5:45 PM GMT “Hit him again,” came the cry from an exasperated South African supporter, as Anrich Nortje geared up to deliver the final ball of his sixth over, eight minutes after his previous delivery, which sconed Zak Crawley on the helmet. It was hardly a classy piece of advice for the quick bowler –
11:10 AM GMT Ankur Dhawan in Mumbai Having come close to the title in two world tournaments over the last three years, India are looking at handling pressure better at next month’s T20 World Cup in Australia by enjoying their cricket and the overall experience. England pipped India by nine runs by England at the
4:08 PM GMT Ben Stokes could be in trouble with the match referee after an angry exchange with a spectator on the first day of England’s final Test against South Africa. Stokes paused as he left the field following his dismissal and, in response to comments from a spectator, appeared to say: “Come say that
5:40 PM GMT 23-overs-a-side India Under-19 115 for no loss (Jaiswal 57*, Saxena 52*) beat New Zealand Under-19 147 (Mariu 42, Lellman 31, Bishnoi 4-30, Ankolekar 3-28) by 44 runs (DLS method) India were challenged for the first time in the tournament but they escaped unscathed. Their opening pair of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Divyaansh Saxena
1:56 PM GMT South Africa is home to the world’s oldest and largest paved ultra marathon, the Comrades Race, the person who can do the most consecutive one-handed back handsprings, 34, and the most surfers to ride the same wave simultaneously, 110. It also holds the joint-biggest winning margin in a rugby world cup final,
8:00 AM GMT Toss India opt to bowl v New Zealand India captain Virat Kohli asked New Zealand to bat in the first of the five-match T20I series, at Eden Park. The visitors left out Rishabh Pant and handed the keeping gloves to KL Rahul, who pulled off the double duty in India’s previous two
8:00 AM GMT New Zealand A 295 for 7 (Worker 135, McConchie 56, Neesham 33*, Porel 3-50, Siraj 2-73) beat India A 266 for 9 (Pandya 51, Kishan 44, Vijay 41, Neesham 2-24, Duffy 2-35, Jamieson 2-69) by 29 runs George Worker‘s 144-ball 135 helped New Zealand A pull level in the three-match one-day series
Jan 23, 2020 Valkerie Baynes Good morning… if you’re a water bird that is. Yes, it’s raining at the Wanderers, I’m afraid, and chilly, so we have a delayed toss and no sign of a start to this fourth and final Test in Johannesburg with England leading the series 2-1. Word from George Dobell is
8:00 AM GMT Danyal Rasool Toss Bangladesh chose to bat v Pakistan Bangladesh opted to bat at the Gaddafi Stadium in the first T20I. Mahmudullah had no hesitation putting Pakistan out in the field; Pakistan lost all three T20Is at this venue against Sri Lanka when they were asked to chase. Rubel Hossain and Mehidy
2:58 PM GMT Faf du Plessis refused to answer questions pertaining to anything other than the Wanderers Test, including one that asked if the series finale would be his last red-ball match, as he prepared for the must-win clash. A tired-looking du Plessis did not respond to acting director of cricket Graeme Smith’s assertion that
12:08 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Kane Williamson is open to the possibility of playing under another captain if it results in the betterment of New Zealand cricket. However, he also said he has been enjoying the captaincy across formats. “For me it’s always been about what’s best for the team,” Williamson said. “If those discussions
7:22 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff India captain Virat Kohli has suggested that KL Rahul will keep in the upcoming T20Is too, as it has given them an option of playing an extra batsman in the XI. Rahul kept wickets in two ODIs against Australia even though Rishabh Pant was fit to play in the third
6:38 PM GMT Stuart Broad insists he is “perfectly fine” with missing out on selection for the Test squad to tour Sri Lanka but “is still living” for the chance to play one more Ashes series. While England’s spinners claimed 49 wickets in the three-match series that took place in Sri Lanka at the end
3:27 PM GMT Peter Della PennaCricket Close Peter Della Penna is an American cricket journalist who also writes for ESPNcricinfo.com and DreamCricket.com. Since 2010, he has penned the USA entry in the Cricket Round the World section of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterDellaPenna The ICC has eased concerns over proposed plans to scrap the
8:00 AM GMT Lunch Zimbabwe 358 and 120 for 3 (Williams 39*, Taylor 38*, Lakmal 3-13) trail Sri Lanka 515 for 9 dec (Mathews 200*, Mendis 80, Raza 3-62, Nyauchi 3-69) by 37 runs Suranga Lakmal knocked out Zimbabwe’s top three inside the first six overs of day five, but an unbeaten 79-run stand between
8:00 AM GMT Big picture This was not the farewell that Vernon Philander would have hoped for. After rolling back the years with several pinpoint spells of nagging line-and-length seam bowling at Centurion, where he took 4 for 16 in 14.2 overs in the first innings, he has looked off the pace – to put
11:42 AM GMT Pakistan are the world’s No. 1 T20I team, but they are just a defeat away from being dislodged from the top of the rankings. They presently have 270 points, just one more than Australia at No. 2. Anything other than a 3-0 win in the upcoming T20I series over Bangladesh – even
10:36 AM GMT Vishal Dikshit Merely five days after an ODI ended late on January 19 in Bengaluru, India will be playing a T20 international all the way across in New Zealand as part of a five-match series to kick-off a full tour that features 10 games across formats. And it’s the same set of
5:27 PM GMT Ten hours after their ‘A’ teams meet for a one-dayer at Christchurch, and seventy minutes after their senior teams begin their T20I series in Auckland, the India and New Zealand U-19 sides will face off in Bloemfontein to see which team tops Group A at the World Cup. The winner will avoid
5:06 PM GMT Vernon Philander will retire at the end of this series against England, having claimed more than 200 Test wickets in an eight-year career. Here’s what his contemporaries had to say about him on the eve of his swan song at the Wanderers: Faf du Plessis: “A banker” “With Vern, it’s great to
8:00 AM GMT Big picture The sight of Bangladesh players walking down from their chartered aircraft at the Allama Iqbal Airport in Lahore, late on Wednesday evening, was an assuring sign for cricket lovers from both countries. Not too long ago, the tour was nearly called off after the BCB stuck to their position of
8:00 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Australia continued to enjoy the edge over England at the Under-19 World Cup. Two years after Lloyd Pope’s astonishing 8 for 35 in Queenstown bowled Australia into the semi-final, Mackenzie Harvey struck a vital half-century in a chase of 253 to win a thriller by two wickets. This meant Australia
4:10 PM GMT Graeme Smith, South Africa’s director of cricket, says that Quinton de Kock’s appointment as ODI captain is the first step in a succession plan aimed towards a successful challenge for the 2023 World Cup, as he confirmed that Faf du Plessis will not be reinstated as leader should he return to the
11:04 AM GMT Deivarayan Muthu New Zealand have had a chaotic build-up to the home series against India. They were shellacked 3-0 on the other side of the Tasman Sea in the Tests and are now without several of their first-choice seamers – including Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson and Matt Henry – for the five-match
8:00 AM GMT Big Picture New Zealand must be hurting and how. The last time they took the field they had been thrashed 3-0 in the Tests in Australia, and the last time they played a T20I, it ended in, well, a Super Over loss to England. New Zealand were leading that five-match T20I series
9:35 AM GMT Alex Malcolm Australia batsman Ashton Turner has said he is determined to learn from the toughest summer of his career as he prepares to help the Perth Scorchers make a run at the BBL final. Turner returns to the Scorchers side, after a lean tour of India with Australia’s ODI side, for
1:45 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Zimbabwe’s debutant opener Kevin Kasuza has suffered a delayed concussion after sustaining a blow to the helmet at short leg on day three of the first Test in Harare. Although Kasuza had been cleared of concussion via scans on Tuesday, Zimbabwe’s team doctor has confirmed that concussion has set in
6:16 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff A fit-again Deandra Dottin has returned to West Indies’ 15-member squad, led by Stafanie Taylor, for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia. Dottin had been out of cricket for eight months, recovering from a right shoulder injury that required corrective surgery and months of rehabilitation. Lee-Ann Kirby, meanwhile, returned
Jan 18, 2020 Big Picture The last time these two teams met, Zimbabwe gave Sri Lanka an almighty scare. Craig Ervine and Sikandar Raza struck hundreds, captain Graeme Cremer took nine wickets, and Sri Lanka were made to chase 388 for victory at Khettarama. Had a very tight stumping decision gone Zimbabwe’s way in the
3:40 PM GMT Quinton de Kock says that he intends to lead South Africa in his own “street-smart” style when he takes over as ODI captain for next month’s series against England. However, he will also take a leaf out of Faf du Plessis’ captaincy, in particular his ability to balance big egos at the
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