11:52 PM IST Cricket South Africa have been forced to postpone their Annual General Meeting scheduled for Saturday, during which they were due to elect a new president and at least two other board members. The postponement comes after CSA were due to meet with the country’s minister of sport, Nathi Mthethwa, who demanded to see the forensic report that resulted in former CEO Thabang Moroe being fired last week….
Match referee Javagal Srinath inspected the pitch before calling the game off © Getty Images/Sportsfile Javagal Srinath, the former India fast bowler and current ICC match referee, has a strong message for batsmen from around the world: Do not invoke the spirit of cricket if you’re run out at the bowler’s end backing up too far. Srinath, who celebrated his 51st birthday on Monday, said he was “perfectly fine” with…
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Lauren Winfield, 1.2 ov), 2-13 (Hollie Armitage, 3.2 ov), 3-13 (Sterre Kalis, 3.4 ov), 4-24 (Katherine Brunt, 5.4 ov), 5-79 (Jenny Gunn, 19.5 ov), 6-84 (Bess Heath, 21.5 ov), 7-168 (Alex MacDonald, 39.5 ov), 8-210 (Linsey Smith, 46.2 ov), 9-213 (Natalie Sciver, 47.2 ov) Source: ESPN Crickinfo
11:10 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Vipers 261 for 7 (Dean 60*) beat Storm 239 (Knight 67, Luff 60, Norris 4-45) by 22 runs Tara Norris played a starring role, claiming 4 for 45 in eight overs as Southern Vipers staged a brilliant fightback to beat arch rivals Western Storm by 22 runs in a high-calibre Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy South Group encounter at the Bristol County Ground. Put into…
11:08 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Stars 289 for 8 (Dunkley 97, Davison-Richards 61, Patel 4-52) beat Sunrisers 212 (Carr 99, Smith 3-25) by 77 runs After their disappointing loss in the opening round of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, South East Stars came back strongly in their second outing to defeat Sunrisers by 77 runs at Beckenham, thanks to a hard-hitting 97 from England’s Sophia Dunkley. Dunkley fell agonisingly…
10:59 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Royal Challengers Bangalore have named legspinner Adam Zampa as a replacement for fellow Australian Kane Richardson for IPL 2020, which kicks off on September 19 in the UAE. It is understood that Richardson has pulled out of the tournament due to the impending birth of his first child. More to follow… Source: ESPN Crickinfo
Issy Wong bowling for England Women’s Academy in an international friendly against Ireland 10:45 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Central Sparks 136 for 6 (Kelly 59*) beat Thunder 135 (Cross 45, Wong 3-26) by four wickets Central Sparks secured their first win of the tournament against North West Thunder by 4 wickets, thanks to an all-round performance, especially from the bowlers that saw them chase down 136 in 44 overs. Issy…
10:42 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Nottinghamshire 194 for 4 (Duckett 86*) beat Yorkshire 190 (Root 65) by six wickets A punishing innings of 86 not out by Ben Duckett steered the Notts Outlaws to a six-wicket victory over Yorkshire Vikings in their Vitality Blast North Group clash at Trent Bridge. Duckett scored his runs from 53 balls and hit 10 fours and two sixes to seal the win with…
Fantasy pick – Malan could fetch you a bucketful of points (7:57) Ramiz Raja joins Nikhil Naz to pick a fantasy XI (7:57) 10:35 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff England v Pakistan, 3rd T20I, Manchester Our XI: Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Tom Banton, Jonny Bairstow, Mohammad Hafeez, Dawid Malan, Eoin Morgan, Moeen Ali, Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi NOTE: We might not always be able to tip you off about…
Andile Phehlukwayo and Lungi Ngidi take a knee before the start of the 3TC match 10:30 PM IST The topic of race should not have a divisive effect on the South African team, after uncomfortable issues were ironed out at their culture camp last week, according to Lungi Ngidi. The fast bowler, whose answer to a question about the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement was the spark that showed up…