Andre Russell might bat up the order when the match-ups are right, Brendon McCullum said  4:59 PM GMT Sreshth Shah Where will Andre Russell bat for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2020? Last year, the allrounder had expressed his frustration at the team management after being left with too few deliveries on too many occasions. And last month, the team’s new mentor David Hussey said that Russell might just bat…

9:44 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Northern Diamonds 144 for 4 (Kalis 55*) beat North West Thunder 143 (Brown 32, Langston 3-18) by six wickets Northern Diamonds secured a convincing win over cross-Pennine rivals North West Thunder to qualify for next Sunday’s Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy final at Edgbaston, where they will play Southern Vipers. Former England fast bowler Beth Langston returned an excellent 3 for 18 from 8.5 overs…

3:02 PM GMT Mahmudullah and Rubel Hossain have been included in the 29-member preliminary squad for the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka. Both were dropped from the squad that was picked for the one-off Test against Zimbabwe in February, which was Bangladesh’s last Test before the Covid-19 pandemic brought the sport to a halt. Opener Saif Hassan, who tested positive for Covid-19 twice in the last two weeks, has…

The IPL 2020 season preview (4:52) Gambhir, Manjrekar, Bishop, Moody, Chopra, Agarkar and Dasgupta make their predictions for the tournament (4:52) Sep 18, 2020 Alagappan Muthu Big picture There has been delay. There has been discussion. There has been a great deal of expense, across the board. There has been fear. At every turn, there has been a challenge and the IPL has come through it. While it may not…

12:00 PM GMT Hemant Brar Of late, Rishabh Pant has been under a lot of scrutiny regarding his place in the Indian team, but according to the Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting, there is no extra pressure on the wicketkeeper-batsman. In fact, Ponting is expecting Pant to have a “big impact” on this year’s IPL, but at the same time also held that the Capitals were “more than just about…

11:53 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff India could host England in the UAE this winter, with the BCCI signing an agreement with the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) to “boost cricketing ties” between the two boards on Saturday. While the agreement is restricted only to this year’s IPL, which begins today in Abu Dhabi, ESPNcricinfo understands there have been brief discussions in which the possibility of India hosting England, as well as…

8:59 AM GMT Craig McMillan will be unable to take up his role as batting consultant for Bangladesh’s Test series against Sri Lanka due to a loss in the family. McMillan was supposed to join the team later this month to prepare for the three-match series which would have been Bangladesh’s first assignment since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out worldwide in March. BCB’s chief executive Nizamuddin Chowdhury said on Saturday…

Deandra Dottin and West Indies Women are looking to bounce back on the tour of England  8:29 AM GMT Annesha Ghosh West Indies allrounders Deandra Dottin and Hayley Matthews believe that having a “strong mindset” proved pivotal in keeping themselves motivated through the Covid-19 pandemic-induced off season. It helped them overcome fears that “we wouldn’t have any women’s cricket for the rest of the year” after the T20 World Cup…

2:38 AM IST ECB Reporters Network Glamorgan 188 for 4 (Balbirnie 99*) beat Gloucestershire 171 for 6 (Dent 55, Wagg 3-34) by 17 runs Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie fell agonisingly short of becoming Glamorgan’s sixth centurion in T20 cricket as he led his side to a well-earned victory over Central Group leaders Gloucestershire by 17 runs in the Vitality Blast in Cardiff. Balbirnie struck an explosive unbeaten 99, the highest…