3:00 AM ET He’s been compared to Shane Warne and proclaimed a saviour of Australian cricket, all before his 19th birthday. But rather than being overawed by it all, legspinner Lloyd Pope is embracing his life-changing experiences as he turns heads with his leg-breaks and wrong ‘uns. Pope burst onto the global scene with his
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9:18 AM ET Umar Farooq Several PSL franchises have embarked on a warpath with the UAE-based T10 league, writing a letter to the PCB chairman Ehsan Mani to express alarm at the encroachment of the T10 league into what they consider their territory. The letter, which ESPNcricinfo has obtained a copy of, “highlights serious concerns”,
3:00 AM ET England won the toss and chose to bat first against Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details England won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test in Galle, handing both opener Rory Burns and wicketkeeper-batsman Ben Foakes Test debuts. Batting first is a substantial advantage at this venue. The last
shares Bangladesh 143 and 111 for 5 (Imrul 43, Raza 3-41) need another 210 runs to beat Zimbabwe 282 and 181 (Masakadza 48, Taijul 5-62) © AFP Bangladesh are chasing their first Test win in five years after having Bangladesh five down by lunch on day four in Sylhet. For that, they have Sikandar
Nov 4, 2018 ESPNcricinfo staff Corey Anderson has been ruled out of the one-day series against Pakistan while legspinner Todd Astle is doubtful as injuries trouble New Zealand in the UAE. Anderson is heading home with a heel problem which kept him out of the final T20I and Astle has picked up a knee “irritation”
7:15 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Gautam Gambhir, who led Delhi to the 50-over Vijay Hazare Trophy final last month, has stepped down as captain, a week before their first Ranji Trophy game of the season. “Time to pass the captaincy baton to youngsters, hence have requested the DDCA selectors not to consider me for that
Nov 4, 2018 ESPNcricinfo staff Western Australia 7 for 450 (Marsh 151, Bosisto 132*) lead Queensland 9 for 448 dec by two runs Mitchell Marsh produced a superb century under team and personal pressure and Will Bosisto hit a career-best unbeaten 132 as Western Australia fought back impressively under the weight of Queensland big first-innings
5:23 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Shane Warne was unimpressed by the new buzzwords and catch phrases in Australian cricket, saying it was “verbal diarrhoea” and that “it makes you vomit,” as the administration and team attempt to recover from the fallout of the ball-tampering scandal at Newlands in March. “Can I cut to the chase
shares Toss India opted to bowl v West Indies Play 01:31 Dasgupta: T20Is will be the real competition India’s handed debuts to left-arm spin-bowling allrounder Krunal Pandya and left-arm quick Khaleel Ahmed in their first-ever T20I at home without MS Dhoni. For the record, they elected to bowl as stand-in captain Rohit Sharma was
3:00 AM ET Lunch Bangladesh 2 for 0 trail Zimbabwe 282 (Williams 88, Moor 63*, Taijul 6-108) by 280 runs Nazmul Hossain took a blinder at short leg to dismiss Regis Chakabva AFP Taijul Islam’s persistence fetched him a six-wicket haul as Zimbabwe slipped to 282 all out on the second morning of the first Test