Javeria Khan's fifty sets up Pakistan's series sweep

October 30, 2019

Javeria Khan had another good day with the bat © Getty Images Pakistan women 117 for 7 (Javeria 54, Umaima 31, Jahanara 3-12, Rumana 2-19) beat Bangladesh women 89 for 8 (Nigar 30, Fargana 27, Anam 2-10, Saba 2-22) by 28 runs For the third game in a row, Bangladesh women’s batting proved a touch inferior to Pakistan’s, this time ending on 89 for 8 after being set 118 to…

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More talent lost to South Africa as Michael Cohen joins Derbyshire

10:39 AM GMT Derbyshire have signed former South Africa U19 seamer Michael Cohen. Cohen, who qualifies for EU citizenship and is therefore not considered an overseas player, has played 15 first-class games – mostly for Western Province – and claimed 50 wickets at an average of 26.12. He bowls left-arm, is 21 years old and played a couple of games for Nottinghamshire second XI during the 2019 season. “Michael is…

October 30, 2019
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Shakib's absence 'will work as motivation for us' – Mahmudullah

Shariar: Everyone is shocked by the news of Shakib’s ban (1:19) Shariar Nafees talks about the reaction to the news of Shakib’s ban and the impact it’ll have on the team (1:19) 10:07 AM GMT Named Bangladesh’s T20I captain just over an hour after Shakib Al Hasan was banned by the ICC on Tuesday, Mahmudullah has called on his players to “play with our heart” in the three-match series in…

October 30, 2019
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Lisa Keightley becomes England women's head coach

October 30, 2019

Lisa Keightley will join up with England for the first time in January © Getty Images Lisa Keightley, the Western Australia and Perth Scorchers coach, has signed a contract to become England women’s first full-time head coach. Keightley will join up with her squad for the first time in January, after the WBBL season ends, meaning Ali Maiden – the interim coach after Mark Robinson left his role at the…

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Sri Lanka bat, bring in Dickwella, Avishka; Stanlake replaces Starc

October 30, 2019

Niroshan Dickwella goes for a scoop © AFP Toss Sri Lanka elected to bat v Australia Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first at the Gabba, reverting to the blueprint with which they had won four successive matches prior to their thrashing in Adelaide on Sunday. The Gabba surface also looked excellent for batting, but Australia captain Aaron Finch suspected dew may form later in the evening,…

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McDonald set to be named Langer's senior assistant

October 30, 2019

Victoria coach Andrew McDonald © Getty Images Victoria’s coach Andrew McDonald is expected to be named as the new senior assistant for the Australian men’s team coach Justin Langer in a ground-breaking deal, though doubt still surrounds the new man’s starting date amid protracted negotiations. In a first for Cricket Australia, McDonald is likely to be allowed to continue his overseas short-form roles as the coach of Birmingham in England’s…

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Hayley Matthews set to return from suspension from 3rd ODI against India

3:39 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Following her withdrawal from the West Indies squad for the series against Australia in September and the subsequent eight-match suspension for breaching the Cricket West Indies code of conduct, vice-captain Hayley Matthews is eligible to return to action from the third ODI of the upcoming series against India, said a Cricket West Indies press release. The allrounder had missed the entire Australia series comprising three…

October 30, 2019
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Devon Conway joins elite group with triple century for Wellington

12:34 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Devon Conway earned himself a place in New Zealand cricket history with an unbeaten 327 against Canterbury in the Plunket Shield. Conway, the South African-born batsman who qualifies for New Zealand next September, already had 261 to his name after a commanding display on the opening day in Wellington and reached his triple century from 334 balls with a punch down the ground. It was…

October 30, 2019
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CSA suspends interim director of cricket Corrie van Zyl

5:13 PM GMT Cricket South Africa has suspended interim director of cricket Corrie van Zyl, COO Naasei Appiah and commercial manager Clive Eksteen, ESPNcricinfo has learned. Several sources close to the organisation independently confirmed the suspensions but none of them were able to provide reasons for the decision. The suspensions come ten days before the start of the second season of the Mzansi Super League (MSL), a project all three…

October 29, 2019
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