R Sai Kishore is all ears during a chat with MS Dhoni at the Chennai Super Kings nets 1:12 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Chennai Super Kings will finally start training on Friday, two full weeks after they arrived in UAE on August 21. All personnel who tested negative for Covid-19 last week in the wake of the positive cases in the camp have cleared two additional tests since. This does…
WBBL season to be held entirely in Sydney hub amid Covid-19 challenges
Brisbane Heat pose with the Women’s Big Bash League trophy © Getty Images The entire 59-game WBBL season will be held in Sydney, starting on October 25, to enable the competition to go ahead amid the challenges created by Covid-19. Sydney had already been scheduled to host a three-week hub during the competition but ongoing travel and border restrictions around Australia has required it to be moved to one city…
Mignon du Preez excited for WBBL return with Melbourne Stars after 'crazy' year
8:07 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff South Africa batter Mignon du Preez will return to the Melbourne Stars for the WBBL and is eagerly anticipating the tournament after a “crazy” year. Du Preez has been part of the Stars’ squad since WBBL03 and her first match of this season will be her 50th appearance. She is the club’s highest run-scorer in the WBBL with 1118 runs at 25.40 and a strike-rate…
Romario Shepherd and Imran Tahir sending depending CPL champions Barbados Tridents crashing out
Sep 3, 2020 Peter Della PennaCricket Close Peter Della Penna is an American cricket journalist who also writes for ESPNcricinfo.com and DreamCricket.com. Since 2010, he has penned the USA entry in the Cricket Round the World section of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterDellaPenna Guyana Amazon Warriors 90 for 4 (Hetmyer 32*) beat Barbados Tridents 89 for 9 (Tahir 3-12, Shepherd 3-22) by six wickets A year ago when their…
Surrey claim first win of season as Dan Moriarty, Will Jacks give fans something to cheer
2:53 AM IST ECB Reporters Network Surrey 81 for 1 (Jacks 45*) beat Hampshire 77 for 5 (Moriaty 2-12) by nine wickets County cricket’s first live attendance of the Covid-shortened season saw Hashim Amla and Will Jacks steer Surrey to a nine-wicket victory against Hampshire in a Vitality Blast south group match affected by rain. It was Surrey’s first win of the summer, following four Bob Willis Trophy defeats plus…
Luke Hollman, Steven Finn star to give Middlesex maiden victory over champions Essex
2:34 AM IST ECB Reporters Network Middlesex 167 for 7 (Eskinazi 51, Holden 46) beat Essex 156 for 8 (Finn 3-18) by 11 runs Teenager Luke Hollman starred with both bat and ball as Middlesex clinched their first victory in the Vitality Blast, overcoming defending champions Essex Eagles by 11 runs at Lord’s. The 19-year-old leg-spinner, making only his second senior appearance, struck a valuable unbeaten 25 to stem a…
Nathan Buck's four-for makes it four from four for Northamptonshire
2:23 AM IST ECB Reporters Network Northamptonshire 161 for 6 (Wakely 36*) beat Glamorgan 160 for 7 (Buck 4-29) by four wickets Nathan Buck‘s productive season continued as his 4 for 29 led Northamptonshire to a fourth-straight Vitality Blast victory with a four-wicket win over Glamorgan at Edgbaston. His spell helped hold Glamorgan to 160 for 7, a total that never seemed enough, but Northamptonshire couldn’t find a significant innings…
West Indies looking to bounce back in England after T20 World Cup disappointment
Deandra Dottin and West Indies Women are looking to bounce back on the tour of England 11:38 PM IST Valkerie Baynes Close Valkerie Baynes is a general editor at ESPNcricinfo West Indies will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing Women’s T20 World Cup campaign when they take on England in five T20Is later this month. England prevented West Indies from reaching the knockout stages of the tournament in…
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots knocked out of CPL 2020 after washout in Tarouba
Only 5.4 overs of play was possible before it started pouring down © CPL T20 via Getty Images No Result St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 46 for 0 (Lynn 23*, Lewis 21*) v Jamaica Tallawahs The St Kitts and Nevis Patriots made a healthy start, but after 5.4 overs, the rain came down over Tarouba to stop their innings, and their CPL campaign, in its tracks. With only three points…
ICC sent complaint alleging government interference in South African cricket
Under CSA’s transformation policy, South Africa’s national teams have quotas to ensure representation of players of colour 11:22 PM IST The ICC has been sent a complaint over alleged government interference in South African cricket, after Cricket South Africa confirmed it will adopt an affirmative-action policy in appointing consultants. The grievance was sent by the South African Institute for Race Relations (IRR), a 91-year old research and policy organisation, and…