Month: August 2019

Six provincial teams will play all the formats in the domestic circuit going forward  6:44 AM ET The PCB made official on Saturday its tweaked domestic structure that, the board believes, will improve the quality of the game in Pakistan and internationally. Domestic cricket in the country has often been a major target of criticism for Pakistan’s often-poor performances in the international arena, with suggestions that the system was not…

The Bangladesh Test and T20I captain also said that the younger crop must be handed more responsibility  5:21 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh’s Test and T20I captain, has made it clear that he is not “mentally prepared” or ready or interested in continuing to lead the team in any format, and would rather focus on his own game to be of greater value to the cause. He…

10:10 PM ET Alex Malcolm Sydney Sixers have signed fast bowler Jackson Bird for a second stint at the BBL club after helping the Melbourne Stars to the final last season. Bird, 32, who has played nine Tests for Australia and was part of Australia A’s tour of England this winter, has alternated between the Stars and Sixers across all nine seasons of the BBL. He was with the Stars…

Aug 29, 2019 Mayank Agarwal edged a couple to the boundary in the 38th over, off Kemar Roach, the second four getting him to his third Test fifty, in 117 balls. The edges and the eventual cut to slip that ended his innings were proof of the difficult batting conditions against West Indies at Sabina Park. The 26-year-old Antiguan not only made his Test debut today, but was involved in…

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Yorkshire 200 for 3 (Kohler-Cadmore 94*) beat Birmingham 181 for 5 (Hain 64*) by 19 runs Tom Kohler-Cadmore was among the runs again as an unbeaten 94 earned Yorkshire Vikings a 19-run T20 Vitality Blast victory over Birmingham Bears at Edgbaston. Opener Kohler-Cadmore made a half century in his previous game against Northamptonshire Steelbacks. And the Vikings captain kept that form going with nine…

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Gloucestershire 168 for 7 (Klinger 48, Rawlins 2-19) beat Sussex 163 for 8 (Rawlins 69) by three wickets Graeme van Buuren hit the final ball of the match for six as Gloucestershire squeezed past Sussex by three wickets to secure a home tie in the quarter-finals of the Vitality Blast. Needing six off the final over, Gloucestershire were restricted to four runs off the…

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Durham 171 for 8 (Steel 45) beat Nottinghamshire 124 (Rimmington 3-15) by 47 runs Notts Outlaws needed outside help before securing home advantage in the quarter-finals of the Vitality Blast. With qualification for the knock-out stages already assured, the Outlaws slipped to an unexpected 47-run defeat to Durham at Trent Bridge but Worcestershire Rapids’ defeat to Northants Steelbacks kept Notts in second place in…