10:54 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Pakistan legspinner Shadab Khan has been given a two-week course of medication by doctors in England, along with a prescription of complete rest, in an attempt to cure the virus that ruled him out of their forthcoming series. He will now return home from London and undergo another round of blood tests in Lahore next month to determine his fitness for the World Cup. Shadab…
3:00 AM ET Toss Rajasthan Royals chose to bowl v Sunrisers Hyderabad Rajasthan Royals will bowl first in their must-win encounter with Sunrisers Hyderabad in Jaipur. While Sunrisers come into this match nestled in fourth place on the points table – and with the confidence of their five-wicket win in the last meeting between these two teams – Royals are wedged down near the bottom of the table in seventh,…
9:39 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Hashim Amla has pulled out of the Cape Cobras squad for the remainder of the CSA T20 Challenge. “I have opted not to make myself available for selection for the Cape Cobras for the remainder of the CSA T20 Challenge,” read a statement released by Amla. “I express my sincere gratitude to the Cobras coaching staff and team for the game time over the last…
Anukul Roy is congratulated by his team-mates after getting his maiden IPL wicket © BCCI Big picture When Rohit Sharma walks out at the toss at Eden Gardens on Sunday night, he’d be looking to extend Mumbai Indians’ eight-game unbeaten run over Kolkata Knight Riders that now stands 1,445 days unbroken. But if there’s ever a night for the hosts to change that statistic, it would be Sunday. Languishing at…
8:50 AM ET All four IPL play-off matches will begin half an hour early to avoid the matches spilling over past midnight. Traditionally, evening matches in the IPL begin at 8 pm IST, but the BCCI has decided to advance the start of the playoff matches this season to 7.30 pm, with the toss at 7 pm. It is understood that the four Women’s T20 Challenge matches, to be played…
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3:06 AM ET The Pakistan Cricket Board has called off their Under-19 team’s tour of Sri Lanka following serial blasts that left almost 300 dead and more than 500 injured in Colombo last week. The Pakistan team was set to leave for Colombo on April 30, with the first game scheduled for May 3 in Galle. As things stand, the tour has been postponed indefinitely. The PCB, however has been…
Claire Polosak during the 2018 World T20 © Getty Images Australia’s Claire Polosak will make history on Saturday as she becomes the first female umpire to stand in a men’s ODI when she officiates in the final of the World Cricket League Division 2 between Namibia and Oman. It is far from the first time Polosak has led the way for female umpires. She was the first woman to stand…
9:29 PM ET Before Friday, Chennai Super Kings had a spotless record in IPL 2019 at Chepauk, winning five out of five matches. And before Friday, Super Kings had a spotless record while chasing at this venue since 2013. Mumbai Indians, coming off a six-day break, shook off their loss against Rajasthan in Jaipur and toppled Super Kings. So, how did Mumbai breach fortress Chepauk? Rohit and Lewis bed in…
Agarkar: Real worries for CSK if Raina, Rayudu don’t fire (3:28) Experts analyse CSK’s batting issues and their over reliance on MS Dhoni and Shane Watson (3:28) 8:39 PM ET When the IPL’s fiercest rivalry returned to Chennai after three years, there was a massive demand for tickets at Chepauk, resulting in chaos and a lathi-charge by the police. Several fans had queued up by the wee hours of the…