8:53 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Nottinghamshire captain Steven Mullaney has been drafted into the England Lions squad for the limited-overs leg of their tour of India. He replaces Tom Moores, the Notts wicketkeeper, who has suffered a leg injury that will keep him out for two-to-three weeks. Mullaney, 32, made his Lions debut last year, during a tri-series involving India A and West Indies A. The allrounder has developed into…
3:00 AM ET The Report by Sam Perry Sydney Sixers 7 for 177 (Vince 75, Silk 41, Lalor 5-26) beat Brisbane Heat (Cutting 28, Curran 3-16) by 79 runs James Vince brought up his half-century off 36 balls Getty Images The Sixers easily deposed of the Heat in Sydney tonight, led by a sizzling James Vince innings and a tame Heat reply. The Englishman made 75 from 45 deliveries, enabling the…
4:54 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The family of Jacob Martin, Baroda’s Ranji Trophy winning former captain, has appealed to the cricketing community to help raise funds for his treatment as he continues to remain on life support in a Vadodara hospital. Martin met with a road accident on December 28 and is reportedly on ventilator following injuries to his lungs and liver. The BCCI has already stepped in to sanction…
2:30 AM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Sri Lanka seamer Nuwan Pradeep has been ruled out of the series against Australia, after scans revealed he had sustained a grade-one strain in his left hamstring. He is also doubtful for the South Africa Test series that follows close on the heels of the Australia tour. Pradeep had picked up the injury on day one of Sri Lanka’s warm-up match against a Cricket…
11:44 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Frances Mackay returns to the New Zealand women’s T20I squad five years after she last featured in an international. The selectors have also included uncapped Caitlin Gurrey and Rosemary Mair in their 13-member squad for the three-match series against India starting February 6. Mackay and Gurrey were selected following their chart-topping show at the 2018-19 Super Smash. Allrounder Mackay struck two centuries and a 97…
11:17 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff CK Khanna, BCCI’s acting president, doesn’t want the careers of KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya to be “kept in a limbo” and has urged the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) to lift their suspension until the court issues a directive. “I suggest that pending inquiry we reinstate both the cricketers in the Indian squad immediately and allow them to join the team in New…
Trevor Bayliss and Eoin Morgan © Getty Images Trevor Bayliss has hinted he would recommend splitting the England coaching job in the future. Bayliss’ contract as head coach expires at the end of September and he has made it clear he has no intention of seeking an extension. Instead, he is likely to pursue a future as a freelance coach on short-term deals offered by competitions such as the Big…
James Anderson struck early © Getty Images England coach Trevor Bayliss hopes the use of a specially designed Dukes ball “plays into our hands” in the Test series against West Indies. The ball, adapted to cope with abrasive Caribbean surfaces, appears to stay hard and swing for longer. England had their first look at it during the warm-up games at the 3Ws Oval and enjoyed it to the extent that…
3:00 AM ET Chittagong Vikings 214 for 4 (Yasir 54, Mushfiqur 52) beat Khulna Titans 188 for 8 (Mahmudullah 50, Jayed 3-33) by 26 runs How the game played out Chittagong Vikings thumped Khulna Titans by 26 runs after fast fifties from Yasir Ali and Mushfiqur Rahim and a blistering finish with the bat. Their 214-4 is the second highest total in the tournament, to which the Titans replied with…
8:39 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Rishabh Pant will feature in the fourth and fifth matches of India A’s one-day series against England Lions on January 29 and 31 in Thiruvananthapuram. The series will also give Ajinkya Rahane, who has been out of favour in ODIs of late, a chance to push his case for World Cup selection. Rahane will captain India A in the first three one-dayers on January 23,…