3:00 AM ET New Zealand chose to bat against Sri Lanka New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat on a Mt. Maunganui surface expected to be full of runs. A little morning rain, and a green-tinged pitch that has consequently spent the last few hours under covers did not deter Kane Williamson from
1:53 PM ET The pitches in South Africa have come under plenty of scrutiny ever since India played at the Wanderers on a surface the ICC rated “poor”, and Mickey Arthur, the Pakistan coach, said on Friday that the surfaces used for the first two Tests of the current series hadn’t been “good enough for
shares Kagiso Rabada struck with his first ball © Getty Images With half an hour to go on the third day at Newlands, field placements and bowling strategies meant South Africa’s seventh home series win on the trot was almost in the bag. But after a bizarre unraveling at the tail end of the
8:20 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The wife of Andrew Strauss, England’s former captain and managing director, has died aged 46 following a battle with lung cancer. “It is with great sadness and immense grief that we have to announce that Ruth passed away today as a result of her rare lung cancer,” read a statement
3:00 AM ET Sydney Sixers 4 for 152 (Denly 76*, Rashid 2-25) beat Adelaide Strikers 5 for 150 (Weatherald 50, O’Keefe 2-31) by six wickets Joe Denly and Josh Philippe capitalised fully on a disciplined Sydney Sixers bowling display to guide the visitors to a strong victory over Adelaide Strikers in the big Bash League
3:56 AM ET Sidharth Monga in Sydney It is often said that visiting fast bowlers in Australia get carried away by the bounce and start pitching too short, which plays into the hands of local batsmen. A day before finally sealing their first-ever series win in Australia, India’s bowling coach B Arun said they worked
Nov 15, 2018 The confidence of doing well in conditions where better teams have struggled is Zimbabwe’s biggest gain in Bangladesh, according to Hamilton Masakadza, their captain. In the second Test, Zimbabwe fought back after conceding a 218-run deficit but pushed the game into the second session on the final day. They eventually lost the
4:46 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Thisara Perera lit up the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui with some of the cleanest hitting, smashing 140 off 74 balls to get Sri Lanka within sight of a miracle win. They lost eventually by just 21 runs in the second ODI. But while Thisara’s knock was the highlight of
3:00 AM ET How the game played out Shahid Afridi‘s unbeaten 39 took Comilla Victorians to a four-wicket win against Sylhet Sixers. While the result was sealed off the penultimate ball – with Afridi sweeping Alok Kapali for a four through fine-leg – Victorians were in control of the 128-run chase, first through the efforts
1:44 PM ET Umpire Tanvir Ahmed, whose erroneous no-ball calls during the third T20I between Bangladesh and West Indies had caused an eight-minute halt in play, has admitted that he had made a mistake. Off what was supposed to be the final ball of the fourth over of Bangladesh’s chase of 191, Tanvir wrongly pulled
3:00 AM ET South Africa 431 for 6 (du Plessis 103, Bavuma 75, de Kock 59) lead Pakistan 177 by 254 runs South Africa’s tail wagged with frenzied intent on the third morning at Newlands, as a series of cameos from their fast bowlers helped to add a further 49 runs to their overnight total
3:00 AM ET Big Picture The first ODI was the kind of match from which both teams may feel they have emerged with credit. New Zealand because it was a comfortable victory in the end, and because Martin Guptill and James Neesham – players who had been out for nine and 18 months respectively –
4:39 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff ODI team of the year: Smriti Mandhana (India), Tammy Beaumont (England), Suzie Bates (New Zealand, capt), Dane van Niekerk (South Africa), Sophie Devine (New Zealand), Alyssa Healy (Australia, wk), Marizanne Kapp (South Africa), Deandra Dottin (West Indies), Sana Mir (Pakistan), Sophie Ecclestone (England), Poonam Yadav (India) T20I team of the
11:18 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Mumbai drop Tare, Iyer misses out Out of contention for a knockouts berth, Mumbai have left out experienced wicketkeeper and former captain Aditya Tare from their squad of 15 for their final league fixture against Chhattisgarh. Eknath Kerkar, the 25-year old who struck an unbeaten half-century on first-class debut against
3:00 AM ET South Africa 431 (du Plessis 103, Bavuma 75, de Kock 59) and 43 for 1 (Elgar 24*) beat Pakistan 177 and 294 (Shafiq 88, Babar 72, Masood 61) by nine wickets Hashim Amla was forced to retire hurt with a bruised bicep as South Africa battled through the vagaries of an increasingly
Nov 24, 2018 Liam Brickhill Langton Rusere will make history on Saturday when he becomes the first Zimbabwean umpire to stand in the final of a major global cricket tournament. Rusere has been named as one of the on-field umpires for the Women’s World T20 final between Australia and England to be played at the
12:24 AM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Mammoth totals for the team, an excellent run of scores for himself – all of this is just helping New Zealand pick up speed as they head towards the World Cup, according to Ross Taylor. Batting first in both matches in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand set Sri Lanka targets
3:26 AM ET Richard Pybus, West Indies’ high performance director, has agreed to take up the role of head coach full-time, replacing the interim coach Nic Pothas. Pybus’ contract, ESPNcricinfo understands, will effectively run until the 2019 Test series against India, which follows the ODI World Cup in England. The position of West Indies head
9:17 AM ET Sarfraz Ahmed was withering in his assessment of his own fast bowlers in the wake of South Africa’s nine-wicket win that sealed the series here in Cape Town. In the post-match press conference, a visibly irritated Pakistan captain bemoaned the “big difference” between his seamers and South Africa’s, saying the lack of
3:00 AM ET Toss New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat v Sri Lanka New Zealand have won the toss and chosen to bat for the second successive match at Mt. Maunganui, on another surface expected to aid batsmen. Strangely, although it had been the hosts who won the first match comfortably, it
9:01 AM ET South Africa will be without captain Faf du Plessis for the third Test at the Wanderers after he was suspended for one Test and fined 20 percent of his match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate during South Africa’s nine-wicket win over Pakistan at Newlands. Du Plessis’ team-mates were also fined 10
Dec 1, 2018 ESPNcricinfo staff Tatenda Taibu, the former Zimbabwe captain and their convener of selectors until March this year, is set to return to competitive cricket, six years after retiring from international cricket. He has signed for Sri Lankan domestic side Baduraliya CC for the forthcoming first-class season, he confirmed to ESPNcricinfo, in response
8:41 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Malinda Pushpakumara, the Sri Lanka left-arm spinner, has achieved the rare feat of taking all ten wickets in a first-class innings. Bowling for Colombo Cricket Club in Moratuwa, Pushpakumara took 10 for 37 to bowl Saracens Sports Club out for 113 in a fourth-innings chase of 349. Pushpakumara took the
12:34 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff West Indies offspinner Shane Shillingford has been suspended from bowling in domestic cricket with immediate effect after an independent assessment found his action to be illegal. The assessment revealed that Shillingford’s deliveries exceeded the 15 degrees limit permitted under playing regulations. Shillingford, 35, was reported for a suspect action during
Dec 6, 2018 Liam Brickhill Results Summary Zimbabwe’s domestic season is underway after the first round of Logan Cup matches in Harare and Kwekwe. Fast bowler Carl Mumba burst back onto the Zimbabwean domestic scene with a match haul of 8 for 24 to demolish the reigning Logan Cup champions Mountaineers at Kwekwe Sports Club.
4:55 AM ET Liam Brickhill Former Zimbabwe captain Graeme Cremer has set his sights on helping his domestic side Rhinos win some silverware this season after he marked his return from an injury layoff with two wickets in their victory over Mountaineers in the opening Pro50 Championship match at Kwekwe Sports Club on Saturday. The