Mohammad Amir in the nets © LPL Galle Gladiators 175 for 2 (Ahsan Ali 56, Gunathilaka 38) beat Colombo Kings 171 (Bell-Drummond 44, Amir 5-26) by eight wickets How the game played out Sixth time is the charm it seems for the Galle Gladiators as they registered their first win of the Lanka Premier League,
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12:29 PM IST Australia A 8 for 286 (Green 114*, Paine 44, Yadav 3-44, Ashwin 58) lead Indians 9 for 247 dec by 39 runs The Indians were able to land a couple of big pre-Test blows as Australia’s likely opening pair for Adelaide, Joe Burns and Will Pucovski, were dismissed for five runs between
4:30 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff With the first ODI between England and South Africa called off amid a series of positive Covid-19 tests, question marks hang over the rest of the tour. Here we take a look at some of the key issues to be resolved. What is the current state of the tour?Having completed
1:56 PM GMT Gemcon Khulna won the lottery that determined which team Mashrafe Mortaza would represent in the ongoing Bangabandhu Cup T20. The BCB held a lottery in its conference room today where four teams – Khulna, Fortune Barishal, Beximco Dhaka and Minister Rajshahi – had their names in a bowl. As it turned out,
7:30 AM GMT The start of the rescheduled first ODI between South Africa and England has been delayed while England await their Covid-19 results after two members of the hotel staff tested positive on Saturday. It comes less than 48 hours after the original fixture on Friday, had to be postponed because a South African
11:37 PM IST Andrew Fidel Fernando Colombo Kings 108 for 3 (Chandimal 35*, Priyanjan 26*) beat Kandy Tuskers 105 (Gurbaz 34, Priyanjan 2-4, Thikshila 2-6, Qais 2-8) by seven wickets How the match played out This was the least competitive match of the tournament so far. After the early overs, the Kandy Tuskers never seemed
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