Shimron Hetmyer, Evin Lewis fail fitness tests, miss out on Sri Lanka ODIs

2:46 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Shimron Hetmyer and Evin Lewis have been left out of West Indies’ ODI squad for their upcoming tour of Sri Lanka after failing fitness tests. Lewis was the leading run-scorer in the side’s series against Ireland last month, with 208 runs in three innings, but both he and Hetmyer failed to “attain the new minimum standard fitness requirements in recent fitness assessments,” according to a…

February 3, 2020
Read More >>

Back in blue for England as post-World Cup era begins

February 3, 2020

Up to £100 in Bet Credits for new customers at bet365. Min deposit £5 and 1x settled bet requirement to release Bet Credits. Min odds, bet and payment method exclusions apply. Returns exclude Bet Credits stake. Time limits and T&Cs apply. More Details Source: ESPN Crickinfo

Read More >>

Tamim Iqbal's triple ton headlines East Zone's innings win against Central Zone

1:17 PM GMT Tamim Iqbal‘s record-breaking triple century handed East Zone an innings win over Central Zone at the Shere Bangla National Stadium. On his way to an unbeaten 334, Tamim recorded the highest individual score in first-class cricket by a Bangladeshi. East Zone declared on 555 for 2 in reply to Central’s 213 in the first innings, as Tamim put on partnerships worth 62 with Pinak Ghosh for the…

February 3, 2020
Read More >>

India cop over-rate fine for the second time in two matches

1:05 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff After picking up a first over-rate offence in nearly six years, India have got two in two games, with the team fined 20 percent of their match fees for a slow over-rate in the fifth and final T20I against New Zealand. India’s players had earlier been docked 40% of their match fees for the fourth T20I, bringing to an end a streak that had lasted…

February 3, 2020
Read More >>

Closely-matched rivals ready for blockbuster fixture

February 3, 2020

Up to £100 in Bet Credits for new customers at bet365. Min deposit £5 and 1x settled bet requirement to release Bet Credits. Min odds, bet and payment method exclusions apply. Returns exclude Bet Credits stake. Time limits and T&Cs apply. More Details Source: ESPN Crickinfo

Read More >>

Ben Cox to replace injured wicketkeeper Tom Moores for Lions' 50-over matches in Australia

Tom Moores during an England Lions training session at Allan Border Field in Brisbane  12:19 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Worcestershire wicketkeeper Ben Cox has earned his first call-up to the England Lions and will join the squad in Australia to replace the injured Tom Moores for the rest of their 50-overs campaign. Nottinghamshire’s Moores was struck while batting in the nets on Sunday and, with the Lions’ four remaining matches…

February 3, 2020
Read More >>

'Cannot be impatient and rush your comeback' – Zaheer's advice for Hardik

11:52 AM GMT Annesha Ghosh in Mumbai Hardik Pandya‘s recovery from injury has already been a protracted process, and led to him being recently ruled out of India’s upcoming Test series in New Zealand. Hardik had undergone back surgery in October 2019, and hasn’t played any cricket since September 2019. His existing back problems had recurred during the T20I against South Africa in September, following which he opted for surgery….

February 3, 2020
Read More >>

Injury rules Rohit Sharma out of remainder of New Zealand tour

11:43 AM GMT India have suffered a huge setback ahead of the ODI and Test series against New Zealand with Rohit Sharma ruled out of the rest of the tour due to calf injury. The injury occurred when Rohit, the stand-in Indian captain, was batting in the fifth and final T20I in Mount Maunganui on Sunday. He opted to continue batting after being briefly treated on the field but was…

February 3, 2020
Read More >>

Quinton de Kock ready for three-pronged role as South Africa begin ODI rebuild

South Africa are ‘in a rebuilding stage’ in ODI cricket, according to Quinton de Kock  11:38 AM GMT Quinton de Kock will walk into his new role as South Africa’s ODI captain with the treble responsibility of leading the side, opening the batting and keeping wicket and insists he wants to continue doing all three. Despite the presence of wicketkeeper/batsman Kyle Verreynne in the squad for the England series, de…

February 3, 2020
Read More >>

All-formats star Rassie van der Dussen shines amid gloom for South Africa

9:24 AM GMT The dark clouds of decline have gathered and the warnings of a West Indies-style tumble into mediocrity have gone from rumbling in the distance to thundering directly overhead. Lightning has struck South Africa twice as they have, for the second time since readmission, been defeated in three successive Test series by the same sequence of opponents. Sri Lanka, India, and England have rained runs on South Africa…

February 3, 2020
Read More >>