IPL 2016

Mark Craig © Getty Images Offspinner Mark Craig has been called into New Zealand’s squad for the opening Test against Australia at Wellington beginning on Friday. New Zealand Cricket selectors named Craig as an injury replacement after Mitchell Santner was ruled out with a foot injury. Santner experienced soreness in his right foot following the second ODI against Australia. A subsequent scan revealed a bone bruise and the decision was…

[embedded content] New Glamorgan head coach Robert Croft has talked up England’s spin-bowling resources after witnessing first-hand the talent Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid have at their disposal during a brief stint working with the one-day international squad in South Africa. Former international tweaker Croft linked up with the national side as a consultant spin-bowling coach for the 50-over leg of the tour after accepting an invitation from Director, England…

Hashim Amla has warned South Africa that they face the first of “three finals in a row” ahead of the third one-day international against England at Centurion tomorrow. The 32-year-old batsman, who stepped down from the Test captaincy during the Proteas’ 2-1 defeat, believes their series begins at SuperSport Park as the hosts attempt to salvage something from the ODIs after losing the opening two games. Defeat would be a…

Lahore Qalandars 194 for 3 (Akmal 93, Delport 73) beat Quetta Gladiators 131 (Nawaz 42, Gohar 4-14, Mendis 3-17) by 63 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Ahmed Shehzad applauds Umar Akmal following his 40-ball 93 © PSL Umar Akmal stroked the highest score of this season’s Pakistan Super League, his 40-ball 93 guiding Lahore Qalandars to their first win of the season, against Quetta Gladiators in Dubai. The 63-run defeat was…

England Under-19s coach Andy Hurry admitted that he and the players still had an empty feeling today, 24 hours after their sudden World Cup exit at the hands of Sri Lanka. But Hurry has urged his team to shake off their disappointment and sign off from Bangladesh with two more wins in the Play-Off competition that will determine who finishes fifth in the rankings, and which also has a major…

West Indies Under-19 have lost just one game this World Cup © International Cricket Council Chemar Holder was bowling in Basseterre in St Kitts and Nevis less than three weeks ago when West Indies Under-19 were playing a bilateral series in Bangladesh, just before the World Cup warm-ups. West Indies lost all three youth ODIs against a second-string Bangladesh side, but Holder finished with a five-for while playing for Combined…

Match facts Tuesday, February 9, 2016 Start time 0900 local (0300 GMT) India Under-19s will look to Avesh Khan to provide early breakthroughs © International Cricket Council Big picture India-Sri Lanka contests, at all levels, have often been about their batsmen and one team outscoring the other in run fests. This time however, the clash between the India Under-19s and the Sri Lanka Under-19s could come down to their respective…

Kimberley could become the home city of a new South African franchise © Getty Images East London and Kimberley are in a battle to become the home cities for one of two new South African franchises while Potchefstroom may be the base for the other, as CSA looks to expand its domestic structure. An insider revealed to ESPNcricinfo that there is talk of increasing the number of franchises from six…

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today announced the five host grounds for the ICC Women’s World Cup in 2017. The ICC has confirmed Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Somerset, Gloucestershire and Lord’s will host the competition’s 31 matches starting on June 26th next year – with the Home of Cricket set to stage the final on July 23rd. It will be the first time that the tournament has been held in…

‘You can have only one big hitter in the side but if it’s his day, he can take the game away from you. And it can happen in just 10 or 12 balls’ – MS Dhoni © PTI Sri Lanka don’t have a mystery spinner. That should be enough to stop the press, but that is not the end of the story. The cricketing shrewdness of Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar…