Swann: KKR start as favourites against Sunrisers (4:36) Kolkata Knight Riders take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in the second qualifier of IPL 2018 on Friday at the Eden Gardens (4:36) 3:00 AM ET Kolkata Knight Riders: beat Rajasthan Royals by 25 runs, beat Kings XI Punjab by 31 runs, lost to Mumbai Indians by 102 runs Sunrisers Hyderabad: lost to Super Kings by two wickets, lost to Knight Riders by five…
7:09 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff West Indies internationals Kirk Edwards, Sheldon Cottrell and Odean Smith were among the high-profile picks in the 2018-19 Professional Cricket League draft held in the Cricket West Indies headquarters in Antigua. Smith, who made his international debut during West Indies’ tour of Pakistan earlier in the year, was one of two newcomers, along with Joshua Da Silva, to join the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force….
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Virat Kohli’s reactions said a lot © BCCI India’s captain Virat Kohli’s much-anticipated county stint is likely to be curtailed to two first-class matches, if not cancelled altogether, with the team management looking to preserve him for the all-important Tests against England. “The workload had started to show towards the end of the IPL,” a BCCI official told ESPNcricinfo. “The BCCI medical team has advised him to be careful with…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Middlesex 304 for 6 (Franklin 62*, Ingram 3-24, de Lange 3-65) beat Glamorgan 302 for 9 (Lloyd 92, Patel 3-58) by two runsScorecard Middlesex defeated Glamorgan by the slender margin of two runs in a high-scoring game at Sophia Gardens, and achieved their second successive win in the competition. Glamorgan, meanwhile, suffered their third loss and need to win nearly every game to have…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Northants 282 for 8 (Levi 90, Procter 43*) beat Lancashire 279 for 8 (Vilas 83*, Jennings 69, Davies 59) by two wicketsScorecard Luke Procter delivered victory for Northamptonshire against his old county, Lancashire, by two wickets and with just a ball to spare at Wantage Road in the Royal London One Day Cup. It was an incredible game of cricket with both innings swinging…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Derbyshire 273 for 6 (Reece 92, Godleman 60, Rimmington 3-36) beat Durham 272 for 8 (Latham 66) by four wicketsScorecard Luis Reece overcame a damaged ankle to put Derbyshire on course for a victory over Durham in the Royal London One Day Cup match at Derby. Reece made his highest List A score of 92 from 107 balls despite batting with a runner –…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Nottinghamshire 409 for 7 (Patel 100, Wessels 76, Moores 76) beat Leicestershire 316 for 9 (Wells 69, Parkinson 52*, Gurney 4-58) by 93 runsScorecard A brilliant century from Samit Patel, hit off just 62 balls, steered Nottinghamshire to a ground record score of more than 400 in beating Leicestershire by 93 runs on a flat pitch at the Fischer County Ground. Put in to…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Worcestershire 350 for 6 (Head 77, Whiteley 66*, Clarke 61, Cox 50) beat Yorkshire 346 for 9 (Pujara 101, Kohler-Cadmore 89, Barnard 3-75) by four runsScorecard Joe Clarke, Travis Head, Ross Whiteley and Ben Cox hit half-centuries in Worcestershire’s imposing 350 for six before the Rapids held their nerve with the ball to beat Yorkshire in a thriller by four runs at Emerald Headingley…
‘Yasir’s like a brother to me’ – Shadab (2:31) Shadab Khan revealed that he will try and speak with Yasir Shah for advice ahead of his maiden Lord’s appearance (2:31) 1:44 PM ET Two years ago when Pakistan arrived at Lord’s for their first Test, they did so with considerable confidence. It was a settled and experienced side, had spent a month warming up in England and a month before…