Month: March 2018

Cricket South Africa President Chris Nenzani speaks at the inaugural player draft of the T20 Global League  5:37 AM ET South Africa could have its own privately owned franchise T20 competition after CSA’s board and members’ council resolved to pursue the formation of a “financially sustainable” league at a meeting in Durban over the weekend. Following weeks of speculation over whether CSA would go ahead with the tournament, which was…

3:00 AM ET Lunch South Africa 162 and 63 for 4 (Markram 38*, de Bruyn 2*) need another 354 runs to beat Australia 351 and 227 (Bancroft 53, Maharaj 4-102, Morkel 3-47)Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details At the start of South Africa’s second innings, the prospect of winning or saving the Test seemed slim. Twenty overs in, even taking the match into the fifth day looked like it might be…

3:00 AM ET Alex MalcolmESPN Close Alex Malcolm is a Melbourne-based sports journalist and broadcaster. He has been a long-time contributor to ESPNcricinfo and reported for the AFL website for four seasons. He has also worked as a television commentator calling Australian Rules Football, Athletics and Tennis for a number of networks. Victoria199 and 5 for 156 (Dean 64*, Maxwell 33, Copeland 4-26) lead New South Wales 171 (Patterson 43,…

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff New Zealand women 278 for 9 (Devine 108, Bates 44, Taylor 3-54, Fletcher 3-55) beat West Indies women 278 for 9 (Taylor 90, Knight 44) by one runScorecard Sophie Devine is congratulated by Katey Martin as she walks off the park Getty Images New Zealand battled their own nerves, and a domineering onslaught from West Indies’ Kyshona Knight , to claim a hard-earned, one-run victory in…

1:20 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Will Pucovski, the 20-year old batsman, has been substituted out of Victoria’s Sheffield Shield match in Melbourne with a concussion. The incident took place in the 19th over of the team’s second innings when he was hit on the head while ducking into a bouncer from New South Wales’ Sean Abbott. Pucovski dropped to his knees after the ball struck flush on the side of…

1:09 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Will Pucovski, the 20-year old batsman, has been substituted out of Victoria’s Sheffield Shield match in Melbourne with a concussion. The incident took place in the 19th over of the team’s second innings when he was hit on the head while ducking into a bouncer from New South Wales’ Sean Abbott. Pucovski dropped to his knees after the ball struck flush on the side of…

12:45 AM ET New Zealand are pinning their hopes of being able to come from behind to take the one-day series against England on the recovery of Ross Taylor and reuniting him with Kane Williamson after his magnificent century in Wellington came just short of securing victory. Mike Hesson, the New Zealand coach, called Williamson’s innings his best in 12 months but lamented some poor batsmanship around him – echoing…

12:11 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Dinesh Karthik will lead the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League 2018. It will be his first season with them, having been bought at the auction in February for INR 7.4 crores (USD 1.1 million). An old hand, Robin Uthappa, who was also among the top contenders for the job, has been appointed vice-captain. Karthik, 32, has been part of the IPL since…

11:09 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Dinesh Karthik has been announced as the captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders. He was bought by the franchise in February’s auction INR 7.4 crores (USD 1.1 million). It will be his first season with KKR as he takes over from Gautam Gambhir, who had led them for several years. More to follow Source: ESPN Crickinfo