7:13 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Sunil Narine‘s bowling action has been reported again, this time at the end of the Kolkata Knight Riders’ thrilling two-run win over the Kings XI Punjab in their IPL 2020 match in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Narine played a key role in the game, bowling the 18th and 20th overs
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10:53 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Darren Gough, the former England fast bowler, has been awarded an MBE for services to cricket and charity in the Queen’s birthday honours list. Gough, 50, took 229 wickets in 58 Tests for England between 1994 and 2003, as well as playing 159 ODIs and two T20Is. He represented Yorkshire
11:44 PM IST Saurabh Somani Close Saurabh Somani is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo Delhi Capitals 184 for 8 (Hetmyer 45, Stoinis 39, Archer 3-24) beat Rajasthan Royals 138 all out (Tewatia 38, Jaiswal 34, Rabada 3-35, Stoinis 2-17, Ashwin 2-22) by 46 runs It turns out, you can defend a score of less than
4:54 PM GMT Logistical challenges have caused the PCB to replace Multan, which was one of the venues lined up to host Zimbabwe’s limited-overs series in Pakistan later this month, with Lahore. ESPNcricinfo understands that the PCB and the city government in Multan had a disagreement over the financial outlay, with the PCB deciding it
11:11 AM GMT Annesha Ghosh A bit more clarity has emerged around the Women’s T20 Challenge, which is scheduled to be held next month on the sidelines of the IPL. Some 30-36 Indian players who will take part in the three-team tournament in the UAE are likely to assemble in Mumbai on October 13 for
3:10 AM GMT Ever heard of a batsman praising the selectors after being dropped? It’s unlikely. If Usman Khawaja did not receive the news he wanted from the national selectors earlier this year, the manner of its delivery made for a much more constructive outlook. Khawaja has lauded much improved communication lines with selectors as
12:03 AM IST Alagappan Muthu Sunrisers Hyderabad 201 for 6 (Bairstow 97, Warner 52, Bishnoi 3-29) beat Kings XI Punjab 132 (Pooran 77, Rashid 3-12, Natarajan 2-24) by 69 runs Support acts. They’re not talked about often in an IPL game. But that was the difference between the two teams in Dubai. Jonny Bairstow walloped
7:19 AM GMT Back in May, at the height of Cricket Australia’s anxiety about the impact of Covid-19 on this season, draft plans for the Sheffield Shield had it pared back to just five rounds, all played after the conclusion of the BBL. As for as the pointy end of the red-ball portion of the
11:25 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon are part of New South Wales’ Sheffield Shield squad that will depart earlier than planned for the hub in Adelaide following a return of Covid-19 cases around Sydney. On Wednesday, three new cases of community transmission were confirmed ending a 12-day run of zero cases
11:58 PM IST Saurabh Somani Close Saurabh Somani is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo Kolkata Knight Riders 167 all out (Tripathi 81, Bravo 3-37) beat Chennai Super Kings 157 for 5 (Watson 50, Russell 1-18) by 10 runs An intensely tactical battle between the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Chennai Super Kings ended with the