WATCH – Aus U-19 cricketer Davies hits six sixes in an over (0:54) Ollie Davis smashed six sixes in an over and hit a double-century in an U-19 tournament in Adelaide (0:54) 11:51 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Beaten Sheffield Shield finalists New South Wales have upgraded left-arm quicks Daniel Sams and Greg West to their contract list for 2019-20 as they continue to develop youth. The Blues have kept a…
Don’t have a fixed opening combination yet – Finch (1:18) Australia captain Aaron Finch talks about Josh Hazlewood’s return, preparations before the World Cup and opening combinations (1:18) 11:40 PM ET Aaron Finch is ready to get creative with his bowling tactics in an attempt to the counter the large totals which are expected to dominate the 2019 World Cup. The second ODI between England and Pakistan in Southampton over…
9:32 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Tasmania have signed young Western Australian quick Alex Bevilaqua for next season as part of a squad littered with fast bowlers. Bevilaqua, 22, played two Sheffield Shield matches for Western Australia in early 2018 but only managed a handful of Futures League games last season. The 207cm quick was a long-term project for the Warriors and had worked closely with Tasmania coach Adam Griffith when…
Agarkar: Bumrah and Malinga stepped up at the right time (2:01) Experts Deep Dasgupta, Daniel Vettori and Ajit Agarkar discuss Mumbai winning the IPL and the success of the team (2:01) 7:14 PM ET The IPL 2019 final boils down to the last over. It boils down to the last ball. Go for broke or go home. Mumbai Indian Lasith Malinga v Chennai Super Kings’ Mumbai boy Shardul Thakur. The…
5:12 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Here’s what Mumbai Indians’ players and support staff said, in interviews with the host broadcaster, after their team clinched a record fourth IPL title via a last-ball win over Chennai Super Kings in the final in Hyderabad Kieron Pollard: These sort of games are the ones you want to perform [in], these are the games people remember. The more runs you get on the board,…
4:43 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff They reached their eighth IPL final, and came within one ball of winning their fourth title, but MS Dhoni doesn’t think Chennai Super Kings played “very good cricket” along the way. Middle-order batting, he felt, was one area that “never clicked”. After losing a seesawing final in dramatic circumstances, Dhoni summed up the contest in typically pithy fashion: both teams made a lot of mistakes,…
3:00 AM ET Valkerie Baynes Hampshire 245 for 6 (Rossouw 85, Vince 79) beat Lancashire 241 (Jennings 63, Lehmann 62, Berg 5-26) by four wickets A five-wicket haul to Gareth Berg contained Lancashire and, while Hampshire had to toil in a modest chase, they won the right to defend their title in the Royal London Cup final against Somerset. Berg bowled superbly at the death to claim a career-best 5…
3:00 AM ET Somerset 337 (Trego 73, Azhar 72, Banton 59) beat Nottinghamshire 222 (Slater 58, Hales 54) by 115 runs There will be no Lord’s final for Alex Hales, not that even the most ardent county cricket follower would claim that was adequate compensation for missing out on a place in England’s World Cup campaign. Instead, Hales was part of a Nottinghamshire side shouldered aside by Somerset in an…
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff South Africa women 265 for 6 (Luus 80, Lee 57, Wolvaardt 56, Riaz 2-49) tied with Pakistan women 265 for 9 (Javeria 74, Riaz 71, Klaas 3-55, Kapp 2-57) The final match of the series not only became a high-scoring nail-biter, but also ended in a result that would please the visiting Pakistan side: a tie. Asked to bat in Benoni, South Africa rode on…
10:44 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The ICC are satisfied England did not tamper with the ball in their second ODI against Pakistan amid a swirl of social media speculation. Unverified footage from Saturday’s match, which England won by 12 runs having scored 373 for 3 and managed to contain Pakistan to 361 for 7, highlighted England pace bowler Liam Plunkett moving fingers over the ball whilst preparing to run in…