Hodge: Finch could move down the order (13:54) Meanwhile, Hemang Badani believes Shami should be India’s second-choice seamer in ODIs and explains why Dhoni needs a rest (13:54) 3:00 AM ET Toss Australia chose to bat v India Australia’s captain Aaron Finch won the toss and chose to send India in to bat in the second ODI in Nagpur, after MS Dhoni guided the hosts to a successful chase in…
Mohammad Shahzad ramps the ball to third man © AFP Afghanistan chose to bat v Ireland Afghanistan captain Asghar Afghan won the toss and opted to bat against Ireland in the third ODI of their five-match series in Dehradun. Mohammad Shahzad and Dawlat Zadran returned for the hosts after being rested for the second ODI, while Samiullah Shinwari replaced Gulbadin Naib. Javed Ahmadi also missed out for Afghanistan, along with…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Victoria 7 for 376 (Maddinson 136, Harris 94) v Tasmania Nic Maddinson made it three centuries in consecutive Sheffield Shield matches as he helped leaders Victoria put up a strong total on the opening day against Tasmania in Melbourne. Maddinson followed his 108 last week against Queensland with 136 off 197 balls, that brace of centuries coming after the 162 he scored against Western Australia…
4:32 PM ET Dawid Malan “wants to prove a point” in the T20I matches against West Indies, having missed out on international cricket since he was dropped from the Test team at the start of August. While Malan admits he “probably didn’t score as many runs as I should have done” in his final Test appearances – he made 74 runs in five innings against Pakistan and India – it…
3:00 AM ET Karachi Kings 120 for 5 (Livingstone 53*, Ingram 31, Ilyas 3-27) beat Multan Sultans 118 for 7 (Hammad 29, Shinwari 4-15, Umer 3-22) by five wickets How the game played out In what has been a fairly evenly contested PSL tournament, there was one team that stood out, if that is the best way to put it. Multan Sultans stood out as being not quite at the…
3:00 AM ET Big picture Like the credits at the end of a Hollywood blockbuster, the outro music will be blaring in St Lucia but most people are probably ready to leave their seats after six weeks of intense entertainment on England’s tour of the Caribbean. Nevertheless, for those too stuffed with popcorn to gather their belongings in a hurry, it’s worth hanging around to the bitter end, to see…
2:20 PM ET Cricket West Indies look set to take a substantial financial hit after Sky declined to pay for the two T20I games in St Kitts this weekend. The value of such games would usually be worth around US$1million each but, with neither match having been part of the package agreed when the broadcast deal was made several years ago, Sky are reluctant to pay anywhere near that amount….
Shane Watson raises his bat after getting his fifty © Pakistan Super League Quetta Gladiators 166 for 2 (Watson 91*, Shehzad 50) beat Peshawar Zalmi 165 for 4 (K Akmal 72, Pollard 44*) by eight wickets How the game played out Shane Watson‘s sizzling unbeaten 91 moved him to the top of the PSL 2019 run charts and helped Quetta Gladiators become the first team to seal a play-off spot…
Imran Tahir bagged his 150th wicket in his 89th ODI © Getty Images South Africa’s Imran Tahir has decided to retire from ODIs after the 2019 World Cup. The legspinner, who made the announcement following his match-winning 3 for 26 in the first ODI against Sri Lanka, has stated that he will still be available for T20Is at least until the 2020 T20 World Cup. Tahir, who will turn 40…
7:57 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff India fast bowler Jhulan Goswami regained the No. 1 position in the ODI bowling rankings after playing a crucial role in India’s 2-1 series win against England in Mumbai last month, while opening batsman Smriti Mandhana consolidated her top spot in batting charts, reaching a career-best of 797 points. Goswami, the leading wicket-taker in ODIs with a tally of 218, has now spent 1873 days…