Cricket

Danushka Gunathilaka connects with a sweep © AFP Dambulla Viiking 207 for 4 (Tharanga 77, Dickwella 60, Lakshan 2-39) beat Galle Gladiators 198 for 7 (Gunathilaka 78, Azam Khan 55, Anwar Ali 3-37) by nine runs How the game played out The Dambulla Viiking withstood game-changing innings from Danushka Gunathilaka and Azam Khan, as well

6:03 AM GMT The relentlessness of India’s attack is what sticks in Travis Head‘s mind from his experience of the 2018 Test series, as he prepares for the rematch that will begin by captaining Australia A, who have in their ranks national skipper Tim Paine, in the three-day game at Drummoyne Oval in Sydney from

12:13 AM IST Andrew Fidel Fernando Colombo Kings 151 for 4 (Chandimal 68) beat Jaffna Stallions 148 for 9 (Hasaranga 41, Qais Ahmad 3-24) by six wickets How the match played out That Jaffna Stallions had hit only 39 for 1 the end of the Powerplay was not unusual – they’ve generally made a habit

2:29 PM GMT Sidharth Monga Moises Henriques has said Australia have no problem with Ravindra Jadeja being substituted out for a concussion, but has questioned if Yuzvendra Chahal was a like-for-like replacement for him. A combination of Jadeja, the batsman, and Chahal, the bowler, knocked Australia out in a T20 international that they controlled for

6:02 AM GMT A likely Test debut. Filling the shoes of David Warner. Forming a new opening partnership with Joe Burns. Tackling the pink ball. Facing Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and the rest of the India attack. While that may read like a daunting list, Will Pucovski is keeping it all perspective ahead of a

12:04 AM IST Andrew Fidel Fernando Dambulla Viiking 157 for 5 (A Perera 67, Shanaka 33, Pradeep 1-16) beat Kandy Tuskers 156 for 6 (K Mendis 55, K Perera 41, Rajitha 2-16) by five wickets How the match played out Kandy Tuskers had top significant top-order partnerships and never quite seemed like they were in

1:16 PM GMT Being without Faf du Plessis and Kagiso Rabada will give South Africa the opportunity for younger players to gain international experience even as it leaves questions over how they will balance their XI against England. Du Plessis is being rested for the upcoming ODI series after a period in which he played

5:36 AM GMT Alex Malcolm Australia debutant Cameron Green was “taken aback” by some unusual words of encouragement from an unlikely source when he arrived at the crease for the first time in international cricket. Green, 21, was visibly nervous as he entered batting at No. 5 in the 23rd over with Australia needing 186

6:15 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Bruce Carnegie-Brown, the chairman of Lloyd’s of London and vice-chairman of Santander Banking Group, will become the sixth chairman of MCC next year, when he succeeds the current incumbent, Gerald Corbett. Carnegie-Brown has been a Full Member of MCC since 1997 and joined the club’s Finance committee in October 2019.

12:51 PM GMT Cricket West Indies (CWI) officials, currently in Bangladesh to inspect the bio-security plans and health protocols in the country ahead of a proposed tour next month, are “very impressed” with the “concise and tight” arrangements. The three-format tour could yet be shortened, but question marks hanging over it might have been dispelled