Month: November 2018

2:00 AM ET Mohammad Isam in Sylhet Zimbabwe 282 and 91 for 2 (Masakadza 39*, Williams 16*) lead Bangladesh 143 (Ariful 41*, Chatara 3-19, Raza 3-35) by 230 runs Hamilton Masakadza restored parity with a half-century AFP Zimbabwe extended their lead to 230 runs after they reached 91 for 2 against Bangladesh in the first session of the third day. Hamilton Masakadza and Sean Williams were unbeaten on 39 and 16…

Mark Taylor and Michael Kasprowicz listen to tough findings for Cricket Australia  10:50 PM ET Former Australia captain Mark Taylor has resigned from his position as the Cricket Australia Board director as the bloodletting continues in the wake of the cultural reviews released last week. Taylor had been spoken about as a potential successor to David Peever, who was forced to quit last week, and said his decision had taken…

2:00 AM ET Danyal Rasool Pakistan chose to bat v New Zealand Usman Khan goes up in appeal AFP Pakistan have chosen to bat in the third T20I against New Zealand. With the series already wrapped up, Pakistan have rested Shaheen Afridi and Hasan Ali, in the process handing a debut to Waqas Maqsood on his 31st birthday. Usman Khan also came into the side with Pakistan looking to win their…

2:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Habib Bank Limited (Zohaib 68*, Ramiz 55, Arshad 2-48) beat Water and Power Development Authority (Butt 56*, Rafatullah 51, Amade 3-49) by 62 runs Umar Akmal plays a cut Getty Images An all-round batting effort by Habib Bank Limited (HBL) was enough to overpower Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) in the Quaid-e-Azam One-Day Cup final, with Umar Gul’s men clinching the trophy with a 62-run…

Toss India opted to bowl v West Indies Play 01:31 Dasgupta: T20Is will be the real competition India’s handed debuts to left-arm spin-bowling allrounder Krunal Pandya and left-arm quick Khaleel Ahmed in their first-ever T20I at home without MS Dhoni. For the record, they elected to bowl as stand-in captain Rohit Sharma was wary of the dew, saying “it had already started to come in.” India, who had already named…

8:14 AM ET Australia’s captain Aaron Finch has revealed he abandoned the new-ball skills of Mitchell Starc as an attempt to find a way out of their recent ODI losing streak – now 17 defeats in 19 matches following a six-wicket trouncing by South Africa in Perth. Defending an inadequate total of 152, there was widespread surprise when Australia opened up with Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Coulter-Nile rather than Starc,…

8:20 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff What did the Test stars do? Rain in southern India had a say as Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh shared a point in Dindigul. R Ashwin took a four-wicket haul, while it wasn’t a productive game for M Vijay, who was out for 19. In Rajkot, Cheteshwar Pujara made a half-century in a drawn game, with Saurashtra walking away with three points, but not before…

6:40 AM ET Liam Brickhill Former South Africa and Lions batsman Gulam Bodi has pleaded guilty to eight charges of corruption and begged for clemency in the Pretoria Commercial Crimes Court. On Friday, Bodi became the first South African sportsperson to be criminally convicted for match-fixing and is facing a potential 15-year sentence. Bodi is being charged under the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act of 2004, which makes…

5:23 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Shane Warne was unimpressed by the new buzzwords and catch phrases in Australian cricket, saying it was “verbal diarrhoea” and that “it makes you vomit,” as the administration and team attempt to recover from the fallout of the ball-tampering scandal at Newlands in March. “Can I cut to the chase here? They need to find the best captain, find who’s going to be the best…