3:00 AM ET Toss: Pakistan chose to bat v Zimbabwe Mohammad Amir takes flight after picking up a wicket Getty Images In the final game of the series, Pakistan have decided to set a target for Zimbabwe, much as they had done in the record-breaking fourth ODI. The visitors made three changes to their side, with
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12:59 PM ET The ECB has considered introducing 10-over cricket to the English domestic game, after it emerged that talks have taken place between high-level ECB officials and the owner of the inaugural T10 league in the UAE. ESPNcricinfo understands that a meeting took place recently between Tom Harrison, the ECB chief executive, and Shaji
shares Stars align: The 2018 Kia Super League is about to begin © Getty Images The third edition of the Kia Super League begins on Sunday, with all six teams in action. In an expanded competition, the sides will all play each other twice, with the top three qualifying for Finals Day at Hove
2:54 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Shoaib Malik, the Pakistan allrounder, will lead an overseas T20 franchise for the second time when he captains Guyana Amazon Warriors for the 2018 Caribbean Premier League starting August 8. He has previously captained the Comilla Victorians in the Bangladesh Premier League. The leadership group at the franchise will comprise
3:00 AM ET Lancashire 176 for 2 (Livingstone 79, Lilley 42*, Clark 36*) beat Yorkshire 175 for 4 (Lyth 60, Root 51*) by one runScorecard On evenings such as this it is perhaps worth remembering that Liam Livingstone esteems his red-ball cricket above the shorter formats. Certainly as his six sixes sailed into the stands
3:00 AM ET Danyal Rasool Toss Pakistan elect to bat first v Zimbabwe On another bitterly cold day in Bulawayo, Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed won the toss and opted to set a target in the fourth ODI against Zimbabwe. After Pakistan’s crushing win in the third game that wrapped up the series, the visitors go
3:00 AM ET Toss Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat v South Africa Dimuth Karunaratne drives with a straight bat AFP South Africa’s attack, armed with only one specialist spinner, were put straight into work in Colombo after Suranga Lakmal opted to bat in the second Test. Despite the spinner-friendly surface, South Africa
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Derbyshire 211 for 2 (MacLeod 104, Madsen 50*) beat Northants 180 (Kleinveldt 36, Hughes 4-42) by 31 runsScorecard Calum MacLeod‘s 58-ball century led Derbyshire to their first win in this season’s Vitality Blast with a 31-run win at Wantage Road that kept Northamptonshire winless from five matches. MacLeod’s second
7:48 AM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Successful teams can make themselves dizzy in Sri Lanka, when after one or two losses they try to devise new plans on how to tackle spin. For years struggling visiting captains have put forth varying ideas. “We need to read the spinners better out of the hand,” some have
Jul 17, 2018 ESPNcricinfo staff Venky Mysore, the chief executive officer of the Kolkata Knight Riders, said that emerging Indian players ought to be allowed to participate in domestic Twenty20 leagues overseas. Mysore also felt that it was time to replace the IPL auction with a player draft. Mysore said the IPL had done wonders