3:00 AM ET Rangpur Riders 189 for 2 (De Villiers 100*, Hales 85*, Russell 2-30) beat Dhaka Dynamites 186 for 6 (Talukdar 52, Pollard 37*, Reza 2-32) by eight wickets How the game played out Rangpur Riders runaway train whistled past Dhaka Dynamites at breakneck speed in a thumping eight-wicket win with 10 balls to spare. AB de Villiers and Alex Hales were joint conductors during a rollicking 184-run partnership,…
11:36 AM ET Saurabh Somani Close Saurabh Somani is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo Players and coaches involved in the sometimes contentious Ranji Trophy 2018-19 semi-final between Karnataka and Saurashtra have indicated that they would welcome the use of technology to aid umpires in domestic cricket too, especially in knockout matches. “Definitely, if they can use DRS then nothing like it. We will have a fair game,” Yere Goud, the…
Taylor on how to tackle Kuldeep and Chahal (4:17) The New Zealand batsman also talks about the team’s series loss to India and how they are playing for pride now (4:17) 10:19 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor put his team’s series defeat at the hands of India down to the immense quality of their opposition. Even with India’s world-beating potential, New Zealand’s manner of capitulation has…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Nepal 255 for 6 (Khadka 115, Haider 2-50) beat UAE (Anwar 87, Boota 59, Khadka 2-44) by four wickets Paras Khadka struck both his and Nepal’s maiden ODI century as he led the team to a memorable four-wicket victory over UAE in Dubai. His 115 off only 109 deliveries was key to overhauling a target of 255 with four wickets and 32 balls to spare….
Chris Tremain was irresistible, bowling his four overs on the trot to take 3 for 9 3:00 AM ET Melbourne Renegades 5 for 157 (Harvey 38, Kelly 2-30) beat Perth Scorchers 79 (Hobson 19, Christian 4-20, Tremain 3-9) by 78 runs An inspired Melbourne Renegades attack crashed through an abysmal Perth Scorchers batting order to easily defend 5 for 157 and strengthen their bid for a finals berth . After…
3:00 AM ET Comilla Victorians 237 for 5 (Lewis 109*, Mahmudullah 2-32) beat Khulna Titans 157 (Taylor 50, Wahab 3-14, Afridi 3-27) by 80 runs How the game played out On the back of Evin Lewis‘ brilliant century and Shahid Afridi‘s disciplined bowling, Comilla Victorians marched to the top of the table with an 80-run win over bottom-placed Khulna Titans. Lewis smashed 10 sixes and five fours as he spared…
7:37 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff India keep racking up ODI trophies – they’ll collect their tenth in the last 11 series – but through it all there has remained one major area of concern: the No. 4 spot. Nine men have been tried since the end of the Champions Trophy in June 2017 with Ambati Rayudu the incumbent, having scored 341 runs in nine innings at an average of 56…
Jimmy Neesham has recovered from a hamstring injury © Getty Images With the five-match ODI series against India already lost after three games, James Neesham and Todd Astle have been brought back into the New Zealand fold, and will be available for selection for the fourth and fifth games in Hamilton (January 31) and Wellington (February 3). Neesham replaced fellow fast-bowling allrounder Doug Bracewell, while Astle came in as the…
© Getty Images Sri Lanka’s fast-bowling reserves on the Australia tour have been dealt another blow with Dushmantha Chameera being ruled out of the second Test due to an injury to his left ankle. Chameera, who suffered the injury during the first Test in Brisbane, will return home along with fast bowler Lahiru Kumara, who had recently been ruled out of the second Test and the South Africa tour due…
5:03 AM ET When Prerak Mankad drove Ronit More through mid-off and sealed Saurashtra’s place in the Ranji Trophy final, the Saurashtra dressing room broke into a victory chant. “Kagiso!” yelled a hoarse voice. “Rabada!” the others chorused. This happened some five times. It was an odd moment to celebrate the South Africa fast bowler. “No logic of course, it doesn’t make sense at all,” said Jaydev Unadkat, Saurashtra’s captain,…