shares © Getty Images Big Picture On this tour of New Zealand, India have suffered their biggest defeat in ODIs – in terms of balls left – and T20Is – in terms of runs they fell short by – but it has unequivocally been an impressive tour for India so far. Before that Hamilton
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6:48 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff David Saker, Australia’s assistant coach, has resigned with immediate effect meaning there will be changes to the coaching set-up ahead of the World Cup and Ashes. Saker joined Australia in 2016 following spells with England and Victoria and though designated as assistant coach continued to work closely with the pace
3:00 AM ET Toss South Africa chose to bowl v Pakistan In a compromise that suited both sides, South Africa won the toss and opted to bowl. Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik said he would have batted anyway. On the face of it, this might have been a slightly surprising decision from David Miller. South Africa
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Lunch: Vidarbha 312 and 126 for 6 (Satish 35, Kale 30*, Sarwate 5*, Jadeja 4-69) lead Saurashtra 307 by 131 runs Vidarbha held a slight upper hand when play began on the fourth day in the Ranji Trophy 2018-19 final, but Saurashtra clawed back well courtesy their spinners, led by
3:00 AM ET Big Picture After a hard-earned win in the final ODI in Wellington underscored India’s domination over New Zealand in the format – in a World Cup year at that – what value can a T20I series hold for the visiting side? For one, India haven’t yet won a T20I match in New
1:01 PM ET George Dobell in Antigua Joe Denly has admitted the prospect of earning a spot in England’s Ashes team is hard to ignore. Denly made his Test debut in Antigua becoming, aged 32, England’s oldest debutant since Alan Wells in 1995. While he didn’t enjoy the best of games, scoring 6 and 17
shares Snell Patel hit his second first-class century © PTI Lunch: Saurashtra 284 for 9 (Snell 102, Unadkat 34*, Sarwate 5-90, Wakhare 3-72) trail Vidarbha 312 by 28 runs Snell Patel completed his second first-class century, but it really was their gutsy lower-order batting, led by captain Jaydev Unadkat, that kept Saurashtra in the
10:34 PM ET Australia’s chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns has no intention of following the soon-to-retire Greg Chappell out the door at Cricket Australia, wanting to see the role through to at least 2020 even as the governing body looks to appoint a new head of team performance and considers revising the selection structure. In
12:26 PM ET Mid West Rhinos 304 for 9 dec. (Chisoro 56, Moor 46, Ziwira 2-28) and 347 for 8 dec. (Moor 92, Chapungu 62, Ziwira 5-62) beat Mashonaland Eagles 269 (Chigumbura 71, Chibhabha 56, Jarvis 3-42) and 120 (Mutombodzi 49, Mavuta 4-28, Madziva 3-20) by 262 runs Scorecard and ball-by-ball details Mashonaland Eagles slumped
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Toss Chittagong Vikings chose to bat v Dhaka Dynamites Dhaka Dynamites: 1 Shakib Al Hasan (capt), 2 Nurul Hasan (wk), 3 Rubel Hossain, 4 Shuvagata Hom, 5 Rony Talukdar, 6 Qazi Onik, 7 Mahmudul Hasan, 8 Andre Russell, 9 Kieron Pollard, 10 Sunil Narine, 11 Upul Tharanga Chittagong Vikings: 1