Month: March 2018

3:00 AM ET India 168 for 6 (Rohit 56, Karthik 29*) beat Bangladesh 166 for 8 (Sabbir 77, Chahal 3-18) by four wicketsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Rohit Sharma struck another half-century Ishara S.Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images When Dinesh Karthik came to the crease India required 34 off 12 balls. Mustafizur Rahman had just delivered perhaps the over of the tournament. A profoundly deflated VIjay Shankar was batting at the other end. What…

11:38 AM ET Allan Border was angry. His team had just failed by a couple of wickets to conjure victory over the West Indies at the Gabba, and now he was informed that thanks to the newish ICC code of conduct and network of match referees, he needed to face a hearing in front of Raman Subba Row to answer a charge of dissent. Border had stood at the non-striker’s…

3:00 AM ET Toss: India chose to bowl v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Mahmudullah pumps the air after sealing Bangladesh’s win Getty Images India won the toss and chose to bowl first in the Nidahas Trophy final, against Bangladesh. Five out of six matches in the tournament have been won by chasing sides. Bangladesh have also chased successfully twice, but will have to set the score in the final. Seam…

3:00 AM ET Australia 332 for 7 (Healy 133) beat India 235 (Mandhana 52, Gardner 3-39) by 97 runs Alyssa Healy plays a pull Getty Images When Australia toured India the last time, in 2012, Meg Lanning’s 128 had hoisted them to their highest total against India of 300 for 7. On Sunday, Alyssa Healy’s 133 – her maiden international century in her 112th innings across formats – bettered that record…

Nazmul Hossain Shanto set an early template for Khulna’s belligerence with the bat  8:18 AM ET Mohammad IsamESPN Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity confirmed their place in the Dhaka Premier League’s Super League for the first time in the club’s history after a nail-biting two-wicket win over Prime Bank Cricket Club. With three runs needed off the last ball of the match, allrounder Masum Khan hit Delwar Hossain for a boundary…

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Vidarbha 800 for 7 dec (Jaffer 286, Wankhade 157*, Kaul 2-91) beat Rest of India 390 (Vihari 183, Jayat 96, Gurbani 4-70, Sarwate 3-78) The Vidharbha team pose with the trophy ESPNcricinfo Ltd/ Vishal Dikshit It was only three months ago that Vidarbha had become Ranji Trophy champions for the first time, but they were thirsty for more silverware, and their batsmen were greedy for more…

6:26 AM ET Fast bowler Duanne Olivier and allrounder Chris Morris have been added to South Africa’s squad for the last two Tests against Australia but there was no room for Dale Steyn, who has yet to play a competitive match since injuring his heel in January. With Kagiso Rabada’s participation in the rest of the series hinging on whether he succeeds in his appeal against a Level 2 sanction…

4:52 AM ET Umar Farooq in Dubai A hand injury has left Misbah-ul-Haq a doubtful starter for the PSL Qualifier against Karachi Kings in Dubai on Sunday night. The Islamabad United captain has suffered a hairline fracture in the side of his hand, near the wrist. The 43-year-old also missed Islamabad’s first two games of the season with a hamstring injury. If he does not play, Islamabad will miss Misbah’s…

3:13 AM ET A “patchy” Josh Hazlewood has admitted he needs to improve with the new ball against South Africa, ahead of Test matches in Cape Town and Johannesburg likely to offer more conventional assistance for fast bowlers after the reverse-swing-oriented conditions of Durban and Port Elizabeth. The Australians reconvene on Monday to train at Newlands after four days off, knowing they need to produce more runs from the top…