Month: April 2018

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff England 117 for 2 (Wyatt 47) beat India 113 (Mandhana 42, Ecclestone 4-14, Hazell 4-32) by eight wicketsScorecard While the series opener between India and England went down to the wire – the hosts toiled to victory in the final over by just one wicket – the second ODI was less evenly contested. India were bundled out for a mere 113, allowing England’s top four…

3:00 AM ET Big picture If Chennai Super Kings are capable of doing anything without a flourish, we won’t be seeing evidence of it on Tuesday. Having put up a red-carpet premiere in Mumbai on their return, MS Dhoni’s ensemble are ready for the full public release in Chennai. A full house awaits in the ground where they have a 70% win rate. Into this scene will walk Kolkata Knight…

8:34 AM ET Umar Farooq Pakistan suffered a major blow ahead of their tour of Ireland and England with the news that their leading spinner Yasir Shah has been ruled out for 10 weeks. He picked up a stress fracture of his hip and will have to undergo extensive rehabilitation. In absence of Yasir, Pakistan’s selectors are considering fellow legspinner Shadab Khan and left-arm spinner Kashif Bhatti for the three…

6:59 AM ET Mohammad IsamESPN The BCB will review its decision to punish Fear Fighters Club and Lalmatia Club, their players, coach and manager, after they admitted to losing Dhaka Second Division Cricket League games on purpose as a form of protest against alleged biased umpiring. The matches produced two of the most bizarre scorecards ever seen. The need for reassessment came after the punished submitted multiple letters to the…

6:54 AM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Fast bowler Dushmantha Chameera is in doubt for Sri Lanka’s Test tour of the West Indies in June, due to a back complaint. He has also been ruled out of at least the first three weeks of the IPL, and remained in Colombo instead of joining the Rajasthan Royals squad. Further medical tests will determine the exact length of his layoff and recovery. “He…

4:01 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Bolstering the list of India cricketers opting to play county cricket in the 2018 season, left-arm spin-bowling allrounder Axar Patel has signed up with Durham for the final six County Championship fixtures. He will make his debut on August 19 against Glamorgan in Cardiff. Axar’s joining of the club comes close on the heels of India captain Virat Kohli receiving permission from the BCCI to…