12:37 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Zimbabwe have elected to bat first in the third and final ODI in Rawalpindi. The series has gone, but World Cup SUper League points are very much up for grabs, and to that end, Chamu Chibhabha’s side will look to set a target on what appears another surface well suited for the batsmen. They make just the one change, with Carl Mumba dropping out, allowing…
6:01 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Hobart Hurricanes 1 for 82 beat Melbourne Renegades 81 (Carey 3-14) by nine wickets The Hurricanes earned themselves a first win of the WBBL season with a trouncing of fellow strugglers the Renegades who were skittled for 81 – their second-lowest total in the tournament’s history – in a dismal batting display. On a slow Blacktown surface, the ground hosting its first matches of the…
Handscomb heaps praise on Pucovski and Harris (0:39) Peter Handscomb speaks about Will Pucovski and Marcus Harris after their unbroken 418-run opening stand. (0:39) 4:04 AM GMT Burns in the spotlight There has been no shortage of in-form batsmen during the first three rounds of the Shield – 19 centuries have been scored – so when someone has struggled a little it stands out. Five of Australia’s incumbent top seven…
West Indies are the only international team to have embarked on two overseas tours in the Covid-19 era 3:22 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff All members of West Indies’ touring party in New Zealand have cleared the first of their three Covid-19 tests. Following this test, which was conducted three days after their arrival on October 30, the West Indies contingent will undergo two more – on days 6 and 12…
11:36 PM GMT Joe Clarke, the Nottinghamshire batsman, is set to sign for Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League. Clarke, 23, was the fifth highest run-scorer in this year’s Vitality T20 Blast. His strike-rate – 175.00 runs per 100 balls – was better than anyone else in the top 50 run-scorers in the competition. While he is yet to represent England at senior level and has never previously appeared…
8:17 PM GMT Warwickshire believe they have become the first “professional first-class county” to adopt the principles of the Rooney Rule in launching the appointment process for a new head coach of their men’s team. The club, which sacked Jim Troughton from the position last week, published an advert for the vacant position on November 2. Applications must be received by November 14 with an appointment expected around a month…
8:13 PM GMT Hemant Brar A relieved Shreyas Iyer says that the win against the Royal Challengers Bangalore has put the “smile back on the faces” of his team and given them a much-needed lift after a wobble in their campaign. But now that a top-two spot is secured, the focus shifts to taking on an in-form Mumbai Indians, for direct passage to the final. The Mumbai Indians had beaten…
Has Virat Kohli lacked rhythm this IPL? (4:14) Aakash Chopra and Tom Moody talk about RCB’s batting in the middle overs (4:14) 7:11 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli has admitted their batting can be “more brave in pockets”, referring to their cautious approach after they were put in to bat in their last league game against the Delhi Capitals. The Royal Challengers, who qualified for…
11:22 PM IST Hemant Brar Delhi Capitals 154 for 4 (Rahane 60, Dhawan 54, Ahmed 2-26) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 152 for 7 (Padikkal 50, de Villiers 35, Nortje 3-33) by six wickets Half-centuries from Ajinkya Rahane and Shikhar Dhawan ensured the Delhi Capitals finished second on the IPL 2020 points table as they beat the Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets in Abu Dhabi. They will now face the…
5:41 PM GMT Andrew Fidel Fernando The Lanka Premier League’s 21 November start date is being reconsidered, while there is also now a possibility the tournament will be moved to the UAE or Malaysia. Tournament director Ravin Wickramaratne told ESPNcricinfo that Sri Lanka Cricket would much prefer to play the tournament on the island. However, the 14-day quarantine that Sri Lanka’s health ministry is insisting on increasingly appears a dealbreaker…