Feb 8, 2020 Toss England chose to bowl v South Africa Under heavy cloud cover in Johannesburg, Eoin Morgan won the toss and decided to chase, allowing 22-year old Saqib Mahmood first use of the Wanderers surface on debut. England made three changes to their XI for the series decider, bringing back Moeen Ali for
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5:08 PM GMT Pakistan scored at a rate of 3.89 runs per over on the second day of their first Test against Bangladesh, ending the day on 342 for 3. Their scoring rate though, also pointed at how little the Bangladesh bowlers threatened while toiling at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The lack of pace from
1:45 PM GMT Glenn Maxwell admitted Melbourne Stars’ defeat in this year’s Big Bash final hurt more than their shock collapse against the Melbourne Renegades last season, after they had dominated for much of the regular season. The Stars booked their spot in the final as table-toppers well before the end of the league stage,
7:45 AM GMT Quinton de Kock has been named captain of the South Africa men’s T20I squad, replacing Faf du Plessis, who doesn’t feature in the 16-member squad for the three-match series against England at home from February 16 to 20. There was, however, a return for Dale Steyn, who last played a T20I in
5:40 PM GMT Bangladesh’s fight in the middle order was bookended by wickets falling cheaply in the first Test against Pakistan, as they were bowled out for 233 on the opening day in Rawalpindi. Bowling first after winning the toss, Pakistan dismantled Bangladesh’s top order to leave them 2 for 3, before the middle order
3:18 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff India women’s T20I captain Harmanpreet Kaur is all for experimenting with the side by giving chances to youngsters in the ongoing tri-series against England and Australia, in order to get the “best combination” ready for the upcoming T20 World Cup, starting February 21. “We went out to Australia earlier than
6:17 AM GMT It is looking increasingly likely that the Sydney Sixers will be crowned BBL champions for the first time since the inaugural competition in 2011-12 without stepping on the field at the SCG on Saturday, but captain Moises Henriques refused to look too far ahead and insisted his team had prepared as normal
5:32 PM GMT In a major change to the existing policy governing participation in T20 and other leagues across the world, Pakistan’s cricketers will now be allowed to play four leagues, including the PSL, in a year. Permission to play in other leagues is contingent on a number of factors, including taking part in the
12:46 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Jason Gillespie, Sussex’s head coach, is set to link up with the England Lions squad for a 12-day spell on the red-ball leg of their tour of Australia. Gillespie, who claimed 259 wickets for Australia in a 71-Test career, will be on hand to offer the Lions’ fast bowlers advice
8:00 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff New Zealand women 120 for 5 (Devine 61, Khaka 2-24) beat South Africa women 119 all out (Du Preez 40, Tahuhu 2-10) by five wickets Lea Tahuhu and Sophie Devine were in outstanding form for New Zealand, securing the team a 2-0 lead over South Africa in the ongoing five-match