Finch and the rest of the Melbourne Renegades with their BBL trophy earlier this year 5:50 AM GMT Kevin Roberts, the Cricket Australia chief executive, has revealed that the governing body has declined offers to sign on a betting partner for the men’s and women’s Big Bash Leagues on the basis that the format is pitched primarily at children and families, amid discussion around their high-profile partnership with Bet365. In…
5:11 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff There is “absolute clarity” between MS Dhoni and the BCCI regarding his future according to the board president Sourav Ganguly. India’s premier wicketkeeper batsman has been on sabbatical ever since the end of the World Cup and although the general public can only speculate about what is going to happen, the administration appears to have more information. It’s just that they aren’t sharing it right…
5:01 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Jess Duffin continued to carry the Melbourne Renegades on her shoulders as they pushed for a place in the semi-finals with a superbly-paced chase against the Melbourne Stars to win by six wickets with a ball to spare. Duffin struck 76 off 57 balls after coming in at 2 for 11 in the second over, initially steadying the innings with Tammy Beaumont before adding 81…
8:00 AM GMT New Zealand 248 for 5 (Watling 29*, Mitchell 26*) v England A fascinating morning of nip-and-tuck ended with New Zealand’s sixth-wicket partnership once again pulling them clear of danger, having seen off an energetic morning burst from England’s seamers to lift the score to 248 for 5. Only 75 runs were added in an extended two-and-a-half session, but with BJ Watling once again looking steadfast on 29,…
9:45 PM GMT Valkerie Baynes Ollie Pope is keen to prove himself as a world-class wicketkeeper after he was parachuted into the role as for the second Test against New Zealand as cover for the injured Jos Buttler. Pope, who went into the match in Hamilton having kept in just five first-class matches previously, scarcely put a foot wrong for the entire opening day, producing some athletic takes along the…
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8:00 AM GMT Tamil Nadu 116 for 3 (Washington 54*, R Ashwin 31, D Chahar 1-11) beat Rajasthan 112 for 9 (Rajesh Bishnoi 23, Vijay Shankar 2-13, Washington 1-2) by seven wickets Dinesh Karthik’s Tamil Nadu and Manish Pandey’s Karnataka will square off for the Syed Mushtaq Ali title in a repeat of the 50-over Vijay Hazare final on December 1. Incidentally, this will be the first time that the…
5:09 PM GMT Hasan Ali is injured again, days after recovering from a back injury that took seven weeks to heal. The latest one is a rib fracture that is set to rule him out for at least another six weeks. This automatically rules him out of the two home Tests against Sri Lanka next month. “Fresh CT scans revealed cortical rib fractures involving the ninth rib on the right…
3:42 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff ‘Don’t judge a pitch until both sides have batted’ is an old adage in cricket. While it would be early to call the Adelaide Oval a flat deck, it is still noteworthy when one of Pakistan’s best seam weapons on tour says there has not been much help from the surface yet. It is common perception that surfaces for day-night Tests are sprinkled with a…
2:36 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Gary Wilson has been replaced as Ireland’s T20I captain, with Andy Balbirnie – who was recently confirmed as the new Test and ODI captain – taking the reins in his place. Wilson took on the role in June 2018, and led the side in 25 games as full-time captain. Ireland finished third in the T20 World Cup qualifier under his leadership, taking them to the…