Month: July 2020

11:06 PM IST The IPL Governing Council will meet on August 1 to finalise the schedule and other key arrangements necessary for the tournament to be conducted in the UAE. Recently the IPL Governing Council chairman Brijesh Patel announced the tournament would be played in the UAE between September 19 and November 10. It is understood that the Governing Council is likely to discuss the dates, venues, training facilities, the…

10:58 PM IST Andrew Strauss believes Dom Sibley and Rory Burns are “made of the right stuff temperamentally” to form a long-term opening partnership for England. Sibley and Burns recorded England’s first century partnership in a home Test since 2016 during the third Test against West Indies at Emirates Old Trafford. And with both men having now made two Test centuries and helped England return to a stage where they…

10:37 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff CPL 2020 will begin with three-time champions Trinbago Knight Riders taking on five-time finalists Guyana Amazon Warriors on August 18. The entire tournament, comprising 33 matches, will take place in Trinidad & Tobago across two stadiums and behind closed doors to ensure proper protection against the Covid-19 pandemic. Damien O’Donohoe, the CPL’s chief executive officer, is excited about the upcoming season. “This year will be…

9:50 PM IST West Indies 197 (Holder 46, Broad 6-31) and 10 for 2 (Broad 2-8) need a further 389 to beat England 369 and 226 for 2 declared (Burns 90, Root 68*, Sibley 56) England’s attempts to push for victory in the decisive third Test against West Indies were held up by the Manchester weather, with no play possible on the fourth day. England must win the series to…

#PoliteEnquiries: Is Stuart Broad the new Ben Stokes? (5:43) George Dobell and Alexis Nunes answer your #PoliteEnquiries on Stuart Board, steady openers and stray cats (5:43) 9:11 PM IST Stuart Broad is currently bowling as well as at any time in his career, according to former England captain, Andrew Strauss. Broad will go into the final day of the Test series against West Indies requiring one more wicket to become…

UK cricket fans are back in stadiums! Kind of… (2:03) Andrew Miller experiences a day at the Oval where Surrey Cricket Club are trialling a return of fans to UK sport. (2:03) 8:32 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Fans will be permitted to attend first-class cricket for the first time since March this weekend, with the first two days of Surrey and Warwickshire’s opening Bob Willis Trophy matches opened up to…

Cricket South Africa is trying to make meaningful change as they respond to the Black Lives Matter movement  8:24 PM IST Cricket South Africa held its first cricket for social justice and nation-building meeting with more than 30 former players and coaches of colour on Sunday as it seeks to engage with the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and address issues of discrimination. The inaugural session was chaired by outgoing…

7:42 PM IST Umar Farooq in Lahore The PCB has played down reports that a company based in the Isle of Man may seize assets owned by the Pakistan team currently in the UK, as part of an old legal dispute between the firm and the Pakistan government. A report in the Pakistani daily the News quoted a letter from Broadsheet LLC to the Pakistan government in which it said…

7:34 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff The first-ever Lanka Premier League has got a green light, with the tournament set to begin on August 28 and go on till September 20. Five teams – Colombo, Kandy, Galle Dambulla and Jaffna – will be participating in the competition with a Sri Lanka Cricket release saying “over 70 international players and 10 coaches have confirmed their availability” for it. More to follow Source:…