3:00 AM ET Toss Zimbabwe opted to bat v South Africa Faf du Plessis jumps to deal with the bounce AFP Zimbabwe captain Hamilton Masakadza won his first toss of the series and opted to bat in the third and final ODI against South Africa at Boland Park in Paarl. South Africa have already wrapped up
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shares Play 03:23 Arun Lal: Kuldeep Yadav still a work in progress Kuldeep Yadav became only the seventh bowler to pick up a five-wicket haul in all three formats of the game. The 23-year-old left-arm wristspinner wants to belong in Test cricket, badly. He’s fast becoming one of the most lethal bowlers in ODIs
shares Travis Head plays off the back foot © Getty Images Australia’s captain Tim Paine will go into his first Test since the fateful South Africa tour with three debutants, Aaron Finch, Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne, in place of the banned trio of Steven Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft, all suspended by
1:54 PM ET Liam Brickhill Blind cricket in South Africa has been rocked by soaring highs and emotional lows over the course of the last week. On Tuesday, Ferdi Boer became the first South African visually impaired cricketer to hit a T20 double-hundred during a successfully staged provincial tournament. But, by the end of the
11:33 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The PCB has banned Ahmed Shehzad for four months effective from July 10, 2018, for violating the board’s anti-doping rules. That date was when the PCB provisionally suspended Shehzad, after a random dope test conducted during the Pakistan Cup domestic tournament returned a positive result for a prohibited substance. Shehzad
2:40 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff When Sachin Tendulkar first saw Prithvi Shaw several years ago, he had predicted that the young man would go on to play for India. On Thursday, Shaw became the youngest player to make a century on debut for India in Test cricket, making 134 against West Indies in Rajkot. Shaw,
shares Sophie Ecclestone, Joe Denly and Ollie Pope pose with their PCA awards © Getty Images Kent’s Joe Denly has capped a fine season across all formats, at the end of which he won an England recall after eight years out of the set-up, by being named the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) Players’ Player
8:20 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff On day one of the Rajkot Test against West Indies, Prithvi Shaw became the youngest Indian to score a century on Test debut. Here are his thoughts on the innings, shared during an interview with Star Sports at the end of the day’s play. A hundred on debut, tell us
5:01 PM ET Madushka Balasuriya Question marks over the limited-overs captaincy ahead of a World Cup year? Check. A team low on confidence following a prolonged period of underperformance in 50-over affairs? Check. A young but talented squad that frequently falls short as they come to terms with the demands of a new, high intensity
1:11 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ireland have called up Australian-born legspinner Celeste Raack for the Women’s World T20 in the Caribbean. Raack, 24, holds an Irish passport and recently committed to Ireland having played in this season’s domestic Super 3 tournament. She will be part of an experienced squad captained by Laura Delany which also