3:00 AM ET South Africa 195 for 4 (De Kock 59, De Villiers 49, Mehidy 2-31) beat Bangladesh 175 for 9 (Sarkar 47, Phehlukwayo 2-25) by 20 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Quinton De Kock smashed 59 off 44 balls CHARL DEVENISH/AFP/Getty Images Another match, another win for South Africa: nothing much has changed in the last four weeks. The hosts won by 20 runs in the first T20I. But for the…
Hasan, Malik star in emphatic Pakistan win
3:00 AM ET Pakistan 103 for 3 (Malik 42*, Hafeez 25*) beat Sri Lanka 102 (Prasanna 23, Samarawickrama 23, Hasan Ali 3-23, Hafeez 2-10, Usman 2-20) by seven wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Shoaib Malik swivels back and pulls all along the ground Associated Press Pakistan chose to bowl in the first of three T20Is against an inexperienced Sri Lanka, in Abu Dhabi. Pakistan won the last three ODIs against Sri Lanka…
Maharastra say Pune curator suspended, not dismissed
11:52 AM ET Nagraj Gollapudi Contrary to the BCCI’s assertion that Pandurang Salgaoncar has been “dismissed” from his role, the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) says it has only suspended him as head groundsman of the Pune pitch. The MCA will appoint its own committee to conduct a probe which will run parallel to and be independent of the investigation being carried out by the ICC’s anti-corruption and security unit (ACSU)….
ICC anti-corruption team in Pune to probe pitch controversy
Pandurang Salgaoncar, the pitch curator at the Maharashtra cricket association stadium, speaks to reporters 10:22 AM ET Nagraj Gollapudi Groundsmen and curators will likely be brought into the anti-corruption education loop in the future, as investigations into the Pune pitch controversy intensify. In a sign of how seriously it is treating the matter, the ICC has sent additional officials from its anti-corruption and security unit (ACSU) in Dubai to assist…
Western Australia slide around Shaun Marsh-Cartwright century stand
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Western Australia 7 for 285 (Shaun Marsh 63, Cartwright 61, Bird 2-46) v Tasmania Hilton Cartwright made 61 off 128 balls Getty Images The 111-run second-wicket stand between Shaun Marsh and Hilton Cartwright propped up Western Australia at the WACA, only for them to slide from 2 for 170 to 7 for 258 on day one against Tasmania. Tasmania’s rally was crafted by the pacers, who…
Rimmington signing begins Durham fightback
1:21 PM ET Durham have signed the experienced Australian pace bowler Nathan Rimmington who will feature across all three formats as the club begins to chart a recovery from a host of departure. Rimmington, a renowned T20 death bowler who featured for the Melbourne Renegades in last year’s Australian Big Bash League, will be well beyond his 35th birthday before he takes up a deal with Durham which will take…
First win in twelve Sunfoil games as Titans trounce Lions
3:00 AM ET Results Summary The competition had its first winner and loser, as it breaks for almost three months with the Titans in the lead. They beat the Lions by nine wickets on a spicy Johannesburg surface that allowed the Centurion-based franchise to break away from the chasing pack, albeit by less than 11 points. The victory was marked by the return of 21-year-old pacer Lungi Ngidi, who took…
Injured Mustafizur set to miss start of BPL
Mustafizur Rahman celebrates © AFP Pacer bowler Mustafizur Rahman is set to miss the start of the BPL – which begins on November 4 – as he recovers from the ankle injury he picked up before the first ODI against South Africa. BCB’s chief physician Dr Debashish Chowdhury said that the Grade 2 sprain has to be carefully treated to avoid a relapse. Given the severity of the injury, Mustafizur…
Pakistan opt to bowl; Shehzad returns
3:00 AM ET Pakistan opt to bowl v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Ahmed Shehzad slaps one square AFP Pakistan chose to bowl in the first of three T20Is against an inexperienced Sri Lanka, in Abu Dhabi. Pakistan won the last three ODIs against Sri Lanka while chasing and will hope to continue that trend. Ahmed Shehzad returned to the playing XI in place of Imam-ul-Haq. Sri Lanka’s squad comprising…
MCA says Pune curator suspended, not dismissed
11:52 AM ET Nagraj Gollapudi Contrary to the BCCI’s assertion that Pandurang Salgaoncar has been “dismissed” from his role, the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) says it has only suspended him as head groundsman of the Pune pitch. The MCA will appoint its own committee to conduct a probe which will run parallel to and be independent of the investigation being carried out by the ICC’s anti-corruption and security unit (ACSU)….