3:25 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ben Stokes’ wife has dismissed as “nonsense” the suggestion that she was subjected to a physical assault by her husband during last week’s PCA Awards ceremony in London. Stokes was named as the PCA’s Player of the Year at a gala dinner at the Roundhouse in Camden on Thursday, after
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7:17 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff India women’s opener Smriti Mandhana has been ruled out of the ODI series against South Africa after fracturing her right toe. A BCCI spokesperson confirmed that she had picked up the injury at a practice session following reports that said she was struck by a ball while batting in the
A dejected Marcus Stoinis walks off after his duck © Getty Images Marcus Stoinis has been dropped from Australia’s T20I squad following his disappointing 50-over World Cup with Ben McDermott and Billy Stanlake among those recalled to face Sri Lanka and Pakistan as plans are formed ahead of next year’s men’s T20 World Cup. Just
3:00 AM ET Toss Sri Lanka elected to bat v Pakistan Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first in the second T20 against Pakistan, in Lahore. There is the threat of dew later in the evening, but it had not proved to be a major obstacle for their bowlers two nights ago,
7:39 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff R Ashwin is back in the top ten for Test bowlers after his match haul of eight wickets in his first international match in 2019, the first Test against South Africa in Visakhapatnam. Rohit Sharma, who marked his Test opening debut with twin hundreds, vaulted 36 places to a career-high
8:10 AM ET For a team that has lost a Test by a margin of more than 200 runs, South Africa seem unusually pleased with their performance against India in Vizag. Compare it to the way they played four years ago here, or even 15 months ago in Sri Lanka, and you will understand why.
Kieron Pollard gave it a good whack © CPL T20/Getty Images Trinbago Knight Riders 128 for 4 (Simmons 51, Ramdin 32*, Pollard 26*, Joseph 1-17) beat St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 125 for 7 (Evans 55, Jordan 3-30, Narine 2-10) by six wickets Defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders launched CPL 2019 with four wins in
7:24 AM ET Umar Farooq in Lahore Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has come out in support of returning batsmen Ahmed Shehzad and Umar Akmal after their loss to Sri Lanka in the first T20I. Shehzad and Umar have had a mercurial past with Pakistan, for various reasons, and the revival of their careers in Lahore
4:12 PM ET Chris Silverwood would appear to be back in contention for the role of England’s head coach, as the ECB continues to examine at its options to replace Trevor Bayliss. Silverwood has always been a strong candidate. As the team’s current bowling coach, he has developed an excellent relationship with the current crop
3:00 AM ET Toss: Pakistan opt to bowl v Sri Lanka Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl in the first of three T20Is against Sri Lanka. Nineteen-year-old fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain was set for his second T20I, beating left-armers Usman Shinwari and Wahab Riaz to a place in the starting XI. Allrounder Faheem