12:04 AM IST Andrew Fidel Fernando Dambulla Viiking 157 for 5 (A Perera 67, Shanaka 33, Pradeep 1-16) beat Kandy Tuskers 156 for 6 (K Mendis 55, K Perera 41, Rajitha 2-16) by five wickets How the match played out Kandy Tuskers had top significant top-order partnerships and never quite seemed like they were in trouble, but a total of 156 for 6 always seemed light. Kusal Mendis and Kusal…
The quality of live-streaming services in county cricket has improved hugely over the last five years 5:38 PM GMT The ECB are likely to bring in new measures designed to safeguard the domestic game from the threat of corruption. At present, there are different protocols in place to manage games which are broadcast and those which are not. But with the streaming of matches growing more common and more sophisticated,…
Akeem Dodson, Ali Khan and Fahad Babar celebrate after USA’s victory in the WCL Division Four final in 2016 4:38 PM GMT Peter Della PennaCricket Close Peter Della Penna is an American cricket journalist who also writes for ESPNcricinfo.com and DreamCricket.com. Since 2010, he has penned the USA entry in the Cricket Round the World section of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterDellaPenna ODI status is spurring an ambitious recruitment…
Wiaan Mulder in his follow-through © Getty Images Results Summary It’s all happening in Pool B where victories for the Dolphins and the Lions in this round means just 3.52 points separate the three sides. Each of the teams has won two matches and the standings in the group have been completely overturned from when the Knights led the pool at the end of the second round. The Dolphins are…
7:58 PM IST Madushka Balasuriya Jaffna Stallions 174 for 5 (Avishka 84, Bhanuka 40, Asitha 2-30) beat Galle Gladiators 170 for 6 (Gunathilaka 56, Walton 31, Hasaranga 2-29) by five wickets How the game played out An all-round display from Wanindu Hasaranga capped off yet another fine display by the Jaffna Stallions, as they won their fourth game on the trot, and subjected the Galle Gladiators to a fourth straight…
8:00 PM IST Big picture Remember when ODI cricket was the priority? For England, at least, that was the case from May 2015 until the World Cup success of 2019. Every advantage, in selection and scheduling, was given to the 50-over format as England pursued their goal. Those days are gone. And, with two T20 World Cups scheduled within the next 24 months, it may be a while until they…
Dec 2, 2020 Matt Roller Close Matt Roller is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets at @mroller98 Eoin Morgan has defended England’s analyst’s use of real-time signals in their T20I series against South Africa, saying that it is “100% within the spirit of the game” and that there is “nothing untoward about it”. Nathan Leamon, who is the main analyst for England’s white-ball teams, has placed two clipboards –…
1:16 PM GMT Being without Faf du Plessis and Kagiso Rabada will give South Africa the opportunity for younger players to gain international experience even as it leaves questions over how they will balance their XI against England. Du Plessis is being rested for the upcoming ODI series after a period in which he played at the IPL, PSL and in the three T20Is while Rabada has been ruled out…
1:01 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Birmingham Phoenix have retained four men’s and four women’s players ahead of the Hundred’s launch in 2021, including two overseas players in Adam Zampa and Ashleigh Gardner. The eight men’s teams in the ECB’s new 100-ball competition have until January to negotiate with players they wish to retain from the squad they selected in October 2019, while in the women’s tournament, players can opt to…
12:45 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff 41 female players have signed full-time domestic contracts as part of the ECB’s new regional set-up, taking the total number of professional women’s cricketers in England and Wales to 58. The ECB had initially planned to award domestic contracts to 40 players in time for the 2020 season, but the process was significantly impeded by the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead, 25 players signed regional retainer deals…