7:17 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff England allrounder Ben Stokes is finally headed to the IPL from New Zealand, where he has spent the past month-and-a-half with his family. ESPNcricinfo understands Stokes will land in Dubai, where the Royals are based, early on Sunday. As per the IPL’s Covid-19 protocol Stokes will undergo the mandatory six-day quarantine, including clearing three tests, before he can link up with the Royals and be…
Wareham, Jonassen and Molineux extend Australia's domination
11:44 AM IST Australia 3 for 181 (Lanning 62*) beat New Zealand 180 by seven wickets Australia resumed their dominance over New Zealand by cantering to a seven-wicket victory in the first ODI at Allan Border Field to extend their unbeaten run to 19 matches. Their spinners combined to great effect before Meg Lanning guided a comfortable chase with an unbeaten 62 as Australia barely broke a sweat in reaching…
MS Dhoni worried CSK 'bit relaxed' and 'committing same mistakes'
8:10 PM GMT Saurabh Somani Close Saurabh Somani is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo The last time Chennai Super Kings lost three games in a row in an IPL season was back in 2014. They still made the playoffs that year, but with the defeats piling up and Super Kings at the bottom of the table in IPL 2020, captain MS Dhoni called for greater professionalism from his side. Super…
Shaheen Afridi five-for gives Khyber Pakhtunkhwa first points
6:59 PM GMT Danyal Rasool After a couple of days of high-scoring matches at the National T20 Cup, Friday was something of a regression to the mean, with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa beating Balochistan and Sindh coming out on top over Central Punjab. The two sides batting first put up middling totals, with the side chasing hunting the targets down with reasonable ease. It means each of these four sides have now…
Sunrisers hold on as CSK tumble to third straight defeat
MS Dhoni and Chennai Super Kings left themselves with too much to do at the end © BCCI Sunrisers Hyderabad 164 for 5 (Garg 51, Sharma 31) beat Chennai Super Kings 157 for 5 (Jadeja 50, Dhoni 47*, Natarajan 2-43) by seven runs Every so often in the IPL, talented young players seize the stage and bring notice of their incredible ability to a worldwide audience. The Sunrisers Hyderabad had…
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2020, Fantasy Pick, team predictions
6:02 PM GMT Rohit Balaji Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals, Abu Dhabi Pro Tip: Have enough bowling options in your XI as the match will be played on a used pitch. Expect the players who are good at manoeuvring the ball to succeed. Our XI: Jos Buttler, AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli, Steven Smith, Aaron Finch, Washington Sundar, Tom Curran, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini Substitutes:…
Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2020, Fantasy Pick, team predictions
6:04 PM GMT Rohit Balaji Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Sharjah Pro Tip:Small ground, good batting pitch, so pack your team with batsmen from both teams but also include the experienced bowlers. Our XI: Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Eoin Morgan, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Shimron Hetmyer, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje Substitutes: Dinesh Karthik, Prithvi Shaw, Nitish Rana, R Ashwin NOTE: We might not…
MS Dhoni tops Suresh Raina to become most-capped player in IPL history
Friday’s game against Sunrisers Hyderabad is MS Dhoni’s 164th for Chennai Super Kings © BCCI MS Dhoni has gone past Suresh Raina to become the most-capped player in the history of the IPL, his appearance for the Chennai Super Kings in the game against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in Sharjah on Friday his 194th in the competition. This is Dhoni’s 11th season with the Super Kings, the only team he has…
Jason Gillespie not turning his back on County cricket completely as he heads to South Australia
2:16 PM GMT Valkerie Baynes Close Valkerie Baynes is a general editor at ESPNcricinfo Jason Gillespie doesn’t believe he’s done with county cricket, having made his coaching home there for the best part of a decade. Gillespie flies out of the UK on Sunday, bound for his true home of South Australia after adding the role of Redbacks head coach to his existing job at the helm of the state’s…
Batting plans could make the difference in Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders clash of equals
6:53 PM IST Sreshth Shah Big picture With two wins and one comprehensive defeat each, the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Delhi Capitals have begun their IPL 2020 campaigns well enough to be among the top few teams. With every result causing big changes to the points table, though, only victories can ensure they remain in the top half of the table. Both teams have earned their two victories primarily…