Month: November 2020

11:23 AM GMT Gazi Group Chattogram continued their early dominance of the Bangabandhu T20 Cup, clinching their third consecutive win. This time they beat Fortune Barishal by 10 runs, a slightly tighter contest than their two big wins previously over Beximco Dhaka and Gemcon Khulna. Chattogram’s left-arm duo of Mustafizur Rahman and Shoriful Islam strangled Barishal, particularly in the last five overs when they conceded just 39 runs when 50…

11:24 AM IST Debayan Sen Toss New Zealand chose to field vs West Indies Left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner began life as New Zealand captain, enforced in the absence of Tim Southee, by winning the toss and bowling under grey skies at the Mount Bay Oval. Scott Kuggeleijn, Hamish Bennett and all-rounder Daryll Mitchell came into the team for the third and final T20I. Santner put his decision down to the…

2:24 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Devon Conway will have a further chance to push his Test claims after being named in the New Zealand A squads to face West Indies A and Pakistan over the next couple of weeks. Glenn Phillips, who hit a thrilling maiden T20I hundred in the second match against West Indies, will be able to show off his long-form credentials, following his hurried Test debut against…

1:44 AM GMT David Warner is in an 18-day race to be fit in time for the opening Test of the summer against India, after he was formally ruled out of the remainder of the white-ball matches and replaced in the squad by D’Arcy Short, while Australia’s vice-captain Pat Cummins is also to be spelled until the opening long-from game at Adelaide Oval from December 17. The groin/adductor tear Warner…

Moody: Hazlewood, Zampa difference between two attacks (2:46) Tom Moody and Gautam Gambhir look back at the second ODI (2:46) 12:57 AM GMT Coming from Test cricket’s first ever concussion substitute, it was perhaps not a surprise to hear Marnus Labuschagne quickly putting up his hand to offer to open in place of the injured David Warner for the third and final ODI against India in Canberra on Wednesday. That…

6:40 PM GMT Eoin Morgan credited England’s experience of holding their nerve in close games as a key factor behind their four-wicket win in Paarl. For the second game in succession, England clinched a last-over victory after South Africa had appeared to be in the stronger position deep into the run-chase. It gives them an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. But although it looked in both games as…

We need to accept that Australia played better cricket – Rahul (2:15) India’s vice-captain says the mood in their camp is positive despite losing the series (2:15) 2:32 PM GMT Sidharth Monga India’s captain Virat Kohli and vice-captain KL Rahul have both admitted that the team needs to get better on flat batting wickets, following their series defeat to Australia. India conceded 374 and 389 on consecutive games, leaving their…

Fantasy Pick: Kusal Perera captain, Danushka Gunathilaka vice-captain (6:30) Russel Arnold makes his fantasy picks for the game between Kandy and Galle (6:30) 12:35 PM GMT Rahul Maniraja Nov 30: Kandy Tuskers vs Galle Gladiators, Hambantota Pro Tip: The pitch still looks really good for batting, so pack your team with top-order hitters. Having watched the first game, we would suggest some slight tweaks, like bringing in a spinner instead…