Shaheen Shah Afridi is pumped up after dismissing Janneman Malan © Associated Press Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl vs South Africa In a series where the chasing team has had the advantage against a wet ball, Pakistan opted to field first in the finale. South Africa had won the previous two tosses
Martin Guptill made just 46 in three T20Is against Pakistan in December © AFP via Getty Images New Zealand opener Martin Guptill will have to prove his fitness in order to be part of the T20I series against Australia, which begins on February 22 in Christchurch. The 34-year-old Guptill, who had missed the final two
News “Obviously the ball turning away from the left-hander is one very big advantage when it comes to offspinners” Having played 76 largely successful Tests, R Ashwin is now at a stage of his career where every achievement takes him to a milestone. During the second day’s play in Chennai, he took his 29th five-for,
Ben Foakes said that conditions in Chennai were “obviously extremely tough, and probably not going to get any easier” after keeping wicket for 113.5 overs and batting for nearly two hours across the first two days of England’s second Test against India. With Jos Buttler at home in the UK as part of the ECB’s
Mominul Haque knows that winning and losing a game for Bangladesh produces two very different types of reactions. It was all very calm when Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe last year, but after West Indies blanked them 2-0 in their backyard, he knew “a lot of things won’t be in your favour and a lot of things
It is an incredibly challenging surface, said England assistant coach Graham Thorpe, as India took the upper hand after dismissing England for 134 in their first innings on Sunday. Former cricketers Shane Warne and Michael Vaughan countered each other while debating on the quality of the pitch, but Thorpe played safe when asked about the
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Finn Allen had a stellar strike rate of 193.93 in the Super Smash, with 25 sixes © Getty Images The Super Smash, New Zealand’s premier T20 competition ended on Saturday, with Michael Bracewell’s Wellington Firebirds successfully defending their title against the Canterbury Kings in front of a packed home crowd at the Basin Reserve. ESPNcricinfo
Welcome to day two of our live report of the second India-England Test from Chennai. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local 9.20am: #AskMatchDay – What’s a
The first two warm-up games will be played at the John Davies Oval in Queenstown © Getty Images England 299 for 9 (Sciver 75) beat New Zealand XI 279 for 6 (Down 97) by 20 runs England Women won the first warm-up game of their tour of New Zealand, defeating a New Zealand XI by
Taijul Islam celebrates a wicket © BCB Innings break West Indies 409 and 117 (Bonner 38, Da Silva 20, Islam 4-36, Hasan 3-34) set Bangladesh 296 a 231-run target A flurry of wickets post-tea – West Indies lost their last four wickets for 13 runs inside 21 balls – has set up a potentially exciting
News Buttler, Bess, Anderson, Archer out of contention; Foakes, Moeen, Broad, Woakes, Stone in squad Joe Root has confirmed four changes to the team that won the first Test against India, with James Anderson rested, and Chris Woakes and Olly Stone seemingly competing for the final berth in a 12-man squad. With just three full
Glenton Stuurman was handed a debut © AFP via Getty Images South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl v Pakistan South Africa will chase for the second successive match in Lahore as they looked to break a five-match losing streak in T20Is and stay in the series. Unless they win today’s match, South
Rohit Sharma went for his shots early on the first day © BCCI Rohit Sharma knew he needed to be proactive on the turning pitch rolled out for the second Test, and he prepared accordingly. Having been beaten in the first Test on a pitch that began to turn towards the end of the third
Welcome to day one of our live report of the second India-England Test from Chennai. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local Stumps – India 300 for
Mehidy Hasan got to the milestone when he sent back Shayne Moseley © Raton Gomes/BCB Mehidy Hasan became the fastest (in terms of number of Tests) Bangladesh bowler to take 100 Test wickets, when he removed Shayne Moseley on the third evening of the Dhaka Test against West Indies. The offspinning-allrounder got to the milestone
NSW are set to host Victoria in a one-day game at the North Sydney Oval, before a Shield match between the sides at the SCG Darrian Traynor / © Getty Images Victoria’s squad for one-day and Sheffield Shield fixtures against New South Wales in Sydney will be travelling north on Sunday morning after agreement was
India opener Rohit Sharma is very clear in his mind that even an iota of doubt, while playing the sweep shot on a rank turner could lead to inevitable trouble. With one of the best exhibitions of sweep shots played at the Chepauk since Sachin Tendulkar’s valiant 136 against Pakistan in 1999, Rohit has put
India take control as England lose all 10 wickets in the afternoon session to be bowled out for 161, losing 9 wickets for just 74 runs. Follow India’s 2018 tour of England right here: https://www.ecb.co.uk/england/men This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest videos from the England Cricket Team and England
Rahkeem Cornwall removed both overnight Bangladesh batsmen © BCB Lunch Bangladesh 181 for 6 (Mushfiqur 54, Das 23*, Mehidy 11*, Cornwall 3-40) trail West Indies 409 by 228 runs Bangladesh’s overnight batsmen Mohammad Mithun and Mushfiqur Rahim were the two casualties in the morning session of the third day, as West Indies continued to keep
News “It is all about what the team wants from me – and then go and contribute. And I am pretty much confident about that” Ajinkya Rahane is a man of few words. He keeps his assertions for on the field. On the eve of the second Test against England, though, he hit back at
Welcome to day one of our live report of the second India-England Test from Chennai. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local 9am: India win the toss,
Shahriar Nafees and Abdur Razzak were felicitated at the Shere Bangla National Stadium © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Shahriar Nafees and Abdur Razzak have announced their retirements from all forms of cricket, making public their decisions after being employed by the Bangladesh Cricket Board. Razzak, the 38-year-old former left-arm spinner, has been appointed as a senior selector
Mitchell Marsh picked up a side injury while playing in the BBL © Getty Images Australia allrounder Mitchell Marsh is hoping to be fit to bowl if selected for the opening T20I against New Zealand in Christchurch, as he bids to make yet another return to international cricket. Marsh injured his side while bowling for
Malhotra will be in charge of game development and operations © BCCI Delhi Capitals CEO Dhiraj Malhotra will replace Saba Karim as the BCCI’s General Manager. He will be in charge of game development and operations. Malhotra, who has been in the cricket industry for more than two decades, has also held senior positions at
Big picture If there’s anything Test cricket has taught us in the last couple of months, it is that even the most reasonable of predictions can go horribly wrong. Many experts predicted India to crumble after Virat Kohli left Australia when his team was 1-0 down, but saw the most dramatic script unfold with the
News Two rounds have been cut from the Sheffield Shield while the Marsh Cup is a five-game season plus the final Two rounds have been cut from the Sheffield Shield and the Marsh Cup will be a five-game tournament in the restructured Australian domestic calendar, but the completion of all the fixtures hang in the
News All matches to be played on the Highveld, games will be split between the Wanderers and SuperSport Park Cricket South Africa has confirmed it will host Pakistan for three ODIs and four T20Is between April 2 and 16, with all matches to be played on the Highveld. The games will be split between the
Pakistan and South Africa were mostly evenly matched in the first ODI in Lahore © AFP / Getty Images Big picture The South African side might be second-string, but there was nothing second-rate about the cricket on show at Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday. In a pulsating encounter that took until the 240th ball of the
News Fast bowlers have to run two kilometres in 8 minutes 15 seconds, the rest in 8 minutes 30 seconds It is no more 16:1. The yo-yo test level for the Indian men’s cricketers has been raised to 17:1. In addition, the BCCI has also added a new fitness parameter: run a two-kilometre time trial,