3:00 AM ET Jozi Stars 230 for 3 (Hendricks 104*, Rickleton 45) beat Durban Heat 177 (va Wyk 66, Rabada 4-27) by 53 runs Reeza Hendricks cracked the maiden century of the Mzansi Super League as Jozi Stars buried Durban Heat under a mountain of runs to climb to third place on the table with
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9:56 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ireland will begin their first overseas Test match on St Patrick’s Day – March 17 – when they take on Afghanistan next year, in what will be a second Test outing for both of the game’s newest senior nations. The Test will be the culmination of a nine-match itinerary, which
7:18 PM ET India suffered a major injury scare on the third day of their warm-up match against a Cricket Australia XI when Prithvi Shaw rolled his left ankle attempting to take a catch on the deep midwicket boundary. Shaw got under the catch – from a lofted shot by Max Bryant – but went
11:41 AM ET Barny Read in Sharjah Nicholas Pooran, the West Indies and Northern Warriors batsman, believes the T10 League can further increase scores in both T20s and 50-over cricket, a potential knock-on effect of cricket’s shortest format. Pooran has been a revelation this season in Sharjah and following his 43* from 18 balls on
9:18 AM ET Liam Brickhill Cape Town Blitz fast bowler Anrich Nortje has been ruled out of the remainder of the Mzansi Super League with an ankle injury that will require surgery. “Anrich has several small avulsed bone fragments from the inferior tip of the lateral aspect of the talus in his left ankle,” explained
shares Mushfiqur Rahim celebrates his double-century © AFP Big Picture ‘Spin it to win it’ seems to be the watchword in the Bangladesh-West Indies Test series. The Dhaka pitch for the second game is likely to be as helpful to the spinners as the Chattogram surface was, although the home side will tell you
3:00 AM ET Paarl Rocks 98 for 2 (Davids 46, Markram 29) beat Durban Heat 80 for 6 (Miller 22, Fortuin 2-6, Moreki 2-18) by 32 runs (DLS method) Henry Davids hits out during his 56 LatinContent/Getty Images A frustrating rain-filled evening in Durban eventually turned joyful for Paarl Rocks as they lifted themselves off the
8:13 AM ET Three years into its existence and with none of the teams close to making profits, PSL franchises are urging the PCB to revisit its revenue-share model ahead of the fourth season. One of their main demands is to be exempted from government taxes, at least until they break even on their investments.
3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Torrential rain and thunderstorms brought havoc to Sydney on Wednesday and washed out the opening day of India’s warm-up match against a Cricket Australia XI, as their preparations for the Test series took a hit. The heaviest rain seen in the city in three years swept in during the early
12:55 PM ET Peter Della PennaCricket Close Peter Della Penna is an American cricket journalist who also writes for ESPNcricinfo.com and DreamCricket.com. Since 2010, he has penned the USA entry in the Cricket Round the World section of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterDellaPenna USA allrounder Jannisar Khan has been suspended for two matches and