3:00 AM ET Northern Warriors sealed T10 League glory in Sharjah on Sunday night, thanks to a 22-run win over Pakhtoons. The Warriors had Rovman Powell (61*) and Andre Russell (38) to thank with the bat while Chris Green (2-11) and Hardus Viljoen (2-24) starred with the ball to deny Shahid Afridi, his thousands of fans, and the Pakhtoons a first T10 title. A public holiday celebrating the UAE’s 47th…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Reeza Hendricks smashed his second consecutive T20 century to set the foundation for Jozi Stars’ bonus-point victory that took them to No. 3 in the league standings. Their 81-run win over Nelson Mandela Bay Giants was the biggest margin of victory in terms of runs this season. The result manifested itself because of a sorry batting show from the Giants, who were bowled out for…
Ross Taylor sets off for a run © Getty Images Big picture After everything that could go wrong, went wrong for Pakistan in Abu Dhabi, everything that could work, worked like a charm for them in Dubai. In many ways the hosts have stayed true to their reputation of blowing hot and cold, epitomised by the dramatic batting collapse in the first Test and an equally compelling win, orchestrated by…
3:00 AM ET Paarl Rocks 158 for 1 (Du Plessis 76*, Markram 48) beat Durban Heat 154 for 6 (Zondo 38*, Shamsi 2-20) by nine wickets Left-arm wristspinner Tabraiz Shamsi‘s twin strikes and his captain Faf du Plessis’ well-modulated 76 not out off 48 balls fashioned a crucial win for Paarl Rocks and kept Durban Heat at the bottom of the points table. The game boiled down to the final…
7:59 AM ET Mohammad Isam in Dhaka West Indies’ batsmen weren’t “fully there mentally” on their tour of Bangladesh, according to their captain Kraigg Brathwaite. This, he said, was particularly the case on the second evening in Dhaka, when, in reply to Bangladesh’s first-innings total of 508, they slipped to 29 for 5. It was the first time in Test cricket that each of a side’s top five batsmen –…
Bangladesh’s players successfully appeal for an lbw against Sunil Ambris © AFP Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan called his side’s victory over West Indies in the second Test in Mirpur – capped by enforcing the follow-on and winning by an innings for the first time – a special achievement. The win helped the hosts seal a 2-0 series victory. What made it special was how Bangladesh turned their fortunes around…
© CWI Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal have returned to Bangladesh’s ODI side for the three-match series against West Indies, which starts from December 9. Both players had missed Bangladesh’s previous ODI series, against Zimbabwe in October, due to fitness issues. Shakib made his return from a finger injury by leading the Test side to a 2-0 win over West Indies. Tamim, who suffered multiple injuries, has taken longer….
2:48 AM ET Wasim Khan has emerged as a strong candidate for the new role of Managing Director of the PCB. Wasim, currently chief executive at Leicestershire County Cricket Club, was invited to consider the position by PCB chairman, Ehsan Mani. He is understood to have made a very favourable impression during interviews in recent days with a possibility that he could be confirmed in the role by the end…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff India A 38 for 1 (Samarth 27*, Bracewell 1-17) and 323 trail New Zealand A 398 (Fletcher 103, Seifert 86, Bracewell 55, Jamieson 53, Gowtham 6-139) by 37 runs Cam Fletcher pulls towards square-leg ICC/Getty Cam Fletcher‘s second first-class century, and fifties from Doug Bracewell and Kyle Jamieson, put New Zealand A ahead on the third day of the third unofficial Test against India A, counterbalancing…
1:06 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Left-arm pacer Shaheen Afridi is set to make his Test debut in the third Test against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi. A shoulder injury to Mohammad Abbas in the second Test in Dubai has opened up a place for Shaheen in the deciding Test of the series, which starts from Monday. Following impressive performances since his international debut, Shaheen was named in the 15-man Test…