Kensington Oval to host first day-night Test in the Caribbean

2:41 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Tour match: May 30 – June 1, Brian Lara Cricket Ground, Trinidad First Test: June 6-10, Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad Second Test: June 14-18, Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, St. Lucia Third Test: June 23-27, day-night Test, Kensington Oval, Barbados West Indies will host their first day-night Test match on June 23 when they play Sri Lanka in Barbados. The game will also mark the Sri…

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Ashwin to try legspin in the IPL

12:24 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff With limited-overs cricket becoming an increasingly unfamiliar environment for fingerspinners, R Ashwin has amped up his efforts to remain relevant. Over the past few years, he has been working towards becoming a wristspinner and was confident enough to try those variations in a domestic one-day match against Gujarat on Monday. He finished with figures of 2 for 38 in 9.1 overs as Tamil Nadu won…

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Rashid trips up Zimbabwe, Nabi seals the deal

Afghanistan 121 for 5 (Nabi 40*, Muzarabani 2-36) beat Zimbabwe 120 for 9 (Mire 34, Rashid 3-19) by five wickets Mohammad Nabi hits over the top © AFP Mohammad Nabi‘s 27-ball 40 made quick work of the 121 target set by Zimbabwe, helping Afghanistan take a 1-0 lead in the two-match T20I series in Sharjah. Five Afghanistan bowlers were among the wickets, with legspinner Rashid Khan collecting three as Zimbabwe…

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Rashid runs through Zimbabwe; Afghanistan take 1-0 lead

Afghanistan 121 for 5 (Nabi 40*, Muzarabani 2-36) beat Zimbabwe 120 for 9 (Mire 34, Rashid 3-19) by five wickets Mohammad Nabi hits over the top © AFP Mohammad Nabi‘s 27-ball 40 made quick work of the 121 target set by Zimbabwe to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match T20I series in Sharjah. Five Afghanistan bowlers were among the wickets, with legspinner Rashid Khan collecting three scalps, as Zimbabwe…

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Rashid's three-for runs through Zimbabwe; Afghanistan take 1-0 lead

Afghanistan 121 for 5 (Nabi 40*, Muzarabani 2-36) beat Zimbabwe 120 for 9 (Mire 34, Rashid 3-19) by five wickets Mohammad Nabi hits over the top © AFP Mohammad Nabi‘s 27-ball 40 made quick work of the 121 target set by Zimbabwe to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match T20I series in Sharjah. Five Afghanistan bowlers were among the wickets, with legspinner Rashid Khan collecting three scalps, as Zimbabwe…

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Playing for West Indies the 'ultimate goal' – Narine

1:08 PM ET Nagraj Gollapudi Sunil Narine has dismissed suggestions that he is not interested in playing for West Indies. The offspinner said that playing for West Indies remains an “ultimate goal” for him. Recently Narine, who has been working on his remodelled bowling action, told selectors he wanted to focus on his bowling and get his confidence back and hence he would not want to feature in the World…

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Challenge for U-19 champions starts here – Dravid

12:44 PM ET Annesha Ghosh in Mumbai India’s Under-19 bunch might have got themselves the perfect result at the World Cup, but for head coach Rahul Dravid, their pursuit of excellence begins now. The onus to groom the youngsters for the rigours of higher-level cricket, according to Dravid, will rest as much on the players themselves as on the management going forward. “The challenges and the hard work start from…

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BCCI's site goes down after Lalit Modi fails to pay the bill

11:45 AM ET Nagraj Gollapudi In a bizarre turn of events, the BCCI website (www.bcci.tv) went blank on a memorable weekend for Indian cricket because someone failed pay the renewal fee for the domain registration. And that someone happens to be Lalit Modi, who’s been a persona-non-grata for the BCCI for close to five years. The site went down while India’s Under-19 team was winning the junior World Cup on…

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Essex bring in Siddle for Championship defence

11:48 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Essex have brought in Australia Test quick Peter Siddle for the first five games of their Championship title defence. As in 2017, when Essex supplemented a largely homegrown pace attack with an overseas pro, Siddle will bring an experienced edge during the opening weeks of the season. Essex’s unexpected Championship success was spearheaded by Jamie Porter and former South Africa spinner Simon Harmer, who took…

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Mandhana, Goswami, Pandey rout South Africa

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff India women 213 for 7 (Mandhana 84, Raj 45) beat South Africa women 125 (van Niekerk 41, Goswami 4-24, Pandey 3-23) by 88 runs Smriti Mandhana targets the off side Getty Images Smriti Mandhana‘s 98-ball 84 and fast bowlers Jhulan Goswami and Shikha Pandey‘s combined returns of 7 for 47 in 17.2 overs, helped India open the new cycle of their ICC Women’s Championship campaign with…

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