9:05 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Taskin Ahmed has been ruled out from the Bangladesh squad for the three-match ODI series against New Zealand next week. The fast bowler suffered a left ankle injury while attempting a catch near the boundary during Sylhet Sixers’ BPL game against Chittagong Vikings on Friday. “We can tell the extent of his injury after we get the MRI report but he is out of the…
Neesham, Santner dismissals ‘on the unfortunate side’ – Williamson (4:55) The New Zealand captain also said it was ‘frustrating’ to learn he had been wrong to advise Ross Taylor not to review the lbw decision that ended his innings (4:55) 8:19 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff New Zealand captain Kane Williamson put the 4-1 series result down to the way India’s bowlers bowled throughout the series and the way the visitors…
Imad Wasim is congratulated after breaking the opening stand © AFP Toss Pakistan opted to bowl v South Africa On an overcast day at the Wanderers, Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik opted to bowl for the second consecutive game. Malik called the weather “the main element” and decided to put South Africa in with rain expected later on. On a dry pitch with little grass on, that allows the visitors a…
7:34 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff When he made his India debut, Kedar Jadhav was 29 and had considerable domestic experience: 162 matches across first-class, List A and T20 cricket. In those 162 matches, however, he had only bowled 17 times, taking all of eight wickets. The second string he was known for then, in fact, was his occasional wicketkeeping in the IPL. Somehow, in his time with the India team,…
Sune Luus imparts some revolutions on a delivery © ICC/Getty South Africa 107 for 8 (van Niekerk 33, de Klerk 15*, Siriwardene 2-12) beat Sri Lanka 105 all out (Siriwardene 38, Luus 5-14) by two wickets South Africa sealed the T20I series against Sri Lanka with a tight two-wicket win at the Wanderers in Johannesburg. Sune Luus‘ 5 for 14 helped to bowl Sri Lanka out for 105 but South…
3:00 AM ET Sam Perry in Adelaide Brisbane Heat 4 for 180 (Renshaw 90*, McCullum 51, Siddle 2-39) beat Adelaide Strikers 8 for 176 (Wells 30, Lalor 3-25) by six wickets An extraordinary display of power and precision from Matt Renshaw saw Brisbane Heat defeat Adelaide Strikers in Adelaide on Sunday, the visitors chasing down a competitive 177-run target with eight balls to spare. After a horrific start, which saw…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Pakistan women 150 for 6 (Nida Dar 53, Ramharack 2-20) beat West Indies women 138 for 8 (Dottin 46, Anam Amin 3-34, Sana Mir 2-21) by 12 runs Sana Mir became the first Asian cricketer to appear in 100 women’s T20Is, and played her part with the ball with two strikes, but Nida Dar and Anam Amin cornered the limelight with sterling performances as Pakistan…
© AFP/Getty Images Kusal Perera will likely bat in the fourth innings at Manuka Oval, despite being forced from the field after suffering a blow to the helmet, as Sri Lanka try to salvage a positive finish and some much needed confidence ahead of their next series in South Africa. Sri Lanka’s fast-bowling coach, Rumesh Ratnayake, was confident Kusal would be cleared to bat, after the batsman was hit on…
Usman Khawaja’s emotions came out when he reached three figures © Getty Images Having finally broken through for a century, Australia’s No. 3 batsman Usman Khawaja has revealed the extent of his mental anguish in a summer where his brother was twice arrested by New South Wales police on charges relating to allegations that he framed a co-worker in a fake terrorism plot. Back in October, Khawaja seemed set to…
3:00 AM ET Saurabh Somani in Nagpur Lunch Vidarbha 67 for 3 (Unadkat 2-16) v Saurashtra Saurashtra made significant inroads into Vidarbha’s top order with captain Jaydev Unadkat leading the way, as the defending champions went to lunch on the first day of the Ranji Trophy final at a shaky 67 for 3. Unadkat had given Saurashtra the first breakthrough by removing R Sanjay, snaffled smartly by Arpit Vasavada at…