Abdullah Shafique was the Man of the Match for an unbeaten 102 from just 58 balls © PCB Following Central Punjab’s remarkable run chase against Southern Punjab yesterday, in which 20-year old Abdullah Shafique smashed a debut hundred, ESPNcricinfo sheds some light on who he is, and what you need to know about him. Who is Abdullah Shafique? Well, for starters, he is not related to Asad Shafiq – but…
Future is bright for England with spin triplets on the rise
Glenn speaks about ‘special’ group of England spinners (0:27) Sarah Glenn discusses her relationship with the other spinners after her Player of the Match performance in the 2nd T20I. (0:27) 11:42 AM GMT Valkerie Baynes Close Valkerie Baynes is a general editor at ESPNcricinfo Sarah Glenn knows she’s part of something “special” so while she appreciates what she has from within, team-mates and fans can marvel at an exciting era…
England's Sarah Glenn reaches career-best T20I rankings, Meg Lanning moves up
More to come from Player of the Series Glenn – Keightley (0:37) Coach Lisa Keightley says England are yet to see the best of spinner Sarah Glenn (0:37) 10:10 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff England spin-bowling allrounder Sarah Glenn, Player of the Series in England’s 5-0 whitewash against West Indies, has broken into the top ten of the ICC women’s T20I rankings for bowlers, while Australia captain Meg Lanning rose one…
England women in overseas leagues: Six players head to WBBL; NOC likely for Women's T20 Challenge
9:09 AM GMT Matt Roller Close Matt Roller is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets at @mroller98 England captain Heather Knight and five other members of the national squad that beat West Indies 5-0 in September’s T20I series will fly to Australia for the Women’s Big Bash League on Saturday. Nat Sciver and Katherine Brunt have already been announced as overseas signings by the Melbourne Stars, while Knight revealed…
Ellyse Perry 'determined to come back as a genuine allrounder' – Matthew Mott
8:29 AM GMT Ellyse Perry‘s future workload as a bowler has been discussed within the Australia set-up but head coach Matthew Mott said she is determined to return from her hamstring injury as a “genuine allrounder” although that may not happen in the WBBL. Perry suffered a setback in her recovery from the injury that curtailed her T20 World Cup campaign when she tweaked the same hamstring during training ahead…
Where and when to watch KXIP vs MI live match at 7:30 PM IST on October 1, 2020
1:03 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff The Kings XI Punjab might still be wondering what hit them after the Rajasthan Royals pulled off the most madcap of heists against them. The Mumbai Indians might still be pondering the what-ifs after a Super Over defeat to the Royal Challengers Bangalore. The Mumbai Indians meet the Kings XI on Thursday in Abu Dhabi, the home ground for the former and a first-time venue…
England win toss, bowl first in match reduced to five overs per side against West Indies
1:04 AM IST Valkerie Baynes Close Valkerie Baynes is a general editor at ESPNcricinfo England win toss, bowl vs West Indies England have won the toss and opted to bowl first in the fifth and final T20I of their series against West Indies. Because of heavy rain over Derby’s Incora County Ground, the match was reduced to five overs per side with the scheduled start time delayed by nearly two…
National T20 Cup: Northern, Central Punjab start with wins as batsmen make merry on opening day
Kamran Akmal led the Central Punjab chase © AFP via Getty Images The first day of Pakistan’s National T20 Cup saw defending champions Northern get off to a blazing start against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Central Punjab, in the late game, trump Southern Punjab by seven wickets, veteran Kamran Akmal and 20-year-old Abdullah Shafique their heroes on the day. Central Punjab beat Southern Punjab by 7 wickets Shafique became just the…
Kolkata Knight Riders' quicks rip through Rajasthan Royals to set up big win
11:33 PM IST Deivarayan Muthu Kolkata Knight Riders 174 for 6 (Gill 47, Morgan 34*, Archer 2-18) beat Rajasthan Royals 137 for 9 (Curran 54*, Mavi 2-20, Nagarkoti 2-13, Chakravarthy 2-25, Cummins 1-13) by 37 runs Jofra Archer ambushed Shubman Gill and Dinesh Karthik with blistering pace and bounce, but a collective effort from the Kolkata Knight Riders’ quicks trumped Archer’s 2 for 18 and handed the Rajasthan Royals their…
Bengal cricketers Mukesh Kumar and Shreyan Chakraborty test positive for Covid-19
Mukesh Kumar played a big role in Bengal’s run to the Ranji Trophy final in 2019-20 5:41 PM GMT Press Trust of India Bengal fast bowler Mukesh Kumar and left-arm spinner Shreyan Chakraborty have tested positive for Covid-19, it emerged on Wednesday, after the state association conducted RT-PCR tests on 63 people, including 37 cricketers – male and female. “The Cricket Association of Bengal [CAB] today held a Covid-19 Test…