10:22 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff India’s standards in the field just haven’t been the same of late, the ruthlessness Virat Kohli‘s team is known for very much in evidence with bat and ball, but not quite when it comes to fielding. “It’s something we should definitely work on,” fielding coach R Sridhar said a day off from the second ODI in New Zealand, but suggested that the lapses haven’t been…
Marnus Labuschagne lofts over mid-on © Getty Images Few could have predicted how Marnus Labuschagne‘s Test career would take off when he was parachuted into the second Ashes Test at Lord’s as a concussion substitute for Steven Smith, but watching from the stands Sachin Tendulkar knew within 15 minutes that there was something special about him. Labuschagne was floored second ball by a Jofra Archer bouncer but quickly recovered his…
8:41 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff The South Africa men’s senior side has pledged a significant amount of money to help the rehabilitation of Solo Nqweni, the 26-year-old allrounder who returned home from playing in Aberdeenshire after being diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome last July. Nqweni was in an induced coma for four weeks before spending five months in intensive care in a Scottish hospital to be treated for the rare and…
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Feb 6, 2020 England women 6 for 124 (Sciver 50, Gayakwad 3-23) beat India women 6 for 123 (Mandhana 45, Shrubsole 3-31) by four wickets England put themselves in a strong position to reach the tri-series final with a four-wicket victory over India at Melbourne’s Junction Oval as Natalie Sciver starred with the bat to follow Anya Shrubsole‘s three wickets. After some promising signs in the Powerplay, India could never…
6:08 AM GMT It is looking increasingly likely that the Sydney Sixers will be crowned BBL champions for the first time since the inaugural competition in 2011-12 without stepping on the field at the SCG on Saturday, but captain Moises Henriques refused to look too far ahead and insisted his team had prepared as normal to face the Melbourne Stars. The forecast of heavy rain, which arrived on cue on…
8:00 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff New Zealand A 276 for 5 (Phillips 65, Cleaver 46*, Avesh 2-57, Siraj 2-58) v India A Dane Cleaver once again proved a thorn in India A’s side, scoring a dogged, unbeaten 46 to make sure honours were even on day one of the second unofficial Test, in Lincoln. After choosing to bat, New Zealand A were in danger of falling away at 190 for…
8:00 AM GMT Shashank Kishore After going 15 years without hosting a Test, Rawalpindi was hosting its second one in as many months. Unlike in December, though, better weather is forecast and on a surface with a green tinge, Azhar Ali decided Pakistan will bowl against a depleted Bangladesh side. Pakistan made no changes from their previous XI that beat Sri Lanka by 263 runs five weeks ago in Karachi….
4:14 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Shapoor Zadran‘s time away from the game comes to an end having been named in the Afghanistan squad for the upcoming T20I tri-series against Ireland. The 32-year-old left-arm fast bowler is one of the most recognisable faces in Afghanistan cricket, gaining cult-hero status when he starred in their first-ever World Cup win back in 2015. But he hasn’t played for them since March 2019. That…
3:46 AM GMT If you thought the Melbourne Stars’ green suited Nick Larkin on Thursday, then it’s no coincidence. Larkin may need to weigh up trading Stars green for the emerald hue of Ireland’s national team ahead of the T20 World Cup later this year after a breakout innings to take his Big Bash League side to the competition decider underlined his enormous growth as a cricketer in the five…