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
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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
3:00 AM ET Big Picture Sixty days after the eighth edition of the Big Bash League started, it will conclude with the first ever Derby final – the Melbourne Stars and the Melbourne Renegades. Docklands Stadium is the venue by nature of the Renegades finishing higher after the qualifying rounds, despite the best efforts of
3:00 AM ET Toss New Zealand elected to bowl v Bangladesh Kane Williamson elected to bowl against Bangladesh in the second ODI in an overcast and damp setting at Hagley Oval in Christchurch. Most of the lead up to the toss had the pitch under covers due to morning showers, but there were no delays.
6:52 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and KL Rahul will be back playing for India again when they take on Australia in a series of two T20Is and five ODIs starting February 24. While those three players will be available for each of the seven matches, frontline fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar has
11:51 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Islamabad United chased down Lahore Qalandars’ 171 for 8 with enough to spare in their PSL 2019 opener, but they could well have had a slightly smaller target but for a rare occurrence during the Lahore innings – penalty runs for the ball hitting Luke Ronchi‘s discarded wicketkeeping gloves. It
5:27 PM ET The head of FICA, the international cricketers’ association, says that a protocol for the use of stump microphones must be introduced to avoid the “selective use” of incriminating audio by broadcasters. Tony Irish’s comments come after the West Indies fast bowler, Shannon Gabriel, and the Pakistan captain, Sarfaraz Ahmed, were both handed
9:08 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff In six out of the eight editions of the BBL, the team finishing top of the table has fallen at the semi-final. Here’s a brief history of the curse of dominating the group stage ESPNcricinfo Ltd BBL02: Brisbane Heat 3 for 183 beat Melbourne Renegades 9 for 168 by 15