11:04 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff A member of the Delhi Capitals camp has tested positive for Covid-19. A statement from the franchise identified him as an assistant physiotherapist who returned two negative tests after his arrival in the UAE before returning a positive result on his third test. “He was yet to meet with, and
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3:29 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff England have called up Sussex batsman Phil Salt as a reserve for the three-match ODI series against Australia, starting at Emirates Old Trafford on Friday. Salt, 24, is uncapped but impressed when part of England’s white-ball training group earlier in the summer, smashing a 58-ball hundred in a warm-up match
Sep 5, 2020 Danyal Rasool Barbados Tridents 165 for 3 (Holder 69, Carter 42*), beat Jamaica Tallawahs 161 for 4 (Blackwood 74, Russell 54) by seven wickets It might have come a bit too late for the Barbados Tridents, but Jason Holder‘s parting shot at the consigned the Jamaica Tallawahs to no higher than fourth
12:18 AM IST Andrew Fidel Fernando Trinbago Knight Riders maintained their fearsome unbeaten run in the CPL, riding powerful Kieron Pollard performances with bat and ball to a 23-run victory over the St. Lucia Zouks, after making 175 for 5. This game meant almost nothing to the Knight Riders – their place atop the table
12:01 PM IST Deivarayan Muthu Lasith Malinga, the highest wicket-taker in the IPL, and Suresh Raina, the second-highest run-getter in the league, have both opted out of the 2020 season in the UAE. In addition to these two and Harbhajan Singh, who are all such huge IPL icons, Chris Woakes and Jason Roy have also
7:47 AM IST David Warner and Aaron Finch accepted the blame for not being able to take Australia across the line in the opening T20I at the Ageas Bowl, but the startling collapse renewed the focus on their middle-order which has been the one area of the team to struggle when needed. After an opening
12:06 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff The Bangladesh Cricket Board has denied an NOC to Mustafizur Rahman for IPL 2020, a BCB director said on Friday. Akram Khan, the cricket operations chairman, said that Bangladesh’s tour of Sri Lanka in October and November was the reason for the denial. ESPNcricinfo understands Kolkata Knight Riders we’re interested
3:37 PM IST With three ICC tournaments due to be played over the next two years, Pakistan have doubled the number of white-ball games in their domestic structure. The National T20 Cup, ODI Cup and the Under-19 one-day tournament will now be played in a double round-robin league format. The PCB has announced a full
Sep 3, 2020 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 Guyana Amazon Warriors 90 for 4 (Hetmyer 32*) beat Barbados Tridents
11:38 PM IST Andrew Fidel Fernando No Result St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 46 for 0 (Lynn 23*, Lewis 21*) v Jamaica Tallawahs The St Kitts and Nevis Patriots made a healthy start, but after 5.4 overs, the rain came down over Tarouba to stop their innings, and their CPL campaign, in its tracks. With