Sep 8, 2020 Deivarayan Muthu Big picture In a format that’s so fickle, Trinbago Knight Riders have been flawless, sweeping the league stage with ten victories in as many matches. No Sunil Narine? No problem. Left-arm fingerspinners Khary Pierre and Akeal Hosein have made inroads with the new ball while Tion Webster has filled in at the top with the bat. No Colin Munro? No problem again. Fellow New Zealander…
Notts left ruing last-wicket stand after valiant bid to end two-year winless run
10:40 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Durham 294 (Harte 72, Poynter 58) and 329 (Jones 82, Dickson 56) drew with Nottinghamshire 422 (Duckett 150, Clarke 133, Rushworth 7-108) and 82 for 1 (Trego 34, Duckett 36*) A determined last-wicket partnership of 45 runs between Brydon Carse and Ben Raine ensured that Durham would earn a draw from their Bob Willis Trophy match against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. When the pair…
Trinbago Knight Riders v St Lucia Zouks, CPL 2020 final, Fantasy Pick, team predictions
Fantasy Pick: Pick spinners and batsmen who can tackle spin (8:10) Daren Ganga helps you pick the best fantasy XI for the CPL 2020 final (8:10) 10:21 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff St Lucia Zouks v Trinbago Knight Riders, CPL final, Tarouba Our XI: Lendl Simmons, Sunil Narine, Mark Deyal, Andre Fletcher, Mohammad Nabi, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Roston Chase, Scott Kuggeleijn, Akeal Hosein, Zahir Khan Substitutes: Rahkeem Cornwall, Tim Seifert,…
Northamptonshire to host Gloucestershire in Blast after players test negative for Covid-19
10:00 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Northamptonshire’s Vitality Blast match against Gloucestershire will go ahead as planned on Friday as three Northants players have all tested negative for Covid-19 after coming into contact with a team-mate who tested positive. Northamptonshire’s Bob Willis Trophy match at Bristol was abandoned after lunch on the opening day after a player in their squad tested positive for Covid-19. Although the player was not part of…
Salman Butt refuses to play National T20 Cup after Central Punjab demotes him
9:44 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Salman Butt has refused to play the National T20 Cup after he was demoted from the first XI of Central Punjab. Since his return from a five-year ban for spot-fixing in 2016, Butt averaged 51.28 in T20 cricket for Lahore Whites. He was picked up last year by Central Punjab but didn’t get a chance to make it to the playing XI. With Ahmed Shahzad,…
One Chennai Super Kings player who had tested positive for Covid-19 back in the fold
9:38 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff In a boost to the Chennai Super Kings, one of the two Indian players, an international fast bowler, has recovered completely from Covid-19 and regrouped with the squad. He has not yet started training, though. The other player, an uncapped Indian batsman, is understood to be still in quarantine as he had started his isolation period at a later date. Nearly a week after landing…
Shane Watson lauds Chennai Super Kings' 'world-class leaders' for backing him during IPL 2019
9:24 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Shane Watson has praised the Chennai Super Kings’ “world-class leaders” for showing faith in him through a difficult IPL season in 2019, saying the franchise stuck by him and showed confidence when his batting form was a far cry from the highs of the 2018 season. Watson was one of five Super Kings players to feature in each of their 17 matches last season, eventually…
Somerset's seamers seal Lord's berth with 60-run victory over Worcestershire
9:03 PM IST Somerset 251 (Abell 59) and 193 (Lammonby 107*, Barnard 4-25) beat Worcestershire 200 (Libby 58) and 184 (Davey 3-16, Gregory 3-65) by 60 runs Somerset have qualified for the final of the Bob Willis Trophy after completing a 60-run victory over Worcestershire at New Road. By securing their fourth win of the campaign, Somerset finished with 97 points – the highest tally of any team in the…
Rory Burns fifty leads Surrey to first win of Bob Willis Trophy campaign
7:15 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Surrey 388 (Burns 103, Jacks 84*, Overton 55, Borthwick 50) and 157 for 5 (Burns 52) beat Sussex 415 (Haines 117, Moriarty 5-154) and 109 for 9 (Moriarty 6-60, Virdi 4-40) by six wickets England Test opener Rory Burns added 52 to his first-innings hundred to lead Surrey to their first victory of the Bob Willis Trophy, at the final attempt, in a six-wicket…
Josh Hazlewood expects 'enough red-ball cricket' before first India Test
Josh Hazlewood is one of a host of Australia players who will head for the UAE from England 4:53 PM IST Australia pace bowler Josh Hazlewood is confident that there will be enough preparation for the Test series against India towards the end of the year despite the challenges that the home season will pose. Hazlewood is one of a host of Australia players, including fellow paceman Pat Cummins, who…