3:00 AM ET Rangpur Riders 55 for 1 (Charles 46*) v Comilla VictoriansLive scorecard and ball-by-ball updates The BPL’s second qualifier between Comilla Victorians and Rangpur Riders will now continue on Monday, after chaos – stemming from a rain delay of almost two hours – nearly produced a major organisational disaster in Mirpur. The final decision, of playing the game on the following day, came after both Tamim Iqbal and…
Delhi hold advantage in 217 chase
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Delhi 405 and 8 for 0 (Chandela 4*, Tokas 4*) need 209 runs to beat Madhya Pradesh 338 and 283 (Harpreet 78, Datey 60, Mishra 4-59, Tokas 3-64) Devendra Bundela walks back ESPNcricinfo Ltd A combined seven wickets from left-arm spinner Vikas Mishra and bowling allrounder Vikas Tokas set Delhi up for a 217-run chase on the final day with 10 wickets in hand, after restricting…
Vidarbha eye semi-final berth with Fazal, Wankhade tons
Vidarbha 246 and 431 for 6 (Fazal 119, Wankhade 107, Saxena 3-106) lead Kerala 176 (Jalaj 40, Gurbani 5-38) by 501 runs © PTI Centuries from Faiz Fazal and Apoorv Wankhade swelled Vidarbha’s lead to 501 as they finished on 431 for 6 at stumps against Kerala on the fourth day in Surat. With a first-innings lead already under their belt, declaration wasn’t a priority for Vidarbha who piled on…
'It is an eye-opener, we will learn from it' – Rohit
Agarkar: Pandya isn’t quite ready to be the third seamer yet (0:58) Ajit Agarkar’s take on how Hardik Pandya has developed in the seam-bowling allrounder’s role (0:58) 9:22 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff At 29 for 7, India were in danger of plummeting to the all-time lowest ODI total. While they managed to avoid the ignominy thanks to MS Dhoni’s stubbornness down the order, a total of 112 proved woefully inadequate…
Duckett suspended from remaining Lions fixtures in Australia
9:02 AM ET George Dobell in Perth Ben Duckett has been suspended from all remaining fixtures on England Lions’ tour of Australia and given a final written warning over his conduct. He was also fined the maximum allowable amount for an England Lions player, which ESPNcricinfo understands is close to 1,500. But Duckett, the 23-year-old who played four Tests for England towards the end of 2016, escaped being sent home…
Chatterjee, Easwaran keep Bengal on course for semi-finals
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Bengal 354 and 483 for 4 (Chatterjee 213*, Easwaran 114, Chaudhary 2-70) lead Gujarat 224 (Merai 67, Dinda 3-48, Amit 3-53, Porel 3-64) by 613 runsScorecard Abhimanyu Easwaran struck a match-winning ton PTI Writtick Chatterjee’s unbeaten double-century and Abhimanyu Easwaran‘s second century of the match meant Bengal amassed 483 for 4 by stumps and have all but sealed the game against defending champions Gujarat. By virtue…
Shakib named new Bangladesh Test captain
7:06 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Shakib Al Hasan has been named the new Test captain for Bangladesh and the upcoming Sri Lanka tour will be his first assignment. Mahmudullah will be the vice-captain and the BCB has not named a new coach yet. More to follow… Source: ESPN Crickinfo
Comilla bowl in second shot at final spot
3:00 AM ET Comilla Victorians chose to bowl v Rangpur Riders Comilla Victorians captain Tamim Iqbal chose to bowl first against Rangpur Riders in the second qualifier. Both teams made one change each. Rangpur brought in seamer Isuru Udana in place of Lasith Malinga, who returned to Sri Lanka for personal reasons. Comilla picked Zimbabwe legspinner Graeme Cremer in place of allrounder Dwayne Bravo. Rangpur Riders: 1 Chris Gayle, 2…
Wood grabs selectors' attention as England flirt with defeat
3:00 AM ET Cricket Australia XI 4 for 151 (Wood 2-25) and 8 for 269 (Dean 100, Bosisto 50, Leach 4-104, Curran 3-28) drew with England XI 9 for 314 dec (Jennings 80, Curran 77*) and 3 for 130 dec (Moeen 47)Scorecard Mark Wood struck twice in the morning Getty Images Mark Wood looks set to remain with the England squad for the rest of the Ashes tour after impressing in…
Sri Lanka rout India to snap 12-game losing streak
3:00 AM ET Sri Lanka 114 for 3 (Tharanga 49) beat India 112 (Dhoni 65, Lakmal 4-13) by seven wickets play 2:55 Ajit Agarkar and Gaurav Kalra review India’s innings in Dharamsala Lesser-skilled teams’ best chances of competing are in conditions that skew the balance towards the bowlers – spin or seam. In 26 ODIs in 2017, most of which were played on flat surfaces, Sri Lanka managed to win…