shares The Islamabad United team pose with the trophy © AFP The Pakistan Super League (PSL) has secured a 358% rise for their new broadcast deal, which will run from 2019 to 2022. The deal includes TV and digital streaming rights and is said to be worth approximately US $36 million. A consortium of
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12:41 AM ET For the first time since his career was turned upside down, Steven Smith has spoken about the moments inside the Newlands dressing room when he ignored the blatant attempts at ball-tampering that were going on in front of him. Giving his first press conference in Australia since his tearful return to the
shares Usman Shinwari sends one down © Getty Images Melbourne Renegades 6 for 107 (Harper 36, Nabi 35, Behrendorff 2-17) beat Perth Scorchers 103 all out (Klinger 28, Christian 3-22) by four wickets A disciplined bowling effort followed by a middle-overs run surge helped Melbourne Renegades upset Perth Scorchers in a low-scoring affair at
6:35 AM ET Ali Tareen, the son of one of the wealthiest businessmen and politicians in the country, has won the ownership rights of the sixth team in the Pakistan Super League. According to the PCB, he has won the ownership rights for seven years after significantly exceeding the reserve price of USD 5.21 million
10:55 PM ET Australia’s former captain Steven Smith has become the first member of the trio of players suspended over the Newlands ball-tampering scandal to leverage his disgrace and redemption narrative for commercial reasons, appearing in an advertisement aired during Wednesday night’s Big Bash League opener in Brisbane. Featuring in a campaign for the telecommunications
3:00 AM ET Pakistanis 2 for 0 (Fakhar 1*, Imam 1*) trail CSA Invitation XI 318 for 7 dec (Ackerman 103*, Richards 98, Azhar 2-19, Faheem 2-45) by 316 runs The touring Pakistanis eased into the first playing day in South Africa, against a young but talented CSA Invitation XI riding on captain Marques Ackerman‘s
shares PCB chairman Ehsan Mani speaks at the PSL 2019 draft © Getty Images/AFP Having suffered the injury of a lost claim for damages from the BCCI, the PCB now has to face up to the added insult of paying the India board nearly USD 2 million in legal costs. Last month, the PCB’s
3:00 AM ET Sri Lanka 282 and 287 for 3 (Kusal Mendis 141*, Mathews 120*) trail New Zealand 578 (Latham 264*) by 9 runs Kusal Mendis lunges into a forward press Getty Images They had less than half a session to see out following a rain-enforced 90-minute delay, but Kusal Mendis and Angelo Mathews stayed firm
2:09 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ben Duckett, whose last involvement on an England tour saw him sent home from Australia after pouring a drink over James Anderson during the 2017-18 Ashes, has been recalled by England Lions for their limited-overs and Test series in India early next year. An attacking top-order batsman, Duckett was capped
8:32 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Jaydev Unadkat became an IPL millionaire for the second time in the same year in the IPL 2019 auction, held in Jaipur today. The left-arm quick was sold to for INR 8.4 crore (approx. USD 1.17m) to Rajasthan Royals, the same team that had bought him for INR 11.5 crore