11:19 PM ET The Nagpur pitch is so cracked and slow that Australia pick two frontline spinners – legspinner Adam Zampa and offspinner Nathan Lyon – in their XI in addition to a fall-back option in Glenn Maxwell‘s part-time offspin. It was at this venue at the World T20 three years ago that New Zealand selected three frontline spinners and turned the tables on India. Tim Southee, Trent Boult and…
11:00 PM ET Mushfiqur Rahim remains “extremely doubtful” to return to the Bangladesh side for the second Test against New Zealand in Wellington despite taking part in a net session at the Basin Reserve. Mushfiqur is suffering from a wrist injury, as well as a flare-up of a rib problem, which kept him out of the Hamilton Test last week. On Wednesday he batted in the nets for a considerable…
Mar 4, 2019 ESPNcricinfo staff Cricket Australia will split the high performance role previously held by Pat Howard into two positions in an acknowledgment that the job had become too big for one person. The role will now be divided into an executive general manager of high performance and an executive general manager of national teams. The first of those positions will focus on working with the state and territory…
Ahmed Shehzad cuts © Getty Images How the game played out Quetta Gladiators sealed their place in the top two with a crushing 43-run win over Islamabad United, leaving the scrap for the final two qualification places wide open. Put in to bat after losing the toss, they dispelled the notion they could only win a game while chasing. Ahmed Shehzad led the way in an innings expertly paced right…
Thirty nine of Chris Gayle’s 314 sixes in ODIs came in the recent series against England alone 3:00 AM ET Toss England won toss, bowl v West IndiesLive scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary England have won the toss and elected to bowl against West Indies in St Lucia in the first of three T20Is to round off England’s tour of the Caribbean. England have made several changes, opting to rest stars…
Dasgupta: Shankar a genuine contender for No. 4 spot (5:03) Deep Dasgupta and Brad Hodge discuss Vijay Shankar’s effortless innings and his role in the Indian team (5:03) 12:02 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff “To be honest, I was literally waiting for the opportunity,” Vijay Shankar said after bowling the last over and winning India the game. The 28-year old debuted in ODIs only two months ago and yet he was…
3:00 AM ET How the game played out The largest sixth-wicket stand in PSL history was spurred by the oldest player to score a T20 half-century as Misbah-Ul-Haq, playing his first match since February 15, rescued Peshawar Zalmi from a perilous position of 20 for 5 to complete a four-wicket win with a ball to spare. The win helped Zalmi clinch a playoff spot while Qalandars are on the brink…
Quinton de Kock stumps Dhananjaya de Silva © Getty Images Big Picture A wounded South Africa bounced back to win the first ODI of this series against Sri Lanka by eight wickets. But at this point, results are almost secondary to the goal of identifying who the best limited-overs cricketers in the country are, and who will be going to the World Cup. What is South Africa’s best XI in…
Josh Philippe pulls © Getty Images Western Australia 157 (Winter 4-23) and 4 for 243 (Philippe 53*, Bancroft 52, Mennie 3-55) beat South Australia 159 (Guthrie 4-53) and 240 (Head 72, Kelly 6-67) by six wickets Western Australia made light of batting conditions that had proved tough thus far by chasing down 243 for a six-wicket win over South Australia as Cameron Bancroft and Josh Philippe struck half-centuries following a…
Sean Abbott made early inroads © Getty Images New South Wales 150 (Feldman 5-20) and 298 (Henriques 78, Hughes 68) beat Queensland 185 and 89 (Abbott 5-31) by 174 runs Sean Abbott claimed 5 for 31 and Moises Henriques nipped out three top-six batsmen as New South Wales secured a convincing 174-run win at the Gabba by skittling Queensland for 89. Set 264 in conditions which had been challenging for…