5:49 AM ET Bangladesh are headed for New Zealand next month, but might not have the ideal preparation for the tour, according to their coach Steve Rhodes. Their top players currently engaged in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), which is being played in conditions vastly different from those they will encounter on their travels. The BPL will end on February 8, and Bangladesh’s warm-up game in Lincoln is slotted for…
Chris Lynn and match officials have a chat after a power blackout forced the BBL game to be abandoned 2:59 AM ET Sydney Thunder have lodged a formal protest against the “no result” handed down for their match with the Brisbane Heat at the Gabba on Thursday night after a major power outage and the lack of any backup electricity source led the umpires and the match referee to call…
2:50 AM ET AB de Villiers‘ arrival is not just a middle-order boost for Rangpur Riders, who are desperate for a win after two close losses, but also a sigh of relief for the entire league. The BPL is about to lose David Warner, the second of its marquee players to leave midway through the competition due to injury, after Steven Smith. But with de Villiers around for at least…
2:02 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff In a tricky chase, against a bowling attack that asked plenty of questions, the class of Manish Pandey and Karun Nair pulled Karnataka through for a six-wicket win on the fourth day of their quarter-final against Rajasthan in the Ranji Trophy 2018-19. Pandey, the captain, had joined Nair when Karnataka lost nightwatchman Ronit More in the fifth over of the day. Karnataka were 56 for…
11:44 PM ET Aaron Finch is having a season to forget and is now on a run of one half-century in 23 international innings across all formats. He has admitted he needs a break, but at the moment that won’t come until April after the away series against India and Pakistan. His ODI summer ended with a tally of 83 runs in six innings against South Africa and India and…
3:00 AM ET India won the toss and decided to bowl against Australia India have made three changes for the series decider against Australia at the MCG including handing a debut to allrounder Vijay Shankar. Kuldeep Yadav has been rested with legspinner Yuzvendra Chahal taking his place while Kedar Jadhav replaces Ambati Rayudu. Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bowl on an overcast day which had seen some…
Jonny Bairstow drives through the covers © Getty Images England XI 379 (Bairstow 98, Burns 68) v WI President’s XIScorecard Just under four years ago, Jonny Bairstow made an eye-catching 98 at the start of an England tour of the Caribbean to signal a new phase in his career. In that match, Bairstow unveiled his new, shoulder-high backlift; a technical change that helped improve his balance and bring his bat…
3:59 PM ET The ECB have announced a raft of new appointments to their executive team. Perhaps most notable is the addition of Tony Singh, who is currently Content and Business Development Director at BT, as their new Chief Commercial Officer in place of Sanjay Patel. He will oversee all revenue generation and key commercial relationships. Patel will now focus solely on his role as Managing Director of The ECB’s…
3:43 PM ET Jason Holder is set to join Northamptonshire as an overseas player for the early weeks of the 2019 season. Holder, the West Indies captain, is understood to have agreed a deal to represent the county in April ahead of West Indies’ trip to Ireland from May 1, as part of their World Cup preparations. That means he should be available for two Championship and five One-Day Cup…
A Mumbai age-group player has been banned for three years for “gross misconduct” towards a team-mate during an all-India tournament in December. The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) took the decision after a complaint was raised against the player by his team-mate on December 22. The ban will last till January 14, 2022, during which the player will not be allowed to participate in any cricket organised by the MCA, or…