8:00 AM GMT Pakistan Under-19s 190 for 4 (Mohammad Huraira 64, Noor Ahmad 2 for 32) beat Afghanistan Under-19s 189 (Zakhil 40, Abdul Rahman 30, Mohammad Amir Khan 3 for 58) by six wickets In what was built up as a tense clash between two neighbouring countries, Pakistan’s all-round bowling effort combined with a solid
Month: January 2020
1:31 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff The BCCI has appointed former India cricketers Madan Lal, RP Singh and Sulakshana Naik as the new members of the Cricket Advisory Committee on Friday. The appointments are for one year. Lal, 68, played 39 Tests and 67 ODIs from 1974 to 1987, and was a crucial part of the
12:04 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Even as they pushed for a first ever Test win against Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe’s cricketers did so knowing their salaries would be cut after the two-Test series. Zimbabwe had been defeated in the first Test by 10 wickets, though they fought well in the first half of the match. Zimbabwe
8:00 AM GMT Lunch Sri Lanka 293 and 105 for 1 (Oshada 46*, Mendis 46*) trail Zimbabwe 406 and 247 for 7 dec (Taylor 67, Wiliams 53*, Fernando 2-43) by 256 runs On the fifth morning of the second Test in Harare, Sri Lanka ticked off 105 runs from their target of 361 for the
2:02 PM GMT Ashwell Prince has blamed Cricket South Africa for the departure of Cobras’ batsman David Bedingham to Durham for the 2020 season. Bedingham has obtained the right to work in the UK through an ancestral visa, not a Kolpak deal, and is unavailable to play for Prince’s Cobras in the domestic one-day competition,
2:51 PM GMT Sreshth Shah at Benoni Afghanistan left-arm wristspinner Noor Ahmad ran out Pakistan opener Mohammad Huraira at the non-striker’s end in the fourth Super League quarter-final at the Under-19 World Cup, whipping the bails off in his delivery stride with the opener having left his crease. On-field umpire Sam Nogajski referred the matter
2:12 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Having not played a Super Over until Wednesday, and then clawing their way back in to chase 17 and 14 in back-to-back Super Overs in the third and fourth T20Is against New Zealand, was an “unbelievable” experience, according to India captain Virat Kohli. “There’s something new I’ve learnt in the
Manish Pandey plays an airborne slap through the covers © Getty Images When Manish Pandey first made a name in top-flight cricket, he was, in all the glorious irony, a top-order batsman in a team where Virat Kohli batted at No. 6. The year was 2009, and Pandey became the first Indian to score a
7:27 PM GMT Saqib Mahmood, the young England seamer, would “look forward” to using a Kookaburra ball in County Championship fixtures if a round of games with the ball was introduced. Mahmood, who made his T20I debut on England’s New Zealand tour at the end of last year and was an unused member of the
11:20 AM GMT The first two knockout games of the Big Bash League season have brought to light the opportunity for innovation in the field made possible by a law change in 2015. In Friday’s qualifier between Sydney Sixers and Melbourne Stars, Moises Henriques was dismissed, caught at short fine leg, after Adam Zampa had
Heather Knight sweeps during her career-best © Getty Images India 5 for 150 (Kaur 42*) beat England 7 for 147 (Knight 67) by five wickets Harmanpreet Kaur held her nerve to steer India to victory with three balls to spare in the opening match of the tri-series in Canberra after opposite number Heather Knight helped
Jonathan Wells has been a star of the middle order for the Strikers © Getty Images He has been compared to Michael Bevan. There are growing calls for him to be given a spot in Australia’s T20I middle order. But Jonathan Wells is focused on the here and now, continuing his prolific form in “one
5:23 PM GMT South Africa’s Under-19 program could be in line for an overhaul after the team’s failure to progress out of the quarter-finals at the age-group World Cup, which they are hosting. South Africa advanced second from their group, following defeat in the opening match to Afghanistan. The team also came into the tournament
1:48 PM GMT Ian Smith might as well author a book on New Zealand’s tryst with Super Overs. Kane Williamson’s men have featured in three Super Overs in the last year including the historic 2019 World Cup final. On each occasion New Zealand have lost, the last two coming in T20I series at home against
9:41 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Tom Banton says he has ambitions to play Test cricket, but is not about to be swayed by Michael Vaughan’s assertion that he needs to ditch his Indian Premier League contract to take part in the County Championship with Somerset. Speaking on the eve of England’s first warm-up match on
8:00 AM GMT Bangladesh Under-19s 261 for 5 (Tanzid 80, Shahadat 74, Hridoy 51, Moletsane 2-41) beat South Africa Under-19s 157 (Beaufort 60, Rakibul 5-19) by 104 runs South Africa were caught napping by spin again in the quarter-final, as left-arm spinner Rakibul Hasan took a five-wicket haul to knock the hosts out of the
7:06 AM GMT Alex Malcolm Melbourne Stars captain Glenn Maxwell believes the return of Pakistan quick Haris Rauf will cover the loss of Sandeep Lamichhane for Friday night’s BBL qualifier against Sydney Sixers. Lamichhane has left the Stars ahead of the finals series due to international duties with Nepal in their upcoming 50-over tri-series with
10:33 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Chris Gayle has announced that he will be part of the fourth edition of the Everest Premier League, Nepal’s domestic T20 tournament. The West Indies batsman said he would be playing for Pokhara Rhinos in the tournament, which is scheduled to begin on February 29. “I will be visiting Nepal
8:00 AM GMT Lunch Zimbabwe 406 and 179 for 5 (Taylor 67, Masvaure 35, Embuldeniya 2-57) lead Sri Lanka 293 (Mathews 64, Raza 7-113) by 292 runs Brendan Taylor’s tenth Test fifty ensured Zimbabwe pressed home the advantage they had worked so hard to build the previous day as the hosts stretched their lead to
11:12 AM GMT South Africa are considering a short tour to Pakistan to play three T20Is in late March, immediately after their ODIs in India which finishes on March 18. ESPNcricinfo understands that South Africa will send a security delegation to Pakistan next month, either during the Test against Bangladesh or during the PSL, to
1:56 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Peshawar Zalmi have roped in Hashim Amla as a batting mentor for the upcoming edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The acquisition was announced on Twitter by the owner of the franchise, Javed Afridi. “His gracious presence in the PSL 5 festivity will not only adorn the Zalmi dugout
8:19 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff South Africa 150 for 4 (du Preez 35*, Devine 1-17) beat New Zealand 149 all out (Bates 51, Luus 6-45) by six wickets For the third time in this ODI series, New Zealand had first strike, and for the third time this series, South Africa came up trumps. This time
11:59 AM GMT Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi and Jon-Jon Smuts have passed fitness tests at CSA’s strength and conditioning camp and will be part of the national squad for the ODI series against England, which starts next Tuesday. Sisanda Magala, who was also at the camp, has not met requirements and will continue to work
The view across Manuka Oval (file photo) © Getty Images The air quality in Canberra will be monitored during the opening set of matches in the tri-series between Australia, England and India as smoke haze continues to impact the Australian capital from bushfires in the region. The series gets underway on Friday when England take
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2:42 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff The uncapped pace bowler Kyle Jamieson has been named in New Zealand’s ODI squad to face India alongside Scott Kuggeleijn and Hamish Bennett as injuries force a reshaping of the attack. Jamieson’s call-up was flagged when he was left out of the New Zealand A squad and follows his addition
11:58 AM GMT The ECB has announced the first recipients of England pace-bowling development contracts. Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire), Craig Overton (Somerset) and Olly Stone (Warwickshire) will continue to be employed by their counties, but the ECB will make significant contributions to their employment costs and, in return, take greater control over their playing programme throughout
4:55 AM GMT Rumana Ahmed and Panna Ghosh have been included in the Bangladesh squad for the Women’s T20 World Cup, which begins on February 21 in Australia. The experienced duo replaces Rabeya Khan and Suraiya Azmin, who were part of the side for the India tour earlier this month. Rumana, the legspin-bowling allrounder, has
5:37 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Cricket Australia will consider sanctions on a number of players from the Under-19 squad after a post on Instagram by batsman Jake Fraser-McGurk invited comments that seemingly mocked non-native English speakers. The image Fraser-McGurk posted of himself batting and captioned “Quarter Finals here we come” shortly after Australia’s victory over
11:25 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Former England allrounder Ravi Bopara has been named as part of a 12-man MCC squad to tour Pakistan in February. The team will be captained by Sri Lanka great, and current MCC president, Kumar Sangakkara, and coached by former England quick Ajmal Shahzad. Also included in the touring party are
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