shares Smriti Mandhana plays one on the off side © PTI Smriti Mandhana, India’s stand-in T20I captain, says her initiation to leading the side with a thumping loss against England in the first match may help her perform better as a leader and batsman in the second, must-win fixture for India in the three-match
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11:54 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Trent Boult is prepared for more toil in Wellington during a season that has seen some back-breaking work for the New Zealand quicks. In December, New Zealand went wicketless during the fourth day against Sri Lanka as Kusal Mendis and Angelo Mathews added 276 in 109 overs before rain helped
shares Ahmed Shehzad cuts © Getty Images How the game played out Quetta Gladiators sealed their place in the top two with a crushing 43-run win over Islamabad United, leaving the scrap for the final two qualification places wide open. Put in to bat after losing the toss, they dispelled the notion they could
shares Quinton de Kock stumps Dhananjaya de Silva © Getty Images Big Picture A wounded South Africa bounced back to win the first ODI of this series against Sri Lanka by eight wickets. But at this point, results are almost secondary to the goal of identifying who the best limited-overs cricketers in the country
shares Imran Tahir bagged his 150th wicket in his 89th ODI © Getty Images South Africa’s Imran Tahir has decided to retire from ODIs after the 2019 World Cup. The legspinner, who made the announcement following his match-winning 3 for 26 in the first ODI against Sri Lanka, has stated that he will still
3:00 AM ET Karachi Kings 120 for 5 (Livingstone 53*, Ingram 31, Ilyas 3-27) beat Multan Sultans 118 for 7 (Hammad 29, Shinwari 4-15, Umer 3-22) by five wickets How the game played out In what has been a fairly evenly contested PSL tournament, there was one team that stood out, if that is the
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff England women 160 for 4 (Beaumont 62, Knight 40, Wyatt 35, Radha 2-33) beat India women 119 for 6 (Pandey 23*, Brunt 2-21, Smith 2-22) by 41 runs Strong hands from Tammy Beaumont, Danielle Wyatt and, especially, Heather Knight with the bat set up a comprehensive 41-run win for England
shares West Indies captain Jason Holder during a net session © Getty Images Jason Holder has called upon the ICC and FICA to ensure a “substantial minimum salary” for international cricketers. Speaking in the aftermath of Duanne Olivier‘s decision to sign a Kolpak deal with Yorkshire, effectively ending his international career, Holder revealed he
10:54 PM ET Less than two months after sealing a tight chase in Melbourne, master finisher MS Dhoni and his super apprentice Kedar Jadhav were at it again, this time in Hyderabad. A rather familiar script played out at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, with Jadhav rattling off the boundaries and Dhoni complementing him with a well-modulated
shares The Gaddafi Stadium was scheduled to host three PSL 2019 matches © Getty Images The three Pakistan Super League 2019 matches scheduled to be held in Lahore have been moved to Karachi following the recent political and military tensions between Pakistan and India, which has resulted in airspace around Lahore to be closed.