Month: December 2020

12:08 PM GMT Rahul Maniraja Dec 6: Australia vs India, 2nd T20I, Sydney Pro Tip: India have won nine of their last ten T20Is and have defeated Australia both times they played at the SCG. So, pick an extra player from India. Our XI: KL Rahul, Aaron Finch, D’Arcy Short, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Moises Henriques, Glenn Maxwell, Y Chahal, T Natarajan, Mitchell Starc Substitutes: Manish Pandey, Sanju…

9:22 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff At the end of a 15-wicket day in Hamilton, New Zealand are all but sure of taking a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series. Tim Southee started the carnage, sending back John Campbell on his way to returns of 4 for 35 in the first West Indies innings, as the visitors went from 53 for no loss to 138 all out, before following on and…

9:07 AM GMT Sidharth Monga By the time India begin their second T20I on Sunday, their Test specialists will have played out the first day of their three-day warm-up match against Australia A at Drummoyne Oval. It is not ideal that some of the all-formats players will have to choose between the T20I and Test preparation, but these are unprecedented times because of the pandemic. Going by the indications from…

The first ODI between England and South Africa at Cape Town was postponed due to a Covid-19 scare  8:29 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff The South Africa squad has returned a full set of negative Covid-19 results, meaning the ODI series against England will start on Sunday after the tour was thrown into doubt by the positive test that was announced shortly before the first ODI was due to start in…

Play 06:44 Fantasy Pick – Lead with Russell and Mendis Dec 5: Kandy Tuskers vs Colombo Kings, Hambantota Pro Tip: If Kandy Tuskers lose this game, they might have to depend on Galle Gladiators to qualify for knockouts. So, expect their experienced players like Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis and Brendan Taylor to deliver. Our XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Kusal Perera, Dinesh Chandimal, Laurie Evans, Kusal Mendis, Brendan Taylor, Asela Gunaratne, Andre…

Justin Langer excited by Australia’s fast bowling depth (1:29) Head coach also praises trio of Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc ahead of India series (1:29) 6:03 AM GMT The relentlessness of India’s attack is what sticks in Travis Head‘s mind from his experience of the 2018 Test series, as he prepares for the rematch that will begin by captaining Australia A, who have in their ranks national skipper…

4:38 AM GMT England batsman Tom Banton has withdrawn from his BBL deal with the Brisbane Heat due to the demands of the ongoing biosecure bubbles he has been part of in recent months. Banton is currently with the England squad in South Africa as a reserve player which came on the back of his IPL stint with Kolkata Knight riders in the UAE. That in turn followed the home…

Dec 4, 2020 Alagappan Muthu Lunch: West Indies 114 for 5 (Blackwood 18*, Holder 14*, Southee 2-33) trail New Zealand 519 for 7 dec (Williamson 251, Latham 86, Jamieson 51*, Gabriel 3-89, Roach 3-114) by 405 runs It happened suddenly. Blue skies giving way to grey clouds. New Zealand loved that. They could sense the opportunity. And for virtually the entire first session on the third day, they couldn’t help…