Cricket

A see-sawing Test match in difficult batting conditions in Mumbai is approaching a thrilling end. New Zealand have a lead of 143, which is already approaching the highest successful total chased down at the Wankhede Stadium. India have one more wicket to take and they are already conscious of getting it as quickly as possible

England won the toss and chose to bowl first vs West Indies England have won the toss and will bowl first against West Indies in the second ODI at Antigua, looking to overturn a 1-0 scoreline in this three-match series. West Indies marched to an accomplished eight-wicket DLS win in the opening match at this

LunchIndia 195 for 5 (Gill 70*, Jadeja 10*, Ajaz 2-76) trail New Zealand 235 by 40 runs Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill woke India up to a better second morning after the nightmare in the final 10 minutes of day one. They added 96 at better than five an over, helping bring India within 40

The BCB had named Najmul Hossain Shanto as the Bangladesh captain for the three ODIs against Afghanistan in Sharjah next week. The announcement follows the discussion between Shanto and BCB president Faruque Ahmed on Thursday evening after the Chattogram Test, as Shanto had informed the board of his reluctance to continue as Bangladesh’s all-format captain.

Darren Gough has been appointed head coach of Lahore Qalandars. His first assignment with the franchise will be the Global Super League (GSL) in Guyana, which starts on November 26. The appointment is understood to be a prelude to a more permanent role in Qalandars’ stock competition: the PSL. Aaqib Javed, who served as head

Australia will play two Tests in Galle on their tour of Sri Lanka from late January, which could be vital in deciding who reaches the final of the World Test Championship, while an ODI has been added to the trip as preparation for the Champions Trophy. Depending on how the five-match Border-Gavaskar series plays out,

West Indies won the toss and chose to bowl first vs England Shai Hope won the toss on an overcast day in Antigua and chose to bowl in the first ODI against England, against a new-look opposition that will feature two brand-new international players in John Turner and Dan Mousley, as well two further 50-over

Imran Khwaja will continue as the ICC’s deputy chair after he was reappointed for another tenure. His new stint will begin on December 1, 2024, the day BCCI secretary Jay Shah begins his tenure as ICC chair. Khwaja, who was first elected to the ICC Board in 2008, has been the deputy chair since 2017.

Mominul Haque‘s 20th Test fifty and an 89-run ninth-wicket stand with Taijul Islam kept South Africa at bay after they burst through Bangladesh’s line-up early on the third morning. Bangladesh teetered on 48 for 8 in the first half hour of play as Kagiso Rabada, back to No.1 on the Test bowling rankings, claimed a

Big picture: Do not adjust your timezones Are you keeping up at the back? England’s Test team has just arrived back home from Pakistan, licking their wounds after a 2-1 series defeat, but already making plans for their next three-Test tour of New Zealand in barely three weeks’ time. And now, to fill the idle

New Zealand coach Gary Stead is “very confident” of Kane Williamson returning to action for the first Test of their home summer, against England, which will be played at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch from November 28 to December 2. The New Zealand team management didn’t want to run the risk of rushing Williamson back

The Women’s T20 World Cup trophy will be taken on a nine-day tour of New Zealand after they won their maiden title earlier in October. New Zealand travelled to India directly after their World Cup triumph for a three-match ODI series that concluded on Tuesday, and will land back home on Friday. On Saturday, New

Shimron Hetmyer has been handed a recall to West Indies’ ODI squad for the three-match series against England, which starts in Antigua on Thursday. Hetmyer replaces Alick Athanaze in the squad as the only change from the touring group that has just returned from Sri Lanka. Hetmyer last played ODIs in December 2023, when he

Pakistan cricket descended into familiar tumult when Kirsten on Monday resigned as the head coach of Pakistan’s ODI and T20I sides. He was six months into a two-year contract and departed on the eve of Pakistan’s white-ball tour of Australia. Kirsten, who was at the helm of India’s triumph at the 2011 World Cup, leaves

Toss South Africa opt to bat vs Bangladesh Bangladesh debuted a new wicketkeeper in Mahidul Islam Ankon, who was brought into the squad on the eve of the match, in a line-up that included three changes from the one that lost to South Africa last week. Litton Das, their experienced gloveman, was forced to miss

Rangpur Riders have appointed Mickey Arthur as their head coach. The 56-year-old will take charge of the franchise from the Global Super League, which begins on November 26. He will also be in charge of the Rangpur side during this season’s Bangladesh Premier League. Arthur has recently worked with the Dambulla Aura team in the

Big picture – SA have a shot at WTC final Test cricket’s context was cracked open over the last week as South Africa won a first match in the subcontinent in a decade, and New Zealand won their first series in India to prove (some parts of) Asia can be conquered. All that means that

Gary Kirsten has resigned as the head coach of Pakistan’s ODI and T20I sides. Kirsten, who was appointed by the PCB on a two-year contract in April 2024, lasted barely six months in the role. ESPNcricinfo has learnt a public statement to this effect will be put out imminently. There had been a rift developing