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2:40 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Andre Russell could well be Brendon McCullum’s “Michael Jordan of T20 cricket”, but to the Kolkata Knight Riders management, Sunil Narine “is not that far behind in terms of his all-round capabilities”, as franchise CEO Venky Mysore put it. “A lot of people keep thinking about Andre Russell as the

Aug 23, 2020 Peter Della PennaCricket Close Peter Della Penna is an American cricket journalist who also writes for ESPNcricinfo.com and DreamCricket.com. Since 2010, he has penned the USA entry in the Cricket Round the World section of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterDellaPenna St Lucia Zouks 144 for 7 (Chase 66, Tahir 3-22) beat

1:19 AM IST Dom Bess has criticised the umpires’ decision to keep players on the field despite poor light on the third evening of England’s third Test against Pakistan, suggesting it had been “seriously dangerous” for tailenders to be facing fast bowlers in gloomy conditions. England dropped two slip catches late in Pakistan’s first innings,

3:46 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Jacques Kallis, Zaheer Abbas and Lisa Sthalekar have been inducted into the ICC’s Hall of Fame. Kallis, who retired from international cricket in 2014, has been inducted into the Hall of Fame almost as soon as he became eligible; the ICC rule mandates a five-year gap after a player’s last

4:25 AM IST Guyana Amazon Warriors 118 (King 29, Brathwaite 3-14, Lamichhane 3-18) beat Jamaica Tallawahs 104 for 7 (Russell 52*, Green 2-10) by 14 runs A valiant effort from Andre Russell with the bat fell just short in the Jamaica Tallawahs’ chase after a sterling spin-bowling display by Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Sandeep Lamichhane

12:29 AM IST St Lucia Zouks 172 for 6 (Fletcher 46, Nabi 35*) beat St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 162 for 8 (Ramdin 46, Kuggeleijn 4-33, Chase 3-12) by 10 runs Andre Fletcher and Mark Deyal set St Lucia Zouks on track for a commanding score with their 56-run partnership off 30 balls. Mohammad Nabi

4:54 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Alex Carey, Australia’s white-ball wicketkeeper-batsman, is set for his first IPL stint, with the Delhi Capitals, and he is enthused by the prospect of playing alongside the “explosive and dynamic” Rishabh Pant. Carey also said he was “keen to speak to” an experienced top-order batsman like Shikhar Dhawan. “I suppose,

8:38 AM IST Annesha Ghosh Alyssa Healy has reiterated her stance that the success of women’s domestic competitions such as the WBBL and the Women’s T20 Challenge is contingent upon the participation of the “best players from around the world.” Stressing on South Africa women’s run to the T20 World Cup semi-finals earlier this year

12:42 AM IST Danyal Rasool Spin bowling coach Mushtaq Ahmed admitted Pakistan had found bowling in “tough conditions” hard work on the first day of the third Test, but maintained levelling the series remained within their grasp. On a day dominated by an unbroken 211-run partnership between Zak Crawley – who scored his maiden Test

4:03 PM IST Surrey have re-signed Laurie Evans, the England Lions batsman, on a two-year deal. Evans, who is currently with Sussex, started his career at Surrey and is considered a product of their academy. Currently somewhat out of favour at Sussex, he has recently gone on loan to Surrey to strengthen their Bob Willis

7:22 AM IST Australia fast bowler Tayla Vlaeminck has been ruled out of the series against New Zealand starting next month and the WBBL after a setback in her recovery from the foot injury that forced her to miss the T20 World Cup. Maitlan Brown, who plays for Australian Capital Territory and the Melbourne Renegades,

11:22 PM IST “We know we’re not the finished article, we know we’ve got challenges and hurdles to overcome and things that we want to get better at if we are going to be that No. 1 team in the world.” Joe Root. August 20, 2020. Here we look at the progress England have made

3:58 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff MS Dhoni was an important illustration of the spirit of new India and a “phenomenon”, prime minister Narendra Modi has said in a letter of appreciation to the cricketer. Dhoni, who retired from international cricket on August 15, responded on Twitter by saying: “An Artist, Soldier and Sportsperson what they

Aug 19, 2020 Peter Della PennaCricket Close Peter Della Penna is an American cricket journalist who also writes for ESPNcricinfo.com and DreamCricket.com. Since 2010, he has penned the USA entry in the Cricket Round the World section of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterDellaPenna Guyana Amazon Warriors 131 for 7 (Hetmyer 71, Emrit 3-31) beat

8:00 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff 2008-12 – DLF pays INR 200 crore DLF, an Indian real estate company, won the title rights for the first five seasons of the tournament for INR 200 crore (about USD 50 million at the time). DLF’s winning bid was INR 75 crore more than the base price of INR

3:49 PM IST Kugandrie Govender, Cricket South Africa’s chief commercial officer, has been appointed acting CEO following Dr Jacques Faul’s resignation this week. Govender is the first woman to take on the role of heading the game’s governing body in South Africa. No term limit has been set on Govender’s role as CSA continues to

6:14 AM IST Aaron Finch does not believe that the postponement of this year’s T20 World Cup until 2022 has to derail Australia’s planning even though the next tournament on the horizon will now be staged in India next year. Australia had enjoyed a year of considerable T20I success from February 2019 until cricket stopped

Dan Lawrence made a fifty in Essex’s run chase © Getty Images Essex 140 (Garton 5-26) and 199 for 7 (Lawrence 60, Garton 4-50) beat Sussex 194 (Salt 57, Porter 5-60) and 141 (Rawlins 40, Harmer 5-54) by three wickets Essex are on course to reach the final of the Bob Willis Trophy after a