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News The New Zealand captain would have taken the place of Jonny Bairstow in the season opener had he been match-fit Kane Williamson has made a career out of proving those who write him off in T20s. He tends to not start the season for Sunrisers Hyderabad, but ends up being a key player by

News Get all your updates, colour and analysis with ESPNcricinfo’s match-day blog It’s day three of IPL 2021! Today we have two overseas captains: David Warner’s Sunrisers Hyderabad take on Eoin Morgan’s Kolkata Knight Riders. We’ll see the likes of Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan facing off against Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Dinesh Karthik,

Preview The visiting side won the first T20I despite not being at their best, which will give them added confidence Big picture It’s difficult to establish whether the nail-biting nature of the first T20I was about as good as this hollowed South African unit can produce, or the harbinger of a tremendously competitive T20I series.

News The New Zealand offspinner took all the pace off the ball during a spell that included three wickets in an over Australia’s depth and confidence again shone through as they secured a 3-0 ODI series victory over New Zealand, to keep their record run going, but there was a glimpse at a potential weakness

News “Our batters did a very good job to reach 188 because the first few overs the wicket was a bit tacky, till the dew set in” MS Dhoni has hinted at being displeased with 7.30pm starts for IPL games in India. His reason: when you start at 8pm, the dew has already set in,

It’s day two of IPL 2021! Today we have MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings taking on Rishabh Pant’s Delhi Capitals in Mumbai. We’ll see the likes of Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja and Shardul Thakur facing off against R Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan and Marcus Stoinis. If this blog doesn’t load for you, click here.You can also

News The allrounder admits this season has been a challenge but is committed to a spell overseas Sean Abbott admitted that there have been days during a long season when finding the motivation to train has been difficult but after a brief break he is ready to keeping playing in order to push his case

Buckle up, it’s time for the IPL 2021 to begin! To get us started, we have Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians, the defending champions, taking on Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore. Tonight we’ll see Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard and Jasprit Bumrah facing off against AB de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell and Yuzvendra Chahal. If this blog doesn’t

Buckle up, it’s time for the IPL 2021 to begin! To get us started, we have Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians, the defending champions, taking on Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore. Tonight we’ll see Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard and Jasprit Bumrah facing off against AB de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell and Yuzvendra Chahal. If this blog doesn’t

News Romesh Kaluwitharana, Hemantha Wickramaratne, Varuna Waragoda, Uvais Karnain and Thalika Gunaratne round out the panel Former Sri Lanka fast bowler Pramodya Wickramasinghe will head a newly appointed six-member selection committee that will oversee selections for both the men’s and women’s cricket teams. Romesh Kaluwitharana, Hemantha Wickramaratne, Varuna Waragoda, Uvais Karnain and Thalika Gunaratne round

News Pakistan coach happy with Babar Azam’s progress as captain, says he’ll improve further with experience In the three ODIs against South Africa, Pakistan’s strategy to extract maximum firepower from the middle order remained a theory until Hasan Ali, from the late-middle order, showed a glimpse of what can be with his 32 off 11

News SLC technical committee chairman Aravinda de Silva shares details of future plans Sri Lanka is looking to revive inter-provincial cricket in the latest attempt to create a more competitive first-class structure. Although exact details of the new competition have not been announced, chairman of SLC’s technical committee Aravinda de Silva has hinted that the

News The batsman is expected to make his Test debut against England after prolific limited-overs performances Devon Conway has had his New Zealand residency visa approved, which means he will be able to return to the country after the tour of England. Although eligible to play for New Zealand since last August, his residency application

News ‘Throughout the tournament, our batsmen did well, especially Fakhar [Zaman] and Imam[-ul Haq]’ Amid all the other accolades that Babar Azam and Misbah-ul-Haq will invite for their cricketing careers, what happened at SuperSport Park today led to a record that binds the two men together in a rare accomplishment. The 17-run win in the

News Both sides will likely need a bonus point victory to qualify for the final against New South Wales Western Australia have been able to stack their one-day side with Australia players for their final Marsh Cup group match against Tasmania at the WACA with both sides chasing a bonus-point victory to qualify for the

News RCB will be Maxwell’s fourth IPL team since 2012 That Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Glenn Maxwell will represent his fourth franchise in IPL 2021 points to his inherent inconsistency in the tournament, according to Gautam Gambhir. Speaking to ESPNcricinfo, Gambhir – who briefly captained him at Delhi Daredevils in 2018 – has said that Maxwell

After training at Emirates Old Trafford on Tuesday, Graham Onions, Lancashire’s bowling coach, stood looking at a picture of the celebrations after the club sealed Division Two of the County Championship by beating Middlesex in September 2019. “That was my last game,” he noted to Saqib Mahmood, following his retirement from the professional game. After

News Head admits to “mixed emotions” about six months on the road; Handscomb “pumped” to get going Travis Head has admitted he has “mixed emotions” about travelling to England to play county cricket for Sussex this month, balancing the opportunity to remind the Australia selectors of his Ashes credentials with the prospect of spending six