11:19 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The Caribbean Premier League 2018 will run from August 8 to September 16, with three of the 30 league games scheduled to be played in Florida. All three games in the USA will be hosted by Jamaica Tallawahs, as expected. The tournament kicks off and ends in Trinidad. Full scheduleAugust 8, Trinbago Knight Riders v St Lucia Stars, TrinidadAugust 9, Guyana Amazon Warriors v St…
3:00 AM ET Toss Bangladesh chose to bat v Afghanistan Soumya Sarkar misses a cut away from his body Associated Press Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat in bid to level the series in the second T20I against Afghanistan in Dehradun. While Afghanistan retained the team that thrashed Bangladesh in the series opener on Sunday, Bangladesh made two changes. They brought in allrounder Soumya Sarkar and left-arm quick Abu…
9:53 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Mohammad Hafeez will not face any penalty over his outburst in the media against the ICC’s process of reviewing suspect actions. The Pakistan allrounder was given the opportunity to clarify his comments to a three-member PCB disciplinary committee and he said: “”My intention was not to criticise ICC protocols nor did I mention any respected cricket board in my interview. The interview was all about…
9:03 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Twenty-two-year-old uncapped left-arm spinner Hamza Tahir and wicketkeeper-batsman Craig Wallace have been picked in Scotland’s squad for the two-match T20I series against Pakistan and the subsequent T20I tri-series, also involving Netherlands and Ireland. Tahir is the cousin of Majid Haq, who has played 75 internationals. His inclusion n place of offspinner Michael Jones is the only other change from the ODI squad. Preston Mommsen, who…
8:15 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Surrey have signed Australia batsman Nic Maddinson as their second overseas player for this year’s Vitality Blast. Maddinson will join up with the Surrey after the completion of Australia’s T20I tri-series in Zimbabwe in July. Maddinson, who last played for Australia in 2016, recently won a recall to the T20I squad, captained by Finch. Australia play one T20I in England, on June 27, and then…
7:57 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Usman Khawaja will join Glamorgan as cover for his fellow Australian, Shaun Marsh, who has been called up to the Australian squad for their One-Day series with England. Khawaja, initially signed as Glamorgan’s second overseas player in this year’s Vitality Blast, will arrive earlier than planned in Wales this week and will be available for Glamorgan’s next three Specsavers County Championship fixtures, starting with Warwickshire…
6:25 AM ET Bloemfontein-based franchise Knights have suffered a second loss in as many weeks, ahead of the 2018-19 summer. After former captain Theunis de Bruyn moved to Titans, the Knights have also had to say goodbye to middle-order batsman David Miller, who is rejoining the Durban-based Dolphins. Miller is originally from Durban and played his domestic cricket at Kingsmead until the 2016-17 season, when he left after Lance Klusener’s…
5:19 AM ET Former England wicketkeeper Steve Rhodes is set to become the Bangladesh head coach for all three formats later this week. His appointment will end the BCB’s search for a new coach that has lasted eight months following Chandika Hathurusingha’s resignation last October. ESPNcricinfo has learned that since the other candidates have not been called up for a face-to-face interview, Rhodes is BCB’s No. 1 choice. It is…
5:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Jake Ball, the Nottinghamshire seamer, has been recalled to England’s ODI squad for the Royal London series against Australia, as cover for all-rounder Chris Woakes. Woakes suffered a right quad strain during the latter stages of England’s victory over Pakistan in the second Test at Headingley last week, and will be unavailable for the first part of the series. He had been recalled to the…
3:21 AM ET Madushka Balasuriya All the members of Sri Lanka women’s selection committee have been reappointed, with new team manager Varuna Waragoda the only new face as selector-on-tour. Rasanjali Chandima Silva has been retained as chief selector, while Jayamini Indika and Thalika Gunaratne round out the committee. The new committee will be effective for one year, starting from May 16, 2018. Meanwhile, the move to appoint Waragoda, who had…