Month: February 2020

12:42 PM GMT Bangladesh have dropped Imrul Kayes, Mustafizur Rahman and Mosaddek Hossain, among four changes to the squad for the first Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi next week. While Mushfiqur Rahim had opted out of touring Pakistan, Shadman Islam and Mehidy Hasan have been ruled out with injuries. Tamim Iqbal makes a comeback to the Test side after last playing in the format in March 2019 against New Zealand….

12:02 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff For the first time in nearly six years, India have been found guilty of slow over-rate. The players were docked 40% of their match fee for a violation in the fourth T20I against New Zealand in Wellington, bringing to an end a streak that had lasted 264 matches. This was also the first such violation under Virat Kohli. As per Article 2.22 of the ICC…

10:23 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff India’s Test squad for the two-match Test series in New Zealand is yet to be announced, but the BCCI has already ruled out allrounder Hardik Pandya. In a media release that threw up more questions than answers, the BCCI said that Pandya hasn’t regained full fitness yet, having undergone a back surgery in October 2019. As such, no time frame as been set for his…

6:38 AM GMT Pakistan have recalled offspinner Bilal Asif into their Test squad, in a bid to counter what is expected to be a left-hander heavy Bangladesh line-up, for the first Test in Rawalpindi, starting February 7. Seam-bowling allrounder Faheem Ashraf also returned to the squad after having been ignored for the team’s most recent Test series at home against Sri Lanka. Squad: Azhar Ali (capt), Abid Ali, Imam-ul-Haq, Shan…

8:00 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff New Zealand A 385 for 5 (Cleaver 111*, Chapman 85*, Young 54, Warrier 2-74) lead India A 216 by 169 runs At 176 for 5, having lost three wickets for five runs, it looked like New Zealand A were throwing away their chance to build a lead over India A. But Mark Chapman and Dane Cleaver would not have it. The pair put on an…

Make Alex Hales your captain (5:46) Our fantasy picks suggestions for the Knockout between Adelaide Strikers and Sydney Thunder (5:46) 1:30 AM GMT Sruthi Ravindranath February 1: BBL Knockout – Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Thunder, Adelaide Our XI: Phil Salt, Alex Hales, Travis Head, Alex Carey, Jonathan Wells, Chris Morris, Daniel Sams, Rashid Khan, Michael Neser, Jonathan Cook, Peter Siddle Captain: Alex Hales The in-form Hales is the second-highest run-scorer…