Report The Knight Riders went into the game with an unchanged XI Toss Delhi Capitals chose to bowl vs Kolkata Knight Riders Rishabh Pant won the toss and the Delhi Capitals chose to bowl first against the Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 25 of IPL 2021. Eoin Morgan, the Knight Riders captain, said he would have bowled first as well at the Motera in Ahmedabad. The Capitals have made one…
News Scheme run by Lord’s Taverners will make Super 1s and table cricket available in every county The ECB has committed £2 million to ensure disability cricket is accessible in every county in England and Wales. The scheme, which will be run by the Lord’s Taverners, is believed to be the biggest investment ever made by a national cricket board into a disability cricket programme and is seen as a…
AB de Villiers was in red-hot form against the Delhi Capitals © BCCI Big picture KL Rahul was at a loss for words as he tried to find reasons for a profoundly tame performance by his team in their last game. How does a T20 line-up with so many hitters – Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Mayank Agarwal, Deepak Hooda and Rahul himself – slip and stumble and careen to 123…
News ESPNcricinfo understands Menon left for Indore earlier this week after his parents tested positive for Covid-19 Nitin Menon stood in half a dozen matches during the Chennai leg of the tournament Senior Indian umpire Nitin Menon has quit the IPL bubble for personal reasons. ESPNcricinfo understands Menon left for his home town of Indore earlier this week after his parents tested positive for Covid-19. Menon, the only Indian…
News Umpire has previously stood in final of Women’s World T20 in Antigua Langton Rusere, the Zimbabwean umpire, made history in Harare on Thursday, after becoming the first Black African to stand in a Test match. Rusere, 35, stood alongside South Africa’s Marais Erasmus, as one of the on-field umpires for the first Test between Zimbabwe and Pakistan at Harare Sports Club. Rusere stood in his first international match in…
Report The Rajasthan Royals remained unchanged from the team that beat the Kolkata Knight Riders in the previous game Mumbai Indians chose to bowl vs Rajasthan Royals Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai Indians captain, won the toss and opted to field first in his side’s first game in Delhi. That meant Mumbai will be chasing later for the first time in IPL 2021. Rohit said the Delhi pitch looked much better…
News Former captain and coach may face a separate investigation by the Zimbabwe prosecuting authority Heath Streak, the former Zimbabwe captain and coach who received an eight-year ban from the ICC for breaching the anti-corruption code, has “apologised” and taken “full responsibility” for his actions but asserts he was not involved in any attempts to fix matches. Streak admitted to disclosing inside information pertaining to international matches involving a 2018…
Report Pakistan go in with two spinners, with Sajid Khan earning a debut as he looks to operate alongside Nauman Ali Brendan Taylor wanted to take advantage of batting friendly conditions in Harare Zimbabwe chose to bat vs Pakistan Zimbabwe will bat first after winning the toss in Harare in the first of two Test matches. In sunny conditions at the Harare Sports Club, Brendan Taylor, deputising for an…
Report Both teams are different, focusing on their own strengths, but they still seemed rather skeptical of the pitch Sri Lanka chose to bat vs Bangladesh Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne chose to bat against Bangladesh in the second Test in Pallekele. The pitch had a greenish look, but the home side has chosen two spinners to go with their two-man pace attack. Ramesh Mendis, the offspin-bowling allrounder, and the…
News There were concerns the pair could be stranded after the government’s suspension of flights from India Adam Zampa and Kane Richardson have managed to leave India after pulling out of the IPL. Zampa and Richardson, team-mates for Royal Challengers Bangalore, were expected home in Australia later on Thursday, a spokesman for the Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) said, where they will undergo two weeks hotel quarantine. There were concerns the…