9:18 AM IST Deivarayan Muthu Daren Sammy: “I see TKR as Goliath. They are the Goliath of the tournament, but like I said to my men: ‘don’t you forget that David defeated Goliath’.” Kieron Pollard: “How long ago was that?” The captains of the last two teams standing in CPL 2020 set up the scene
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11:24 PM IST The final of the Bob Willis Trophy looks almost certain not to be televised. When the competition was devised a few months ago, it was hoped the final – a five-day match to be showed at Lord’s – would be something of a showpiece for the game. But with spectators still not
4:53 PM IST Australia pace bowler Josh Hazlewood is confident that there will be enough preparation for the Test series against India towards the end of the year despite the challenges that the home season will pose. Hazlewood is one of a host of Australia players, including fellow paceman Pat Cummins, who will head from
10:08 AM IST Shashank Kishore Virat Kohli thinks this is the most balanced Royal Challengers Bangalore set-up since 2016, both in terms of personnel and the support group. The Royal Challengers had finished runners-up to the Sunrisers Hyderabad that season, and haven’t come close to the play-offs since. Having finished with the wooden spoon in
10:43 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Trinbago Knight Riders 111 for 1 (Simmons 54*, Webster 44*) beat Jamaica Tallawahs 107 for 7 (Bonner 41, Powell 33, Hosein 3-14, Pierre 2-29) by nine wickets On the back of a domineering performance with both bat and ball in the fist CPL 2020 semi-final, Trinbago Knight Riders sealed a
5:39 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Essex 236 (Wheater 83*, Andersson 4-38) and 53 for 1 beat Middlesex 138 (S Cook 4-27) and 150 (Beard 4-21) by nine wickets Unbeaten Essex confirmed their place in the Bob Willis Trophy final as South Group victors with an emphatic nine-wicket win over Middlesex. Sir Alastair Cook, Paul
Cricket Australia is currently trying to forge a path through a grants dispute with New South Wales and Queensland © Getty Images David Maddocks’ rise to become the new chairman of Cricket Victoria in place of the deposed Paul Barker is likely to signal a shift in direction for the state association. Just as significant
1:34 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Cricket Ireland has cancelled an interprovincial T20 scheduled for Wednesday because of concerns about a possible Covid-19 “chain of transmission” to the Bob Willis Trophy match between Northamptonshire and Gloucestershire that was abandoned at the weekend. The T20 between Munster Reds and Northern Knights was due to take place in
5:25 PM IST The middle-order of Australia’s T20I side is under the microscope, but Ashton Agar believes he is making “small steps” in learning the art of finishing an innings having been given a pivotal position. The make-up of Australia’s XI with Agar as one of five frontline bowlers sees him in the No. 7
Virat Kohli and Tim Paine exchange team sheets before the coin toss © Getty Images A cold shoulder from the Western Australian (WA) state government has clarified the options for Australia’s international season, with India’s tour set to begin in Adelaide and Brisbane. The Adelaide Oval stands prepared to host back-to-back Tests: a day/night game