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News “But he obviously has to go and have a scan at some point,” Warner said of Natarajan’s knee issue T Natarajan‘s knee issue is keeping him out of action at IPL 2021, but he has not left the bubble to have a scan yet as that would mean he would need to quarantine for

Report The home side went for Angelo Mathews in place of Dinesh Chandimal Bangladesh chose to bat vs Sri Lanka Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque opted to bat first against Sri Lanka in the first Test in Pallekele. The visitors picked a rare six-five batter-bowler combination by selecting Abu Jayed, Taskin Ahmed and Ebadat Hossain in

News Chris Silverwood assumes responsibility with Joe Root and Eoin Morgan alongside him Ed Smith is to leave the ECB with almost immediate effect after his role was made redundant. Smith, who was appointed as national selector three years ago to the day, has been squeezed out after a restructure of the selection process by

When Surrey play Middlesex in the County Championship this week, it will be the first time this summer that members have come to the Kia Oval to watch their side play. Since last week, tickets have been on sale to buy a lunch package for the first three days of the game, which will allow

News The city is the frontrunner to stage the Games in 11 years and could be confirmed by mid-2021 The Gabba is slated for an A$1 billion (USD777 million) rebuild before hosting the opening and closing ceremonies as part of Brisbane’s bid for the 2032 Olympics, officials said on Tuesday. Queensland state capital Brisbane was

South Africa’s international teams face suspension by the ICC if CSA is withdrawn as the national governing body © Getty Images South Africa’s cricketers have apologised to sponsors and fans for the administrative upheaval that has led to ministerial intervention into Cricket South Africa (CSA). National captains Dean Elgar, Temba Bavuma and Dane van Niekerk

News Brendan Taylor and Craig Ervine return, but Sikandar Raza misses out because of injury Sean Williams will continue to lead Zimbabwe’s T20I side in their upcoming three-match series at home in Harare against Pakistan in the continued absence of their regular white-ball captain Chamu Chibhabha, who has been sidelined with a thigh injury since

News The state finished bottom of the Sheffield Shield and Marsh Cup and will look to revamp their squad this winter Jason Gillespie has begun the process of revamping South Australia’s squad after their winless season by cutting five players ahead of what is expected to be recruitment from other states during the winter. Tom

News The Punjab Kings captain says the team bowling second shouldn’t have such a “huge disadvantage” because of dew KL Rahul, the Punjab Kings captain, feels there should be a provision to change a wet ball during the second innings of a T20 game, especially in dewy conditions else the bowling team faces a “huge

News Discussions have already begun, and the two are set to catch up again during the IPL AB de Villiers is keen to play the T20 World Cup in India later this year, and is scheduled to discuss the subject with Mark Boucher, the national-team coach, during the course of the IPL. However, he understands

News Sports minister Nathi Mthethwa can withdraw funding and no longer officially recognise CSA as the governing body of cricket Cricket South Africa will face intervention from the country’s sports minister Nathi Mthethwa after failing to agree on a Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI) that will set out the blueprint for a majority independent board on

News Updates, colour and analysis with ESPNcricinfo’s match-day blog Tonight we have Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians facing off against David Warner’s Sunrisers Hyderabad. We’ll have the likes of Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, the Pandya brothers and Jasprit Bumrah against the likes of Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jonny Bairstow and Mujeeb Ur Rahman. If this blog

News However, the head coach cautions against knee-jerk reactions following the 1-3 T20I series defeat against Pakistan Head coach Mark Boucher has accepted “a massive amount of responsibility,” for South Africa losing eight out of their 11 series in his time in charge so far but believes the national men’s team is “on the right

Report Marnus Labuschagne finally fell for 192 after an innings that lasted nine hours New South Wales 143 and 5 for 140 (Bartlett 3-31) trail Queensland 389 (Labuschagne 192, Abbott 4-71) by 106 runs Queensland were on the brink of claiming the Sheffield Shield after another dominant display left New South Wales struggling to avoid

News “The way Fakhar performed stood out obviously, but I think we should pay credit to the bowlers, too” It might have hung in the balance for longer than was necessary, but that made Pakistan’s T20I series win in South Africa all the more pleasing for captain Babar Azam. When Mohammad Nawaz smacked a six

Report Visitors unchanged; hosts bring in Bjorn Fortuin and Wiaan Mulder for Beuran Hendricks and Pite van Biljon Toss Pakistan chose to bowl vs South Africa With Pakistan looking to add the T20I series trophy to the one they won for the ODIs on this tour of South Africa, Babar Azam won the toss asked

Welcome to our live report for the opening day of the Sheffield Shield final between Queensland and defending champions New South Wales at Allan Border Field in Brisbane. Join us for updates throughout the day. *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local.

News The Delhi Capitals coach also says his bowlers bowled “a few too many slot balls” to Chris Morris R Ashwin bowled the seventh, ninth and 11th overs of the chase. He conceded 14 runs and no boundaries. He had two left-hand batters to bowl at. Neither of them enjoys a favourable match-up against Ashwin.