10:49 AM GMT Peter Della PennaCricket Close Peter Della Penna is an American cricket journalist who also writes for ESPNcricinfo.com and DreamCricket.com. Since 2010, he has penned the USA entry in the Cricket Round the World section of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterDellaPenna The development of women’s cricket took a significant step forward late
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2:27 AM GMT Alex Malcolm Australia Test opener Joe Burns faces a nervous wait to see whether he retains his place for the series against India, after his lean start to the summer continued with another low score against South Australia, as calls for Will Pucovski‘s inclusion in the Test team grow louder. Burns was
9:51 PM IST Karthik Krishnaswamy Big picture “Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans win.” You could twist that famous Gary Lineker quote and make it about the IPL. Eight teams play 60 games of 40 overs each and, at the end, the
9:17 AM GMT James Vince‘s involvement in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is in doubt after he tested positive for Covid-19. Vince, a member of England’s World Cup-winning squad, was set to play for Multan Sultans in the PSL playoffs on November 14. ESPNcricinfo understands he is asymptomatic and will imminently undergo a second test.
11:43 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Mitchell Starc is set to appear in the BBL for the first time in six years after signing with defending champions the Sydney Sixers while England wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow has joined the Melbourne Stars. Starc, who has 142 T20 wickets at 17.78, was part of the Sixers side that won
11:46 PM IST Karthik Krishnaswamy Delhi Capitals 189 for 3 (Dhawan 78, Hetmyer 42*, Stoinis 38) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 172 for 8 (Williamson 67, Samad 33, Rabada 4-29, Stoinis 3-26) by 17 runs The Delhi Capitals came into Qualifier-2 having won just one of their last six games, and another defeat here would have left
1:50 PM IST Victoria 1 for 322 (Pucovski 183, Harris 71) v Western Australia In the space of two sparkling innings, Will Pucovski has rocketed to the front of the queue for places in Australia’s Test match top six, vaulting to the top of the Sheffield Shield averages and giving Victoria a powerful start to
11:34 PM IST Deivarayan Muthu Supernovas 146 for 6 (Atapattu 67, Kaur 31, Punia 30, Goswami 1-17) beat Trailblazers (Sharma 43*, Mandhana 33, Radha 2-30, Selman 2-31) by two runs A nerveless Radha Yadav defended nine runs off the last over in a must-win match for the Supernovas against the Trailblazers, setting up a final
1:35 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Eight seasons as captain, zero titles. And unlike most previous seasons, Virat Kohli didn’t enjoy a whole lot of success with the bat during IPL 2020 either, with his 466 runs coming at 121.35, his worst strike rate in any season he’s captained in. Those returns, and the Royal Challengers
7:21 AM GMT New South Wales allrounder Sean Abbott has been endorsed as “ready as anyone” for a Test call-up by team-mate Trent Copeland after an impressive start to the Sheffield Shield season. Abbott, 28, is already part of Australia’s limited-overs set-up having returned last season and has since been included for the England tour