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6:33 PM IST Eoin Morgan won the toss in the second T20I against Pakistan and chose to bowl first. Both teams were unchanged from the first match, which was abandoned in the 17th over of the first innings due to rain. The same surface is to be used. Babar Azam, the Pakistan captain, admitted he

3:48 AM IST Jamaica Tallawahs 147 for 6 (Phillips 79*, Emrit 3-32) beat St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 110 (Brathwaite 3-11) by 37 runs Jamaica Tallawahs secured their third win of the CPL and moved ahead of the pack into third place thanks to Glenn Phillips‘ 79 not out and a polished bowling performance on

1:26 AM IST Somerset have confirmed that Babar Azam will be available for seven Vitality Blast group-stage games, and the knockout stages should they qualify, as revealed by ESPNcricinfo. Babar’s availability hinged on a no-objection certificate from the PCB, and a new visa being arranged for his county stint. But those hurdles have been cleared,

3:45 PM IST Marcus Stoinis is aiming to bring some inventiveness back into his batting if he gets the chance to resume his Australia career on the tour of England. Stoinis has returned to the set-up for the first time since last year’s World Cup as part of the 21-man squad for the T20I and

7:54 AM IST Victoria and New South Wales-based players from the Australia Women’s squad will undergo a 14-day quarantine period in Brisbane next month alongside their New Zealand counterparts ahead of the T20I and ODI series which will be played at Allan Border Field. It is hoped that crowds will be able to attend the

12:44 AM IST ECB Reporters Network Sussex 116 for 5 (Salt 40, Batty 2-17) v Surrey – Match abandoned The players of Sussex and Surrey were frustrated onlookers as rain ruined a promising-looking Vitality Blast match at Hove. Surrey were looking slight favourites when play was abandoned after just 15.2 overs of play. Sussex were

5:41 PM IST At least ten members of the Chennai Super Kings contingent, including an India player, have tested positive for Covid-19 in Dubai. ESPNcricinfo understands that the positive results came after the Super Kings squad and support staff were tested on Thursday at their team hotel. As per the IPL’s Covid-19 protocols, all teams

9:42 AM IST Australia will implement stricter protocols around the use of sweat to shine the ball during their England tour than has so far been seen during international cricket’s return. Early in the pandemic the ICC ruled that no saliva would be allowed to be used to shine the ball but that sweat was

12:08 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Kevin O’Brien left himself a hefty bill for repairs in a hard-hitting onslaught for Leinster Lightning against North West Warriors in Dublin, after smashing his own car windscreen while hitting a six. In a match reduced to 12 overs a side due to rain interruptions, O’Brien’s bruising innings of 82

5:53 PM IST England opener Jason Roy is understood to have opted out of the 2020 IPL. Roy, who represents Delhi Capitals, ESPNcricinfo has learned, will be replaced by Australian left-arm fast bowler Daniel Sams. The development came on the back of ECB announcing on Thursday that Roy had been ruled out of the T20I

7:28 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Anisa Mohammed, the leading wicket-taker in Women’s T20Is, has opted out of the five-match tour of England which will be played in a biosecure venue next month. West Indies have named an 18-player squad for the tour, captained by Stafanie Taylor, which includes the uncapped Kaysia Schultz. “All players were

12:28 AM IST Either side of the rain, which cut St. Lucia Zouks’ innings to 17.1 overs and left Trinbago Knight Riders only nine overs to bat, the Bravo brothers took the match by its collar and ensured a comfortable Knight Riders victory. Dwayne Bravo took his 500th T20 wicket en route to extraordinary figures

5:10 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Barbados Tridents v Jamaica Tallawahs, Port of Spain Our XI: Johnson Charles, Glenn Philips, Asif Ali, Jason Holder, Andre Russell, Kyle Mayers, Ashley Nurse, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sandeep Lamichhane, Mitchell Santner NOTE: We might not always be able to tip you off about late injury (or other relevant)

8:36 AM IST ESPNcricinfo staff South Africa allrounder Nadine de Klerk, who impressed in the T20 World Cup semi-final against Australia, has signed for the Brisbane Heat ahead of this season’s WBBL with Cricket South Africa confirming their players will be allowed to travel to Australia for the tournament. De Klerk, who competed nationally as

Groundstaff were busy across the country © Getty Images Rain across the country meant early finishes on the final day of the fourth round of Bob Willis Trophy games. Umpires Peter Hartley and James Middlebrook called things off at 10.30am at Headingley, where Yorkshire and Lancashire had been frustrated by rain throughout the four days.

5:14 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Trinbago Knight Riders v St Lucia Zouks, Port of Spain Our XI: NOTE: We might not always be able to tip you off about late injury (or other relevant) updates, so do keep an eye on team news at the toss before making your final picks. Our XI: Sunil Narine,

1:52 AM IST Danyal Rasool If cynics wondered whether Abid Ali was given an easy start to his international career, making his debut against a slightly weakened Sri Lankan side at home last year, his first away tour could have hardly drawn a sharper contrast. He was tasked with seeing off a new ball hurled

12:31 AM IST Ollie Pope will undergo a scan on his left shoulder on Tuesday morning after leaving the field in the second over of Pakistan’s second innings in the third Test at the Ageas Bowl. Pope, who spent three months sidelined last summer after dislocating the same shoulder playing for Surrey, slid to save