3:00 AM ET Toss Sri Lanka chose to bat v New Zealand Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first in the second T20I in Pallekele, just as they had in the first match. Both teams have made one change each. The hosts have swapped out seam bowler Kasun Rajitha for left-arm wristspinner Lakshan Sandakan, perhaps expecting this track to take significant turn. New Zealand, meanwhile, have been…
8:44 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Zimbabwe captain Hamilton Masakadza has announced his decision to retire from international cricket after the upcoming T20I tri-series in Bangladesh, where Afghanistan are the third team. In February, 36-year-old Masakadza was appointed Zimbabwe’s captain across formats, but with the ICC suspending Zimbabwe in July, his future as well as that of other cricketers in the country have become uncertain. After the ICC’s announcement, Masakadza had…
8:00 AM ET Far from pretty and at times bordering on the masochistic, the often torturous platform laid by Joe Root, Joe Denly and the early phase of Ben Stokes‘ masterpiece in the second innings at Headingley has set the template for how England believe they can outlast Australia’s three-man pace attack at Old Trafford and the Oval. In a marked contrast between the two teams, England have opted to…
7:56 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff England have made one change to the team that won the third Ashes Test, with Craig Overton coming in for Chris Woakes. Overton, the Somerset seamer, made his Test debut during the 2017-18 Ashes series, dismissing Steven Smith to take his first England wicket, and most recently played in the defeat at Auckland in 2018. He won selection ahead of Woakes – who struggled for…
Hashim Amla uses the straight bat for a drive © AFP The Mzansi Super League player draft in Soweto has thrown up a couple of surprises, with some big names going unsold and some unknown players getting a look in. Liam Plunkett, Dawid Malan, Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim were all ignored, but 17-year-old left-arm wristspinner Waqar Salamkheil from Afghanistan was picked up by Tshwane Spartans. Hashim Amla, who had retired…
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6:30 AM ET Andy Moles, Afghanistan’s interim head coach, has played up their underdog tag ahead of the one-off Test against Bangladesh, but also warned against taking the visitors for granted. Afghanistan will be playing only their third Test match, as they look for batting consistency and a new beginning following a disastrous World Cup campaign. Moles, who is Afghanistan’s chief selector as well, said that teams find it hard…
Mohammed Shami has been ordered to surrender within 15 days of his return to India 6:13 AM ET A West Bengal court has issued an arrest warrant against Mohammed Shami in a case of domestic violence, filed by his wife Hasin Jahan. Shami, who turned 29 today, has been asked by the court to surrender within 15 days of his return from the West Indies. Last March, Jahan had filed…
5:29 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Steven Smith might have missed the Headingley Test, but still managed to reclaim the top spot in the world rankings for Test batsmen after Virat Kohli, ahead by just six points after the last update, slipped to No. 2 following scored of 76 and 0 at Sabina Park. Kohli did well in the first innings in Jamaica, and led India to a 257-run win and…
4:37 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Mithali Raj announced her retirement from T20I cricket on Tuesday, hoping that walking away from the format would help fulfill a dream. “After representing India in T20 internationals since 2006, I wish to retire from T20Is to focus my energies on readying myself for the 2021 One Day World Cup,” she said in a BCCI press release. “It remains my dream to win a World…