7:28 PM IST Sreshth Shah Andre Russell may bat as high as No. 3 for the Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2020, if team mentor David Hussey is to be believed. Having rescued the Knight Riders in chasing down 50-plus runs in under three overs on multiple occasions last season, while also failing to take the team across the line on occasions where he was padded up – and in…
Both teams unchanged as Australia bat first seeking to bounce back
Sep 5, 2020 Big Picture There was no way England should have won (or Australia lost) the opening match of the series: 39 off 36 balls with nine wickets in hand and two batsmen set is a cakewalk. Except, of course, that T20 can throw up some extraordinary finishes. That one has set this series up beautifully – England buoyed by their great escape, Australia with their tail between their…
Mumbai Indians to open IPL title defence against Chennai Super Kings in Abu Dhabi
MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings and Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians will kick off IPL 2020 4:48 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Mumbai Indians will begin their IPL title defence against the team they took the trophy away from last season – Chennai Super Kings – on September 19 in Abu Dhabi, at 6pm local time (7.30pm IST). The IPL schedule was finally made public on Sunday, just under two weeks off…
Phil Salt added to England ODI squad as reserve
3:29 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff England have called up Sussex batsman Phil Salt as a reserve for the three-match ODI series against Australia, starting at Emirates Old Trafford on Friday. Salt, 24, is uncapped but impressed when part of England’s white-ball training group earlier in the summer, smashing a 58-ball hundred in a warm-up match for the Lions against Ireland. An attacking opener, he was previously involved in England’s T20I…
Virat Kohli has 'come back in much better shape' – RCB's fitness coach on the effects of lockdown
RCB’s strength and conditioning coach feels that if anything the lockdown has had a positive effect on Virat Kohli’s fitness 2:39 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Shankar Basu, Royal Challengers Bangalore’s strength and conditioning coach, feels Virat Kohli has come back from the pandemic-enforced break in cricket “in much better shape”. Basu, who has worked with the Indian team as well, outlined in an interview with PTI how Kohli kept fit…
Jamaica Tallawahs v St Lucia Zouks, CPL 2020, Fantasy Pick, team predictions
11:59 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Jamaica Tallawahs v St Lucia Zouks, Tarouba Our XI: Andre Fletcher, Glenn Phillips, Roston Chase, Andre Russell, Mohammad Nabi (capt), Carlos Brathwaite, Zahir Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman (vice-captain), Sandeep Lamichhane, Scott Kuggeleijn, Javelle Glen NOTE: We might not always be able to tip you off about late injury (or other relevant) updates, so do keep an eye on team news at the toss before making…
Jason Holder trumps Andre Russell's onslaught to leave Jamaica Tallawahs with tough semi-final
Sep 5, 2020 Danyal Rasool Barbados Tridents 165 for 3 (Holder 69, Carter 42*), beat Jamaica Tallawahs 161 for 4 (Blackwood 74, Russell 54) by seven wickets It might have come a bit too late for the Barbados Tridents, but Jason Holder‘s parting shot at the consigned the Jamaica Tallawahs to no higher than fourth place. In a rare high-scoring match at the CPL this year, Holder’s blitz in a…
Ben Foakes secures London Derby spoils after Surrey spinners strangle Middlesex
Ben Foakes and Jamie Smith shared an unbroken 93-run stand to steer Surrey to victory over Middlesex 2:19 AM IST ECB Reporters Network Surrey 116 for 4 (Foakes 60*) beat Middlesex 113 for 9 (Batty 3-18) by six wickets Ben Foakes and Jamie Smith put together a high-quality unbroken 93-run stand as Surrey beat London rivals Middlesex by six wickets in an otherwise unexpectedly low-scoring affair at The Oval to…
Kieron Pollard powers Trinbago Knight Riders to ninth straight win
12:18 AM IST Andrew Fidel Fernando Trinbago Knight Riders maintained their fearsome unbeaten run in the CPL, riding powerful Kieron Pollard performances with bat and ball to a 23-run victory over the St. Lucia Zouks, after making 175 for 5. This game meant almost nothing to the Knight Riders – their place atop the table already guaranteed – but a ninth straight win was yet another iteration of their dominance….
England v Australia, 2nd T20I, Fantasy Pick, team predictions
11:24 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff England v Australia, 2nd T20I, Southampton Our XI: Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow, Aaron Finch, David Warner, Dawid Malan, Steven Smith, Glenn Maxwell, Eoin Morgan, Kane Richardson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid Substitutes: Tom Banton, Moeen Ali, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc NOTE: We might not always be able to tip you off about late injury (or other relevant) updates, so do keep an eye out for the…