5:19 AM ET Trevor Bayliss has provided the clearest hint yet that Jake Ball has earned the final spot in England’s XI for the Brisbane Test. While Ball has bowled only 22 first-class deliveries on the tour – he sprained his ankle early in the Adelaide warm-up game and was subsequently deemed unfit to play in Townsville – Bayliss is content he has now proved his fitness and suggested he…
Ashes won but T20I series still alive
4:34 AM ET Adam Collins in Canberra One benefit of the multi-format Women’s Ashes system is that it takes quite a lot for a rubber to be truly dead. So now, despite the series, at large, having been determined on Friday with the trophy in Australia’s safe-keeping for another two years, both sides still have something to play for. The remainder of the series assumes greater currency for them when…
England endure worrying toil as Sangha shows his promise
3:00 AM ET Cricket Australia XI 250 (Short 51, Woakes 6-57) and 4 for 364 (Short 134*, Sangha 133) drew with England XI 515 (Stoneman 111, Malan 109, Root 83, Cook 70, Short 4-103)Scorecard Jason Sangha has become the youngest Australian to make a first-class century against England and provided a sobering reality check for the tourists just a few days ahead of the first Ashes Test. As two men…
Mathews, Thirimanne toil to push Sri Lanka forward
Nov 17, 2017 Nikhil Kalro Lunch India 172 (Pujara 52, Saha 29, Lakmal 4-26) v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Lahiru Gamage breached Cheteshwar Pujara’s defense BCCI With the sun out on the third morning in Kolkata, swing ceased. But on a grassy pitch, Lahiru Gamage and Suranga Lakmal used the prevailing seaming conditions to bowl India out for 172 by lunch. Dilruwan Perera chipped in with a double-wicket over…
Central Districts clinch two-wicket win in final hour
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff A riveting final session in Dunedin witnessed Jesse Ryder and Ajaz Patel steer Central Districts to a two-wicket victory over Otago, with less than six overs to spare, in their pursuit of 332. Piloting the chase were captain Will Young (83) and Ross Taylor (90) who stitched a 166-run third-wicket stand, after the openers fell inside the first ten overs. Young’s dismissal, however, led to…
Lakmal takes four, but lower order drags India to 172
Lunch India 172 (Pujara 52, Lakmal 4-26) v Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details © BCCI With the sun out on the third morning in Kolkata, swing ceased but on a grassy pitch, Lahiru Gamage and Suranga Lakmal used the prevailing seaming conditions to bowl India out for 172 by lunch. Dilruwan Perera chipped in with a double-wicket over to remove Ravindra Jadeja and Wriddhiman Saha, India’s only set batsmen…
SL to host India, Bangladesh for T20I tri-series in March
11:44 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Sri Lanka will host India and Bangladesh for a T20 tri-series in March 2018 to celebrate their 70th year of independence. A Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) release confirmed seven T20Is to be played from March 8 to 20 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Each team will play each other twice before the final on March 20. Called the Nidahas Trophy, the tri-series will…
Kamran, Butt fifties down FATA; Anwar Ali rips through Rawalpindi
© AFP FATA‘s decision to bowl turned out to be a nightmare after Kamran Akmal, Salman Butt and Aamer Yamin struck brisk half-centuries each to set up a 41-run victory for Lahore Whites. FATA tried hard to chase down the daunting total of 213 – the highest total in the tournament so far – but were dismissed for 172 after opener Mukhtar Ahmed (30 off 15) and captain Hammad Azam…
Mahmudullah's 48* scripts Khulna's comeback win
3:00 AM ET Mohammad IsamESPN Toss Khulna Titans chose to bowl v Chittagong VikingsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq rides on an auto-rickshaw as he waves to the crowd AFP Khulna Titans captain Mahmudullah chose to field in Mirpur, having made two changes to the XI: Jofra Archer and Akila Dananjaya went out, Seekkuge Prasanna and Kyle Abbott, who will make his BPL debut, came in. Chittagong Vikings…
Mujeeb Zadran's six-for takes Afghanistan to U-19 Asia Cup final
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Offspinner Mujeeb Zadran ripped through Nepal Under-19 with figures of 6 for 28 to haul Afghanistan Under-19 into their maiden final of the Asia Cup in Kuala Lumpur. Nepal were skittled for 103 after being put in to bat, with nine of their batsmen dismissed for single-digit scores, before Afghanistan finished their chase within 21 overs with the help of Rahman Gul‘s 71 off 65…