Month: May 2018

3:00 AM ET No result Malaysia 228 for 8 (Sharif 47, Outerbridge 4-46) v Bermuda 55 for 2 (17 overs)Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Ahmed Faiz looks on after connecting with a clean strike over midwicket Peter Della Penna Malaysia’s slim hopes of securing one of the two berths available to WCL Division Three were kept alive courtesy of a no result when just three more overs were needed for an official…

3:00 AM ET Vanuatu 238 for 5 (Dunn 86, Rasu 69, Matautaava 53, Saif 3-51) beat Denmark 234 for 9 (Bulow 57, Hamid 50, Matautaava 3-39) by five wickets Shane Deitz flicks off his pads for runs through the leg side Peter Della Penna Vanuatu’s late rally after three consecutive losses at the start of the WCL Division Four has put Denmark’s final-standings fate out of their own hands as the…

3:00 AM ET Alagappan Muthu Chennai Super Kings chose to bowl v Royal Challengers Bangalore play 7:54 Who’s the more difficult batsman to bowl to? Who’s better in chases? Sanjay Manjrekar and Shaun Tait discuss all that and more One team needed extra bowling resources, the other its talisman, and both shortcomings were addressed to give a marquee clash additional sheen. AB de Villiers recovered from viral fever to regain…

Pakistan’s coaching staff – Shane Hayes, Steve Rixon and Mickey Arthur – enjoy the moment  4:06 AM ET Umar Farooq Pakistan fielding coach Steve Rixon has decided not to renew his contract ahead of the 2019 World Cup. Rixon’s contract expires in June, but he will complete his ongoing assignment with Pakistan on their tour to Ireland and England. Rixon, 64, decided not to renew his contract due to personal…

4:09 AM ET Shashank KishoreESPN Former India women wicketkeeper Anju Jain is set to take over as head coach of the Bangladesh women team. She will replace former England allrounder David Capel, who has been in the job since October 2016. Capel will step down after the ongoing South Africa tour consisting of five ODIs and three T20Is, that serve as preparation as Bangladesh seek to qualify for the Women’s…

1:46 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Speaking for the first time since his emotional press conference in Sydney more than a month ago, Australia’s former vice-captain David Warner said he has “learned a valuable lesson” after the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa in March. Warner was banned from playing international and domestic cricket for a year along with Steven Smith, for their respective roles in tampering with the ball during the…

10:10 PM ET Mohammad IsamESPN Bangladesh’s 2017-18 season ended with good news – the move up to No. 8 gave them their highest ranking in Test cricket. But their performance over the last eight months from August to March highlight four areas that need immediate attention. A leadership void Many would justifiably claim that Mashrafe Mortaza and Shakib Al Hasan are well qualified as team leaders but the reality has…

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Sussex 60 for 4 trail Middlesex 230 (Holden 84*, Robinson 7-58) by 170 runsScorecard Sussex seamer Ollie Robinson produced championship best figures of seven for 58 as Middlesex were bowled out for 230 at Hove. It was the second time this season that Robinson had taken seven wickets in an innings – last month he enjoyed a career-best return of seven for 23 against…

3:00 AM ET Pakistan 6 for 0 trail Northamptonshire 259 (Rossington 90, Shadab 6-77) by 253 runs Shadab Khan had a successful day Getty Images One of Pakistan’s main concerns as they flew to the United Kingdom was how to replace their strike bowler, legspinner Yasir Shah. He was the top wicket-taker in their past two Test series and against England on the previous tour in 2016 but was ruled out…