3:00 AM ET Mohammad IsamESPN Abahani Limited remained on course to clinch their 19th Dhaka Premier League title after a crushing 127-run win over Khelaghar Samaj Kallyan Samity. Abahani now have to beat Legends of Rupganj in the Super League match on April 5 to become champions. However, if they lose and Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club win against Khelaghar on the same day, it will leave Abahani, Rupganj and Dhanmondi…
9:36 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff David Warner‘s wife Candice Warner has spoken of the pain she went through during Australia’s tour of South Africa, where she was the subject of a sledge and abuse from spectators, and hinted that episode may have contributed to Warner’s mindset going into the Cape Town Test, during which he was caught in the ball-tampering scandal. Warner’s controversial tour began with a stairwell argument involving…
3:00 AM ET 0:32 An outside edge past second slip against the bowling of Josh Hazlewood gave the South Africa captain his eighth Test century Tea South Africa 488 and 344 for 6 (Bavuma 35*, Philander 33*) lead Australia 221 by 611 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details South Africa batted on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, on the fourth day in Johannesburg, where Faf du…
Veerasammy Permaul gestures as he lies on a stretcher after being injured © AFP West Indies spinner Veerasammy Permaul will play no further part in the ongoing series against Pakistan because of a ruptured muscle. Permaul, 28, had bowled just three balls on his T20I debut at the National Stadium Karachi on Sunday before he pulled up with a twisted left-ankle. He received treatment for several minutes by the physio…
7:16 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Surrey and England fast bowler Tom Curran has signed up for Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 2018. It will be his first time in the tournament after he was announced the replacement for Mitchell Starc, who was recently ruled out with injured shin. Ben Stokes (Rajasthan Royals) Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals) Moeen Ali (Royal Challengers Bangalore) Jason Roy (Delhi Daredevils) Alex Hales (Sunrisers Hyderabad) Chris…
3:00 AM ET Lunch South Africa 488 and 202 for 3 (Du Plessis 81*, Elgar 59*) lead Australia 221 by 469 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details The umpires check the light even as groundstaff brings the covers on AFP First, do no harm. That appeared to be the mindset of Faf du Plessis and Dean Elgar on the fourth day in Johannesburg, where they batted and batted and batted, and extended…
5:29 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Australian allrounder Hilton Cartwright will join Middlesex for the first five games of the county championship, with the potential to stay on deeper into the season. The 26-year-old, who played two Tests for Australia in 2017, replaces his former Western Australian captain Adam Voges, who served as the Middlesex captain last year. A hard-hitting, right-handed batsman who has spent the bulk of his first-class career…
‘Enough in pitch for us to get the wickets’ – Bairstow (0:43) Jonny Bairstow says England have what it takes to bowl New Zealand out on the final day in Christchurch (0:43) 4:58 AM ET England’s overseas Test season will go to its 35th day. They have one left to salvage something. New Zealand’s summer goes to its final day. They have one left to cling on and secure a…
Heinrich Klaasen launches it out of the ground © BCCI Heinrich Klaasen, the South Africa wicketkeeper batsman, has joined Rajasthan Royals as a replacement for Steven Smith, who was banned from playing IPL 2018 because of his role in the ball-tampering scandal in the Cape Town Test. Klaasen, 26, made his international debut against India in February and was successful in the limited-overs series. He struck 43 off 27 balls…
Heinrich Klaasen launches it out of the ground © BCCI Heinrich Klaasen, the South Africa wicketkeeper batsman, has joined Rajasthan Royals as a replacement for Steven Smith, who was banned from playing IPL 2018 because of his role in the ball-tampering scandal in the Cape Town Test. Klaasen, 26, made his international debut against India in February and was successful in the limited-overs series. He struck 43 off 27 balls…