10:00 PM GMT Lungi Ngidi knows a thing or two about making a comeback. In his short international career, which has just turned two years old, he has already had to recover from a stress fracture, a side strain and a slew of hamstring niggles, the latest of which kept him out of this summer’s
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2:08 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Fast bowler Mark Adair has been sidelined from Ireland’s tour of India for three T20Is against Afghanistan with an ankle injury. Shane Getkate has been called up as a like-for-like replacement. The Durban-born Getkate has played 14 T20Is so far, picking up eight wickets at an economy rate of 9.22.
© Getty Images An elbow surgery has ruled Glenn Maxwell out of the upcoming ODIs and T20Is against South Africa starting February 21. Maxwell will undergo surgery to his left elbow and will be replaced by D’Arcy Short in both squads. Maxwell told the Australian team medical staff that pain in the elbow he had
6:54 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Tom Abell, Brydon Carse and Tom Kohler-Cadmore will remain with the England Lions in Australia for their upcoming red-ball matches to cover for players departing for, or already on, England duty. None of the three were in the Lions’ original red-ball squad named to tour Australia but all were
1:53 PM GMT Dale Steyn is likely to call time on his international career after this year’s T20 World Cup but remains committed to making himself available for South Africa in white-ball cricket until then. Steyn, who retired from Tests in August last year and has not played for the national team in 11 months,
6:13 AM GMT Tanbir Hayder‘s 177 went in vain as North Zone fell just six runs short of the 330-run target set by Central Zone in Sylhet, but it still gave Tanbir the record for the highest individual score in the fourth innings in Bangladesh’s domestic history. More importantly, it was an innings that played
10:56 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Chris Silverwood concedes that England may need to manage Jofra Archer‘s workload in a similar way to that of Mark Wood if he is to preserve his prime pace-bowling assets. With Archer facing three months on the sidelines recovering from a stress fracture in his right elbow, questions have been
1:29 PM GMT Chris Nenzani’s tenure as Cricket South Africa president could be nearing its end. ESPNcricinfo has learnt that an attempt will be made to persuade Nenzani to step down ahead of a board meeting in East London on Wednesday. This would present a more seamless way forward because, according to an insider, it
© ICC via Getty For a moment, a nation stopped breathing. People got out of their cars, while sitting in endless traffic jams, to celebrate with each other. Some went in search of a nearby TV, whether it was at an electronics store or a clubhouse tent, to celebrate with more strangers. There were chants
7:07 PM GMT Bangladesh’s long wait for a maiden global title ended when Rakibul Hasan flicked Atharva Ankolekar over midwicket to seal their victory at the 2020 U-19 World Cup, ending a 20-plus-year-long search for a crown. But according to their captain Akbar Ali the victory has just set the ball rolling for the future
1:05 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Naseem Shah, the 16-year-old Pakistan fast bowler, became the youngest player to take a Test hat-trick when he dismissed Najmul Hossain Shanto, Taijul Islam and Mahmudullah on the third day of the first Test against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi. Shah’s feat saw him surpass the former Bangladesh legspinner Alok Kapali, who
8:00 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff India A 234 for 1 (Gill 107*, Vihari 59, Pujara 52*) trail New Zealand A 390 for 9 dec (Mitchell 103*, Phillips 65, Cleaver 53) bt 156 runs Shubman Gill continued to make a case for selection as a Test opener, scoring another century on day three of the second
5:08 PM GMT Pakistan scored at a rate of 3.89 runs per over on the second day of their first Test against Bangladesh, ending the day on 342 for 3. Their scoring rate though, also pointed at how little the Bangladesh bowlers threatened while toiling at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The lack of pace from
1:45 PM GMT Glenn Maxwell admitted Melbourne Stars’ defeat in this year’s Big Bash final hurt more than their shock collapse against the Melbourne Renegades last season, after they had dominated for much of the regular season. The Stars booked their spot in the final as table-toppers well before the end of the league stage,
Feb 6, 2020 ESPNcricinfo staff New Zealand A 276 for 5 (Phillips 65, Cleaver 46*, Khan 2-57, Siraj 2-58) v India A Dane Cleaver once again proved a thorn in India A’s side, scoring a dogged, unbeaten 46 to make sure honours were even at the end of day one of the second four-day fixture
5:40 PM GMT Bangladesh’s fight in the middle order was bookended by wickets falling cheaply in the first Test against Pakistan, as they were bowled out for 233 on the opening day in Rawalpindi. Bowling first after winning the toss, Pakistan dismantled Bangladesh’s top order to leave them 2 for 3, before the middle order
1:44 PM GMT Two team owners, two senior Karnataka players including former Karnataka wicketkeeper and captain CM Gautam, and one team official are among 16 accused that the Karnataka Police has filed a chargesheet against in the investigations concerning corruption in the 2019 Karnataka Premier League (KPL). The preliminary chargesheet was filed on Friday by
8:00 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff New Zealand A 276 for 5 (Phillips 65, Cleaver 46*, Avesh 2-57, Siraj 2-58) v India A Dane Cleaver once again proved a thorn in India A’s side, scoring a dogged, unbeaten 46 to make sure honours were even on day one of the second unofficial Test, in Lincoln. After