Month: March 2020

Fantasy Pick: Back Karachi’s top-order men Babar Azam and Sharjeel Khan (4:58) We help you pick your fantasy team for the upcoming game between Karachi Kings and Islamabad United in PSL 2020 (4:58) 2:59 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff March 14: Karachi Kings vs Islamabad United in National Stadium, Karachi Our XI: Luke Ronchi, Colin Munro, Babar Azam, Sharjeel Khan, Chadwick Walton, Imad Wasim, Colin Ingram, Shadab Khan, Ahmed Safi Abdullah,…

The threat of postponements and cancellations is hanging over the English home season  5:28 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff The ECB are preparing themselves for the possibility that portions of the English domestic season could be played behind closed doors, postponed or cancelled outright, as the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to sweep the game. In the wake of this morning’s postponement of the Test tour of Sri Lanka, and…

KL Rahul is taking all precautions at the Lucknow airport amid the COVID-19 pandemic  5:23 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff From saying no to handshakes to playing matches in empty stadiums and eventually calling off almost every series or tour, here’s how the cricketing world was impacted by the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) outbreak. March 13 MCC v Essex game in Galle and World Cricket Committee meeting in Colombo cancelledNews – India…

Sophie Devine has been named captain of Birmingham Phoenix for the inaugural Women’s Hundred  4:19 PM GMT Valkerie Baynes For Sophie Devine, the lesson of how a team’s success or failure in short-form cricket can hang on a single instant is still raw. So the New Zealand captain fully expects her nation’s group-stage exit at the recent Women’s T20 World Cup, shaped by narrow defeats to India and Australia, to…

3:09 PM GMT Peshawar Zalmi won the toss and chose to bowl first vs Multan Sultans Peshawar Zalmi captain Wahab Riaz won the toss and elected to bowl first against Multan Sultans in Karachi in one of the few matches on the T20 franchise and international circuit that hasn’t been cancelled or postponed due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. However, Zalmi’s squad is severely depleted with their entire overseas player…

1:48 PM GMT Despite having deferred the IPL until April 15, the tournament’s governing council will meet on Saturday in Mumbai to review the precautionary steps needed to be put in place for the marquee event to start in April. The IPL top brass will also be meeting the owners/ top executives of all franchises to explain the situation and address the various questions the franchises will have. ESPNcricinfo looks…

1:45 PM GMT Australia captain Aaron Finch reflected on the “unique” experience of playing international cricket in an empty stadium on a dramatic day of coronavirus developments for sports in Australia and around the world. Late-night Cricket Australia talks on Thursday led to the announcement early on Friday morning that the ODI series against New Zealand would be played without any spectators. The toss and post-match interviews were conducted via…

1:19 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff England’s tour match against a Sri Lanka Board President’s XI was called off 11 overs after tea on the second day, a few minutes after the ECB confirmed that the Test series scheduled for later this month had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ALSO READ: England series in Sri Lanka postponed England had brought in Matt Parkinson as an injury replacement for Ben…

12:38 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff The three-match ODI series between India and South Africa has been called off in response to fears about the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) pandemic. The decision follows the move by the BCCI earlier on Friday to defer the IPL by around a fortnight, and amid similar decisions regarding other cricket tours and tournaments. The first match of the series, in Dharamsala on Thursday, was washed out….