James Pattinson may bat No. 7 for Victoria in Sheffield Shield final

11:04 PM ET James Pattinson may get the chance to showcase his all-round skills at No. 7 as Victoria ponder five bowlers for the Sheffield Shield final against New South Wales, on what looks likely to be a docile Junction Oval pitch for the competition decider, starting Thursday. A fractured thumb, requiring surgery, has ruled out Nic Maddinson, leaving the hosts with the option of recalling the vastly experienced Cameron…

March 25, 2019
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Ricky Skerritt ends Dave Cameron's six-year reign to take over as CWI president

Might we see Ricky Skerritt (left) in the position of Cricket West Indies president soon?  9:20 PM ET Dave Cameron’s controversial reign as the Cricket West Indies president has finally come an end after six years. Pitted against just one challenger, former West Indies team manager Ricky Skerritt, Cameron lost by a 8-4 margin after the elections were conducted through a secret ballot on Sunday. Emmanuel Nanthan, who was also…

March 25, 2019
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Who is Mohammad Hasnain?

2:22 PM ET Another fast bowler from Pakistan, what’s new? Mohammad Hasnain is just 18 years old and can clock over 150kph which is getting people excited. He shot into prominence at Pakistan Super League playing for Quetta Gladiators following his youth career with Pakistan Under-16s and Under-19s in the last three years. He is from Hyderabad, a city 150km east of Karachi. He hailed from the oldest part of…

March 24, 2019
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Worry lines all around as Bumrah injures his left shoulder

1:34 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Indian cricket held its collective breath as Jasprit Bumrah seemed to hurt his left shoulder after falling over in his follow-through on the last ball of the Delhi Capitals innings in Mumbai Indians’ first match of the IPL 2019. There has been no official word on the nature of the injury but the Indian selectors and team management would have their fingers crossed on the…

March 24, 2019
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Surrey restrict MCC to 265 on day one of clash in Dubai

Freddie Van Den Bergh of Surrey celebrates taking the wicket of Dan Lawrence of MCC  3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Surrey’s Freddie van den Bergh and Conor McKerr conspired to bowl MCC out for 265, despite a half-century from Dan Lawrence on the first day of the Champion County clash in Dubai. After MCC captain Stuart Broad won the toss and opted to bat, McKerr struck early, bowling Dom Sibley…

March 24, 2019
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Ashwin and Rahane re-take the spotlight

March 24, 2019

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Mumbai Indians field; Yuvraj Singh debuts for sixth franchise

3:00 AM ET Toss Mumbai Indians opt to bowl v Delhi Capitals Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai Indians captain, won the toss and elected to field against the rebranded Delhi franchise – now Delhi Capitals – led by another Mumbai boy, Shreyas Iyer in the third game of the IPL 2019 season. Mumbai left out promising young wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan Kishan, fresh off two centuries in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20…

March 24, 2019
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Nigeria make history after sealing U-19 WC spot

The Nigeria players celebrate after booking their berth at the 2020 U-19 World Cup  9:19 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff They were 91 for 7 at one stage in their chase of 139 against Sierra Leone Under-19s, but Peter Aho did the trick for Nigeria Under-19s to give them a two-wicket win and a place at the Under-19 World Cup – or any global cricket tournament – for the first time….

March 24, 2019
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Dislocated shoulder puts Richardson out of second ODI

March 24, 2019

© AFP Australian quick Jhye Richardson will not take to the field again in the second ODI after suffering a dislocated shoulder. The 22-year old suffered the injury on the fifth ball of the 11th over diving to his left in an attempt to save a boundary in the deep midwicket area. He landed heavily on his right elbow, and immediately gestured for help, with his right arm hanging limply…

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SL bat first; SA rest Steyn and Pretorius

3:00 AM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Toss Sri Lanka chose to bat v South Africa Sri Lanka won the toss in Johannesburg and chose to bat first on their last opportunity to claim a limited-overs victory on this tour. Having lost the ODIs 5-0, they also lost the first two T20Is. The series already belongs to South Africa; pride is the only thing the visitors can salvage at the Wanderers….

March 24, 2019
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