3:00 AM ET Ireland 134 for 1 (Stirling 83*, Balbirnie 28*) beat Zimbabwe 132 for 8 (Ervine 55, Williams 34, Adair 4-40) by nine wickets (DLS method) A blazing Paul Stirling special powered Ireland to a nine-wicket demolition of Zimbabwe in the rain-truncated second T20I in Bready. Craig Ervine’s rapid fifty lifted Zimbabwe to 132
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8:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Rashid Khan has been named Afghanistan’s captain across all formats, while former captain Asghar Afghan has been appointed his deputy. In April, Rashid was made T20I captain with Rahmat Shah and Gulbadin Naib taking the charge of Test and ODI sides respectively. ESPNcricinfo understands Rashid was offered the ODI captaincy
11:02 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Previous World Cup Central entries: May 24-June 5 | June 6-June 18 | June 19-July 3 July 4 Glenn Maxwell feels he is hitting the ball as well as any stage of his career and is confident a telling score is around the corner after not quite being able to
3:14 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Jason Roy has avoided suspension, and only been slapped with a 30% fine of his match fees, for his animated outburst aimed at umpire Kumara Dharmasena after being given out – incorrectly – in the World Cup semi-final against Australia at Edgbaston on Thursday. Roy, leading England’s chase of Australia’s
Sam Billings receives treatment after hurting his shoulder © Getty Images Surrey have suffered more than most with injuries this season, but they have some good news at last with England batsman Ollie Pope due to return ahead of schedule following surgery on his left shoulder. The 21-year-old is now netting outdoors and Surrey anticipate
Jul 9, 2019 ESPNcricinfo staff Australia A 373 all out & 0 for 12 (Harris 12*) beat Sussex 263 & 120 all out (Kapil 33, Pattinson 3-12) by 10 wickets Winning momentum is a priority for Australia A and Test captain Tim Paine after the A side needed just six balls on day four to
2:56 PM ET It’s barely remembered now, but the England ODI side was ranked No.1 in the world for five months in 2012. They had beaten Pakistan in the UAE. They had beaten India and Australia at home. They had three men – Jonathan Trott, Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen – who had, at one
6:06 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Alex Hales has said he wants to put the “mistakes of the past” behind him, and issued an apology to his Nottinghamshire team-mates following his 21-day ban for recreational drug use. Hales was deselected from England’s World Cup squad as a result of the ban, with captain Eoin Morgan citing
Jul 8, 2019 ESPNcricinfo staff Sussex 263 & 120 lead Australia A 373 (Burns 133, Harris 109) by 10 runs Joe Burns provided Australia’s selectors with a conundrum after matching Marcus Harris with a century for Australia A before the bowlers ripped through Sussex to put the tourists on the brink of victory on day
1:24 PM ET Marcus Stoinis will be fit to play in Australia’s semi-final against England and Peter Handscomb will be in the XI as a replacement for Usman Khawaja, according to Justin Langer. Stoinis appeared to have recovered from a side strain he sustained in Australia’s loss to South Africa and batted and bowled during