Jun 26, 2018 Osman Samiuddin T20 will continue to be used as cricket’s primary vehicle for global growth, meaning that for all the continuing and polarising debate surrounding the 50-over World Cup, the 10-team format is not being expanded anytime soon. The ICC reaffirmed this even as they make public the results of a first,
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3:00 AM ET Middlesex 56 (Stewart 6-22) and 22 for 2 require a further 445 runs to beat Kent 241 (Fuller 4-86) and 281 (Stewart 103, Kuhn 57)Scorecard If yesterday was Grant Stewart‘s perfect day, today was his nirvana. Going into this match, Stewart’s highest first-class was a gritty 31 against Sussex. His best effort
Big Picture As one-sided series go, England’s bagelling of Australia in the fifth and final ODI at Old Trafford on Sunday was about as fraught as they come – a low-scoring epic, sealed by a high-achieving white-ball wizard at the absolute peak of his powers. Jos Buttler‘s refusal to be beaten while his team-mates were
shares © AFP An ambulance had to be rushed into the field of play on Monday after Kusal Perera sustained injuries while attempting a catch at the long-on boundary. He was immediately rushed to hospital for a scan. The incident occurred in the 29th over, with West Indies reeling on 82 for 9. Kusal
6:00 PM ET Melinda FarrellCricinfo The Vitality T20 Blast, which gets underway next week, remains a vital part of the English domestic calendar, according to Dawid Malan and Mark Wood, in spite of the uncertainty surrounding its future in light of the ECB’s plans for a new 100-ball competition from 2020 onwards. Both Malan and
shares Graeme Cremer and Sikandar Raza discuss in the middle © IDI via Getty Images Zimbabwe have named a squad sans Brendan Taylor, Sikandar Raza, Graeme Cremer, Sean Williams for their upcoming T20 triangular series at home against Australia and Pakistan next month. While Raza will be playing in the Global T20 in Canada,
2:12 AM ET A looming broadcast conflict has been averted after the Seven and Nine networks agreed terms to allow the latter to air the 2019 Australian Open tennis – a year earlier than originally scheduled. This leaves Seven free to air Tests and Big Bash League matches in high definition on their main channel.
shares Play 02:03 Great to win games you might not deserve to – Buttler Jos Buttler has been hailed as “the best white-ball wicketkeeper batsman in the world” in the aftermath of England’s dramatic victory at Old Trafford. Buttler helped England recover from an apparently hopeless position of 114 for 8 to secure a
3:00 AM ET Australia won the toss and decided to bat against EnglandLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Australia’s captain Tim Paine won the toss for the fifth match in a row and chose to bat first against England in the final ODI at Old Trafford. Seeking a 5-0 sweep of Australia for the first time
3:00 AM ET Toss West Indies opt to bat v Sri Lanka Jason Holder rejoices after his opposite number, Kane Williamson, fell cheaply Marty Melville/AFP/Getty Images Exactly ninety years after making their Test debut, West Indies opted to bat in their first day-night Test in Barbados against Sri Lanka. With the sun out and a cool