Australians 9 for 219 (Finch 52) beat New Zealand XI 215 all out (Blundell 77, Young 60, Behrendorff 3-34, Cummins 3-36, Coulter-Nile 3-44) by one wicket The Australians, including Steven Smith and David Warner for the first time in more than a year, had to scramble for a one-wicket victory against a New Zealand XI
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2:46 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Having faltered one last time in IPL 2019, Kolkata Knight Riders captain Dinesh Karthik conceded there was a lot of work to do for the team to get back to its best. “Through the whole tournament, we’ve been good a lot of times, bad at a lot of times, but
shares © BCCI Kedar Jadhav has given India a scare with less than a month for the World Cup to begin, by picking a shoulder injury while fielding during Chennai Super Kings’ clash against Kings XI Punjab on Sunday. Jadhav is unlikely to play in Super Kings’ remaining matches in the IPL. “Kedar Jadhav’s
2:30 AM ET Australia will play New Zealand in the second half of March – their latest series of home internationals outside a World Cup in more than 40 years – as a result of the dispute with the BCCI that has forced an ODI tour of India in the middle of January. That aside,
3:00 AM ET Big picture No one has elicited fear quite like Andre Russell and Hardik Pandya in IPL 2019. After an epic face-off at Eden Gardens, where Hardik’s late heroics with the bat were pipped by Russell’s all-round show, the stage is set for round two and the venue couldn’t have been a better
3:00 AM ET Toss Royal Challengers Bangalore chose to bowl v Sunrisers Hyderabad Virat Kohli had some luck with the coin finally as Royal Challengers Bangalore elected to bowl in their final league fixture at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Sunrisers need to win to keep their hopes alive. Elsewhere, Kolkata Knight Riders will be rooting
10:13 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff After Kings XI Punjab’s failure to qualify into the IPL 2019 playoffs, their captain R Ashwin said that injuries to key players, the ineffectiveness of their overseas fast bowlers and the inability to win key moments in the Powerplay overs were the three reasons why they failed to finish in
3:00 AM ET Valkerie Baynes England win toss, bowl, versus Ireland England have won the toss and elected to bowl in their delayed ODI against Ireland in Dublin. The match was put back by two hours and reduced to 45 overs per side amid concerns over a soggy outfield after overnight rain, with particular concerns
shares Rishabh Pant blasts one through the off side © BCCI Big picture Playing at home is always an advantage. The familiar conditions give you the chance to dominate the opposition. Except when you are Delhi Capitals (or Daredevils). Out of the 69 IPL games they have played at Feroz Shah Kotla over the
2:44 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff A back niggle has brought an early end to Kagiso Rabada‘s IPL season. Cricket South Africa has advised that the fast bowler return home as a precautionary measure ahead of the 2019 World Cup, which begins on May 30 with the tournament-opener between South Africa and hosts England. Rabada, the