Jan 18, 2020 South Africa 208 for 6 (de Kock 63*, Philander 27*) trail England 499 for 9 dec by 291 runs Dom Bess became the latest of England’s young bloods to leave his mark on South Africa but the old foe of bad weather, coupled with some much-needed defiance from the home batsmen (plus a few dropped catches), prevented the tourists from maximising their advantage on day three in…
12:53 PM GMT India are yet to take a call on Shikhar Dhawan after he left the field clutching his left shoulder during the ODI series decider against Australia in Bengaluru on Sunday. Dhawan was immediately sent for an X-ray, with a BCCI spokesperson saying “a call on his availability for the game will be taken once he is back and assessed”. When he returned to India’s dressing room, Dhawan…
12:34 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff The Brisbane Heat suffered the worst 10-wicket collapse in BBL history as they threw away a game they looked almost certain to win. While the overall demise of the batting was breathtaking, the last seven wickets fell for seven runs in 16 balls. Here’s how Alex Malcolm recorded the mayhem on ESPNcricinfo’s ball-by-ball commentary. *** The Heat had lost 3 for 2 either side of…
12:02 PM GMT Alex Malcolm Brisbane Heat captain Chris Lynn has lambasted his side’s record BBL collapse against the Melbourne Renegades as “piss-poor” and “embarrassing”. The Heat were 0 for 84 after 5.5 overs chasing a target of 165 at the Gabba only to lose a record 10 for 36 to fall 44 runs short and put their finals hopes in severe jeopardy. This followed an embarrassing 10-wicket loss to…
Mohammad Wasim picked up five wickets © ICC via Getty Pakistan Under-19s 77 for 3 (Irfan 38*, Naylor 1-12) beat Scotland Under-19s 75 (Uzzair 20, Wasim 5-12, Tahir 3-23, Afridi 2-32) by seven wicketsScorecard It was all rather one-sided in Potchefstroom as Pakistan steamrolled Scotland to get their Under-19 World Cup Group C campaign off to a rousing start. Medium-pacers Tahir Hussain, Mohammad Wasim and Abbas Afridi first shared all…
11:36 AM GMT Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo has said that he wants Mahmudullah to lead Bangladesh in T20Is this year. Mahmudullah was handed the captaincy hastily, minutes after Shakib Al Hasan was banned by the ICC last October. Mahmudullah led Bangladesh well in his first assignment, a tightly contested T20I series in India and reprises the role for the three-match T20I series in Pakistan which begins on Friday. Domingo, in…
Cameron Boyce gets mobbed by his team-mates © Getty Images Melbourne Renegades 6 for 164 (Webster 36, Laughlin 3-31) beat Brisbane Heat 120 (Heazlett 56, Boyce 4-15) by 44 runs The Melbourne Renegades overcame an opening onslaught from Chris Lynn and Sam Heazlett to conjure a remarkable comeback 44-run victory over a stunned the Brisbane Heat, whose playoffs push crashed to a halt at the Gabba. Chasing 165, openers Heazlett…
8:00 AM GMT Deivarayan Muthu Wellington Firebirds 168 for 7 (Conway 49, McClenaghan 3-32) beat Auckland Aces 146 for 9 (Guptill 60, Cachopa 25, van Beek 3-28, Bennett 3-34) by 22 runs Wellington did the double at Basin Reserve on Sunday, with both the Firebirds (men’s team) and the Blaze (women’s team) securing the 20-over Super Smash titles. The Firebirds are also the reigning 50-over Ford Trophy champions, having defeated…
Sean Williams crunches one through the off side © AFP Toss: Zimbabwe chose to bat against Sri Lanka Zimbabwe have won the toss and chosen to bat, in their first Test in over a year, at the Harare Sports Club. The hosts have three debutants in their XI – opener Kevin Kasuza, seam bowler Victor Nyauchi, and left-arm spinner Ainsley Ndlovu. Including Nyauchi, they have three specialist seam bowlers in…
Jan 18, 2020 Toss: Australia chose to bat v India Aaron Finch won his third straight toss of the series, but pulled off a surprise by choosing to bat, a decision India didn’t mind at all. Virat Kohli, wearing a black armband to honour the life of Bapu Nadkarni, was smiling ear to ear having been granted his wish of chasing at a ground where he expected the pitch to…