3:00 AM ET Toss Australia chose to bat v Pakistan D’Arcy Short pulls through the leg side Getty Images Australia have won the toss and opted to bat first. Aaron Finch, who had chosen to field every time he won the toss the tournament so far, elected to set a target on a hard, flat surface that suggests a high-scoring final beckons. Australia made only one change from the side that…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff India A 133 (Vihari 37, Lewis 4-35, Holder 4-57) and 609 for 6 (Shaw 188, Samarth 137, Lewis 4-130) drew with West Indies A 383 (Ambris 128, Brooks 91, Rajpoot 4-76) and 245 for 7 (Blackwood 61, Saini 2-41) Karun Nair prepares to sweep Associated Press India A turned a 250-run deficit into a 359-run lead to give West Indies A a scare in the four-day…
1:02 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Alex Hales turned from scapegoat to saviour in the space of 72 hours, as England bounced back from an ignominious batting collapse at Old Trafford to square the T20I series with a hard-fought five-wicket victory at Cardiff. And no-one fought harder than Hales himself, as he clubbed England over the line with 58 not out from 41 balls to atone for his momentum-squandering knock of…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff England Women 290 for 5 (Jones 63, Knight 63) beat New Zealand Women 148 (Sciver 3-18, Marsh 3-24) by 142 runsScorecard Heather Knight plays the reverse sweep Getty Images Amid cheers for England’s two goals that went in against Sweden, England’s women took the opening one-day international against New Zealand with a commanding 142-run victory at Headingley. A brace of 63s from Amy Jones and Heather…
11:17 AM ET Saurabh Somani The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) has challenged the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) directive, which prevents outstation players from participating in T20 leagues, saying it exhibits “a complete and utter disregard” for the interests of players, depriving them of the opportunity to “earn a living” and “showcase their talents to the world”. The state association further accused the CoA of arbitrariness and malice…
3:00 AM ET South Africa XI 17 for 1 trail Sri Lanka Board XI 287 (Mathews 92, Kaushal Silva 76; Shamsi 5-45) by 270 runs Dale Steyn had a long workout under the Colombo sun AFP Left-arm wristspinner Tabraiz Shamsi made a strong claim to a place in the South Africa’s XI for the first Test by taking 5 for 45 in the first day of the warm-up encounter against the…
3:00 AM ET Big Picture If there wasn’t enough crunch sporting action involving England this weekend, now there is more. This T20 series has a decider after Alex Hales levelled things up at 1-1 by keeping calm in Cardiff as the chase became a little dicey. Both teams are well set up for chasing, so that is likely to be the favoured route in Bristol. England learnt from most of…
7:25 AM ET Liam Brickhill in Harare With one match to go before a well-earned break, Australia captain Aaron Finch is hoping his team will cap a hard month on the road with a victory. “Hopefully leading into this final, we’re saving our best for last and then the boys will get a little break,” Finch said. Australia have packed 10 days of cricket into the last three weeks, and…
3:00 AM ET Big Picture Two highly unpredictable sides, both having won a match by a vast margin against the other in the space of the past week. Pakistan and Australia have seen the quality of their play veer from one extreme to another during the Twenty20 triangular series in Zimbabwe, paving the way for a final that is brimful of possibilities. Loudly criticised by their captain Sarfraz Ahmed earlier…
4:01 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Welcome to our live blog for the first women’s ODI between England and New Zealand at Headingley We will be bringing you updates, stats and colour from the day, as England look to build on their tri-series win last week. Source: ESPN Crickinfo