Month: October 2019

5:57 AM ET The outgoing administration of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) has suspended the Belagavi Panthers franchise as well its owner Ali Asfak Thara, who has been arrested on charges of alleged betting on Karnataka Premier League (KPL) games, from the T20 league. The decision was taken by the outgoing managing committee of the KSCA on Tuesday and the new administration, which will take charge after the association…

4:29 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ahmed Shehzad and Umar Akmal, two players who have seen precious little international action in the recent past, are back in the Pakistan T20I set-up for the Sr Lanka series, recalled after 16 months and three years respectively. Their recalls were the most notable aspect of a side that also sees Faheem Ashraf, who saw himself miss out on a central contract this year, return,…

3:00 AM ET Australia 2 for 226 (Healy 148*) v Sri Lanka Alyssa Healy produced a batting masterclass at North Sydney Oval to set a new world record with the highest score in women’s T20Is with an unbeaten 148 off 61 balls. Healy’s century came off 46 deliveries, the second-fastest in women’s T20Is, as she plundered 19 fours and seven sixes to carry Australia to 2 for 226 – equaling…

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3:00 AM ET India women 140 for 4 (Shafali 46, Rodrigues 33) beat South Africa women 89 for 7 (Woolvardt 23, Poonam 3-13, Radha 2-16) by 51 runs South Africa women dropped three catches in the first four overs. India women nailed a direct hit with their very first opportunity through Pooja Vastrakar in the first over of the chase to remove Lizelle Lee, South Africa’s most dangerous batsman. This…

12:03 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Somerset batsman Tom Banton has been named as the Cricket Writers’ Club (CWC) Young Player of the Year after a breakthrough season that saw him selected in England’s T20I squad for the winter tour of New Zealand. Simon Harmer, the former South Africa spinner, won the Championship Player of the Year award. Harmer’s haul of 83 Division One wickets helped Essex to their second title…

How much have South Africa changed from their last India tour? (0:33) Over 20,000 runs and 800 wickets short, that’s how much (0:33) 10:19 AM ET South Africa are readying themselves for a new era in Test cricket. Not only is the three-match series against India their first long-format outing of the World Test Championship or their first under the new coaching structure, it is also the first since the…