2:45 AM ET Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul have been directed to contribute INR 20 lakh (USD 30,000 approx.) each to charity “in order to purge” their “collective indiscretion” on a talk show where they made controversial and offensive comments. The two have already missed five ODIs each as part of a provisional ban pending inquiry. Both are part of India’s 15-member squad for the World Cup to be played…
5:52 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff England batsman Alex Hales missed Nottinghamshire’s opening Royal London Cup fixture for personal reasons, with the club saying “no timetable has been set for his return”. Hales was named in England’s preliminary World Cup squad earlier this week and has been a consistently destructive force over the last four years – although he has recently found himself in the role of batting back-up, with Jason…
5:14 PM ET Sreshth Shah in Kolkata Andre Russell‘s devastating form in IPL 2019 has raised the question of his batting position for Kolkata Knight Riders. While he has often demolished bowling attacks at the death, experts and laymen alike have asked whether his team would be better served if Russell walks in with more overs remaining. After Knight Riders slumped to a fourth consecutive defeat, Russell added fuel to…
3:00 AM ET Sussex 278 for 8 (Wiese 92*, Wright 69) beat Surrey 274 for 9 (Foakes 64, Jacks 56, Hamza 4-43) by 38 runs Jofra Archer’s instant selection for England has put every bowler in their preliminary World Cup squad on red alert. One false move and they could lose their place in the biggest tournament in England for a generation. Liam Plunkett has already made two false moves,…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Nottinghamshire 417 for 7 (Clarke 139, Slater 74, Moores 74) beat Lancashire 406 for 9 (Villas 166, Croft 110, Pattinson 5-61) by 11 runs A sublime century from Joe Clarke and five wickets from James Pattinson were the significant contributions as Notts Outlaws opened up their Royal London One-Day campaign with a thrilling victory over Lancashire at Trent Bridge. Over 800 runs, three hundreds…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Yorkshire 270 for 9 (Bresnan 89, Tattersall 79) tied with Warwickshire 270 for 8 (Ambrose 77) A wonderful match came down to the final ball with former Warwickshire spinner Josh Poysden needing to find two runs to secure a Yorkshire victory. He swished and missed – but the batsmen scrambled a bye to bring the scores level. It was a pulsating match in which…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Middlesex 366 for 8 (Malan 95, Scott 63, Gubbins 56) Essex 328 (Chopra 127, Westley 77, Sowter 6-62) by 38 runs Middlesex opened their Royal London One-day Cup campaign with an exciting 38-run victory over Essex at Chelmsford. After posting 366 for 8 in their 50 overs, they bowled their opponents out for 328. Defeat left Varun Chopra with the dubious distinction of being…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Derbyshire 268 for 6 (Godleman 87, Critchley 64*) Northamptonshire 215 (Procter 50*, Hughes 4-44) by 53 runs Matt Critchley played another match-changing one-day innings to set up a 53-run victory for Derbyshire over Northamptonshire in the Royal London Cup match at Derby. Critchley made an unbeaten 64 from 51 balls, his first List A fifty for Derbyshire, as the Falcons recovered from 137 for…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Durham 234 for 4 (Bancroft 118*) Leicestershire 233 for 9 (Taylor 59, Potts 3-45) by xxx runs Cameron Bancroft scored his second unbeaten century on the bounce to guide Durham to a comfortable six-wicket win over Leicestershire in their Royal London Cup clash at Emirates Riverside. Bancroft was imperious once again in the middle, matching the brilliance of his previous knock against Northamptonshire on…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Hampshire 293 for 3 (Alsop 130*, Vince 95) beat Glamorgan 292 for 9 (Lloyd 68, Wagg 68, Abbott 3-47) by seven wickets Tom Alsop‘s smashed his one-day career best to help Hampshire continue their 100% record in the Royal London Cup as they thrashed Glamorgan by seven wickets. Holders Hampshire sailed past Kent earlier in the week and had few worries in seeing off…