Fantasy Pick – Back the spin twins from Jamaica Tallawahs (5:56) Pick Mujeeb Ur Rahman as your captain and Andre Russell as vice-captain (5:56) 1:03 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Jamaica Tallawahs v St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Tarouba Our XI: Glenn Philips, Evin Lewis, Ben Dunk, Andre Russell, Asif Ali, Carlos Brathwaite, Jon Russ Jaggesar, Sandeep Lamichhane, Rayad Emrit, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sheldon Cottrell NOTE: We might not always be…
Former Maharashtra player Shekhar Gawli dies after falling in gorge
11:44 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Former Maharashtra Ranji player Shekhar Gawli has died after falling in a 250-feet-deep gorge in Maharashtra”s Nashik district, Press Trust of India reported on Wednesday. Gawli, 45, played two first class matches for Maharashtra in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He had gone for trekking in the Western Ghat mountains of Igatpuri hill station in Nashik along with some of his friends on Tuesday…
Kane Richardson on missing IPL: couldn't risk missing birth of my first child
Matthew Hayden – RCB too reliant on Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers (0:38) Hayden on the Royal Challneger Bangalore’s struggles over the years in the IPL (0:38) 8:06 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Kane Richardson hopes he gets another chance to appear in the IPL in the future but said he could not risk missing the birth of his first child following his withdrawal from the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad…
Guyana Amazon Warriors bowlers impress again before Shimron Hetmyer aces chase
Sep 2, 2020 Danyal Rasool Guyana Amazon Warriors 110 for 3 (Hetmyer 56*) beat St Lucia Zouks 109 for 7 by seven wickets This clash between second and third was one of the more anticipated games of the CPL thus far, but to say it justified the hype would be stretching the truth to Orwellian proportions. The Guyana Amazon Warriors clinched the win against the St Lucia Zouks, and did…
Ian Cockbain knock sets up Gloucestershire win in rain-hit match against Birmingham Bears
3:00 AM IST ECB Reporters Network Gloucestershire 157 for 3 (Cockbain 84*) beat Birmingham Bears 100 (Smith 5-16) by 57 runs Gloucestershire brushed Birmingham Bears aside by 57 runs in a truncated Central Group thrash in the Vitality Blast at Edgbaston. In a game shortened to 12 overs per side by rain, Gloucestershire piled up 157 for 3 thanks principally to Ian Cockbain‘s explosive unbeaten 84 from just 35 balls,…
Azeem Rafiq was 'on brink of suicide' after experiencing racism at Yorkshire
1:59 AM IST Azeem Rafiq has claimed his experiences of racism at Yorkshire left him on the brink of suicide. Rafiq, a former England U19 and Yorkshire captain, says he “lost faith in humanity” after his reports of racist behaviour were “ignored” by the club. Originally seen as a symbol of the club’s desire to embrace the ethnic diversity of the urban areas around its Leeds home, Rafiq came to…
CPL 2020: Simmons 96 hands Trinbago Knight Riders their eighth win in a row
11:49 PM IST Sreshth Shah Trinbago Knight Riders 174 for 4 (Simmons 96, Darren Bravo 36, Drakes 2-35) beat St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 115 for 7 (Lynn 34, Raza 3-16) by 57 runs Trinbago Knight Riders made it eight wins in eight matches while St Kitts and Nevis Patriots were all but knocked out of semi-final contention after the table toppers won by 59 runs in Tarouba. Knight Riders…
Mark Wood keen to make pace impression against 'biggest rivals' Australia
11:17 PM IST After a tough summer behind closed doors, Mark Wood believes the arrival of Australia for three T20Is and three ODIs is just the challenge that the England team needs to get its juices flowing, as they gear up to take on their “biggest rivals”. Wood is one of three World Cup finalists, alongside Jos Buttler and Jofra Archer, to be included in England’s T20I squad for the…
Mark Wood turns to wobble-seam to avoid being labelled overseas Test specialist
10:43 PM IST Mark Wood has revealed his frustrations at being left on the sidelines for five Tests in a row in England’s bio-secure summer, but says he is working on a range of new tricks, including a wobble-seam delivery, to avoid being labelled an overseas specialist in Test cricket. Wood, who is back in England’s white-ball squads for next week’s visit of Australia, had been Player of the Match…
Jamie Overton to join Surrey on loan from Somerset immediately
9:38 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Jamie Overton will join Surrey on loan for the rest of the 2020 domestic season. Overton, who has already agreed a three-year deal to join Surrey from Somerset at the end of the current season, will now play for Surrey throughout September. He will be available for all South Group matches in the Vitality Blast and Surrey’s one remaining Bob Willis Trophy fixture against Sussex,…