7:26 AM ET Umar Farooq in Karachi Peshawar Zalmi might have finished at the top of the points table after the group stage but they are yet to taste victory against Quetta Gladiators in three meetings this season. Zalmi’s captain Darren Sammy has said there is no better time for the team to to set the record straight than in the final of PSL 2019. “I would like to be…
3:00 AM ET Sri Lanka chose to bat v South Africa Sri Lanka have won the toss and chosen to bat first as they attempt to break their ODI duck in 2019, in the last one-dayer they have scheduled before the World Cup. South Africa, leading the series 4-0, have made four changes to the side that eased to victory on Wednesday. Instead of the misfiring Reeza Hendricks, they have…
6:52 AM ET “Could you sleep last night?” “Nope. I was up for most of the night.” This is a text exchange with one of the Bangladesh coaching staff. Like most people in Christchurch, Friday night was tough on the Bangladesh contingent who spent a sleepless night. As many Muslim residents enquired about known faces in their community, the Bangladesh players stayed together, chatted most of the night and were…
3:08 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Following Australia’s stunning 3-2 win in the ODI series in India, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting feels Steven Smith and David Warner now have to show that they remain among the best players available by making a mark in the upcoming IPL. The banned duo have been briefly reunited with the Australia squad in the UAE before starting their respective IPL campaigns ahead of what…
© Peter Della Penna Canada have roped in Monty Desai as their new head coach for the upcoming World Cricket League Division 2 Qualifiers. Desai has had coaching experience with Afghanistan, Nepal, and IPL teams Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Lions, apart from other regional squads in India and Canada. He has over 12 years of experience at the national and international levels. Most recently he was the Andhra coach in…
Rahmat Shah produces another half-century for Afghanistan © Peter Della Penna Lunch Afghanistan 157 for 2 (Shah 59*, Shahidi 43*) trail Ireland 172 by 15 runs Rahmat Shah became the first Afghanistan batsman to make a Test fifty and was supported by Hashmatullah Shahidi as the overnight pair’s watchful stand extended to 89 runs at lunch on the second day. The stand brought them to within 16 runs from taking…
Play 00:24 Bangladesh team escape to Hagley Oval after shots fired at mosque David White, the CEO of New Zealand Cricket, has said “everything changes now” in terms of security around sports teams coming to the country in the wake of the terror attack in Christchurch which killed 49 people and saw the Bangladesh squad come very close to being caught up in the mosque shooting near Hagley Oval. The…
Rahkeem Cornwall was the Leeward Islands captain © CWI Media/Philip Spooner A bizarre declaration to lose a match by Leeward Islands, in an apparent attempt to deny their opposition Barbados the chance to build enough bonus points to overtake them in the WICB Regional Four-Day Tournament, has backfired with Barbados securing second place. Whatever calculations took place from Leeward Islands, who were captained by Rahkeem Cornwall, did not work as…
3:00 AM ET Peshawar Zalmi 214 for 5 (Kamran 74, Imam 58, Delport 2-24) beat Islamabad United 166 for 9 (Walton 48, Faheem 31, Hasan Ali 3-29) by 48 runs How the game played out It was a game that really mattered, as for things as trivial as cricket matches matter on a day like this go. Followed by an emotional minute of silence – impeccably observed – at the…
‘Life ban lifted feels like a lifeline for me’ – Sreesanth (2:01) India bowler reacts to his life ban being lifted by the Supreme Court (2:01) 1:49 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff In what has come as a relief to former India fast bowler Sreesanth, the Supreme Court has “set aside” the life ban imposed on him by the BCCI for his alleged role in the 2013 IPL corruption and spot-fixing…