3:00 AM ET Islamabad United 147 for 3 (Ronchi 67*, Samit Patel 45*, Imad 2-27) beat Karachi Kings 143 for 6 (Dunk 49*, Ameer Yamin 35*, Faheem 3-26) by seven wickets How the game played out Having gotten over their traditional slow start, Islamabad have begun cranking through the gears. A Luke Ronchi special –
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3:05 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff ICC chairman Shashank Manohar has said that security would always remain a “top priority” for the global governing body of the sport, and that the BCCI would be shown the security plans put in place for the World Cup during an ICC meeting in March. Manohar’s comments came in the
7:22 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff India knocked over. Pakistan brushed aside. What were the odds of Sri Lanka suffering the same fate? Very high. The fact that they’d been soundly thrashed in New Zealand and Australia leading into the tour made it that much more probable. However, South Africa failed to turn up, and their
3:00 AM ET Alex Malcolm Tasmania 0 for 16 trail South Australia 257 (Head 50, Mennie 43*, Bird 4-53) by 241 runs Tasmania seamer Jackson Bird reminded the selectors of his skill with the Dukes ball claiming four wickets to give the Tigers the upper hand against South Australia on in Adelaide. Bird, who has
3:47 PM ET Former West Indies team manager Ricky Skerritt has announced his intention to challenge Dave Cameron for the position of CWI president. Skerritt, 62, who is currently president of the St Vincent & The Grenadines Cricket Association, has previously been a cabinet minister and senator in the national assembly of St Kitts and
12:02 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff What players, coaches and other voices from the cricket world have said about India potentially boycotting their World Cup meeting with Pakistan Ravi Shastri, India head coach (to Times Now) “It’s entirely left to the BCCI and the government. They know exactly what is happening and they will take a
3:50 AM ET Umar Farooq in Sharjah Aaqib Javed, the former Pakistan fast bowler and current coach of Lahore Qalandars, believes Salman Butt is a “changed man”, having served a five-year ban for his lead role in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal. Earlier this week, Butt was picked to replace the injured Mohammed Hafeez in the
6:25 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Legspinner Todd Astle has been recalled to the New Zealand Test squad for the series against Bangladesh. He has been preferred ahead of left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel in what is otherwise a very settled group. Astle has played just three Tests since his debut in 2012, the most recent being
3:00 AM ET Afghanistan 136 for five (Nabi 49*, Najubullah Zadran 40*, Rankin 2-39) beat Ireland 132 for six (Dockrell 34*, Poynter 31*, Nabi 2-16, Rashid 2-21) by five wickets History should have little bearing on T20 encounters but Afghanistan keep debunking that truism every time they meet Ireland, this time edging them by five
2:56 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Alyssa Healy has had a memorable season and now she has added a world record to her list of accolades after claiming the highest catch of a cricket ball. The feat, released to mark tickets going on sale a year out from the Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia, took