3:00 AM ET Toss Sunrisers chose to bowl v Knight Riders Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Kane Williamson decided to field first against Kolkata Knight Riders in the second day game of the season at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal. The home side are unchanged, while the Knight Riders have made three changes. They have dropped Robin Uthappa, Kuldeep Yadav and Prasidh Krishna, and replaced them with Rinku Singh, KC…
2:29 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Legspinner Shadab Khan has been ruled out of the limited-overs series that Paksitan will play in England in the lead-up to the World Cup. Shadab is ill with a virus, though the exact nature of his illness is not known. A PCB release said “tests revealed a virus that will require treatment and rest for, at least, four weeks”. Shadab is also part of Pakistan’s…
4:11 PM ET Peter Della PennaCricket Close Peter Della Penna is an American cricket journalist who also writes for ESPNcricinfo.com and DreamCricket.com. Since 2010, he has penned the USA entry in the Cricket Round the World section of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterDellaPenna Oman 152 for 4 (Nadeem 55*, Suraj 50*, Ali Khan 4-27) beat USA 148 (Silva 33, Fayyaz 3-23) by six wickets Allrounder Mohammad Nadeem‘s sizzling 2019…
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Steven Smith started his latest Royals captaincy stint with a match-winning half-century © BCCI Leadership was far away from Steven Smith‘s mind when there was a knock on his hotel room door on Friday evening in Jaipur. It was a member of the Rajasthan Royals team management, and the message was simple – he was the captain of the team. A day later, Smith admitted to being surprised by the…
11:31 AM ET Sunrisers Hyderabad’s under-performing middle-order batsmen have found support in head coach Tom Moody and opening batsman Jonny Bairstow, who both feel that the unflattering numbers must not be taken at face value given how little exposure the batsmen have got this season as a result of the rollicking opening stands. The opening pair of David Warner and Bairstow have put up six 50-plus stands this season in…
3:00 AM ET Toss Delhi Capitals chose to bowl v Kings XI Punjab Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bowl against Kings XI Punjab at Feroz Shah Kotla, reasoning they expected some dew later. Capitals made three changes to their playing XI – Colin Ingram, Sherfane Rutherford and Sandeep Lamichhane replacing Colin Munro, Chris Morris and Keemo Paul. They have lost three out of their…
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© BCCI Toss Rajasthan Royals chose to bowl v Mumbai Indians Rajasthan Royals announced a new captain just over an hour before their home clash against Mumbai Indians and Steven Smith, the new leader, chose to bowl with three changes to the side. Smith slotted into the XI for Jos Buttler, who has flown back home for the birth of his child, while Ben Stokes replaced Ish Sodhi, and Riyan…
5:33 AM ET Nagraj Gollapudi Shashank Kishore Steven Smith will replace Ajinkya Rahane as the Rajasthan Royals captain for the remainder of the IPL. “Ajinkya Rahane did a fantastic job in leading the team to the playoffs last year, however, the franchisee now thinks a fresh approach is needed to bring their 2019 campaign back on track,” a Royals release said. “Steve has always been part of the leadership team…