wales at the SCG. After much of day two was lost to rain, further weather…
12:07 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff When we speak of cricketers putting out fires, it’s usually in the context of a batsman playing a rearguard innings. Not so in the case of the New Zealand fast bowler Seth Rance, who is a literal firefighter. On Monday, Rance, who is a station officer with the Greytown Fire Brigade, helped extinguish a blaze that threatened to engulf the White Swan Hotel, a pub…
10:32 PM ET New Zealand are a victory away from equalling their best streak in ODIs of 10 wins on the bounce, and number nine of the current sequence was their most satisfying yet as they overcame a formidable England team in a contest that twisted and turned through 100 overs. West Indies barely offered a fight in the first ODI series of New Zealand’s season and though Pakistan occasionally…