10:30 AM ET South Africa are “extremely satisfied” with the lowering of the sanction against their premier fast bowler Kagiso Rabada, for two reasons. The obvious one is that Rabada is now cleared to play and will take his place in the XI at Newlands; the other is that the hosts feel vindicated that what they saw as inconsistent application of the ICC’s code of the conduct has been rectified….
9:42 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff South Africa’s premier fast bowler Kagiso Rabada was suspended for the remaining two Tests of the Australia series, but his ban was overturned on appeal. @OfficialCSA So relieved @KagisoRabada25 won his appeal and is cleared to play. — Allan Donald (@AllanDonald33) March 20, 2018 Well done ICC .. Common sense prevails .. #Rabada — Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) March 20, 2018 Glad to hear kg is…
Afghanistan 178 for 5 (Naib 74*, Najibullah 63*, Naveed 2-37, Qadeer 2-38) beat United Arab Emirates 177 (Anwar 64, Naveed 45, Rashid 5-41, Dawlat 3-45) by five wicketsScorecard © Getty Images Afghanistan overcame a plucky United Arab Emirates in their Super Six match at Old Hararians to win by five wickets. Rashid Khan‘s 5 for 41 helped to bowl UAE out for just 177 in 43 overs, but Afghanistan slipped…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Pakistan 250 for 6 (Javeria 113*, Siriwardene 2-40) beat Sri Lanka 181 (Atapattu 46, Siriwardene 44, Maroof 3-17) by 69 runsScorecard Javeria Khan celebrates her century Getty Images Batsman Javeria Khan struck her second ODI century to help Pakistan go 1-0 up in their three-match series, part of the ICC Women’s Championship, against Sri Lanka in Dambulla. Javeria helped Pakistan recover from the early loss of…
9:07 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Richard Halsall has resigned as Bangladesh’s assistant coach because of family commitments. The 49-year old who joined as fielding coach in 2014 and later promoted as Chandika Hathurusingha’s assistant two years later, will step away with immediate effect. Halsall’s last assignment with the national team was the tour of Sri Lanka in January and February. He was granted leave for the Nidahas Trophy that concluded…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Sohag Gazi and Elias Sunny powered Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club to the Dhaka Premier League’s Super League phase, after their 74-run win over Brothers Union in Fatullah. The spinners took three wickets each as Brothers Union were bowled out for 110 runs. Pace bowler Abu Jayed took two wickets while left-arm spinner Nazmul Islam and pacer Robiul Haque picked one apiece. Earlier, Shykat Ali top…
7:26 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Middlesex have signed Australian all-rounder Ashton Agar for this season’s Vitality Blast tournament. Agar will join Middlesex at the end of June after the completion of Australia’s limited-overs stint in England, a tour that involves five ODIs and one T20I against England. He will be available to play in all fourteen South Group matches, and will remain with Middlesex until the end of the Vitality…
Kagiso Rabada celebrates a wicket with his team-mates © Associated Press Kagiso Rabada will play in the Cape Town Test after his two-match ban for making physical contact with Steven Smith was overturned by the ICC’s code of conduct appeal commissioner Michael Heron. After a hearing via video conference lasting more than six hours on Monday, in which Rabada’s case was championed by the high profile South African legal advocate…
3:26 AM ET Neil Wagner will put friendships aside when he takes the field against England. The paceman has forged some strong links through his spells with Essex and Lancashire but for ten days of Test, cricket mateship will be shelved. Wagner has built a reputation as New Zealand’s bouncer-merchant with considerable success: in his last 18 Tests, he has taken 86 wickets at 23.41, a period which included him…
3:24 AM ET As he prepares for his third Test in Cape Town, Nathan Lyon cannot have more conflicting memories of any other venue in the game. In 2011, he was playing the fourth match of his career when he top-scored at No. 11, amid Australia’s razing for 47 on an incomprehensible second day. In 2014, he had a ringside seat to Michael Clarke’s battering by Morne Morkel, David Warner’s…