8:00 AM GMT Ten hours after their ‘A’ teams meet for a one-dayer at Christchurch, and seventy minutes after their senior teams begin their T20I series in Auckland, the India and New Zealand U-19 sides will face off in Bloemfontein to see which team tops Group A at the World Cup. The winner will avoid the unbeaten and in-form West Indies in the quarter-final. India’s bowling hasn’t been fully tested…
3:27 PM GMT Peter Della PennaCricket Close Peter Della Penna is an American cricket journalist who also writes for ESPNcricinfo.com and DreamCricket.com. Since 2010, he has penned the USA entry in the Cricket Round the World section of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterDellaPenna The ICC has eased concerns over proposed plans to scrap the men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier for the 2021 edition of the men’s T20 World Cup,…
2:58 PM GMT Faf du Plessis refused to answer questions pertaining to anything other than the Wanderers Test, including one that asked if the series finale would be his last red-ball match, as he prepared for the must-win clash. A tired-looking du Plessis did not respond to acting director of cricket Graeme Smith’s assertion that the pair would meet post-series to seek “clarity,” on du Plessis’ future or on having…
1:56 PM GMT South Africa is home to the world’s oldest and largest paved ultra marathon, the Comrades Race, the person who can do the most consecutive one-handed back handsprings, 34, and the most surfers to ride the same wave simultaneously, 110. It also holds the joint-biggest winning margin in a rugby world cup final, 32-12 in 2019, and the fastest century-maker in ODI cricket, AB de Villiers, whose hundred…
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12:08 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Kane Williamson is open to the possibility of playing under another captain if it results in the betterment of New Zealand cricket. However, he also said he has been enjoying the captaincy across formats. “For me it’s always been about what’s best for the team,” Williamson said. “If those discussions [about captaincy changes] are to eventuate and collectively there’s a thought that it would be…
11:56 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff The ICC’s anti-corruption unit (ACU) has suspended Oman’s Yousef Abdulrahim Al Balushi with immediate effect for allegedly indulging in corrupt practice during the 2019 T20 World Cup Qualifier, played in the UAE. The ACU filed the charges on Thursday against Al Balushi, who is also know as Yousuf Mahmood, finding him guilty on four counts including match-fixing. Al Balushi has two weeks to respond to…
11:42 AM GMT Pakistan are the world’s No. 1 T20I team, but they are just a defeat away from being dislodged from the top of the rankings. They presently have 270 points, just one more than Australia at No. 2. Anything other than a 3-0 win in the upcoming T20I series over Bangladesh – even a 2-1 win – will see Pakistan slip below Australia. Bangladesh, meanwhile, are at No….
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