Month: May 2018

3:00 AM ET Uganda 222 for 8 (Irfan 51, Kayondo 44, Riazat 38, Stephen 3-37) beat Vanuatu 141 (Mansale 69, Riazat 3-16, Irfan 3-24) by 81 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Mohammed Irfan bowls during his spell of offspin ICC/Peter Lim Two days after taking a career-best 6 for 23 against Bermuda, Mohammad Irfan was at it again. His blistering half-century and a three-wicket haul with his offspin helped Uganda beat Vanuatu…

9:41 AM ET Danyal Rasool NZC is weighing up a request from the PCB to play in Pakistan later this year. Pakistan are currently scheduled to “host” New Zealand for a full tour of the UAE, comprising most likely of three Tests, three ODIs and three T20Is, in October-November. “NZC has received a request from the PCB chairman for New Zealand to play in Pakistan,” a spokesman for the New…

9:38 AM ET Conflict of interest has forced a Cricket Australia (CA) Board director to be excused from an independent review into the culture of the organisation stemming from the Newlands ball-tampering scandal. Michelle Tredenick, a CA director since November 2015, also serves on the board of The Ethics Centre, the Sydney-based body selected by CA to conduct a far-reaching review into the organisation. Among its past work was a…

9:35 AM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Sri Lanka have suffered a serious blow to their squad for the forthcoming series against West Indies, with opener Dimuth Karunaratne out of at least part of the tour with injury. An x-ray has confirmed the presence of a fracture in the index finger of Karunaratne’s left hand, which will rule him out for at least a few weeks. If the fracture requires surgery…

8:25 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite has signed to play in Kent Spitfires’ opening four matches of the Vitality Blast. The World T20 champion, who made his name hitting four successive sixes in the final over of the 2016 final against England, will join the Spitfires squad before the opening group match agaist Surrey on July 6. It will be the first experience of county cricket…

8:01 AM ET Nottinghamshire’s left-arm fast bowler Mark Footitt has joined Derbyshire on an initial 28-day loan deal where he will be available to play Specsavers County Championship and Royal London One-Day Cup cricket. The 32-year-old, who spent six seasons with Derbyshire between 2010 and 2015, is earmarked for two four-day matches and five 50-over games, starting against Warwickshire at Edgbaston on Thursday. “Mark’s pre-season has been affected by injury…

4:01 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff England’s burgeoning status as a white-ball team has been confirmed by their ascent to the top of the latest ICC one-day rankings, with India slipping to No.2 on the list. England’s ascent to the top spot was cemented by two impressive away victories this winter – they beat Australia 4-1 in January before seeing off New Zealand 3-2 in March. However, they owe much of…

10:42 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The ICC has suspended Ronsford Beaton, the West Indies fast bowler, from bowling in international cricket. Beaton was failed an independent assessment of his action, having been reported for a suspect action during an ODI against New Zealand on December 24. The suspension will be recognised and enforced by all cricket boards for domestic events under their jurisdiction, but Beaton may play domestic cricket in…