Major League Cricket (MLC), USA Cricket’s official franchise league that is set for a 2023 launch, is teaming up with the Knight Riders Group – principal owners of Kolkata Knight Riders and Trinbago Knight Riders, as well as one of MLC’s lead investing partners – for plans to construct a brand-new 10,000-capacity cricket venue in

Leicestershire 149 (Helm 3-23, Shaheen 3-54) and 37 for 3 (Evans 23*, Shaheen 2-18) trail Middlesex 370 (Stoneman 108, Simpson 71, Hollman 45, Mike 4-15) by 184 runs John Simpson and Luke Hollman shared a century stand as Middlesex closed in on victory over Leicestershire on day two of their LV= Insurance County Championship clash

Kieron Pollard is weighing up offers to play in the T20 Blast following his retirement from international cricket. Pollard, who turns 35 next month, stepped back from his position as West Indies’ limited-overs captain last week after two-and-a-half years in the role but will continue to play domestic T20 cricket around the world. He was

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer gave “no excuses” for his side’s below-par batting performance against Delhi Capitals, admitting not being able to find the right opening combination has been a major concern. He urged his team-mates to play “fearless cricket” and shed their conservative mindset after their fifth consecutive loss this season. Knight Riders

Lancashire 37 for 1 trail Hampshire 246 (Gubbins 101*, Fuller 55, Hasan 5-45) by 209 runs Anderson, who was left out of England’s tour to the West Indies, has been given the green light to return to the Test side by new captain Ben Stokes and managing director Rob Key. At the Ageas Bowl, he

Big picture For how long do you trust a high-risk process if it doesn’t produce high rewards? Punjab Kings face that question as IPL 2022 moves into the second half. Even before they got up from the auction table in February, it was clear how they would approach the season: Go hard or go home.

Umran Malik is a fast-bowling “gem” who is creating “anxiety” in all kinds of batters and is now ready to play for India. That is the combined view of Daniel Vettori and Chris Lynn, ESPNcricinfo experts, who agree that Malik’s searing pace can make the difference even at the international level and he should be

Gujarat Titans 199 for 5 (Saha 68, Tewatia 40*, Rashid 31*, Malik 5-25) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 195 for 6 (Abhishek 65, Markram 56, Shashank 25*, Shami 3-39) by five wickets A 21-year old and a 22-year old made the world sit up and take notice. Abhishek Sharma carved up Rashid Khan. Umran Malik roughed up

Bangladesh allrounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz has been ruled out of the first Test against Sri Lanka after he injured the small finger on his right hand during a Dhaka Premier League game. *The selectors have named the offspinner Nayeem Hasan as his replacement. Chief selector Minhajul Abedin had said at the time that the offspinner

The last time these two sides met, earlier this month, Rashid bagged a duck with the bat and his bowling was largely diffused by Sunrisers as Titans suffered their first – and only – defeat of the season. Can Sunrisers now do the double over Titans? While Sunrisers’ batting looks in healthy shape, with the