3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Surrey 434 (Burns 193, Foakes 72, Leach 4-96) and 173 for 3 drew with Worcestershire 526 (Clarke 157, Fell 88, Mitchell 81, Barnard 66, Head 50, Virdi 6-105)Scorecard Scott Borthwick‘s unbeaten 82 guided Surrey to a comfortable Specsavers County Championship draw against Worcestershire at the Kia Oval, with the home side reaching 173 for 3 in their second innings to finish the match 81…
3:00 AM ET Bruce Talbot at Hove Sussex 323 (Finch 103, Robinson 52, Harris 5-86) and 232 for 7 (Brown 65*) beat Middlesex 230 (Holden 84*, Robinson 7-58) and 322 (Malan 119, Gubbins 107, Wiese 4-70, Briggs 4-70) by three wicketsScorecard If Sussex supporters seemed reluctant to drag themselves away from the County Ground it was entirely understandable. Why bother trying to shoehorn yourself on to a crowded beach when…
3:00 AM ET Pakistan 428 (Shafiq 186*, Haris 79, Babar 57, Crook 4-89) and 134 for 1 (Imam 59*, Haris 55*) beat Northamptonshire 259 (Rossington 90, Shadab 6-77) and 301 (Newton 118, Cobb 52, Abbas 4-62, Shadab 4-80) by nine wicketsScorecard Pakistan will head to Ireland for the first Test of their tour with a hard-fought win behind them after finally seeing off a game Northamptonshire on the fourth-afternoon at…
11:22 AM ET Umar Farooq Former Pakistan allrounder Abdul Razzaq, who last played internationally five years ago, has picked up his bat again to make a surprise comeback at the age of 38. Razzaq has signed a contact with Pakistan Television to play in the Quaid-e-Azam trophy, and is aiming to be involved in the fourth edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) next year. Razzaq’s most recent appearance for Pakistan…
Royal Challengers Bangalore chose to bowl v Sunrisers Hyderabad © Getty Images Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli called correctly at the toss and chose to bowl against table-toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. RCB handed an IPL debut to England allrounder Moeen Ali, who had been bought for INR 170 lakh (USD 265000 approx) at the auction, and recalled batsman Manan Vohra. This meant Brendon…
3:00 AM ET Kings XI Punjab: beat Rajasthan Royals by six wickets, lost to Mumbai Indians by six wickets, lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad by 13 runs Rajasthan Royals: lost to Kings XI Punjab by six wickets, lost to Delhi Daredevils by four runs (DLS method), lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad by 11 runs Big picture If you had told someone right after this year’s auction that a team containing Ben Stokes,…
7:54 AM ET Sidharth Monga R Ashwin could end up losing on valuable red-ball cricket in the lead-up to the England Tests if reports that many India players will be rested for the Afghanistan Test are true. Having committed himself to playing the one-off Afghanistan Test when selectors spoke to him, Ashwin didn’t continue his talks with Worcestershire, who were interested in having him over in June but have now…
7:35 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff New Zealand’s Luke Ronchi and Mitchell McClenaghan have completed a World XI squad that will take on West Indies in the Hurricane Relief Twenty20 Challenge on May 31 at Lord’s. Ronald Webster Park, Anguilla – damaged in Irma Sir Viv Richards Stadium, Antigua – temporarily converted to host refugees from Barbuda following Irma Windsor Park Stadium, Dominica – damaged in Maria A.O. Shirley Recreation Ground,…
Steven Smith and David Warner walk off the field © Getty Images Ramifications from the Newlands ball-tampering scandal and Cricket Australia’s (CA) response have broadened with the resignation of the experienced corporate leader Bob Every from the CA Board. Every, who spent time in South Africa during the series, informed CA of his decision to quit on Friday, in the same week that the call was made to appoint Justin…
3:00 AM ET Hampshire 223 and 111 for 3 (Weatherley 56) need 358 more runs to beat Nottinghamshire 302 and 389 for 9 dec (Mullaney 130, Taylor 83)Scorecard Stuart Broad may have inflicted a serious blow to James Vince‘s chances of retaining his Test place by exploiting a familiar fault in the Championship match at Trent Bridge. Vince, who played throughout the Ashes series despite only twice passing 25, returned…