3:00 AM ET 1:01 Luke Ronchi’s blistering start at the top set up Islamabad United’s second PSL title Islamabad United 154 for 7 (Ronchi 52, Farhan 44, Asif 26) beat Peshawar Zalmi 148 for 9 (Jordan 36, Dawson 33, Shadab 3-25)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details It was a predictable final, in that, its dominant theme ended up defining the destination of the trophy. Luke Ronchi v Kamran Akmal was billed as…
Tim Paine (left) was made Australia’s acting captain after Steve Smith’s role in the ball-tampering scandal 2:37 PM ET Australia’s captain for now, Tim Paine, believes his team must forge a new and better identity out of the wreckage of Newlands, where the infamy of the ball-tampering fiasco was rounded off by the humiliation of an abject, 322-run defeat. South Africa’s captain Faf du Plessis believes Australia’s ball tampering at…
1:54 PM ET Morne Morkel has waited 12 years for a day like this, a day when he could stand out and revel in the highest high of his career. “Today was very, very special. I tried to enjoy it as much as possible. The crowd is always amazing here at Newlands. For me, it is the best venue to play Test cricket. Today is the highlight of my life….
1:06 PM ET Liam Brickhill in Harare West Indies captain Jason Holder praised a “total team effort” in their qualifying campaign in Zimbabwe. While Holder himself had a fine tournament – scoring 219 runs with a top score of 99 not out and taking 15 wickets – he was backed up by various other players at different points during the tournament. Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer and Chris Gayle all scored…
12:47 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Heartbroken allrounder Sikandar Raza used his platform while accepting his Man-of-the-Series award at the World Cup Qualifier in Harare that the trophy would be a “painful reminder” of how Zimbabwe could not make it to the 2019 World Cup, which will feature 10 teams compared to 14 teams of the 2015 event. After accepting the award at the post-match presentation – one that included ICC…
Reputation of Australia Cricket team comes in question now – Voges (3:30) Adam Voges and Adam Collins discussing ball-tampering incident happened on Day 3 of 3rd test match between SA v AUS. (3:30) 3:00 AM ET South Africa 311 (Elgar 141*, de Villiers 64, Cummins 4-78) and 373 (Markram 84, De Kock 65, De Villiers 63, Philander 52*, Cummins 3-67, Hazlewood 3-69, Lyon 3-102) beat Australia 255 (Bancroft 77, Morkel 4-87,…
11:57 AM ET An ICC suspension from the final Test against South Africa may be just the start of sanctions for Australia’s captain Steven Smith, who alongside his deputy David Warner faces anything up to a life ban for cheating under Cricket Australia’s code of behaviour. While Australia slid towards their heaviest defeat to South Africa since readmission, the problems raised by another batting surrender were nothing next to the…
Afghanistan 206 for 3 (Shahzad 84, Shah 51, Gayle 2-38) beat West Indies 204 (Powell 44, Mujeeb 4-43, Naib 2-28) by seven wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Afghanistan eased to a seven-wicket win over West Indies in the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier competition in Zimbabwe, bringing to completion a comeback that must rank among the greatest in cricket’s long history. Virtually written off after their disastrous showing…
Reputation of Australia Cricket team comes in question now – Voges (3:30) Adam Voges and Adam Collins discussing ball-tampering incident happened on Day 3 of 3rd test match between SA v AUS. (3:30) 3:00 AM ET Tea Australia 255 and 47 for 0 (Warner 25*, Bancroft 22*) need another 383 runs to beat South Africa 311 and 373 (Markram 84, De Kock 65, De Villiers 63, Philander 52*, Cummins 3-67, Hazlewood…
‘Panicked once I was sighted on the screen’ – Bancroft (1:13) Australia batsman Cameron Bancroft has admitted to ball tampering during day three of the third Test against South Africa (1:13) 8:44 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Australia captain Steven Smith will not play the fourth Test against South Africa in Johannesburg, after the ICC gave him the maximum penalty for tampering with the ball on the third day of the…