4:59 PM GMT Danyal Rasool in Karachi Asad Shafiq has defended Pakistan’s decision to bowl first upon winning the toss despite the side being bowled out for 191. Shafiq, who top-scored for the hosts with 63, said he “hadn’t ever” seen the ball spin the way it did on the first morning here in Karachi, where the Sri Lanka left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya made hay, snapping up four wickets. “I…
Pick more batsmen and a bowler who can bat (5:47) We’re recommending hard-hitting openers Josh Phillipe and D’Arcy Short as captain and vice-captain (5:47) 4:50 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff December 20: Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Sixers in Alice Springs Our XI: D’Arcy Short, Josh Philippe, Daniel Hughes, Ben McDermott, James Vince, David Miller, Moises Henriques, James Faulkner, Riley Meredith, Tom Curran, Ben Dwarshuis NOTE: We might not always be able…
4:21 PM GMT South Africa’s position at the bottom of the World Test Championship is a reality they don’t need to confront just yet, according to Kagiso Rabada. Instead, the fast bowler and his team-mates are focused on rebuilding as they prepare for a home series against England, where they are looking to break their run of five consecutive Test defeats and begin a new era. Speaking at the team’s…
1:39 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff After a decade of involvement with the IPL, Eoin Morgan has felt the full benefit of being a World Cup-winning captain after landing his biggest pay-day yet ahead of the 2020 event. Morgan, who entered this year’s IPL auction at a base price of Rs1.5 crore, was snapped up by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs5.25 crore (approx. £563,000) – more than twice the figure that…
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11:54 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff The IPL 2020 auction was held in Kolkata on December 19, 2019. Here’s ESPNcricinfo’s full coverage leading into and following up on the big day. December 19 – Auction DayNews – Pat Cummins gets record $2.2 million from KKRBlog – The auction as it happenedNews – The list of sold and unsold players December 18Features – ESPNcricinfo insiders’ IPL 2020 auction predictionsNews – IPL 2020…
8:00 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff England Women 185 for 5 (Jones 89, Wyatt 55) beat Pakistan Women 101 for 9 (Javed 38, Ecclestone 2-5) by 84 runs Half-centuries to Amy Jones and Danni Wyatt propelled England Women to a resounding 84-run victory over Pakistan and an unassailable 2-0 lead in their T20I series in Malaysia. Jones compiled an innings of 89 runs off 52 balls before she was bowled by…
11:04 AM GMT Vishal Dikshit Pat Cummins became the most expensive overseas buy in the IPL when Kolkata Knight Riders bought him for INR 15.5 crore (approx. USD 2.2m) at the 2020 auction in Kolkata on Thursday. Expected to be among the biggest buys this auction, Cummins was being chased by Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals, but the Knight Riders made a late entry at the INR 15 cr…
Jofra Archer and Stuart Broad endured a frustrating start to the third day © Getty Images Jofra Archer, Stuart Broad and Jack Leach all remain a doubt for England’s final warm-up match against South Africa A at Benoni, starting on Friday, leaving the squad’s plans for next week’s Boxing Day Test in some disarray. All three players were forced to sit out the low-key tour opener against a South Africa…
9:22 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Navdeep Saini is in line to make his ODI debut after replacing the injured Deepak Chahar for the decider of the three-match ODI series in Cuttack on December 22. Chahar “felt mild pain in his lower back” after the second ODI in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday, according to the BCCI. “The BCCI medical team examined him and has suggested that the fast bowler needs some rest…