Central Punjab found guilty of ball tampering, Ahmed Shehzad fined

2:55 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Ahmed Shehzad will lose half his match fee from the Quaid-e-Azam trophy’s fixture between his side, Central Punjab, and Sindh earlier this week after his side was found guilty of ball tampering. There is no evidence to suggest Shehzad was directly involved in changing the condition of the ball, but according to a PCB media release, the umpires found the condition of the “ball had…

November 1, 2019
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Australian duo of Ian Holland and Cameron Stevenson get USA call-ups

November 1, 2019

© Getty Images Akshay Homraj, who was a team-mate of Keemo Paul and Shimron Hetmyer for Guyana Under-19 in 2013 and 2014, has been included in a 16-man USA squad for the Super50 tour of Trinidad & Tobago beginning November 6. Along with him are two Australians, medium-pace allrounder Ian Holland and fast bowler Cameron Stevenson, who qualify as US passport holders. Homraj, who migrated to New York in 2014,…

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Ryan ten Doeschate and Roelof van der Merwe propel Netherlands into final

7:00 AM GMT Netherlands 158 for 4 (ten Doeschate 43*, Cooper 37, Young 2-39) beat Ireland 137 for 9 (Stirling 29, Seelaar 3-17, van der Merwe 2-19, Klaasen 2-32) by 21 runs Ever since that magical night in Sylhet in 2014, Ireland have never been able to find an answer to break the Netherlands stranglehold over them at ICC T20 tournaments. The Dutch made sure that impressive streak continued on…

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Walsh the new assistant coach for West Indies women

November 1, 2019

Courtney Walsh has joined the West Indies women’s team support staff © CWI Former fast bowler Courtney Walsh is part of a new interim management appointed for the West Indies women’s team. Walsh will be assistant to Gus Logie, who has been head coach since last month. Cricket West Indies (CWI) is still looking for a for a full-time head coach. The interim management also includes former Guyanese batsman Rayon…

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Bangladesh face tough task of replacing two-in-one Shakib

Shakib’s absence is a big loss to us – Russell Domingo (4:24) The Bangladesh coach talks about the challenges his side face post Shakib’s ban (4:24) 12:31 PM GMT Sidharth Monga in Delhi The best allrounder in the world. Bangladesh’s best player ever. Friend. Mentor. At times, the voice of Bangladesh cricket. Two players in one. Now a banned cricketer because he didn’t report suspect approaches, something you are obliged…

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Pollution cloud hangs heavy over Delhi T20I

November 1, 2019

The Bangladesh players train in the Delhi haze © BCB Two days before the Delhi T20I between India and Bangladesh, the air quality in Delhi has plummeted to hazardous levels, and led to a public-health emergency. Schools have been shut, construction work stalled, and athletic activity advised against, but the two teams trained out in the middle and continued to shrug off the threat of playing in such poor air…

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Fit-again Smriti Mandhana to join India squad in the Caribbean

11:38 AM GMT Annesha Ghosh Smriti Mandhana has recovered from her toe injury and will join the India women’s squad in the Caribbean ahead of the second ODI against West Indies on November 3. ESPNcricinfo understands that Mandhana, who had sustained a fracture to her right toe while batting in the nets ahead of the ODI series against South Africa at home last month, will be leaving for the Caribbean…

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Shubman Gill, Mayank Agarwal tons, Jalaj Saxena seven-for finish off India A

7:00 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff India C 366 for 3 (Gill 143, Agarwal 120, Yadav 72*) beat India A 134 (Padikkal 31, Merai 30, Saxena 7-41, Porel 2-12) by 232 runs Shubman Gill made his List A best of 143, Mayank Agarwal carried his red-ball form to the 50-over format in making 120, Suryakumar Yadav provided belated Diwali fireworks in making a 29-ball 72 not out, and Jalaj Saxena recorded…

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Anushka Sharma, chief selector MSK Prasad call out Farokh Engineer

Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli at the SCG after India won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy  9:55 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Anushka Sharma, the film actor and Virat Kohli‘s wife, and MSK Prasad, India’s chief selector, have both taken strong exception to former India wicketkeeper-batsman Farokh Engineer‘s statement, where he said he saw one of the selectors “getting Anushka Sharma cups of tea” during a World Cup match earlier this year. Sharma…

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Championship could be played alongside Hundred – Giles

9:42 AM GMT A change of heart at the ECB could see the County Championship – rather than the One-Day Cup – played at the same time as the Hundred from 2021. Next summer the domestic one-day competition is scheduled to be played at the same time as the Hundred, meaning England’s best limited-overs players will not be available for 50-over cricket. But Ashley Giles, the managing director of England…

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