12:53 PM GMT Karthik Krishnaswamy Welcome to ESPNcricinfo’s Rolling Report of the 18th IPL 2020 match, between the Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab, in Dubai. We have the likes of MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran and Ambati Rayudu taking on the likes of KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Mohammed Shami, Glenn Maxwell, and Nicholas Pooran. You can also follow ball-by-ball commentary of the game here. If the blog…
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Click here for drip-by-drip updates from day two of the Vitality Blast Finals Weekend Saturday’s cricket was finally knocked on the head around six o’clock. The phrase was a colleague’s but a metaphor linked to putting a nearly dead fish out of its misery seemed perfectly appropriate. However, the ECB had a surprise for us all. If no cricket whatever is possible today we will not go straight to three…
Scott Steel agrees Leicestershire deal after turning down Durham extension
10:45 AM GMT Matt Roller Close Matt Roller is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets at @mroller98 Scott Steel has signed for Leicestershire on a three-year deal after turning down an extension at Durham. Steel enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2019 when he impressed opening the batting alongside D’Arcy Short in the T20 Blast, making 369 runs at a strike rate of 136.66 in the competition. He had a…
Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL 2020: Rolling Report
9:03 AM GMT Saurabh Somani Close Saurabh Somani is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo Welcome to ESPNcricinfo’s Rolling Report of the 17th IPL 2020 match, between the Mumbai Indians and the Sunrisers Hyderabad, in Sharjah. We have the likes of Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah taking on the likes of David Warner, Jonny Bairstow, Rashid Khan and Kane Williamson. You can also follow ball-by-ball commentary of…
Where and when to watch MI vs SRH live match at 3:30 PM IST on October 4, 2020
Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah celebrate Mumbai Indians’ win over Kings XI Punjab Oct 3, 2020 ESPNcricinfo staff Two teams with two wins each from four games. But that’s where the similarities between the Mumbai Indians and the Sunrisers Hyderabad end. Mumbai have reached here by bludgeoning the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Kings XI Punjab, while the Sunrisers had to use every last ounce of resolve against the Delhi…
IPL player reports corrupt approach, BCCI ACU starts investigations
The IPL “doesn’t need integrity officers this year”, according to the head of the BCCI’s ACU 6:07 AM GMT A player competing in IPL 2020 has “reported a corrupt approach”, putting the BCCI’s anti-corruption unit (ACU) on a high alert. The current edition of the IPL is being held in the UAE in a biosecure environment, which has significantly reduced the chance for persons with dubious credentials approaching the player…
Suzie Bates ruled out of remainder of ODI series against Australia
5:22 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff New Zealand will have to try and bounce back from their heavy defeat in the first ODI against Australia without the experience of Suzie Bates, who has been ruled out of the remainder of the series after injuring her right shoulder in the outfield. Bates sustained the injury late in Australia’s chase when she dived to try and prevent a boundary. She underwent an MRI…
All-round Shadab Khan maintains Northern's perfect start
7:27 PM GMT It was a day that allowed two streaks at the National T20 Cup to continue unbroken. Northern maintained their perfect start to their defence of the National T20 Cup, winning their third game on the trot, comfortably easing past Central Punjab by 35 runs. In the second game, Southern Punjab’s winless run at the tournament continued as they fell to an agonising 6-run defeat to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa….
Shreyas Iyer sets up Delhi Capitals' victory in another Sharjah six-fest
12:23 AM IST Karthik Krishnaswamy Delhi Capitals 228 for 4 (Iyer 88*, Shaw 66, Pant 38, Russell 2-29) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 210 for 8 (Rana 58, Morgan 44, Tripathi 36, Nortje 3-33) by 18 runs For the third time in as many matches in Sharjah this season, both teams hit the 200 mark. The Delhi Capitals posted the highest total of the tournament so far, courtesy their hugely impressive…
Virat Kohli after ending his rut: 'I love this game and hate it too'
Manjrekar: Kohli and RCB paced the chase perfectly (2:12) Sanjay Manjrekar and Gautam Gambhir on how well RCB did to beat Rajasthan Royals (2:12) 6:46 PM GMT Saurabh Somani Close Saurabh Somani is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo It has been an almost unprecedented start to IPL 2020 for Royal Challengers Bangalore, who have three wins from their first four matches and are among the top two on the points…