10:07 AM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando In general, umpires do not need an excuse to do their job badly in Sri Lanka. Over the last four years, there has been an abundance of botched decisions, over-officiousness, as well as a banning of papare bands in the stands while the over is in motion, so that
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shares Jonny Bairstow roars after reaching a hundred © Getty Images Jonny Bairstow insisted that his instant success as England’s new No.3 would not distract him from his ultimate goal of winning back the Test wicketkeeper’s role, after his emotionally charged century had underpinned England’s batting on the first day of the third Test
5:44 AM ET Liam Brickhill Fast bowler Lungi Ngidi will be out of action for a minimum of three months after sustaining a knee injury during the T20I against Australia last Sunday. The injury means Ngidi will be unavailable for South Africa’s upcoming home summer series against Pakistan, as well as dropping out of Tshwane
shares Toss England chose to bat v Sri Lanka Joe Root made good use of the sweep shot © Getty Images Joe Root has won the toss for the eighth successive Test – a 256-1 chance, apparently – and chosen to bat first in the final Test of the series in Colombo. It could
4:10 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel has received a one-Test suspension from the ICC, following an incident in the Chattogram Test wherein he made physical contact with Bangladesh’s Imrul Kayes. This means Gabriel will not be available for the second Test of the series, which will be played in Mirpur
shares Bangladesh 324 (Mominul 120, Gabriel 4-70, Warrican 4-62) v West Indies Mominul Haque raises his bat after bringing up fifty © AFP Bangladesh’s eventful first innings against West Indies ended on 324 all out on Friday, when Jomel Warrican removed both Nayeem Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman in the fifth over of the second
Nov 22, 2018 ESPNcricinfo staff New Zealand A 221 for 5 (Young 117, Van Woerkom 32, Siraj 2-26) v India A Hamish Rutherford falls over while batting Getty Images Opener Hamish Rutherford , who copped a blow on his helmet, will see a doctor before any decision is made on whether he would resume batting for
3:00 AM ET Toss India chose to bowl v Australia India’s captain Virat Kohli won the toss and sent Australia in to bat in the second Twenty20 at the MCG. India must win the match to stay in the series. The hosts made one change to the team that won narrowly in Brisbane on Wednesday,
2:04 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff After enjoying an unbeaten run in the group stage of the Women’s World T20 in Guyana, India’s batsmen collapsed spectacularly against England in their semi-final in North Sound and exited the tournament. An attacking approach – amplified by captain Harmanpreet Kaur‘s blistering hundred in the tournament opener – had served
3:00 AM ET England 116 for 2 (Jones 53*, Sciver 52*) beat India 112 (Mandhana 34, Rodrigues 26, Knight 3-9, Gordon 2-20, Ecclestone 2-22) by eight wickets Nat Sciver muscles a shot during her half-century Getty Images Eight wickets in hand, 17 balls remaining. Margins of victory can occasionally mislead, but this wasn’t one of those