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
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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
Report Pakistan remain in command on day three thanks to Fawad Alam’s fourth century Day 3 Lunch Zimbabwe 36 for 0 (Kasuza 21*) and 176 trail Pakistan 426 (Fawad 140, Butt 91, Abid 60, Muzarabani 4-73) by 214 runs Four wickets for Blessing Muzarabani helped wrap up the Pakistan innings in the first session, but
News Both players currently part of IPL 2021 picked for series likely to start on May 23, the same day that IPL’s league stage ends The Bangladesh selectors have named both Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman in Bangladesh’s 23-member preliminary squad for the ODI series against Sri Lanka later this month. The group is
News “It is the need of the hour that we do everything possible to help each other out,” says Dhawan Shikhar Dhawan, Sachin Tendulkar and Jaydev Unadkat have become the latest cricketers to contribute towards the fight to deal with the dire Covid-19 situation in India. Unadkat has pledged 10% of his salary from the
Report On a pitch that has given suggestion of uneven bounce, Bangladesh will have to bat well to reach safety Sri Lanka 493 for 7 dec (Thirimanne 140, Karunaratne 118, Oshada 81, Dickwella 77*, Taskin 4-127) vs Bangladesh Sri Lanka declared on 493 for 7, after batting for 15 minutes on the third morning. The
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli admitted that they allowed KL Rahul-led side to get over the par score in the final over of Punjab Kings’ innings in Ahmedabad at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday evening. Chris Gayle and Rahul fired with the bat before Harpreet Brar and Ravi Bishnoi picked three and
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News Pakistan centurion says the slowness of the pitch and the old ball forced the batters to score slowly most of the day Pakistan have a lead of 198 runs with four wickets in hand in the first-innings exchange with Zimbabwe in Harare, but the scoring rate has hovered between 2.7 and 2.8. Fawad Alam,
News As many as ten members of the family had tested positive for the virus Prithi Narayanan, R Ashwin‘s wife, has shared details of a “nightmare of a week” in which as many as ten members of the family tested positive for Covid-19. The update came less than a week after Ashwin left the IPL
Report Oshada Fernando remained unbeaten on 65 as Sri Lanka lost three wickets in the first session Lunch Sri Lanka 334-4 (Fernando 65*, Nissanka 0*, Taskin 2-86) vs Bangladesh Bangladesh clawed back into contention with three wickets in a tight morning session on the second day. The visitors conceded only 43 runs in 26 overs,
Report Only 59 runs were scored across the 32 overs, with Abid Ali the man to be dismissed Lunch Pakistan 162 for 1 (Butt 71*) trail Zimbabwe 176 by 14 runs Not much happened during the first session, but it still took all of two hours for it to happen anyway. Pakistan retained a vice-like
As India battles a raging Covid-19 pandemic, the BCCI is preparing for the “worst case scenario” of moving the 2021 men’s T20 World Cup to the UAE. The marquee event, comprising 16 countries, is scheduled to take place in India between October and November this year, with the final on November 14. “I hope so.
News No. 3 “disappointed” not to get to three figures as Bangladesh fight back in Pallekele Losing the middle order cheaply, before bad light and rain took 24 overs out of the day, set Sri Lanka back in the match. This was according to No. 3 batsman Oshada Fernando, who hit 81 in the first
DC vs KKR: Shikhar Dhawan fell to his knees during an exchange with Dinesh Karthik.© Instagram With Shikhar Dhawan around, entertainment is never far away. And so it proved to be during Delhi Capitals’ Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 match against Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday. Delhi Capitals chased 155 in 16.3 overs to win
Brendan Taylor wanted to take advantage of batting friendly conditions in Harare © AFP Zimbabwe chose to bat vs Pakistan Zimbabwe will bat first after winning the toss in Harare in the first of two Test matches. In sunny conditions at the Harare Sports Club, Brendan Taylor, deputising for an injured Sean Williams, said his
News ESPNcricinfo understands Menon left for Indore earlier this week after his parents tested positive for Covid-19 Senior Indian umpire Nitin Menon has quit the IPL bubble for personal reasons. ESPNcricinfo understands Menon left for his home town of Indore earlier this week after his parents tested positive for Covid-19. Menon, the only Indian umpire
News Former Zimbabwe captain and coach may face a separate investigation by his country’s prosecuting authority Heath Streak, the former Zimbabwe captain and coach who received an eight-year ban from the ICC for breaching the anti-corruption code, has “apologised” and taken “full responsibility” for his actions but asserts he was not involved in any attempts
News Umpire has previously stood in final of Women’s World T20 in Antigua Langton Rusere, the Zimbabwean umpire, made history in Harare on Thursday, after becoming the first Black African to stand in a Test match. Rusere, 35, stood alongside South Africa’s Marais Erasmus, as one of the on-field umpires for the first Test between
AB de Villiers was in red-hot form against the Delhi Capitals © BCCI Big picture KL Rahul was at a loss for words as he tried to find reasons for a profoundly tame performance by his team in their last game. How does a T20 line-up with so many hitters – Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran,
News Scheme run by Lord’s Taverners will make Super 1s and table cricket available in every county The ECB has committed £2 million to ensure disability cricket is accessible in every county in England and Wales. The scheme, which will be run by the Lord’s Taverners, is believed to be the biggest investment ever made
Andre Russell will replace Tom Banton in the Quetta Gladiators roster © BCCI/IPL The Lahore Qalandars have picked up allrounder Shakib Al Hasan as their replacement for Rashid Khan for the remainder of PSL 2021. The Karachi Kings snapped up Martin Guptill to fill in for Colin Ingram, while the Quetta Gladiators picked Andre Russell
Report Both teams are different, focusing on their own strengths, but they still seemed rather skeptical of the pitch Sri Lanka chose to bat vs Bangladesh Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne chose to bat against Bangladesh in the second Test in Pallekele. The pitch had a greenish look, but the home side has chosen two