Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Jos Buttler, 2.3 ov), 2-56 (Steven Smith, 8.1 ov), 3-72 (Sanju Samson, 10.3 ov), 4-76 (Mahipal Lomror, 11.2 ov), 5-82 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 12.1 ov), 6-90 (Andrew Tye, 13.5 ov), 7-100 (Jofra Archer, 14.5 ov), 8-121 (Shreyas Gopal, 17.2 ov), 9-136 (Rahul Tewatia, 19.1 ov), 10-138 (Varun Aaron, 19.4 ov) Source: ESPN Crickinfo
4:54 PM GMT Logistical challenges have caused the PCB to replace Multan, which was one of the venues lined up to host Zimbabwe’s limited-overs series in Pakistan later this month, with Lahore. ESPNcricinfo understands that the PCB and the city government in Multan had a disagreement over the financial outlay, with the PCB deciding it would cost less for Lahore to host the leg of the tour that had initially…
10:04 PM IST Sruthi Ravindranath Big picture It’s quite clear what’s ailing the Chennai Super Kings this season. Their batting, especially the middle order, has been the major weak link in their four losses. They have scored at 7.6 runs per over in the powerplay this year- the second lowest among all teams – and they tend to slow down further in the middle overs. Their middle-overs run rate of…
4:27 PM GMT An unbeaten 52-ball 86 from Babar Azam and an all-round show by Faheem Ashraf powered a new-look Central Punjab to a comprehensive eight-wicket win over Northern, ending their five-match winning streak. The duo missed the side’s first encounter in Multan with Azam playing in the Vitality Blast and Ashraf recovering from a knee injury. They shared an unbeaten 105-run partnership for the third wicket to steer their…
3:42 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Blessing Muzarabani is in line to return to international cricket and could be considered for Zimbabwe’s tour of Pakistan later this month. Muzarabani, 24, has been unavailable since signing a Kolpak deal in 2018 but has now been released from his contract with Northamptonshire. The 6ft 6in pace bowler made his Test debut in 2017 and had been capped in all three formats before electing…
3:11 PM GMT Rohit Balaji Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Abu Dhabi Pro Tip: Keep faith in both top orders; expect them to come good. Our XI: KL Rahul (wk), Nicholas Pooran, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi (vice-captain), Eoin Morgan, Mayank Agarwal (capt), Andre Russell, Shivam Mavi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ravi Bishnoi, Pat Cummins Substitutes: Mohammed Shami, Nitish Rana, Sunil Narine, Chris Gayle NOTE: We might not always be…
2:34 PM GMT Rohit Balaji Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Dubai Pro Tip: The Chennai Super Kings are struggling, but they know how to beat the Royal Challengers Bangalore. They’ve won three out of the last four contests between the sides. Give the likes of Faf du Plessis and Shane Watson a run in your fantasy team. They’re in form and may just give your team and theirs…
A bout of food poisoning kept Gayle out of the game against the Sunrisers Hyderabad 7:58 PM IST Deivarayan Muthu Big picture Having managed a solitary win in six games, the heat, both literally and figuratively, will be on the Kings XI Punjab when they run into the Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday afternoon in Abu Dhabi. Against the Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday, they beefed up their bowling attack and…
1:02 PM GMT Alagappan Muthu Welcome to ESPNcricinfo’s Rolling Report of the 23rd IPL 2020 match, between the Delhi Capitals and the Rajasthan Royals, in Sharjah. Get ready for the likes of Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant, Marcus Stoinis and Kagiso Rabada taking on the likes of Steven Smith, Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler and Jofra Archer. You can also follow ball-by-ball commentary of the game here. If the blog…
12:56 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff The Delhi Capitals are flying high, with four wins in five games. Their duo of Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje are seemingly in a healthy mini-battle to outdo each other on the pace stakes. The Rajasthan Royals, meanwhile, have had to shuffle their players and deviate from their set templates because they have found it hard to adjust to conditions in Abu Dhabi and Dubai….