Lunch Sri Lanka 237 for 4 (Mathews 53*, Roshen Silva 19*) & 338 lead South Africa 124 by 451 runs Angelo Mathews chops through point © AFP With the Test match headed only one way, Sri Lanka took the opportunity to stretch their lead and grind South Africa down before putting them in to bat a second time. South Africa will chase over 450, a target never successfully chased in…
12:52 AM ET Sidharth Monga Santosh Rangnekar is the CFO of the BCCI. He is also known for alleging to the Supreme Court that BCCI treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry had issued him death threats. In March this year, Rangnekar received a “roll of honour” from “CFO 100 Forum”, which recognises top 100 finance professionals in India. The BCCI’s PR company, Adfactors, sent out a press release on a letter written under…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters’ Network Essex 170 for 8 (Lawrence 49, Wood 3-27) tied with Hampshire 170 for 5 (Northeast 73*)Scorecard Ravi Bopara was run out from the last ball and the Vitality Blast match at Chelmsford ended in a tie. Needing two runs to win, Bopara failed to beat Colin Munro’s throw from square leg, though umpire Jeffrey Evans had to go to the TV umpire to confirm…
1:40 PM ET Annesha Ghosh The recruitment of Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana to the Kia Super League (KSL) is an “endorsement” of the pair’s impressive T20 calibre. That is the verdict of former Australia vice-captain Alex Blackwell, who will be debuting in a coaching role in the third edition of the English T20 tournament. Harmanpreet, India’s T20I captain, and her deputy Mandhana will represent Lancashire Thunder and Western Storm…
12:59 PM ET The ECB has considered introducing 10-over cricket to the English domestic game, after it emerged that talks have taken place between high-level ECB officials and the owner of the inaugural T10 league in the UAE. ESPNcricinfo understands that a meeting took place recently between Tom Harrison, the ECB chief executive, and Shaji Ul Mulk, the founder of the T10 league, at which the possibility of bringing the…
11:06 AM ET Before this series, South Africa’s lowest total in Sri Lanka had been 169. On this tour, they have now crashed to 126, 73 and 124 – a grand total of 323 runs, in a series in which opposition opener Dimuth Karuanaratne, by himself, has made 330 (and counting). Staring at a 2-0 whitewash two days into the second Test, South Africa are still at a loss as…
‘If I didn’t love cricket, I would’ve already retired’ – Warner (1:30) At his Darwin Strike League match, David Warner spoke candidly about his future after the ball tampering incident (1:30) 10:17 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Top-level international cricket may be hard to come by for David Warner in the lead-up to the 2019 World Cup, but he is confident he can stake a claim for a place in Australia’s…
9:39 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff England’s women completed a successful international summer last week, adding a comfortable series win against New Zealand to their earlier victories over South Africa in the ODIs and both teams in the inaugural T20 triangular series. And now attention turns to the domestic front, with the return of an expanded Kia Super League – a competition whose future may be in some doubt as the…
3:00 AM ET Big Picture ODIs haven’t been much on the menu for Bangladesh and West Indies off late, as the impending series is only their second assignment in the format in 2018. The hosts’ successful qualification into next year’s World Cup means that their summit climb starts here at home, against a Bangladesh side that is eager to find a footing after the terrible Test series. The visitors have…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The third edition of the Kia Super League begins on Sunday, with all six teams in action. In an expanded competition, the sides will all play each other twice, with the top three qualifying for Finals Day at Hove on August 27. Here we run the rule over those involved Western Storm Coach: Trevor GriffinCaptain: Heather KnightOverseas: Stafanie Taylor (WI), Smriti Mandhana (Ind), Rachel Priest…