Kolkata Knight Riders assistant coach Simon Katich and Mumbai Indians head coach Ricky Ponting have a chat 8:04 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ricky Ponting will return to the IPL as head coach of Delhi Daredevils for IPL 2018. Hemant Dua, the chief executive of Daredevils, made the announcement on twitter. Ponting fills the void left by Rahul Dravis’s exit. The former India captain ho stepped down after the previous season…
Archer dubbed a 'new cult hero' as Strikers' winning run ends
3:00 AM ET Hobart Hurricanes 5 for 183 (Short 96, Doolan 29) beat Adelaide Strikers 6 for 176 (Ingram 66, Head 44, Archer 3-15) by seven runs Jofra Archer appeals Getty Images Jofra Archer and D’Arcy Short combined again to help Hobart Hurricanes secure a vital second win in this year’s BBL over the red-hot Adelaide Strikers in Hobart. Short set the game up with a sublime 96 from just 58…
Archer's 3 for 15 hands Strikers first loss
3:00 AM ET Hobart Hurricanes 5 for 183 (Short 96, Doolan 29) beat Adelaide Strikers 6 for 176 (Ingram 66, Head 44, Archer 3-15) by seven runs Jofra Archer appeals Getty Images Jofra Archer and D’Arcy Short combined again to help Hobart Hurricanes secure a vital second win in this year’s BBL over the red-hot Adelaide Strikers in Hobart. Short set the game up with a sublime 96 from just 58…
India face uncertain conditions with skill and hope
7:36 AM ET Match facts January 5-9, 2018Start time 1030 local (0830GMT) play 2:05 South Africa’s selection will be based on two major tenets – the man who will sit out for AB de Villiers, and their transformation targets Big Picture There is a feeling of reverse d j vu in the air. Two years and two months ago, with Diwali festivities in the air, South Africa seemed like they…
Dhoni likely to be reunited with CSK; Kohli, de Villiers set to stay with RCB
5:39 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, AB de Villiers, David Warner, Steven Smith, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, and Bhuvnewshar Kumar are among the players likely to be retained by their IPL franchises ahead of the player retention deadline of 5pm IST on January 4. The following are the names ESPNcricinfo understands the eight franchises have retained. The BCCI will reveal the list later in the…
Munro, Sodhi and New Zealand top T20I rankings
5:20 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff New Zealand’s Colin Munro and Ish Sodhi have vaulted to the top of ICC T20I rankings for batsmen and bowlers respectively, while the team regained its No. 1 position as well following the recent 2-0 drubbing of West Indies. Munro, who finished as the top-scorer in the series with 223 runs – which gave him 137 points – jumped 11 places to top the rankings…
Mathews, Chandimal in ODI captaincy frame
Dinesh Chandimal, Upul Tharanga and Angelo Mathews congregate for a press conference 3:35 AM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Sri Lanka’s ODI captaincy may pass back to Angelo Mathews, barely six months after he resigned from the position, or it may go to Dinesh Chandimal, who has not consistently held a place in the XI. Thisara Perera captained Sri Lanka in the recent ODIs against India, but is now unlikely to…
Munro and Sodhi top T20I rankings
Colin Munro soaks in his third T20I hundred © Getty Images New Zealand’s Colin Munro and Ish Sodhi have vaulted to the top of ICC T20I rankings for batsmen and bowlers respectively, while the team regained its No. 1 position as well following the recent 2-0 drubbing of West Indies. Munro, who finished as the top-scorer in the series with 223 runs – which gave him 137 points – jumped…
Starc and Hazlewood strike late as England waste hard work
A familiar pattern for Stoneman and Vince (1:09) Dan Brettig reports after the afternoon session on the opening day at the SCG where Australia made inroads (1:09) Jan 3, 2018 Tea England 3 for 122 (Root 16*, Malan 16*) v AustraliaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Mark Stoneman and James Vince both continued their series trend of failing to capitalise on starts as Australia picked up three wickets in a three-hour…
Cummins, Hazlewood keep England in check
‘We have prepared a traditional SCG pitch’ (1:11) Justin Groves, the grounds manager at the SCG, says that there is a green tinge to the pitch, but it will break up as the game wears on (1:11) 3:00 AM ET Tea England 3 for 122 (Root 16*, Malan 16*) v AustraliaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Mark Stoneman and James Vince both continued their series trend of failing to capitalise on…