2:02 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Australia chased down the fifth-highest target in ODIs on Sunday in Mohali, probably their favourite ground in India having won some memorable matches including the 1996 World Cup semi-final against West Indies and the thrilling chase in the third ODI of the 2013 series. That chase of 304 was engineered by James Faulkner, and more than five years later, Ashton Turner stunned Virat Kohli‘s men…
Paul Stirling raises his bat to the Ireland dressing room after completing a half-century 4:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ireland 219 for 5 (Stirling 70, Balbirnie 68, Mujeeb 1-26) beat Afghanistan 216 for 6 (Asghar 82, Nabi 40, Dockrell 2-46) by 5 wickets Paul Stirling and Andy Balbirnie made superb half-centuries to drive Ireland to a five-wicket win in the fifth and final ODI against Afghanistan, a result that ensured…
11:06 AM ET Middlesex look set to complete the restructuring of their coaching team with the appointment of Nic Pothas. A former South Africa wicketkeeper-batsman, Pothas has previously had spells as interim head coach of Sri Lanka and West Indies and will act as Stuart Law’s deputy at Lord’s. The appointment of such a high-profile pair represents a substantial investment by Middlesex and reflects not only the club’s ambition but…
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5:47 AM ET There is little doubt that the New Zealand fast bowlers, particularly Neil Wagner, will use the short ball against the Bangladesh batsmen throughout the Test series, and the major talking point on the tour now centers around the visiting batsmen’s plans to cope with it. Having tried it successfully in Hamilton, Wagner brought out the short-length attack once more in Wellington, where play finally began on the…
Mar 9, 2019 Toss Sri Lanka elected to bowl v South Africa Kamindu Mendis, the 20-year-old ambidextrous allrounder, made his ODI debut for Sri Lanka, who won the toss and chose to bowl first in the third ODI at Kingsmead. Both teams made two changes apiece to their XI. South Africa beefed up their spin attack by bringing in left-arm wristspinner Tabraiz Shamsi in place of fast bowler Anrich Nortje,…
Mar 8, 2019 TossIndia chose to bat v Australia KL Rahul unfurls a reverse-sweep Getty Images India decided to not think of dew and just put Australia under the pressure of a mountain of runs. In the northern – and cooler – parts of the country, the dew should play a role but Virat Kohli said he expected his bowlers to be good enough even with a wet ball. Kohli had…
3:00 AM ET Toss New Zealand chose to bowl v Bangladesh After the first two days were washed out, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson opted to bowl first against Bangladesh in the second Test in Wellington, on the third morning. The home side predictably chose Matt Henry in place of legspinner Todd Astle as they look to take advantage of the green Basin Reserve pitch. Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah said that…
3:00 AM ET Islamabad United 238 for 3 (Delport 117*, Asif 55*, Walton 48*) beat Lahore Qalandars 189 for 9 (Sohail 75, Faheem 6-19) by 49 runs How the game played out A day in which batting records tumbled one after another was won by one of the finest bowling spells in T20 cricket by Faheem Ashraf as Islamabad United clinched a playoff berth with a 49-run win over Lahore…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Big picture Pride is on the line for West Indies heading into the third T20I against England on Sunday. Having performed admirably in their 2-1 Test series victory and tied the ODIs 2-2, the home side will want to end the tour with far more than the whimper they produced in the second T20 to hand England an unassailable 2-0 lead in that contest. To…