12:08 PM GMT Cameron Green could be a step closer to his international debut after Marcus Stoinis pulled up with a side injury during Australia’s opening ODI against India at the SCG on Friday. Stoinis left the field two balls into his seventh over, and although Australia called the decision not to bring him back out precautionary, Stoinis is set to have a scan on Friday night. Also, the quick…
Fantasy Pick: Kusal Perera and Paul Stirling should come good (6:50) Russel Arnold makes his fantasy picks for the game between Kandy and Dambulla (6:50) 11:54 AM GMT Rahul Maniraja Nov 28: Dambulla Viiking vs Kandy Tuskers, Hambantota Pro Tip: Load your team with top-order batsmen, especially from the team batting first, and expect another high-scoring game. Our XI: Paul Stirling, Upul Tharanga, Kusal Perera, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Kusal Mendis, Niroshan…
11:14 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Stephen Parry has left Lancashire after 16 years at the county, and will take up a coaching position at the Thunder, the Manchester-based women’s regional hub, over the winter. Parry, the left-arm spinner, is Lancashire’s all-time leading wicket-taker in T20 cricket, and won seven England white-ball caps between 2014 and 2015 after years of consistent performances in the county game. Most notably, he finished joint-top…
Paul van Meekeren celebrates after Fred Klaassen’s catch gave him another wicket 10:58 AM GMT The ODI series between the Netherlands and England, scheduled for May 2021, has been postponed due to “continuing uncertainty regarding the Covid-19 pandemic”. The series, which consists of three ODIs and is scheduled to be played in Amstelveen, will now be played in May 2022. The Royal Dutch Cricket Association (KNCB) was hoping the series…
Shahid Afridi brings out his trademark starfish celebration © Pakistan Super League Shahid Afridi has been allowed to end his quarantine early and is now cleared to play Galle Gladiators’ opening Lanka Premier League (LPL) match against Jaffna Stallions on Friday. Gladiators had initially believed Afridi would not be available for the franchise’s first two matches, because he only arrived in Sri Lanka Tuesday, following a missed flight the day…
Live Sydney Cricket Ground AUS (39.2/50 ov)258/1 INDIA Australia chose to bat. CRR: 6.55 Live Eden Park, Auckland WI (2.3/20 ov)37/0 NZ New Zealand chose to field. CRR: 14.8 Stumps John Davies Oval, Queenstown WI 571 NZ-A (15 ov)45/0 NZ A trail by 526 runs. CRR: 3.0 Scheduled Newlands, Cape Town South Africa England 27-Nov-2020, 04:00 PM Scheduled Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambantota Galle Gladiators Jaffna Stallions 27-Nov-2020,…
From the archive: Kyle Jamieson roars after getting a wicket in his first over on ODI debut back in February 11:50 AM IST Debayan Sen Toss New Zealand chose to bowl vs West Indies Under overcast skies in Auckland, New Zealand captain Tim Southee – standing in for the rested Kane Williamson – invited West Indies to have a bat in their opening T20I match, a game where players from…
Virat Kohli and Aaron Finch of Australia ahead of the ODI series opener © Cricket Australia via Getty Images Australia won the chose and chose to bat vs India Australia captain Aaron Finch won the toss and chose to bat first against India in the opening ODI of the international summer at the SCG on Friday. The hosts had only one change from their last ODI team, against England in…
Dr Ashley Bloomfield, New Zealand’s director of public health, took a “dim view” of Pakistan’s Covid protocol breaches 10:00 PM GMT Danyal Rasool Mixing in hotel hallways, sharing food and not always wearing masks were the clear violations of strict Covid-19 isolation protocols in New Zealand that have led to stark warnings that more breaches could see the entire team being sent back. Sarfaraz Ahmed, Rohail Nazir, Naseem Shah, Mohammad…
1:24 AM IST Madushka Balasuriya Colombo Kings 219 for 7 (Chandimal 80) tied with Kandy Tuskers 219 for 3 (Perera 87, Gurbaz 53)Super OverColombo Kings 16 for 1 beat Kandy Tuskers 12 for 0 How the game played out After what seemed like endless setbacks, the first game of the Lankan Premier League is finally in the books, and it could hardly have been scripted better. Over 400 runs, dropped…