Month: March 2019

Mar 7, 2019 Heavy rain washed out all of the first day’s play in Wellington. The umpires called off play at 3:09 pm local time – roughly half an hour before the scheduled tea break. None of the players from either side turned up at the ground, though a few members of the backroom staff, including Bangladesh coach Steve Rhodes, did. Play will begin half an hour early on day…

3:00 AM ET West Indies win toss, bowl v EnglandLive Scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary West Indies have won the toss and sent England in to bat in their second T20I. England lead 1-0 and can seal the three-match series with victory in the first of two fixtures in St Kitts. It could prove an important toss to win, given the Basseterre pitch is expected to improve through the afternoon. Play…

2:28 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff England’s Test team will have a new batting coach going into this summer’s Ashes, after the current incumbent, Mark Ramprakash, revealed he will not be involved in the team’s preparations. Writing on Twitter, Ramprakash said: “I’ve just been informed that I will not be involved in the Ashes series. Its been a huge privilege to support the team over the last 5 years. Id like…

1:05 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff MS Dhoni might have played his final ODI in India after the team’s assistant coach Sanjay Bangar said at the post-match press conference that the wicketkeeper-batsman would be rested for the final two matches against Australia. Rishabh Pant is set to keep wickets in the remaining games after India captain Virat Kohli said “couple of new faces” would be brought in. Bangar said that Dhoni…

12:26 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Following India’s 32-run loss to Australia in the third ODI in Ranchi, captain Virat Kohli stressed that their priority for the final two games would be to arrest their top-order collapses that have been troubling them in the ongoing series. Chasing 314 in Ranchi, India stuttered to 27 for 3, the top order wobbling for the second time in three games. In the first ODI…

10:06 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The prospect of women’s cricket featuring at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022 has been unanimously backed by the MCC World Cricket Committee during their annual meeting in Bengaluru. The notion, which was backed by the ICC during last year’s Women’s World T20 in the Caribbean, would bring the sport back to the Commonwealth Games for the first time since 1998, when South Africa’s…

9:35 AM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Sri Lanka have returned to more experienced options for their forthcoming three-match home ODI series against England, picking allrounder Hansima Karunaratne, and fingerspinners Sugandika Kumari and Inoshi Priyadharshani. All three games will carry points towards the ICC Women’s Championship. Chamari Atapattu (capt.), Prasadani Weerakkody, Anushka Sanjeewani, Hansima Karunaratne, Hasini Perera, Sugandika Kumari, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Shashikala Siriwardena, Nilakshi De Silva, Inoshi Priyadharshani, Kaveesha Dilhari, Achini…

6:30 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ahead of a significant international summer for the England Women’s team, including a home Ashes series, ECB is teaming up with the nine First-Class Counties hosting international women’s cricket this year to launch #HeathersPride competition on International Women’s Day. Women’s and girls’ cricket in England in Wales continues to grow and to celebrate that, this competition, fronted by England Captain Heather Knight, will give 11…

6:22 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff An error in ball-tracking projection came into the spotlight as Aaron Finch was given out lbw off Kuldeep Yadav during the third ODI between India and Australia in Ranchi. When the left-arm wristspinner got his stock ball to straighten and catch Finch on the back foot in the 32nd over, C Shamshuddin, the on-field umpire, ruled the batsman out lbw. Finch called for a review,…