10:59 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Royal Challengers Bangalore have named legspinner Adam Zampa as a replacement for fellow Australian Kane Richardson for IPL 2020, which kicks off on September 19 in the UAE. It is understood that Richardson has pulled out of the tournament due to the impending birth of his first child. More to follow… Source: ESPN Crickinfo

Issy Wong bowling for England Women’s Academy in an international friendly against Ireland  10:45 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Central Sparks 136 for 6 (Kelly 59*) beat Thunder 135 (Cross 45, Wong 3-26) by four wickets Central Sparks secured their first win of the tournament against North West Thunder by 4 wickets, thanks to an all-round performance, especially from the bowlers that saw them chase down 136 in 44 overs. Issy…

10:42 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Nottinghamshire 194 for 4 (Duckett 86*) beat Yorkshire 190 (Root 65) by six wickets A punishing innings of 86 not out by Ben Duckett steered the Notts Outlaws to a six-wicket victory over Yorkshire Vikings in their Vitality Blast North Group clash at Trent Bridge. Duckett scored his runs from 53 balls and hit 10 fours and two sixes to seal the win with…

Fantasy pick – Malan could fetch you a bucketful of points (7:57) Ramiz Raja joins Nikhil Naz to pick a fantasy XI (7:57) 10:35 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff England v Pakistan, 3rd T20I, Manchester Our XI: Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Tom Banton, Jonny Bairstow, Mohammad Hafeez, Dawid Malan, Eoin Morgan, Moeen Ali, Shadab Khan, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi NOTE: We might not always be able to tip you off about…

Andile Phehlukwayo and Lungi Ngidi take a knee before the start of the 3TC match  10:30 PM IST The topic of race should not have a divisive effect on the South African team, after uncomfortable issues were ironed out at their culture camp last week, according to Lungi Ngidi. The fast bowler, whose answer to a question about the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement was the spark that showed up…

10:06 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Leicestershire 177 for 6 (Delany 68, Lilley 50) beat Durham 147 for 8 by 30 runs Leicestershire chalked up their first win in this year’s Vitality Blast, half-centuries from Gareth Delany and Arron Lilley helping them on their way to a comfortable 30-run victory over a Durham side which has now lost all three matches played. With this year’s Vitality Blast being a ten-game…

8:48 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Gloucestershire 197 for 3 (Dent 60) beat Worcestershire 175 for 8 by 22 runs Chris Dent justified his recall in the Gloucestershire Vitality Blast side after a lengthy absence with a match-winning knock and two crucial interventions in the field during a 22-run success over Worcestershire Rapids at Blackfinch New Road. Dent, the captain of Gloucestershire’s red-ball side, had registered a first-ball duck in…

Tom Banton – ‘Want to make it difficult for selectors not to pick me’ (0:36) England batsman speaks about his future after smashing 71 off just 42 balls in washed-out opener against Pakistan (0:36) Aug 29, 2020 Big picture The ECB may have failed to get a 100-ball tournament off the ground this year, but 97 deliveries in an incomplete T20 demonstrated that even formats this short allow for plenty…

6:28 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Jos Buttler, Mark Wood and Jofra Archer have been recalled to England’s T20I and ODI squads for the forthcoming series against Australia, but there is no return for the Test captain Joe Root, nor for Jason Roy, who has not yet recovered from a side strain. England’s two white-ball squads also include a recall for Sam Curran, who was not considered for selection against Pakistan…

Mitchell Starc backs ‘huge talent’ Riley Meredith to succeed on England tour (0:45) Mitchell Starc talks about how there’s been chat around fast bowler Riley Meredith for a couple of seasons (0:45) 3:26 PM IST Josh Hazlewood is not expecting a starting place in Australia’s T20I side against England but retains the ambition to be a three-format player at international level. Hazlewood only has seven T20I caps to his name,…