Hasan, Imam win it for Zalmi despite no-ball controversy

February 24, 2019

Hasan Ali is pumped up after a wicket © PSL Peshawar Zalmi 146 for 5 (Imam 52, Malan 38, Junaid 2-27) beat Multan Sultans 145 (Charles 53, Hasan 4-17) by five wickets How the game unfolded A trio of Hasan Ali four-fors has now led to a trio of wins for Peshawar Zalmi as the fast bowler produced another incisive spell before Imam-Ul-Haq’s half-century set up a five-wicket win over…

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Australia bowl, Mayank Markande makes international debut

3:00 AM ET Toss Australia chose to bowl v India Aaron Finch, the Australia captain, has chosen to bowl first in the first T20I in Visakhapatnam. India captain Virat Kohli said he would have liked to bowl as well, but felt there wouldn’t be too much dew later on to complicate defending a total. With plenty of cracks visible on the surface, there could be some help for the spinners…

February 24, 2019
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Iyer, Kishan wallop centuries again in big wins

7:12 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Shreyas Iyer’s 55-ball century Shreyas Iyer continued his rich vein of form, smashing his second hundred in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2018-19. Iyer now has scores of 147, 46 and 103* in the tournament to be the highest run-getter so far. Iyer’s innings meant Mumbai beat Madhya Pradesh by eight wickets, getting to 145 for 2 in just 16 overs after being 7 for…

February 24, 2019
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Fit-again Lungi Ngidi back in South Africa's ODI squad, Hashim Amla left out

6:58 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Fast bowler Lungi Ngidi, who has proven his fitness in the Momentum One-Day Cup after recovering from a knee injury sustained last year, has been recalled to South Africa’s squad for the first three ODIs against Sri Lanka. Anrich Nortje, who had hurt his ankle in the inaugural Mzansi Super League (MSL) last year, has also recovered to earn his maiden call-up to the South…

February 24, 2019
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Mithali Raj calls for age-group World Cups to improve depth in women's game

February 24, 2019

Mithali Raj during a training session © Annesha Ghosh/ESPNcricinfo Mithali Raj has called for age-group world tournaments in women’s cricket, which would raise the profile of the sport and help develop cricketers. India’s ODI captain said that an age-group World Cup would act as a bridge between domestic and international cricket. “It will be important because every country is looking forward to getting more girls to play the sport,” Raj…

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Prolific Wade and debutant Wakim grind down South Australia

3:00 AM ET Alex Malcolm Tasmania 3 for 238 (Wakim 79, Wade 77) trail South Australia 257 by 19 runs Matthew Wade made yet another half-century to help put Tasmania in complete control of the clash with South Australia at Adelaide Oval. Wade, batting at No.4 for the first time this season, posted 77 and was part of a 134-run partnership with debutant Charlie Wakim that ground the Redbacks down…

February 24, 2019
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Kurtis Patterson beds in after Cameron Bancroft carries bat with hundred

3:00 AM ET Alex Malcolm Western Australia 5 for 183 (Bancroft 73*, Whiteman 66) v New South Wales Cameron Bancroft made a statement with a patient unbeaten 73 to hold Western Australia’s first innings together against New South Wales on a rain-shortened day at Bankstown Oval in Sydney. In his first first-class match since infamous Cape Town Test, Bancroft faced 235 balls and struck just four boundaries and a six…

February 24, 2019
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Rough decision cuts Marcus Harris short on 95

Feb 22, 2019 Alex Malcolm Queensland 4 for 308 (Hemphrey 87*, Burns 60, Labuschagne 59) v Victoria Queensland batsman Charlie Hemphrey upstaged a handful of Ashes aspirants with an unbeaten 87 to put the Bulls in control on day one against Victoria at the Junction Oval. Hemphrey was one of the three Queensland batsmen to pass fifty, along with Test incumbents Joe Burns and Marnus Labuschagne, but he was the…

February 24, 2019
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Perry's maiden ton and Jonassen's five secures series for Australia

February 24, 2019

Ellyse Perry reached her maiden ODI century © Getty Images Australia Women 7 for 247 (Perry 107*, Healy 46, Mooney 42, Kerr 3-30) beat New Zealand 152 (Devine 47, Jonassen 5-27) by 95 runs Australia maintained more than two decades of dominance in their Rose Bowl encounters with New Zealand as Ellyse Perry and Jess Jonassen led the hosts to a blistering 95-run victory at Karen Rolton Oval that sealed…

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