12:54 PM ET Daniel Brettig in Durban On day one of his Australian Test recall, seven years after his previous appearance, Tim Paine dropped a catch up to the stumps. It came from a James Vince outside edge procured by Nathan Lyon generating bounce from around the wicket, and caused plenty of annoyance for Paine. He had, after all, been chosen as arguably the most highly-rated gloveman in the country….
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ireland 268 for 7 (Balbirnie 68, N O’Brien 49, van der Gugten 3-59) beat Netherlands 149 (Murtagh 3-28, Rankin 2-19) by 93 runs (D/L method) Andy Balbirnie in action at the World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe Getty Images Ireland opened their World Cup qualifiers campaign with a 93-run win against Netherlands in a rain-affected game in Harare. After a fifty from Andy Balbirnie had anchored Ireland’s…
3:00 AM ET Zimbabwe 380 for 6 (Raza 123, Taylor 100) beat Nepal 264 for 8 (Vesawkar 52, Sheikh 50, Raza 3-48) by 116 runs Sikandar Raza clips one to the leg side AFP Zimbabwe made a statement in the opening match of their Qualifier campaign, racing to an intimidating 380 for 6 against Nepal and sealing a 116-run win. Cephas Zhuwao and Solomon Mire set the early tone for the…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff United Arab Emirates 221 (Mustafa 95, Ashfaq 50, Vanua 4-39) beat Papua New Guinea 113 (Naveed 5-28) by 56 runs (D/L method) Mohammad Naveed runs in to bowl Peter Della Penna United Arab Emirates (UAE) kicked off their World Cup Qualifiers campaign on a very positive note, easing past Papua New Guinea (PNG) in a rain-hit encounter in Harare. PNG’s target was revised from 222 to…
3:00 AM ET South Africa 162 and 293 for 9 (Markram 143, de Kock 81*, Starc 4-74) need another 124 runs to beat Australia 351 and 227 (Bancroft 53, Maharaj 4-102, Morkel 3-47)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Bad light stopped them one wicket from victory, but Australia are all but assured to win the first Test on the fifth day at Kingsmead. However, South Africa found a new hero as Aiden…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Scotland 256 for 3 (Macleod 157*, Berrington 67, Mujeeb 2-47) beat Afghanistan 255 (Nabi 92, Najibullah 67, Wheal 3-36, Berrington 3-42) by seven wickets Calum MacLeod swats one away IDI/Getty Images It only took one match to affirm the wide-open nature of the World Cup Qualifier. In a spectacular opening-day heist, Scotland downed Afghanistan by seven wickets, with Calum MacLeod scoring his sixth ODI hundred and…
Cricket South Africa President Chris Nenzani speaks at the inaugural player draft of the T20 Global League 8:34 AM ET In a surprise about-turn, Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) board has reverted to its original idea of a privately owned franchise T20 competition and will now engage the current owners in the Global T20 League to determine whether the tournament is still feasible. The eight owners – of whom three are…
8:24 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Raihan Uddin smashed two fours in the last over to help sneak Shinepukur Cricket Club to a one-wicket win over Legends of Rupganj in the Dhaka Premier League. With six runs needed, the set batsman Mohammad Saifuddin took a single off the first ball after which No. 10 Raihan hit one straight to the bowler Mohammad Shahid but then lifted him over mid-off. Saifuddin fell…
3:00 AM ET Tea South Africa 162 and 167 for 5 (Markram 85*, de Kock 21*) need another 250 runs to beat Australia 351 and 227 (Bancroft 53, Maharaj 4-102, Morkel 3-47)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details Australia were five wickets from victory at tea on the fourth day in Durban, despite the best fighting efforts of South Africa opener Aiden Markram to delay their progress. Set 417 for victory, which…
6:40 AM ET Cricket South Africa has committed to maintaining a revenue-share model with its players as it enters negotiations over a new memorandum of understanding with the South African Cricketers’ Association. The current MoU, which has been in place since 2014, expires at the end of April and is redrafted every four years and has always included a revenue-share model But, in December last year, acting CEO Thabang Moroe…