11:08 AM ET The ICC and the 2019 World Cup organising committee remain confident that the tournament’s biggest match, to be played between India and Pakistan on June 16 in Manchester, will go ahead despite the volatile situation between the two countries in the wake of a terrorist attack in Kashmir last week. With the
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3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Scotland 26 for no loss (Coetzer 16*, Cross 10*) beat Oman 24 all out (Khawar 15, Smith 4-7, Neill 4-7) by ten wickets Oman slumped to the fourth-lowest List-A score in cricket history, after they were bowled out by Scotland for only 24 runs in Al Amarat. Playing the first
1:00 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Adil Rashid has returned to the Caribbean ready to put a disappointing experience in the Barbados Test behind him and start focusing on England’s “exciting” white-ball challenge over the coming months. Rashid flew home between the first and second Tests to attend the birth of his second child, spending ten
10:58 AM ET Madushka Balasuriya Spinner Akila Dananjaya has had his bowling action cleared by the ICC and has been included in Sri Lanka’s squad for the five-ODI series in South Africa. Dananjaya’s action had been reported during England’s tour of Sri Lanka late last year. He was then officially banned from bowling in international
shares © PCB/PSL Peshawar Zalmi 81 for 3 (Amin 61*) beat Lahore Qalandars 78 (Hasan Ali 4-15, Wahab 3-17) by seven wickets How the game played out Hasan Ali ripped through Lahore Qalandars’ much-vaunted top order, while fellow quick Wahab Riaz tore through the tail to dismiss the PSL’s most beleaguered franchise for 78,
3:00 AM ET England 371 for 7 (Roy 110, Root 114) beat UWI Vice Chancellor’s XI 200 (Kirton 37, Rashid 2-21) by 171 runs 371 for 7 (50.0 overs) 200 all out (43.5 overs If England required any extra inspiration ahead of what could be a momentous summer, the sight of three true greats of
10:15 AM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Having come straight from a disastrous tour of Australia, following another very poor one of New Zealand, all Sri Lanka had aimed to do in Durban was compete. Where in Brisbane and Canberra Sri Lanka had virtually been played out of the game by the end of the second
1:50 AM ET Lockie Ferguson is building towards becoming New Zealand’s answer to finishing well with the ball in ODIs. In the two ODIs against Bangladesh in the current series, Ferguson has not just picked key wickets but has also used his pace variations well to keep the Bangladesh batsmen guessing. In the second ODI
3:34 PM ET That vein. The vein on Dale Steyn‘s forehead has come alive. He is mid-pitch, biceps taut, knees bent, fists clenched, face red, practically on fire, screaming. Mitchell Johnson had three furious seasons. James Anderson nicks entire top orders off. But let’s not kid around. If there is a sight that has struck
10:12 AM ET Paul Farbrace, England’s assistant coach, is to leave in the next few weeks to take on the role of sport director at Warwickshire. He will start his new job at the conclusion of England’s Caribbean tour in mid-March meaning he will not be with the team during the World Cup. Farbrace was