4:07 AM ET Liam Brickhill Allrounder Wiaan Mulder has been added to South Africa’s squad for the fifth and final ODI against Pakistan. Mulder picked up an Achilles tendon injury during South Africa’s limited overs series against Zimbabwe at the end of September and only completed his rehabilitation in the new year. He returned to action for his domestic franchise Lions in the 4-Day competition in January, striking a career-best…
Hobart Hurricanes v Brisbane Heat, BBL 2018-19, Hobart January 29, 2019 The Report by Shamya Dasgupta D’Arcy Short kept up his superb form © Getty Images Hobart Hurricanes 1 for 146 (Short 68*, Jewell 61*) beat Brisbane Heat 6 for 145 (Ross 62, Peirson 50, Faulkner 2-27, Moody 2-27, Archer 2-28) by nine wickets Early breakthroughs made the difference for Hobart Hurricanes as they kept Brisbane Heat to 145 for…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff India Women 166 for 2 (Mandhana 90*, Raj 63*) beat New Zealand Women 161 (Satterthwaite 71, Goswami 3-23) by eight wickets Smriti Mandhana was a thorn in New Zealand’s side again, this time with Mithali Raj for company, as she scored big for a second game in a row – she has passed 50 eight times in her last ten ODIs – to lead India…
2:37 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Alice Springs has been stripped of its Big Bash match between Adelaide Strikers and Perth Scorchers due to an unfit outfield. Traeger Park had been set to host the two team’s final match of the group stage but the contest will now take place at Adelaide Oval. Earlier this month the two WBBL matches that were due to be held at the venue – with…
Stoinis hasn’t played a red-ball game since December 10 © Getty Images No player epitomises Cricket Australia’s schedule jumble better than Marcus Stoinis. The 29-year-old allrounder has played 29 matches this summer, including two first-grade fixtures, for four different teams with seven different format changes. He has not played a red-ball fixture since December 10, with his last 11 matches being either domestic T20s or ODIs. Yet, he is on…
11:00 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff For the first time since the 2011 World Cup, India are not guaranteed to meet Pakistan in an ICC event. They have faced each other in five ICC tournaments since 2011, but cricket’s traditional rivalry will not be on show in the group stages of 2020 T20 World Cup in Australia. This is because Pakistan and India are No. 1 and No.2 respectively in the…
7:49 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Australia will begin the defence of their T20 World Cup title against India and also face Trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand in a tournament hoping to conclude with a record crowd for a women’s sporting event at the MCG on March 8, 2020. The current record for a women’s fixture in any sport is the 90,185 who attended the 1999 women’s football World Cup final between…
4:51 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Leicestershire have appointed Karen Rothery as the club’s new chief executive. Rothery, who will take the reins in April, succeeds Wasim Khan, who is leaving to take the job of PCB managing director. Rothery has held a variety of management roles in sport, serving as chief executive at British Universities College Sports and Surrey Sports Park at the University of Surrey, as well as commercial…
Play 01:47 Butcher: My mind is blown over England’s team selection Only weeks after he was named man of the series in Sri Lanka, Ben Foakes feels he could have no complaints if he was dropped for the Antigua Test, and accepts there is huge pressure on his position as England look to balance their side following a crushing defeat in the first Test. Certainly in Barbados, England looked as…
1:38 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Gary Wilson has been left out of the Ireland T20 squad for the Oman Quadrangular T20 tournament and the away bilateral series against Afghanistan, as he continues to recover from a medical condition. Wilson had been diagnosed in December last year with a condition that has affected his vision. And while he is expected to be on the road to recovery, the forthcoming tour is…