9:59 AM GMT West Indies 3 for 80 (Taylor 26*, Campbelle 25*) . beat Thailand 9 for 78 (Koncharoenkai 33, Taylor 3-13) by seven wickets West Indies opened their T20 World Cup campaign with a win they would have expected, though not without a sizeable fright chasing a small target against a Thailand combination that lost their first ever match at an ICC global event but won plenty of friends…
9:46 AM GMT Darren Sammy has played a major role in the return of top-flight cricket to Pakistan, and the country has decided to express its gratitude in style, by extending an honorary citizenship to the former West Indies captain. Arif Alvi, the Pakistan president, has signed off on the same, and Sammy will also receive the Nishan-e-Pakistan, the country’s top civilian award, on March 23 in Islamabad. The idea…
4:29 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Sri Lanka chose to bowl v West Indies Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field first at the SSC, expecting a little movement in the air and off the surface early in the day. The track itself appeared a good one-day pitch – suited to batting – and may settle down as the game wears on. West Indies named a largely predictable XI,…
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Fantasy Pick: Back Watson, he likes playing against Peshawar Zalmi (6:10) Here are our fantasy picks for the game between Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi in PSL 2020 (6:10) 3:04 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff February 22: Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators at National Stadium, Karachi Our XI: Shane Watson, Tom Banton, Kamran Akmal, Liam Livingstone, Jason Roy, Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Nawaz, Fawad Ahmed, Mohammed Hasnain, Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali Captain:…
Play 04:53 Fantasy Picks: All eyes on New Zealand allrounders February 22: T20 World Cup – New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Perth Our XI: Suzie Bates, Katey Martin, Sophie Devine, Chamari Atapattu, Dilani Manodara, Shashikala Siriwardene, Leigh Kasperek, Lea Tahuhu, Amelia Kerr, Udeshika Prabodhani, Jess Kerr Captain: Sophie Devine The New Zealand skipper as captain is a good choice as she offers a lot with both bat and ball. Among…
Star Sports Match Point: Manjrekar says India in ‘slightly weaker position’ (7:02) Manjrekar and Styris talk about Jamieson’s bowling, Kohli’s dismissal, and more (7:02) 11:58 AM GMT India 122 for 5 (Rahane 38*, Agarwal 34, Jamieson 3-38) v New Zealand Kyle Jamieson would likely have not played this match if Neil Wagner – away on paternity leave – had been available. On his first – rain-curtailed – day of Test…
8:56 PM GMT South Africa players who want to be considered for the T20 World Cup have the chance to stake a claim in the next week, with several spots in need of filling, according to coach Mark Boucher. Despite the disappointment of his team’s biggest T20 defeat in the opening match against Australia, Boucher sought to “take the emotion out of the whole scenario” and look at the bigger…
8:30 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff It would be easy to assume that Ashton Agar had been in fine form going into Friday’s T20I at the Wanderers, but after taking a hat-trick and 5 for 24 to bowl South Africa out for their lowest-ever score in the format, Australia’s spin-bowling allrounder revealed that he “was actually feeling horrible” in training ahead of the game. “It was really exciting – obviously a…
8:01 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff South Africa were already in trouble at 42 for 4 chasing 197 when Ashton Agar came on to bowl the eighth over. What followed was almost a dream sequence for Agar, who was twice on a hat-trick and finished with the best T20I figures by an Australian man. Here is how our ball-by-ball commentator saw it… 7.4 Agar to du Plessis, OUT, goes inside out,…