2:17 PM ET Annesha Ghosh in Mumbai England have been jolted by a shoulder injury to their frontline pace bowler Anya Shrubsole, who will sit out their tri-series opener against Australia on Friday. During England’s second warm-up match against India A on March 20, Shrubsole fell awkwardly on her right shoulder while taking a catch and sustained a minor sprain. On Thursday afternoon, Shrubsole was spotted sporting a sling during…
2:11 PM ET Glamorgan have confirmed a compensation payment of 2.5m from the ECB in exchange for not applying to host Test matches for a five-year period between 2020 and 2024. Overall contributions from the ECB amounted to nearly 5.2m – a figure which also includes the annual share-out to county clubs from international proceeds, and an additional and which is thought to be a record figure. The revelation, shown…
Graeme Cremer and Sikandar Raza discuss in the middle © IDI via Getty Images With his team’s World Cup dreams all but shattered, a devastated Zimbabwe captain Graeme Cremer lamented the two missed opportunities to qualify against West Indies and UAE. Zimbabwe needed a win in either match to be sure of their place. “It’s very painful,” Cremer said. “We had two bites at getting to the final, and we’ve…
12:15 PM ET Nagraj Gollapudi Hasin Jahan, Mohammed Shami‘s wife, is understood to have backtracked on her original allegation about her husband accepting money during a recent stopover in Dubai. That allegation was the basis for the BCCI anti-corruption unit’s (ACU) investigation into the matter while the board withheld Shami’s central contract. On March 13, the BCCI had asked the ACU, headed by former Delhi police chief Neeraj Kumar, to…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Zimbabwe all but crashed out of the running for a spot at the 2019 World Cup with a narrow three-run defeat to United Arab Emirates at the Harare Sports Club. Chasing 230 in 40 overs in a rain-affected match, Zimbabwe went into the last over needing 15, but managed only 11. Their chase had been powered by Sean Williams’ 80, but his dismissal left the…
3:00 AM ET South Africa 266 for 8 (Elgar 121*, de Villiers 64, Cummins 4-64) v AustraliaScorecard and ball-by-ball details It wasn’t the worst collapse in Test cricket today – after all, England’s all-out 58 in Auckland is one of the all-time greats of the genre – but South Africa’s afternoon capitulation in Cape Town was still quite a sight to see. On a day when Dean Elgar patiently compiled…
11:15 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Eoin Morgan, England’s white-ball captain, will lead the World XI in a T20I against West Indies at Lord’s on May 31. The match will raise funds towards restoration efforts in parts of the Caribbean hit by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in September last year. In particular, the proceeds will go towards restoring the cricket grounds in Dominica and Anguilla. “I am delighted to captain the…
10:01 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff M Vijay is “blessed” to return to the Chennai Super Kings fold and is looking forward to playing at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, his home ground, in the forthcoming IPL season. Vijay last played for Super Kings in 2013, and since plied his trade with Delhi Daredevils in 2014 and then Kings XI Punjab during the following two years before pulling out of last year’s…
9:27 AM ET It’s not hard to tell that Smriti Mandhana has evolved in her twin roles in the Indian side since her up-and-down World Cup last year. On the field, she has done what most of India’s other batsmen have failed to do since the start of the South Africa series last month: score runs consistently. Off it, she is approaching the T20I vice-captaincy head-on, by taking responsibility. On…
3:00 AM ET Tea South Africa 185 for 2 (Elgar 91*, De Villiers 46*) v South AfricaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Dean Elgar was eyeing off his first Test century for the year at tea in Cape Town, where he and AB de Villiers had set down a very solid platform for South Africa in the third Test against Australia. After Faf du Plessis won the toss for the first…