Fantasy Pick: Steven Smith and Virat Kohli should get big points (9:16) Gautam Gambhir makes his fantasy picks for the 3rd ODI between Australia and India (9:16) 10:35 AM GMT Rahul Maniraja Dec 2: Australia vs India, 3rd ODI, Canberra Pro Tip: Average score batting first at this venue in the last four games is 377. The last seven games here have been won by the team batting first and,…
9:16 AM GMT Shreyas Iyer sees Australia’s short-ball strategy against him as an opportunity to score runs. In the first two ODIs, Iyer has walked in against fast bowlers who have, on both occasions, bowled to him with a short leg and leg gully catching and a clear plan to bowl rising deliveries at his body. Both times, he has been dismissed – one off a steep bouncer and the…
Result Cobham Oval (New), Whangarei AUCK 202/7 ND (43.2/50 ov, target 203)205/6 Northern D won by 4 wickets Result Pukekura Park, New Plymouth OTAGO (24/24 ov)212/8 CD (24/24 ov, target 213)202/8 Otago won by 10 runs Result Mainpower Oval (Recreation Ground), Rangiora CANT (40/40 ov)236/5 WELL (37.3/40 ov, target 237)205 Canterbury won by 31 runs Scheduled Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, Hambantota Colombo Kings Dambulla Viiking 01-Dec-2020, 10:00 AM…
7:15 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Pakistan quick Dilbar Hussain is returning to the Melbourne Stars for BBL 10 after his debut late last season. Hussain has been re-signed as the Stars’ third overseas player and is available for the entire tournament after Haris Rauf was ruled out due to international duty. He is currently completing the mandatory 14-day quarantine in Western Australia and will be available for the Stars’ first…
Test cricket and the Big Bash are the two major products for Channel Seven © Getty Images Private dialogue between Seven executives and Cricket Australia has been divulged by the network as part of its ongoing argument for a discount to their rights fees in what has become an increasingly ugly spectacle for the two parties. An affidavit lodged with the Australian Federal Court on Monday, written by Seven’s head…
7:03 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff New Zealand are in danger of being without one of their most valuable resources when the new Test summer begins in two days’ time after BJ Watling picked up a hamstring injury on Sunday. The medical staff are assessing the 35 year-old wicketkeeper batsman and will take final call on his availability tomorrow. In the meantime, Devon Conway has been added to the squad as…
Asanka Gurusinha (L) will mentor the national team as well as oversee the training of local coaches 5:46 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Nigeria have signed up Asanka Gurusinha, the former Sri Lanka batsman and manager of the national team, as their head coach and high-performance director. In his new job, starting this month, Gurusinha will also the training of local coaches, with the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) moving to handle…
3:30 AM GMT Though India are the team with a host of bowling problems right now, Australia are not without their own concerns. Chief among these is Mitchell Starc, who has taken 1 for 147 from 18 overs across the opening two ODI games as India’s batsmen found him somewhat easier to line up than his pace counterparts Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins. With Cummins being rested from the remainder…
1:05 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff West Indies Test captain Jason Holder has signed with BBL champions the Sydney Sixers for a three-game stint following the Test series against New Zealand. The travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand allows Holder to enter Australia without having to complete the mandatory 14-day quarantine. Following the two-Test series in New Zealand, he will head straight to Hobart to play in the December 20…