10:36 AM ET 3:16 A collection of some of the best on-field chatter from the recently-concluded limited-overs series Having requested that stump microphones be turned down when the ball is dead – in accordance with ICC guidelines – during the Test series with South Africa, Australia’s players have sought to keep them down by using ambush marketing tactics on day two in Durban. At the start of the Proteas’ first…
© Bangalore Royal Challengers Venkatesh Prasad, the chairman of India’s junior selection committee, has stepped down with immediate effect to avoid a potential conflict of interest. Prasad communicated his resignation to the BCCI on Friday morning. It is understood that Prasad is in the final stages of talks with an IPL franchise for the role of an assistant bowling coach. Had Prasad continued as chairman of the junior selection committee…
9:04 AM ET Mohammad IsamESPN Prime Bank brought Abahani Limited‘s six-match winning streak to an end in the Dhaka Premier League on Friday. It was Shariful Islam‘s timely breakthroughs that helped them prevail over the defending champions BKSP-3 Ground, with the medium pacer taking four wickets and setting up a nine-run victory. Chasing 247 to win, Abahani slipped to 17 for 3 in the sixth over, with Shariful removing Nazmul…
3:00 AM ET Tea South Africa 55 for 3 (De Villiers 16*) trail Australia 351 (M Marsh 96, Smith 56, Warner 51, Maharaj 5-123, Philander 3-59) by 296 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Nathan Lyon struck twice in his opening over of the series and Pat Cummins broke through on the stroke of tea as South Africa wobbled to 55 for 3 on the second day in Durban. Earlier, Mitchell…
3:00 AM ET Lunch Australia 300 for 8 (M Marsh 60*) v South AfricaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Mitchell Marsh brought up his half-century and Mitchell Starc provided an entertaining lower-order cameo as Australia pushed their total to 300 for 8 by lunch on the second day against South Africa in Durban. The Australians started the morning on 225 for 5 and South Africa were hoping to end the innings…
6:33 AM ET April promises to be a decisive month for the mid-term future of Zimbabwe cricket, not only because they will finally know whether they will feature at the 2019 World Cup but also whether their request for financial assistance with the ICC has been accepted. Earlier this year, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) had asked the ICC for a deferment on loan repayments as they struggle with their own cash…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff West Indies A 236 (Brooks 63, Mahmood 3-50) and 273 for 9 dec (Hamilton 79, Bess 5-88) beat England Lions 102 (Hameed 48, Warrican 6-33) and 195 (Warrican 5-88) by 212 runsScorecard West Indies A completed a 3-0 whitewash over England Lions in the unofficial Tests as Jomel Warrican capped an impressive personal series with a haul of 11 for 88, giving him 31 wickets…
5:41 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Cricket is a funny game, they say, and some of that funniness was on show at the Plunket Shield, New Zealand’s first-class competition. Here’s what happened: two bowlers took a hat-trick almost at the same time, each in his own little corner of New Zealand. If that weren’t coincidental enough, these two players – Wellington’s Logan van Beek and Auckland’s Matt McEwan – both claimed…
3:00 AM ET Lunch Australia 300 for 8 (M Marsh 60*) v South AfricaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Mitchell Marsh brought up his half-century and Mitchell Starc provided an entertaining lower-order cameo as Australia pushed their total to 300 for 8 by lunch on the second day against South Africa in Durban. The Australians started the morning on 225 for 5 and South Africa were hoping to end the innings…
3:25 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Michael Klinger has announced he will retire from first-class cricket in Australia and the end of the Sheffield Shield season. He will continue to play T20 cricket beyond this summer. He has been a fixture in Australian domestic cricket since 1998-99 when he debuted for Victoria and has gone on to play for South Australia and Western Australia as well. At the international level, he…