10:22 AM GMT Gemcon Khulna 173 for 6 (Zakir 63, Imrul 37, Rabbi 3-33) beat Fortune Barishal 125 (Hridoy 33, Tamim 32, Shahidul 2-16) by 48 runs Scorecard Gemcon Khulna rose to the second spot on the points table after a 48-run win over Fortune Barishal in Friday’s first game, left-handed opening batsman Zakir Hasan leading the way for them by storming the Barishal attack with ten fours in his…
9:41 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Kane Williamson recorded his highest Test score of 251 on the second day of the first Test against West Indies, but said that it hadn’t been easy getting there. The bowlers were “making life really difficult” for him, he said after the day’s play, and “trying to stick to my plans for long periods of time” did the trick for him. “Certainly, West Indies’ bowlers…
Eoin Morgan and Quinton de Kock at the toss © Getty Images The first ODI between South Africa and England in Cape Town looks set to be called off, an hour before the toss. More to follow… George Dobell is a senior correspondent at ESPNcricinfo © ESPN Sports Media Ltd. Source: ESPN Crickinfo
9:00 AM GMT When England returned from India at the end of 2016, it looked for all the world as if they had discovered a new opening batsman to serve them for a decade and more. Haseeb Hameed had only played three Tests in that Test series before a broken finger ended his involvement. But so assured had the 19-year-old seemed, so accomplished had he appeared, it looked as if…
1:30 PM IST Australia won the toss against India and chose to field Resplendent in a uniform with an Aboriginal design, Australia captain Aaron Finch won the toss and chose to send India in to bat in the first T20I of a three-match series at Manuka Oval in Canberra. Australia had Mitchell Starc back fit to play after he missed the final ODI on Wednesday with a minor side injury,…
6:02 AM GMT A likely Test debut. Filling the shoes of David Warner. Forming a new opening partnership with Joe Burns. Tackling the pink ball. Facing Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and the rest of the India attack. While that may read like a daunting list, Will Pucovski is keeping it all perspective ahead of a fortnight that, barring some unlikely events, will see him open the batting for Australia at…
5:49 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff The Pakistan contingent on tour in New Zealand will continue their managed isolation in Christchurch, but won’t be given any exemptions that allow them to train in groups. This is due to “ongoing concerns about the risk of cross-infections within the squad,” according to New Zealand’s Health Ministry. Out of the 54 members on tour, 44 have returned negative tests while six players remain Covid-positive….
4:58 AM GMT Cricket South Africa’s interim board have temporarily suspended new transformation targets imposed on national teams which would have required them to field seven players of colour, including a minimum of three black African players by the 2022-23 season. The message was communicated to team management on Thursday and is effective immediately, and board will deliberate on the best way to ensure representation at its next few meetings…
3:44 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Following a much-anticipated ODI series, the focus shifts to the shortest format, especially with the T20 World Cup less than a year away. India got a consolation win in Canberra – also the venue of the first T20I – and will look to continue the momentum, albeit while managing player workloads ahead of the Test series. Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah might be rotated to…
5:46 AM IST Alagappan Muthu Lunch: New Zealand 346 for 4 (Williamson 168*, Blundell 8*, Roach 2-71, Gabriel 2-74 vs West Indies Control your game, you control the game. That is Kane Williamson in a nutshell. Every defining trait of his batting -the obsession with playing late, the aversion to hitting in the air, the freakish ability to never ever follow a swinging ball – is an effort to put…