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Match details Punjab Kings (PBKS) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) Mullanpur, 7.30pm IST (2pm GMT) Big Picture – Pace the way to go in Mullanpur? It is still early days this season, but the surfaces in IPL’s newest venue Mullanpur have given all the indications of being a a fast bowler’s ally. In the two matches

Finn Allen and Adam Milne have been ruled out of New Zealand’s tour of Pakistan raising concerns as to whether they will be fit for the T20 World Cup. Allen suffered a back injury and Milne picked up an ankle problem during training ahead of the team’s departure for the five-match T20I series. Tom Blundell

The Professional Cricketers Association (PCA) have told counties that they must “practise what they preach” after the ECB allocate ‘Tier 1’ teams in England’s revamped women’s domestic structure. But some players are concerned that counties will not live up to the promises they have made, and registered concerns with the PCA – who are the

Steven Smith has been confirmed as a signing for Major League Cricket (MLC) franchise Washington Freedom ahead of the second season of the tournament which begins on July 4. The move had been widely tipped, with Smith having signed as a brand ambassador for Freedom last year, and with Australia’s international schedule allowing a clear

Nathan Lyon‘s first Test captain Michael Clarke has questioned Cricket Australia’s decision to cap his County Championship stint with Lancashire at just seven games saying it “doesn’t make sense” if he is just going to return to home to do a pre-season given Australia do not play their next Test match until November 22. Lyon,

“Thank you. When GT is playing, don’t think that, eh?” Gujarat Titans are the kings of the chase, certainly in IPL cricket. They have won 16 of 22 matches batting first and often enough they have come from out of nowhere to claim victory. Wednesday night was one such occasion and in the sweet afterglow

USA 230 for 3 (Monank 68, Gous 57, Taylor 54) beat Canada 199 (Johnson 74, Harmeet 2-14) by 31 runs USA’s top three batters – Steven Taylor, Andries Gous and the captain Monank Patel – all raised half-centuries, as the team made 230, paving the way for a comfortable 31-run win in Prairie View. USA,

Former Cricket Australia chair Jack Clarke has passed away in Adelaide aged 70. Clarke was an influential figure in Australian cricket having served on the CA board from 1999 to 2011 and was chair for the final three years of his tenure. The Big Bash League was launched during his time as chair from 2008

The past week has been unlike any other for 20-year-old Nitish Kumar Reddy. The Andhra allrounder made an unbeaten eight-ball 14 when Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Chennai Super Kings four nights ago. But on Tuesday, he played a bigger role – hitting a 37-ball 64 that lifted a floundering Sunrisers innings from 64 for 4 to

Sunrisers Hyderabad have signed 22-year-old Sri Lanka legspinner Vijayakanth Viyaskanth as a replacement for the injured Wanindu Hasaranga at his reserve price of INR 50 lakh. Hasaranga was officially ruled out of IPL 2024 on Saturday owing to chronic pain in his heel that initially delayed his arrival for the tournament. Viyaskanth first rose to

The last Chennai Super Kings captain, MS Dhoni, had such a strong connection with this team that he has broken down while talking about them and wants to end his career at their home ground. The new CSK captain, Ruturaj Gaikwad, seems to be cut from the same cloth. His connection to this team is

Chennai Super Kings got back to winning ways after two away defeats and handed Kolkata Knight Riders their first loss of IPL 2024 by slowing them down with spin on a tacky Chepauk surface. Unlike the last two matches where none of the home spinners accounted for a wicket at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, on

“I’m still not decided [on retirement],” she said in East London, where Sri Lanka will play South Africa in the first of three ODIs tomorrow. “We can talk about it later. At the moment, I’m focused on the [South Africa] ODIs and World Cup qualifiers. Let’s see in the future.” Athapaththu, who is 34 and

Williams has joined Capitals for his base price of INR 50 lakh. This will be his first stint in the IPL. Williams will bolster Capitals’ pace department, which comprises his compatriot Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, Jhye Richardson and Mukesh Kumar. They also have two pace-bowling allrounders in Mitchell Marsh and Sumit Kumar. Capitals

Surrey 15 for 0 trail Lancashire 202 (Bohannon 84, Steel 5-25, Lawrence 4-91) by 187 runs The Vitality County Championship match between Lancashire and Surrey looks certain to end in a draw after only 21 balls were bowled on the third day of the game at Emirates Old Trafford. Surrey had progressed to 15 without

Romario Shepherd, remember the name. The Mumbai Indians allrounder blasted Anrich Nortje for 32 runs to close out their innings against Delhi Capitals on Sunday. His 10-ball 39 lifted Mumbai to 234 for 5, their highest total at the Wankhede Stadium. Here’s how ESPNcricinfo’s ball-by-ball commentary recorded the 20th-over carnage. 19.1 Nortje to Shepherd, FOUR

Surrey 11 for 0 trail Lancashire 202 (Bohannon 84, Steel 5-25, Lawrence 4-91) by 191 runs The emergence of Tom Hartley on the Test tour of India months after the acquisition of Nathan Lyon gave us a new slant on a timeless conversation about the domestic game’s duty to English spin. As everyone had their

Middlesex 138 for 1 (Stoneman 62*) trail Glamorgan 620 for 3 dec (Northeast 335*, Ingram 132*, Carlson 77, Root 67) by 482 runs Greed is good, as Sam Northeast proved on the second day of the English season at Lord’s. After ransacking Middlesex’s bowlers to the tune of 186 not out on day one, Glamorgan’s