10:38 PM GMT Valkerie Baynes Close Valkerie Baynes is a general editor at ESPNcricinfo As soon as she was off the mark, Tammy Beaumont felt at home as an opener just as much as she looked the part, as her polished half-century led England to victory in their T20I series opener against West Indies. Beaumont scored a second-ball duck the last time the sides met, having returned to the top…

8:49 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Sunrisers Hyderabad will wait on Mitchell Marsh‘s fitness after the fast-bowling allrounder went down in his first over of their IPL 2020 opening game against the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Marsh came on to bowl in the fifth over the Royal Challengers innings, but seemed to twist his ankle while attempting to field an Aaron Finch punch in his follow through. Though he bowled two more…

Fantasy Pick: Go with Watson and Samson as your captain and vice-captain (8:19) Ajit Agarkar and Deep Dasgupta make their fantasy picks for the game between Rajasthan and Chennai (8:19) 8:21 PM GMT Rohit Balaji Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, Sharjah Pro Tip Back both top orders to do bulk of the scoring as Sharjah is expected to be the best surface to bat on in the tournament. Our…

8:17 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli reckoned Yuzvendra Chahal‘s final over was where the match turned in his side’s 10-run victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL 2020 opener. Sunrisers were 121 for 2, needing 43 to win from 30 balls with Jonny Bairstow batting on 61, but Chahal took two wickets in 16th over – Bairstow included – to swing the match his team’s…

7:57 PM GMT Sidharth Monga You are 89 for 1 and 121 for 2 chasing 164 when the opposition feels there is so much dew the ball feels like a cake of soap. You find a way to lose from there. Sunrisers Hyderabad will not only be gutted about the two points lost against Royal Challengers Bangalore, but the implications of it for the rest of the IPL 2020 season….

11:49 PM IST Sidharth Monga Royal Challengers Bangalore 163 for 5 (Padikkal 56, de Villiers 51, Natarajan 1-34) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 153 all out (Bairstow 61, Pandey 34, Chahal 3-18) by 10 runs Sunrisers Hyderabad’s inexperienced middle order hurt them big time as they collapsed spectacularly from 121 for 2 in a chase of just 164, giving Royal Challengers Bangalore a winning start to their campaign. The knowledge of such…

10:21 PM IST Valkerie Baynes Close Valkerie Baynes is a general editor at ESPNcricinfo England win toss, bat vs West Indies England women won the toss and elected to bat first in the opening T20I of their five-match series against West Indies. It is the first international match between top-level women’s teams since the T20 World Cup final in early March, when Australia defeated India in front of more than…

Mithali Raj on the current state of women’s cricket in India: “We’re having an optimism that we’ll have matches, and that’s why all of us are still into our fitness training.”  3:22 PM GMT Annesha Ghosh India ODI captain Mithali Raj feels that the national team’s players have been grappling with “anxiety” and a lack of “sense of purpose”. This comes even as the players look for any “competitive cricket…

2:12 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Sam Curran‘s “attitude” in pressure moments, his all-round skills, and performance in Chennai Super Kings’ win in the IPL 2020 opener against Mumbai Indians on Saturday has meant the team doesn’t have to worry about the absence of the injured Dwayne Bravo, coach Stephen Fleming feels. Bravo’s recovery – from a knee injury – is being monitored even as the Super Kings prepare for two…

Faf du Plessis and Ambati Rayudu played lead roles in Chennai Super Kings’ opening-day win  6:55 PM IST Shashank Kishore Big picture Over the years, Rajasthan Royals have had to force-fit overseas players into their XIs at the back end of the competition because of the unavailability of their first-choice picks. This season, they have to do that from the start. Jos Buttler has arrived in the UAE with family…