Toss India chose to bat v New ZealandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Jayant Yadav (right) came into India’s XI to make his ODI debut in place of Hardik Pandya © AFP India handed offspinner Jayant Yadav an ODI debut as they chose to bat in the series decider in Visakhapatnam. MS Dhoni, India’s captain, based his decision on the expectation that the pitch, which looked hard and likely to be…
Mehedi five-for gives Bangladesh control
Lunch England 163 for 8 (Woakes 12*, Rashid 7*) trail Bangladesh 220 by 57 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 01:22 Butcher: Tamim century could be the difference Mehedi Hasan’s second five-wicket haul in as many Tests left England sagging on the ropes in Mirpur as Bangladesh continued the fightback they had begun with the ball on the first evening. A battling fifty from Joe Root was as good as…
Saqlain to help England spinners on India tour
Saqlain Mushtaq is set to help the England spinners again after a brief stint during the summer © Getty Images Former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq will join up with the England squad on November 2 as they prepare for the Test series in India. Saqlain made a good impression in a brief stint as England’s spin bowling consultant during the home Test series against Pakistan. The ECB made no secret…
Ali Khan re-injures hamstring, in doubt for Division Four
Ali Khan’s long-awaited debut for USA has hit another setback © CPL/Sportsfile USA fast bowler Ali Khan is likely to miss at least the first two games of ICC WCL Division Four and could be out for the entire tournament after he re-injured his left hamstring in a USA training session earlier this week in Los Angeles. The Guyana Amazon Warriors pacer is an integral part of USA’s bowling plans…
Khan reinjures hamstring, in doubt for Division Four
Ali Khan’s long-awaited debut for USA has hit another setback © CPL/Sportsfile USA fast bowler Ali Khan is likely to miss at least the first two games of ICC WCL Division Four and could be out for the entire tournament after he reinjured his left hamstring in a USA training session earlier this week in Los Angeles. The Guyana Amazon Warriors pacer is an integral part of USA’s bowling plans…
Five teams target favourites USA
The WCL Division four is the next step for the Associate and Affiliate nations towards the grand prize © Getty Images Six teams have come to Los Angeles pursuing a spot in the the 2019 World Cup and hoping the City of Angels can spare a few to be on their side. The next step on the road to England, the World Cricket League Division Four begins on Saturday at…
'European teams aren't a threat' – Dassanayake
‘We have so much talent. We just have to transfer that talent into performance’ USA coach Pubudu Dassanayake © Peter Della Penna USA coach Pubudu Dassanayake has picked out Oman as the main threat to his team winning ICC WCL Division Four on home soil. Dassanayake is confident USA will finish in the top two and gain promotion after the last two-and-a-half weeks of training leading into the tournament that…
'CPL can co-exist with new English T20 league' – O'Donohoe
Play 01:39 ‘CPL second only to the IPL’ – O’Donohue Damien O’Donohoe, the chief executive of the Caribbean Premier League, believes there is space in the cricket calendar for the CPL and the new English T20 league, set to start in 2020, to co-exist and eventually benefit each other. The 2016 CPL was staged from June 29 to August 7, which is likely to be the timeframe the ECB will…
No HotSpot for India-England Tests
An image captured from the Hot Spot camera © HotSpot Although the BCCI agreed to use DRS for the five Tests against England starting on November 9, HotSpot will not be among the tools available. The last time India played in a series with DRS – also against England in 2011 – they were not impressed with HotSpot. Ravi Shastri, who had been a commentator at the time, had famously…
'CPL can co-exist with new English T20 league' – O'Donohue
The CPL staged six matches in the USA during the 2016 season, and Damien O’Donohue, the league’s chief executive, hopes that the tournament could one day have two US-based franchises © Peter Della Penna Damien O’Donohoe, the chief executive of the Caribbean Premier League, believes there is space in the cricket calendar for the CPL and the new English T20 league, set to start in 2020, to co-exist and eventually…