3:00 AM ET South Africa 311 and 238 for 5 (Markram 84, De Villiers 51*) lead Australia 255 (Bancroft 77, Morkel 4-87, Rabada 4-91) by 294 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details This series was already a bubbling cauldron of toil and trouble. Not surprisingly, the addition of Cameron Bancroft’s underpants to an already putrid mix could have results as unpredictable as eye of newt and toe of frog. Full report to…
Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed with the Champions Trophy on the morning after the final 11:31 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed had a Pakistan Day to remember, as the 30-year old was awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz, the third-highest civilian honour in Pakistan, by Sindh Governor Mohammad Zubair. March 23 is known as Pakistan Day, and is a national holiday across the country, with widespread celebrations and awards of varying…
3:00 AM ET Tea South Africa 311 and 151 for 3 (De Villiers 18*, Du Plessis 0*) lead Australia 255 (Bancroft 77, Morkel 4-87, Rabada 4-91) by 207 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Aiden Markram fell short of a second century in the series but he ensured South Africa’s lead ballooned beyond 200 on the third afternoon in Cape Town. In gloomy conditions, albeit without any rain having yet fallen,…
Security personnel frisk people near the entrance of the National Stadium in Karachi 9:23 AM ET Umar Farooq in Karachi After nine years with no cricket of comparable magnitude, Karachi, the largest city in Pakistan, is gearing up to host the Pakistan Super League final. This is the second major venue after Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium to host a high-profile game in recent years, and it is considered a crucial step…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Pakistan women 215 (Nahida 46, Kanchana 2-35, Siriwardene 2-40) beat Sri Lanka women 107 (Hansika 35, Mir 4-27, Sandhu 3-18) by 108 runs Sana Mir celebrates a wicket International Cricket Council Spinners Sana Mir, Nashra Sandhu, Nida Dar and Bismah Maroof claimed all ten wickets between them to roll over Sri Lanka women for 107 in their pursuit of 216 and lead Pakistan women to a…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Pakistan women 215 (Nahida 46, Kanchana 2-35, Siriwardene 2-40) beat Sri Lanka women 107 (Hansika 35, Mir 4-27, Sandhu 3-18) by 108 runs Sana Mir celebrates a wicket International Cricket Council Spinners Sana Mir, Nashra Sandhu, Nida Dar and Bismah Maroof claimed all ten wickets between them to roll over Sri Lanka women for 107 in their pursuit of 216 and lead Pakistan women to a…
8:26 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Farhad Reza‘s unbeaten 37-ball 68 took Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club to a come-from-behind three-wicket win over Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity in the Super League stage of the Dhaka Premier League. Farhad struck seven sixes and two fours in his innings, which came when Doleshwar had slipped to 172 for 7 in the 40th over, chasing 259 to win in Fatullah. He added an unbroken 87…
Andrew Strauss has some hard thinking to do © Getty Images The North v South Challenge is unlikely to take place before the start of next season because of the all-consuming emphasis on England’s staging of the 2019 World Cup. The likelihood that the series will be suspended was confirmed by Andrew Strauss, the ECB’s director of England cricket, after the North has taken the series 2-1 with victory in…
‘I still have 3-4 years of cricket left in me’ – Kamran Akmal (4:44) Kamran Akmal opens up about his performance in the PSL, being dropped from the Pakistan side and his hopes for the future (4:44) 3:00 AM ET Big Picture Pakistanis may be divided on various issues within the country, but one thing transcends region, religion, ethnicity, age and political affiliation. That thing is cricket. It’s the most…
David Warner ducks under a fiery Kagiso Rabada bouncer © Associated Press Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith and veteran wicketkeeper Mark Boucher, have hit out at Australia coach Darren Lehmann and his team for calling the Newlands crowd “disgraceful” following the second day’s play of the third Test in Cape Town. At the end of the second day, during which Australia opener David Warner was confronted by a fan…