6:49 AM ET Liam Brickhill Ottis Gibson will not be South Africa’s coach for the team’s upcoming tour of India. Gibson’s tenure as coach comes to an end in September and his services will not be retained. Cricket South Africa (CSA) have also announced sweeping changes to the way the national men’s team will be
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3:00 AM ET Toss India opt to bat v West Indies Virat Kohli won a second straight toss on tour as an unchanged India elected to bat in the second T20I in Lauderhill. West Indies, meanwhile, left out opener John Campbell, with Carlos Brathwaite, the captain, confirming Sunil Narine will be promoted to open the
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Kent 138 for 6 (Kuhn 41) beat Hampshire 135 (Vince 44, Viljoen 3-15, Milne 3-21) by 4 wickets Adam Milne was the star with bat and ball as South Group leaders Kent Spitfires made it six wins from seven games in the Vitality Blast with a thrilling four-wicket victory,
2:46 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff On a pitch that Virat Kohli described as “sluggish”, West Indies finished with a below par 95 for 9 to go down by four wickets against India in the first T20I. West Indies captain Carlos Brathwaite pointed to his batsmen’s assessment and shot selection as the reasons behind the defeat.
3:00 AM ET Paul Edwards Lancashire Lightning 151 for 6 (Maxwell 73) beat Notts Outlaws 148 for 9 (Parkinson 3-22) by 3 runs Until this extraordinary evening nothing was more likely to deflate the sails of the good ship Lancashire than the prospect of playing Notts Outlaws in T20 cricket. The distance between Trent Bridge
3:00 AM ET Toss India chose to bowl v West Indies Virat Kohli elected to bowl in the first T20I against West Indies, saying he expected the pitch – under covers for the best part in the lead-up to the game – to get flatter as it was exposed to the sun during the morning.
12:33 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Andre Russell has ruled himself out of West Indies’ first two T20Is against India in Florida. The allrounder had only just returned to action after knee surgery but experienced “some discomfort” while playing in the Global T20 Canada and then expressed his unavailability to the West Indies selectors. However, only
10:02 PM ET It may be three weeks later, but the sting of India’s World Cup semi-final exit has been a tough pill to swallow for India captain Virat Kohli. Speaking in Florida on the eve of his team’s first T20I against West Indies, Kohli said the initial days after his side’s loss to New
3:00 AM ET Big Picture One of the things Virat Kohli spoke about in his press conference before leaving India was the opportunity the cricket calendar – with three forms of the game – afforded in getting over defeats that sting. India have had almost a month to lick their wounds after the loss against
5:59 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Patrick Farhart, the India men’s team physiotherapist till recently, has been roped in by IPL team Delhi Capitals for the 2020-2022 period. Farhart, whose four-year stint with India ended with the World Cup, has previously worked with Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab in the IPL. “I am delighted to