5:49 PM IST England won the toss and chose to bowl vs South Africa England have won the toss and chosen to bowl first in the second T20I of the series against South Africa in Paarl. With England having won the first match of the series in Cape Town on Friday, victory in this game will clinch the three-match series for them. They have named an unchanged side despite a…
Fantasy Pick: Lead with Avishka and Shanaka (6:53) Russel Arnold helps you build a fantasy XI for the fifth game of the LPL (6:53) 11:17 AM GMT Rahul Maniraja Nov 30: Dambulla Viiking vs Jaffna Stallions, Hambantota Pro Tip: Both teams are full of allrounders, and picking the right ones – check out our XI – should make a big difference. Our XI: Niroshan Dickwella, Minod Bhanuka, Shoaib Malik, Avishka…
That winning feeling: Sheldon Jackson kisses the trophy after Saurashtra’s maiden Ranji win this season 9:31 AM GMT Only Ranji Trophy. Only Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy. Both Ranji Trophy and SMA T20s. Both SMA T20s and Vijay Hazare Trophy (domestic 50-over tournament). Those are the four options the BCCI has given to the state associations to choose from to conduct the 2020-21 domestic season, which has been delayed by…
9:02 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff David Warner gave Australia cause for concern when he limped off the SCG with a groin injury during the second ODI. He injured himself diving to make a save early in India’s chase. In the fourth over, Shikhar Dhawan punched the ball towards mid-off, where Warner came cross and produced a tumble dive to intercept the ball. It appeared the injury was caused when he…
Glenn Phillips acknowledges the cheers from the change room © Getty Images For Glenn Phillips, who has had a stop-start international career, smashing a 46-ball century – the fastest in T20Is by a New Zealand batsman – against West Indies was “absolutely massive”. No, it won’t make him believe his future with the national team is all sorted out, but “you don’t get those very often, so I am going…
How do India solve their sixth bowling option issue? (7:47) And for Australia, who replaces Marcus Stoinis if he isn’t fit? Tom Moody and Deep Dasgupta discuss on Match Day preview (7:47) 6:33 PM IST Saurabh Somani Close Saurabh Somani is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo Big Picture The home team wins the first ODI of a three-match series, at Sydney. Both India and Australia have been here before, the…
6:39 AM IST Debayan Sen Toss West Indies chose to bowl vs New Zealand Grey skies greeted both teams at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui — with showers in the earlier part of the morning delaying the start of play by 15 minutes, and the toss by 25 — as West Indies captain Kieron Pollard handed a T20I debut to allrounder Kyle Mayers, replacing Kesrick Williams from the team…
12:17 AM IST Andrew Fidel Fernando Colombo Kings 96 for 1 (Russell 65*) beat Galle Gladiators 62 for 2 by 34 runs How the game played out With this innings, Andre Russell basically crash-landed at the LPL like an alien from a way bigger-hitting planet than earth, clobbering what seemed like nine dozen sixes (apparently four sixes, according to the scorecard) and half-a-million fours (nine fours) in the space of…
Curran feels he’s a better player after learning from CSK (1:25) Sam Curran says his time at the IPL with Chennai has helped develop his game (1:25) 6:05 PM GMT Matt Roller Close Matt Roller is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets at @mroller98 Tom Curran‘s bowling figures – 1 for 55 in four overs – in Friday night’s game against South Africa were the sixth-most expensive in England’s…
Nicholas Pooran has asserted his position as one of the most exciting young limited-overs batsmen in the world 4:08 PM GMT Matt Roller Close Matt Roller is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets at @mroller98 Nicholas Pooran has been given the opportunity to stake his claim for future involvement in West Indies’ Test squads, after his inclusion in a 14-man ‘A’ squad to play a pair of first-class matches…