News As things stand, members of three franchises have been confirmed to have tested positive The IPL 2021 stands suspended after it was discovered that a third team – and possibly a fourth – had at least one positive case. The BCCI decided it was in the best interest of all stakeholders to get everyone
Month: May 2021
News IPL 2021 was meant to be a test case for the BCCI to understand if the T20 World Cup could’ve been held in a ‘caravan model’ Will the postponement of the IPL have an impact on the 2021 men’s T20 World Cup, scheduled in India later this year? It is clearly too early to
News New Zealand allrounder to stay in UK following World Test Championship final Hampshire have signed Colin de Grandhomme, the New Zealand allrounder, for the second half of the T20 Blast. Having undergone ankle surgery after missing the home international season through injury, de Grandhomme is expected to be fit enough to take his place
News BCCI is believed to be working on a plan that will minimize risks, especially in travel As Covid-19 cases emerge within the IPL, ESPNcricinfo understands the BCCI is looking at minimising risks and moving the rest of the tournament to Mumbai. If the plan is executed, the IPL could be shifted to Mumbai as
IPL 2021: Jos Buttler shakes a leg in a Rajasthan Royals team event.© Twitter Amid the high-pressure matches and the fatigue and stress of living in bio-secure bubbles Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises are doing their best to ensure that their players and staff are having a good time off the pitch when not training.
News The 32-year-old allrounder has confirmed he will continue to play franchise cricket Sri Lanka allrounder Thisara Perera has announced his retirement from international cricket. A white-ball regular, Perera was known for his hit-the-deck bowling and his clean ball-striking down the order. Of all batters with at least 2000 runs in men’s ODIs, Perera’s strike
News ESPNcricinfo understands that the Indian board has already sent ECB the NOCs The BCCI has granted four India Women players No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for their participation in the inaugural Hundred, the eight-team tournament which starts on July 21. ESPNcricinfo understands that the Indian board has already sent the ECB the NOCs and the
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Day 3 Highlights | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, 2nd Test 2021
News Sri Lanka’s captain also had words of praise for Ramesh Mendis, though he felt he could improve his lines and lengths Praveen Jayawickrama was on Test debut, and had played only 10 previous first-class matches. Ramesh Mendis was playing just his second Test. And yet, the pair combined to take 17 wickets in the
Today it’s Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals facing off against newly-promoted Kane Williamson and his Sunrisers Hyderabad. We’ll see the likes of Jos Buttler, Chris Morris and Mustafizur Rahman take on the likes of Jonny Bairstow, Rashid Khan and Manish Pandey. Click here for our ball-by-ball commentary. Vishal Dikshit is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo
News He also said Bangladesh couldn’t capitalise on starts, which eventually led to their 209-run defeat A failure to capitalise on starts and plan against specific bowlers led to Bangladesh’s 209-run loss in the second Test against Sri Lanka, according to captain Mominul Haque. Left-arm spinner Praveen Jayawickrama scripted the home side’s win with an
Nick Hockley, the Cricket Australia chief executive, has said there are currently no plans for a charter flight to get Australians – players and others – involved in the IPL back home at the end of the tournament. Hockley, speaking to SEN Radio, mentioned that the players in India “are generally in good spirits” despite
News The ODI champions slip to fourth but remain the top-ranked side in the T20I standings, ahead of India by five points New Zealand have overtaken world champions England to become the No.1 side in the ICC men’s ODI rankings, advancing by two slots during the annual update. England, who have dropped to fourth in
Report Agarwal’s 99 on IPL captaincy debut in vain as Kings slump to fifth loss in eight matches Delhi Capitals 167 for 3 (Dhawan 69*, Shaw 39) beat Punjab Kings 166 for 6 (Agarwal 99*, Rabada 3-36) by seven wickets On his IPL captaincy debut, Mayank Agarwal scored 60% of Punjab Kings’ runs in fewer
Report He claimed match figures of 11 for 178, the best by a Sri Lankan spinner on debut Sri Lanka 493 for 7 dec. (Thirimanne 140, Karunaratne 118, Taskin 4-127) and 194 for 9 dec. (Karunaratne 66, Islam 5-72) beat Bangladesh 251 (Tamim 92, Jayawickrama 6-92) and 227 (Jayawickrama 5-86, Mendis 4-103) by 209 runs
News The major story of the week for the Australians came off the field rather than on it What now for Warner? There’s only one place to start. All is not well at Sunrisers Hyderabad, especially for David Warner. Last week he questioned team selection, then he produced his slowest T20 half-century (which he held
News The batter pulled up with a calf problem while batting as the squad returned to training Ross Taylor limped out of New Zealand’s first training session ahead of their departure for England with a calf injury. He was batting in the marquee that has been built at the high performance centre in Lincoln to
The match was supposed to be between the Sri Lanka Greats XI and Team Sri Lanka.© AFP A charity cricket match in Sri Lanka aimed at raising money to help fight the coronavirus pandemic was cancelled Sunday as a former Test captain tested positive, the country’s governing body for the sport said. The T20 match
It’s the Punjab Kings – minus KL Rahul – against Rishabh Pant’s Delhi Capitals. We’ll see the likes of Chris Gayle, Mohammed Shami and Dawid Malan take on the likes of Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan and Kagiso Rabada. Click here for our ball-by-ball commentary. If the blog doesn’t load for you, click here. Hemant Brar
News The tournament will be played as a T20 event – and not a 50-over one – this time The resumption of the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) has been delayed by three weeks, and is now scheduled to begin on May 31. As reported by ESPNcricinfo earlier, the competition will now be played out in
Report Karunaratne hits fifty as hosts bat at nearly five an over with four wickets in hand Lunch Sri Lanka 493 for 7 dec and 172 for 6 (Karunaratne 66, de Silva 41, Dickwella 23*, Mendis 2*, Islam 3-60) lead Bangladesh 251 (Iqbal 92, Haque 49, Jayawickrama 6-92) by 414 runs Sri Lanka sped away
News Bruised by injuries and form issues, the fast bowler has taken the tough route back to the top Recalling his “difficult journey” back to the Pakistan side, having fought through injuries and form issues, Hasan Ali has underlined the importance of the first-class grind for youngsters in their quest to play top-flight cricket. Ali
News Punjab Kings play their next match later today against the Delhi Capitals KL Rahul has been diagnosed with acute appendicitis after being rushed to hospital following complaints of severe abdominal pain at the Punjab Kings’ team hotel in Ahmedabad. The issue “will be resolved surgically and for safety measures he has been transferred to
News “He bowls and puts pressure from one end, and I was doing the same,” Ramesh Mendis says of his partnership with Praveen Jayawickrama There was nothing wrong with Bangladesh’s approach in their second innings of the second Test in Pallekele on a pitch that has changed significantly, according to Najmul Hossain Shanto, but they
Big Picture In a bit of a rarity, scheduling wise, Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings will complete both their head-to-head clashes inside the first month of IPL 2021. At the Wankhede Stadium a fortnight ago, the Capitals powered past the Kings in a high-scoring thriller, where dew and KL Rahul’s scoring rate both played as
Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma on Saturday said that playing at the Arun Jaitley Stadium suits his side’s style of play but it is important to back the bowlers who will be under pressure at smaller grounds. All-rounder Kieron Pollard (87 off 34 balls) blazed away to the fastest half-century of the ongoing league as
News The Royals’ overseas roster stands at just five members with Coetzee’s addition South Africa batter Rassie van der Dussen, it appears, is not going to join the Rajasthan Royals in India for the remainder of IPL 2021. ESPNcricinfo understands that he got a visa to fly to India but failed to obtain a No-Objection
News All the updates, colour and analysis with ESPNcricinfo’s match-day blog Tonight it’s Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians facing off against MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings in Delhi. We’ll see the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard take on the likes of Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Faf du Plessis, Ravindra Jadeja and others. Click
News Spending 179 and 159.2 overs on the field has led to them getting to a “breaking point” The Bangladesh team reached a physical and mental “breaking point” on the third afternoon of the second Test in Pallekele, according to coach Russell Domingo. He was referring to the 179 and 159.2 overs they have been