3:00 AM ET Follow ESPNcricinfo’s Live Report of the second Qualifier between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens. The winner plays Chennai Super Kings in the final on Sunday. If you don’t see the blog below immediately, please refresh the page. Enjoy the game! Source: ESPN Crickinfo
7:53 AM ET George Dobell at Lord’s She may struggle to sell out London Stadium but, in the eyes of MCC, Theresa May has better moves than Jagger. May, the Prime Minister, has been fast-tracked for membership of MCC. While Mick Jagger, the Rolling Stones frontman, is also an MCC member, it is understood he was obliged to spend longer on the waiting list. Both, it is understood, were fast-tracked…
3:00 AM ET Welcome to our new rolling report. This page will keep you up to date throughout the match, with updates from our team at the ground, stats and graphics, end-of-session reports, and more (if you don’t see the blog immediately, please hit refresh). But don’t worry, you can still follow traditional ball-by-ball commentary as well Source: ESPN Crickinfo
3:25 AM ET In the midst of a cultural review following the Newlands ball-tampering fiasco, Cricket Australia has made the biggest structural change of its recent history, with the senior executive Kevin Roberts becoming the chief executive James Sutherland‘s formal second-in-command and heir apparent. Roberts, a former CA Board director, joined the executive management team in 2015 and was a key player in the contentious MoU negotiations with the Australian…
11:32 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Jason Holder (capt), Devendra Bishoo, Kraigg Brathwaite, Roston Chase, Miguel Cummins, Shane Dowrich (wk), Shannon Gabriel, Jahmar Hamilton (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope, Kieran Powell, Kemar Roach, Devon Smith IN: Jahmar Hamilton, Devon Smith OUT: Sunil Ambris, Jermaine Blackwood, Alzarri Joseph, Raymon Reifer Devon Smith is back in West Indies’ Test squad after a gap of nearly three years. The selectors have also called up…
4:01 PM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Sri Lanka batsman Dhananjaya de Silva has withdrawn from the tour of West Indies after his father was killed by an as-yet unidentified gunmen on Thursday night. Sri Lankan Police confirmed that Ranjan de Silva, Dhananjaya’s father, was shot dead in Rathmalana – just south of Colombo – at around 8:30 pm. Ranjan was a councillor in the Dehiwala-Mt. Lavinia City Council, having been…
Former USA captain Sushil Nadkarni talks to the current squad ahead of WCL Division Three 2:59 PM ET Peter Della PennaCricket Close Peter Della Penna is an American cricket journalist who also writes for ESPNcricinfo.com and DreamCricket.com. Since 2010, he has penned the USA entry in the Cricket Round the World section of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterDellaPenna A number of former administrators from both the American Cricket Federation…
Steven Smith gave an emotional press conference on returning to Australia from South Africa 2:35 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Suspended former Australia captain Steven Smith has been named as one of ten marquee players for the proposed Global T20 Canada league set to start at the end of June in Toronto. If the competition takes place as planned, it would mark Smith’s first cricket since the ball-tampering controversy in Cape…
1:39 PM ET George Dobell at Lord’s Anti-corruption officers have sought clarification from the Pakistan team management after a couple of their players were seen wearing what appeared to be smart watches in the field on the first day at Lord’s. While wearing smart watches is not, strictly speaking, prohibited by the ICC’s playing regulations, they have to be disabled in order to comply with anti-corruption procedures. In an effort…
10:21 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ed Joyce has announced his retirement from all forms of professional cricket less than a fortnight after taking part in Ireland’s inaugural Test. At 39, he will draw pride from the fact that he hung on just long enough to relish his part in history, but now it is contributing to Ireland’s future that is at the forefront of his mind. Joyce will assume a…