9:11 AM GMT Toss Lahore Qalandars chose to bowl v Multan Sultans Lahore Qalandars captain Sohail Akhtar won the toss and elected to field first in a pivotal match against league-leaders Multan Sultans. A win clinches a playoff spot for the Qalandars while a loss means they’ll need to sweat out the result of the evening match between the Karachi Kings and the Quetta Gladiators, needing a Kings victory to…
Lockie Ferguson was tested for coronavirus and then asked to remain in his hotel room 7:02 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff There’s been a few times that Lockie Ferguson had been down with a cold in the course of his career, but it was different this time. After reporting a sore throat to the New Zealand team management on Friday, he was sent for COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) tests and then asked…
5:03 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Improving Bangladesh’s team culture will be of top priority for newly appointed Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal. The 30-year old has called for greater discipline and collective effort after taking over from Mashrafe Mortaza, whose five-year stint ended earlier this month. The BCB’s top brass had convinced Iqbal to succeed Mortaza as captain although the cloud of Shakib Al Hasan’s comeback hangs over his new…
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Play 08:17 Fantasy Picks: Go with Chris Lynn as your captain March 15: Lahore Qalandars vs Multan Sultans, Lahore Our XI: Ben Dunk, Sohail Akhtar, Zeeshan Ashraf, Chris Lynn, Shan Masood, Khushdil Shah, Samit Patel, Shaheen Afridi, Shahid Afridi, Imran Tahir and Sohail Tanvir Captain: Chris Lynn Lynn came back into the team after a small break, batted at No. 3 and smashed a 32-ball 59. He failed in the…
11:33 AM GMT Australia’s domestic competition, the Sheffield Shield, is expected to be cancelled before its conclusion due to the coronavirus pandemic, the first such event since the Second World War. While Cricket Australia is yet to officially announce the decision, players are understood to have been informed on Saturday night, before they travelled to venues for the final round of matches before the final, scheduled to be hosted by…
11:14 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Joe Root, the England captain, says that his team’s overwhelming reaction was one of “relief” after their two-Test tour of Sri Lanka was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tour’s postponement was confirmed with England midway through the second day of their final warm-up match in Colombo, ahead of the first Test in Galle that had been due to get underway on March 19….
9:53 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff March 15: Karachi Kings vs Quetta Gladiators in National Stadium, Karachi Our XI: Shane Watson, Ahmed Shehzad, Babar Azam, Sharjeel Khan, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Ben Cutting, Mohammad Amir, Umaid Asif, Mohammad Hasnain, Fawad Ahmed/Naseem Shah Captain: Babar Azam The No. 1 T20I batsman in the world had a couple of hiccups in the middle of the tournament but has found his feet in grand…
9:50 AM GMT Vishal Dikshit in Mumbai The BCCI and the IPL franchise owners have decided to adopt a wait-and-watch approach over when and how to hold the IPL. They want to give health and safety of the players and people involved in holding the IPL priority and are likely to discuss its schedule again after two-three weeks, depending on how the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) situation unfolds in India, where,…
Marnus Labuschagne goes inside out against spin © EPA The remaining two matches of the Chappell-Hadlee one-day series will not take place along with the three-match T20I series between the two teams in New Zealand later this month due to new travel restrictions imposed by the New Zealand government amid the coronavirus pandemic. More to follow Andrew McGlashan is a deputy editor at ESPNcricinfo © ESPN Sports Media Ltd. Source:…