Month: March 2019

2:57 AM ET Steven Smith, David Warner and the Australian cricket team are going to be reunited for all of three days in the UAE later this week before the banned former players are whisked off to the IPL, where they will be engaged when the Newlands scandal suspensions expire on March 29. Sunrisers Hyderabad are expecting Warner, near full recovery following elbow surgery, to join the camp ahead of…

11:47 PM ET Neil Wagner’s sustained short-ball attack has dominated Bangladesh over the first two Tests of the series, with the tactic fetching the New Zealand quick 15 out of his 16 wickets so far. Batsman after batsman fell to Wagner’s short-ball persistence: Mahmudullah and Mohammad Mithun were dismissed by the bowler three times, while Liton Das, Mominul Haque and Mehidy Hasan each fell twice. Wagner’s short ball also claimed…

8:49 PM ET New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has a grade one tear to his left pectoral minor muscle, and as a result, is in doubt for the third Test against Bangladesh. An MRI scan on Tuesday morning confirmed the extent of injury which he suffered during fielding on the third morning of the second Test in Wellington. Williamson was seen to be struggling with the left shoulder while batting…

Mar 10, 2019 Bangladesh 211 and 80 for 3 (Shadman 29, Mithun 25*, Boult 2-34) trail New Zealand 432 for 6 dec (Taylor 200, Nicholls 107, Williamson 74, Jayed 3-94) by 141 runs On an emotional day when he went past the Test-hundreds tally of his mentor, the late, great Martin Crowe, Ross Taylor gave New Zealand a real shot at victory – and a 2-0 lead in the three-Test…

3:28 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Afghanistan have pulled out of a proposed tour of Zimbabwe next month over a disagreement about broadcasting the five ODIs, according to a release from Zimbabwe Cricket. The ACB had originally asked to Zimbabwe to host them as part of preparations for the World Cup, which takes place in England from May to July. The ODIs were set to be held in Harare between April…

3:00 AM ET Peshwar Zalmi 203 for 7 (Kamran 86, Imam 59, Amir 3-24) beat Karachi Kings 142 (Ingram 71, Imad 30, Hasan Ali 3-15) by 61 runs There was never likely to be much on the line in this game. A victory for Karachi Kings might have put them level with Peshawar Zalmi on 12 points, but so poor had Kings’ run rate been, and so healthy was Zalmi’s…

1:47 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Essex have appointed former South Africa international Andre Nel as their assistant head coach and bowling coach. Nel, who joins from South African provincial side Easterns, takes over as Anthony McGrath’s number two from Dimitri Mascarenhas, who left after one season in the job. Nel, a distinctive on-field presence with his competitive streak and “Gunther” alter ego, played more than 100 times for South Africa,…