11:55 AM ET Sreshth Shah in Alur Ankit Bawne had a bittersweet end to his innings during the first day of the second unofficial Test against South Africa A in Alur. Batting on 80, and looking set for a big innings, Bawne was stumped in the 74th over trying to use his feet and slog offspinner Dane Piedt out of the ground for the second time in as many overs….
11:11 AM ET Faf du Plessis, South Africa’s all-format captain, could miss the team’s next assignment – three ODIs and three T20Is against Zimbabwe with the first ODI starting on September 30 – as he recovers from a second shoulder injury in less than a year. Du Plessis, who had surgery on his right shoulder late 2017, has been ruled out of the rest of the ongoing tour in Sri…
3:00 AM ET India A 322 for 4 (Vihari 138*, Bawne 80) v South Africa A Hanuma Vihari drives the ball square PTI After two sessions of domination by either side – first by South Africa A in the morning and then by India A in the afternoon – the hosts, led by Hanuma Vihari‘s unbeaten 138 and a half-century from Ankit Bawne, moved into a commanding position. The duo’s 177-run…
8:57 AM ET George Dobell Ben Stokes has been accused of lying to a jury, having an anger management problem and failing to take responsibility for his actions on the fifth day of his trial in Bristol. Stokes, who is standing trial for affray alongside Ryan Ali, was also accused of exaggerating the extent of an argument he witnessed “in an attempt to justify your own violent behaviour”. Under cross-examination…
3:49 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Virat Kohli is the best batsmen in the world. So says former Australia captain Steve Waugh, but he also believes India’s premier batsman will have a point to prove when he tours Australia in November 2018. “He’ll be putting a bit of pressure on himself, this [a win] will be the feather in the cap if he can pull this off,” Waugh told the Cricket…
3:00 AM ET Guyana Amazon Warriors 148 for 4 (Hetmyer 79*, Green 25*, Lamichhane 2-12) beat St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 146 for 5 (Gayle 86, Paul 2-16) by six wickets Shimron Hetmyer (left) turned the match Guyana’s way when he punished Alzarri Joseph for 20 runs off three legal balls to start the fifth over of the chase Randy Brooks – CPL T20 / Getty Guyana Amazon Warriors avenged a…
Aaron Lilley raced to a T20 career best © Getty Images Lancashire 185 for 4(Brown 51, Lilley 47) beat Yorkshire 181 for 9 by six wicketsScorecard Yorkshire’s coach Andrew Gale chose the build-up to the Roses T20 at Headingley to say that “all the criticism does is drive me to get out of bed every day.” It could only be assumed therefore that on returning home his alarm would be…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Birmingham 156 for 4 (Bell 54, de Grandhomme 49*) beat Nottinghamshire 152 for 8 (Hannon-Dalby 3-30) by six wicketsScorecard Notts Outlaws’ hold on the Vitality Blast trophy hangs by a thread after a six-wicket defeat to Birmingham Bears at Edgbaston. The holders were handed their sixth defeat of the North Group campaign by a Bears team which remains in the qualification race thanks to…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Gloucestershire 242 for 4 (Cockbain 123, Klinger 44) beat Middlesex 172 for 6 (Eskinazi 51, Noema-Barnett 3-18) by 70 runsScorecard Ian Cockbain hit his maiden T20 century and the second highest score ever by a Gloucestershire batsman in the competition as Middlesex were put to the sword in a one-sided Vitality Blast game at Bristol. Cockbain smashed 123 off 61 balls, including 96 in…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Sussex 159 for 2 (Wright 55, Evans 48*) v Surrey – Match abandonedScorecard Bad weather, and ultimately a threat of lightning in late evening, meant that both Surrey and Sussex had to be content with a No Result point in the Vitality Blast south group game at the Kia Oval. Sussex did manage to score an impressive 159 for 2 from 13 overs, in…