England’s Freya Davies celebrates after dismissing Umesha Thimashini of Sri Lanka 3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Another strong performance by England’s bowlers carried their side to a resounding victory in the first women’s T20I against Sri Lanka in Colombo. Just as they had in Katunayake to set themselves up for a 3-0 sweep of the ODI series on Thursday, England’s bowling attack, this time led by Linsey Smith‘s 3 for…
© Pakistan Cricket Board Toss Pakistan chose to bat v Australia Pakistan elected to bat after winning the toss in Sharjah for the second match in a row. Two days after they had set Australia a target of 281, which the latter chased down comfortably, Shoaib Malik decided to have another go at it on a very similar pitch. Malik said he believed Pakistan could aim for a higher total…
Better if I think lesser about the World Cup – Dinesh Karthik (2:29) Kolkata Knight Riders captain also talks about the team’s plans this season (2:29) 3:00 AM ET Kolkata Knight Riders chose to field v Sunrisers Hyderabad David Warner was back. Kane Williamson was injured. Bhvuneshwar Kumar was captaining Sunrisers Hyderabad, only his second official match as a captain. The toss, though, was won by home captain Dinesh Karthik,…
A joyous MS Dhoni shakes hands with a downcast Virat Kohli © BCCI MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli expressed dissatisfaction with the MA Chidambaram Stadium pitch on which defending champions and hosts Chennai Super Kings won the IPL 2019 opener in a low-scoring contest. Despite the seven-wicket win, Dhoni said the pitch was “too slow” while Kohli said he did not enjoy what was a “scrappy start” to the IPL…
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Lasith Malinga was on fire in his comeback match © ISHARA S. KODIKARA/AFP/Getty Images Sri Lanka limited-overs captain Lasith Malinga has announced his decision to retire from the game after next year’s T20 World Cup in Australia. The 35-year-old fast bowler, who made the announcement following Sri Lanka’s 16-run loss against South Africa in the second T20I, also said there was a chance he would quit ODIs after the World…
3:00 AM ET Big Picture The return of David Warner to the IPL. The battle between the two best bowling attacks in the league. The one-man big-bash that is Andre Russel. The yet-to-be-deciphered genius of Rashid Khan. Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderabad isn’t so much a match as a buffet of cricketing goodness. (Come on, dig in!) In the news Technically, he’s not been in the news as much,…
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Niroshan Dickwella plays a scoop © Associated Press Big Picture And so to the Bullring for the last international of the South African summer. Aside from the surprise Test defeat to Sri Lanka, the hosts have enjoyed great success this season, winning every series. This one is also in the bag, after David Miller and Imran Tahir aced the Super Over at Newlands and Isuru Udana’s one-man show went unsupported…
5:05 AM ET Sreshth Shah in Kolkata Despite David Warner‘s availability for Sunrisers Hyderabad this season, the former IPL-winning captain will not lead the franchise in 2019. Kane Williamson – who led Sunrisers to the runner-up position last year – will continue to captain the side even though there are question marks on his fitness after he sustained a shoulder injury last week during New Zealand’s Test series against Bangladesh….