3:00 AM ET India 252 (Rayudu 90, Pandya 45, Shankar 45, Henry 4-35, Boult 3-39) v New Zealand India wanted to see how their batting goes under pressure when they decided to bat despite knowledge there was early moisture in the Wellington surface to be exploited. What they found out was not all pretty as New Zealand reprised World Cup 2015 once again to reduce India to 18 for 4…
3:00 AM ET Lunch Sri Lanka 7 for 215 (Dilrwaun 10*) trail 5 for 534 by 319 runs Sri Lanka succumbed to both spin and fearsome short-pitched barrage from Australia’s quicks on the third morning, losing four wickets, while another batsman had to retire hurt. Breaching speeds of 150kph, Mitchell Starc delivered the most intimidating bowling of the series so far, dismissing both Dhananjaya de Silva and Dimuth Karunaratne in…
8:47 PM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando A day after Dimuth Karunaratne was stretchered off, Kusal Perera was also forced to retire hurt after sustaining a nasty blow to the side of the helmet in Canberra. Batting on 27 in the 53rd over, Kusal took his eyes off a Jhye Richardson bouncer, and essentially ducked into it – the ball hitting him flush on the side of the helmet, next to…
Dhoni’s gems for spinners (1:15) How the India wicketkeeper guides his bowlers from his vantage point and helps them get wickets (1:15) 3:00 AM ET India chose to bat v New Zealand India continued to put their batting in the spotlight by choosing to do the difficult thing after winning the toss. It doesn’t all have to do with the 92 all out in the previous game, but about putting…
5:47 PM ET Joe Root has warned his batsman that they must take personal responsibility for their failures in the Caribbean, after England collapsed in ignominious fashion once again in Antigua to hand West Indies a ten-wicket victory, and an unassailable 2-0 series lead, with two days to spare in the second Test. Root himself cannot be excused from such self-reflection, having made just 40 runs in four innings to…
1:18 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff India opener Smriti Mandhana has topped the ICC’s women’s ODI rankings for batsmen after scoring 196 runs in three ODIs against New Zealand women recently. Mandhana moved up three places and displaced Ellyse Perry from the top, who is now second, followed by her team-mate and captain Meg Lanning. New Zealand captain Amy Satterthwaite jumped up 10 spots to be ranked fourth, followed by India…
3:00 AM ET Innings West Indies 306 (Bravo 50, Brathwaite 49, Broad 3-53, Moeen 3-62) lead England 187 (Moeen 60, Bairstow 52, Roach 4-30) by 119 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details A tenacious half century from Darren Bravo has led West Indies to a 119-run first-innings lead against England on day three of the second Test in Antigua. Bravo withstood difficult batting conditions and some searching England bowling, particularly from…
8:56 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Batsman Imrul Kayes is among five new inclusions in BCB’s central contracts list for a period between 1st January to 31st December 2019. This, days after he had been ignored for the upcoming New Zealand tour. Seamer Khaled Ahmed and offspinner Nayeem Hasan, who have played one and two Tests respectively, have also been handed a central contract, while fellow offspinner Najmul Hossain Shanto has…
3:00 AM ET Big Picture Pakistan came into this series with an intimidating, record-breaking T20 pedigree – 11 consecutive successful chases, 11 series wins on the bounce. But that wasn’t enough to overcome South Africa’s dashing at the top of the order and dogged commitment (and variations) with the ball in the first match at Newlands. Indeed, with a bowling attack that included a left-arm quick in Beuran Hendricks, a…
8:28 AM ET George Dobell in Antigua Alzarri Joseph, the West Indies fast bowler, has announced that his mother, Sharon, has died ahead of play on the third day of the Test against England in Antigua. While there is no confirmation on Joseph’s involvement in the remainder of the Test, he was part of a team huddle ahead of play and then warmed up with his team-mates. Joseph is yet…