6:19 PM IST Sreshth Shah Big picture The fortunes of the Mumbai Indians and the Rajasthan Royals have gone in opposite directions this past week. While defending champions Mumbai are searching for their third win in a row, the Royals are looking to avoid a third straight defeat. But Mumbai are a team the Royals love facing; they’ve won each of their last four matches against the four-time champions. But…
India women to tour Sri Lanka – pending quarantine regulations
India have made it to the semi-finals without losing a single match in the Women’s T20 World Cup 12:17 PM GMT India women are likely to tour Sri Lanka for eight limited-overs matches, starting late November, but substantial logistical hurdles must be surmounted before the fixtures can be confirmed. A Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) official confirmed to ESPNcricinfo that the boards were in talks over the tour, comprising five ODIs…
England players at the IPL 2020, week two: Jofra Archer in silken form, Sam Curran's unfinished business
12:15 PM GMT Another week of action in the IPL has flown by, with England’s contingent once again in the thick of things. Here’s a rundown on how they have fared to date. Click here for last week’s update. Archer in silken form, but little to show for it Rajasthan’s hot form from the first week of the tournament has somewhat frittered away, but there’s not much more that Jofra…
Amit Mishra ruled out of IPL 2020 due to hand injury
Amit Mishra dismissed David Warner to boost the Delhi Capitals © BCCI India legspinner Amit Mishra has been ruled out of the IPL with a finger injury, dealing a significant blow to the Delhi Capitals. Mishra sustained a flexor tendon injury to the ring finger of his bowling hand while attempting a return catch in the Capitals’ last match against the Kolkata Knight Riders on October 3. Mishra was the…
Lessons of 2019 serve Ben Duckett well in Blast final triumph
9:59 AM GMT Matt Roller Close Matt Roller is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets at @mroller98 It was the defining image of Nottinghamshire’s 2019 season. They had been cruising at 100 for 1 in the 14th over chasing 148 in their T20 Blast semi-final against Worcestershire, with Alex Hales and Ben Duckett set and stable, but frenetic batting and regular wickets left one needed off the last ball…
Danny Briggs joins Warwickshire from Sussex on three-year deal
9:12 AM GMT Warwickshire have signed left-arm spinner Danny Briggs on a three-year deal. Briggs, the highest wicket-taker in the history of England’s domestic T20 competition, has been limited to a role as a white-ball bowler at Sussex in recent times but hopes to feature in all formats of the game for Warwickshire. Although Briggs has not played a first-class game since June 2019, he previously became the youngest English…
Meg Lanning masterclass extends Australia's hold of the Rose Bowl
12:44 PM IST Australia 6 for 255 (Lanning 101*, Haynes 82, Kerr 3-47) beat New Zealand 9 for 252 (Devine 79, Satterthwaite 69, Jonassen 4-36) by four wickets Meg Lanning produced another chasing masterclass, bringing up her 14th ODI century with the winning boundary, as Australia extended their hold on the Rose Bowl to 21 years. Their four-wicket victory over New Zealand in the 2nd ODI also gave them a…
Australians at the IPL, week two – Smith v Cummins, Pattinson v Finch and Watson finds form
What ails Glenn Maxwell at the IPL? (2:36) Tom Moody and Gautam Gambhir try to answer the question (2:36) 3:56 AM GMT Team-mate battles There were a couple of full-throttle head-to-heads between Australia (and state) colleagues this week. First of all limited-overs captain Aaron Finch went up against James Pattinson when Royal Challengers Bangalore played the Mumbai Indians. Finch’s final tally of 52 off 35 doesn’t quite tell the story…
Ben Duckett guides Nottinghamshire chase to seal second Blast title
2:41 AM IST Matt Roller Close Matt Roller is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets at @mroller98 Nottinghamshire 129 for 4 (Duckett 53*) beat Surrey 127 for 7 (Roy 66, Christian 4-23) by six wickets Nottinghamshire confirmed their status as the dominant force in English T20 cricket, sealing a second Blast title in four seasons by chasing down 128 with 16 balls to spare in a 16-over final against…
Beaten finalists offer no excuses
7:38 PM GMT Matt Roller Close Matt Roller is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets at @mroller98 Beaten T20 Blast semi-finalists Gloucestershire and Lancashire held their hands up and offered no excuses after 11-over defeats, refusing to blame conditions for their exits and instead accepting that they were beaten by better teams. Both sides were defeated convincingly batting first after a day and a half of persistent rain in…