Islamabad United opt to bowl in Lahore

1:52 PM GMT Islamabad United chose to bowl v Multan Sultans Islamabad United won the toss, and, as has been the pattern all tournament, elected to field first. Shadab Khan said the Islamabad bowlers had been slightly hampered by the dew factor when bowling second last ball, and admitted there needed to be significant improvements in all departments if Islamabad wanted to get their first win on the board. Shan…

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Fantasy Picks: Trust Ahmed Shehzad's record in Karachi

Fantasy Pick: Pack your team with hard-hitting batsmen (4:49) PSL 2020 – Karachi Kings v Quetta Gladiators (4:49) 12:49 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff February 23: Karachi Kings v Quetta Gladiators, Karachi Our XI: Mohammad Rizwan, Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Babar Azam, Shane Watson, Ahmed Shehzad, Sharjeel Khan, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hasnain, Fawad Ahmed Captain: Babar Azam Among all Pakistanis who have scored more than 400 T20I runs in…

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Don't have to be too hard on ourselves – Dale Steyn

A pensive Dale Steyn walks back to his mark © Getty Images Dale Steyn wants South Africa to “adapt quicker” to keep pace with the T20 game and joked that they “can’t get any worse” after their defeat to Australia in Johannesburg on Friday night. South Africa were bowled out for their lowest T20 total and lost by their biggest margin in the format during the opening game of the…

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Dom Sibley and Dan Lawrence make Australia A toil

11:17 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff England Lions 3 for 274 (Lawrence 125*, Sibley 108*) v Australia A Dom Sibley and Dan Lawrence made it back-to-back centuries as England Lions ended the opening day of the marquee match of their tour, against Australia A at the MCG, in a strong position on 3 for 274. Sibley, an incumbent England opener who will soon be heading off on the tour of Sri…

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Thailand impress but Stafanie Taylor helps West Indies over the line

9:59 AM GMT West Indies 3 for 80 (Taylor 26*, Campbelle 25*) . beat Thailand 9 for 78 (Koncharoenkai 33, Taylor 3-13) by seven wickets West Indies opened their T20 World Cup campaign with a win they would have expected, though not without a sizeable fright chasing a small target against a Thailand combination that lost their first ever match at an ICC global event but won plenty of friends…

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Darren Sammy to become honorary citizen of Pakistan

9:46 AM GMT Darren Sammy has played a major role in the return of top-flight cricket to Pakistan, and the country has decided to express its gratitude in style, by extending an honorary citizenship to the former West Indies captain. Arif Alvi, the Pakistan president, has signed off on the same, and Sammy will also receive the Nishan-e-Pakistan, the country’s top civilian award, on March 23 in Islamabad. The idea…

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Make Shane Watson captain, don't ignore Jason Roy

Fantasy Pick: Back Watson, he likes playing against Peshawar Zalmi (6:10) Here are our fantasy picks for the game between Quetta Gladiators and Peshawar Zalmi in PSL 2020 (6:10) 3:04 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff February 22: Peshawar Zalmi vs Quetta Gladiators at National Stadium, Karachi Our XI: Shane Watson, Tom Banton, Kamran Akmal, Liam Livingstone, Jason Roy, Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Nawaz, Fawad Ahmed, Mohammed Hasnain, Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali Captain:…

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