Oct 5, 2020 Valkerie Baynes Close Valkerie Baynes is a general editor at ESPNcricinfo Courtney Walsh wants to see West Indies women’s team smiling again – he also wants to see them winning, but believes the two go hand-in-hand. Walsh has laid out his blueprint as the new West Indies women’s head coach on the eve of meetings with the region’s cricket hierarchy to discuss what is possible under financial…
Player welfare a priority for 2021, says Tom Harrison, as WTC final at Lord's remains on ECB's agenda
7:16 PM GMT The World Test Championship final could still form part of the 2021 English summer, after Tom Harrison, the chief executive, confirmed that the ECB had been asked by the ICC to “proceed as scheduled” with the planned showpiece event. However, Harrison warned that the logistics for next year’s final, currently slated for June, remain hugely complex – including the preference for Lord’s as the host venue, and…
Shaheen Afridi's second five-for seals dominant Khyber Pakhtunkhwa win
6:41 PM GMT Danyal Rasool The day saw two matches of contrasting excitement, with Kyhber Pakhtunkhwa trouncing Sindh by eight wickets thanks to another five-wicket haul from Shaheen Afridi, while an Imam-ul-Haq inspired Balochistan beat Central Punjab in a low-scoring thriller Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beat Sindh by 8 wickets Shaheen Afridi‘s second five-wicket haul of the tournament inspired Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to their third win in four matches, beating Sindh by eight…
Marcus Stoinis and Kagiso Rabada lead Delhi Capitals' rout of Royal Challengers Bangalore
Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Devdutt Padikkal, 2.6 ov), 2-27 (Aaron Finch, 3.6 ov), 3-43 (AB de Villiers, 5.5 ov), 4-75 (Moeen Ali, 11.6 ov), 5-94 (Virat Kohli, 13.3 ov), 6-115 (Washington Sundar, 15.6 ov), 7-118 (Shivam Dube, 17.1 ov), 8-119 (Isuru Udana, 17.3 ov), 9-127 (Mohammed Siraj, 18.6 ov) Source: ESPN Crickinfo
R Ashwin warns non-striker Aaron Finch for straying out of crease
4:51 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff A potential controversy was avoided at IPL 2020 when Delhi Capitals spinner R Ashwin warned Royal Challengers Bangalore opener Aaron Finch for straying out of the crease at the non-striker’s end but didn’t take the chance to run him out for the same. While bowling the third over of the Royal Challengers chase in Dubai, the bowler stopped short of delivering what would have been…
Rob Lynch appointed as PCA chief executive
3:22 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Rob Lynch, the interim chief executive of the Professional Cricketers’ Association, has been appointed to the role on a permanent basis, following the abrupt departure of his predecessor, Tony Irish, earlier in the year. Lynch, 38, has previously served as chief operating officer at Middlesex, and represented New Zealand at the Under-19 World Cup in 2000 during a brief playing career with Auckland, before retiring…
Forensic report reveals Thabang Moroe's financial misconduct
Thabang Moroe has shared a strained relationship with SACA © Getty Images Thabang Moroe, Cricket South Africa’s former CEO, was found to have breached the Companies’ Act several times, bringing the organisation into disrepute and failing to act in its best interests, according to a forensic report, the summary of which was made public on Monday morning. The report also listed incidents in which CSA’s acting president Beresford Williams, the…
Concern over Bhuvneshwar Kumar's fitness after he misses Sunrisers Hyderabad's match on Sunday
1:27 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff There is concern over Bhuvneshwar Kumar‘s participation in the rest of this IPL after the Sunrisers Hyderabad fast bowler sat out Sunday’s match against Mumbai Indians. He had limped off the field, clutching his hip, in the middle of his last over in the previous match, against Chennai Super Kings. Sunrisers have already lost Australian allrounder Mitchell Marsh, who was ruled out in the first…
Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2020: Rolling Report
1:11 PM GMT Alagappan Muthu Welcome to ESPNcricinfo’s Rolling Report of the 19th IPL 2020 match, between the Delhi Capitals and the Royal Challengers Bangalore, in Dubai. We have the likes of Shreyas Iyer, R Ashwin, Prithvi Shaw and Kagiso Rabada taking on the likes of Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Aaron Finch and Yuzvendra Chahal. You can also follow ball-by-ball commentary of the game here. If the blog doesn’t…
Where and when to watch RCB vs DC live match at 7.30 PM IST on October 5, 2020
1:00 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Far from their long winless beginning last year, the Royal Challengers Bangalore have won three out of four matches to begin with. Virat Kohli finally got back among the runs with an unbeaten 72 against the Rajasthan Royals, while Yuzvendra Chahal continued his fine form this season. They will be feeling settled after their eight-wicket win in the last game where they ticked most boxes,…