Dec 8, 2020 Rahul Maniraja Dec 9: Kandy Tuskers vs Jaffna Stallions, Hambantota Pro Tip: Kandy Tuskers’ bowling has been heavily reliant on Asela Gunaratne and Naveen-ul-Haq. No one else has taken more than a wicket in their last five games. So avoid picking other bowlers from the Tuskers. Our XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Kusal Mendis,

6:31 PM GMT Hardik Pandya will have to resume bowling before India consider him as a Test option again. This much was made clear when Virat Kohli was asked if the management would be tempted to retain the allrounder for the Test series, after a string of important performances in the limited-overs leg of the

10:55 AM GMT England have announced that the two suspected cases of Covid-19 within their touring party were false positives, following independent ratification of the tests. The ECB revealed on Sunday that a full round of tests had returned “unconfirmed positive” results for two members of the touring group, understood to be a player and

2:18 AM GMT Alex Malcolm Captain Glenn Maxwell Coach David Hussey Squad Squad Hilton Cartwright, Jackson Coleman, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Ben Dunk, Andre Fletcher (WI), Seb Gotch, Lewis Hatcher, Clint Hinchliffe, Dilbar Hussain (Pakistan), Zahir Khan (Afg), Nick Larkin, Nic Maddinson, Glenn Maxwell, Jono Merlo, Lance Morris, Tom O’Connell, Nicholas Pooran (WI), Will Pucovski, Billy Stanlake,

11:04 PM IST Andrew Fidel Fernando Match abandoned Dambulla Viiking 42 for 3 (Dickwella 28*, Hasaranga 1-0) in seven overs vs Jaffna Stallions Only seven overs of the Jaffna Stallions’ match against the Dambulla Viiking could be played as rain forced the teams to go off, before continuing more or less relentlessly to force the

1:55 PM IST Alex Malcolm Big Picture India have a golden chance to claim a 3-0 series sweep in Australia without really hampering their preparation for the upcoming Test series. Neither Jasprit Bumrah nor Mohammed Shami were required in the series-clinching win on Sunday night with India’s attack doing the job in pegging back Australia

1:20 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Australia will reconsider their plans for the build-up to the Test series with the potential for more of the squad to play in the pink-ball warm-up game against the Indians at the SCG in the wake of injuries and absences. The initial plan had been for the majority of the

4:47 PM GMT Gemcon Khulna 146 for 5 (Jahurul 43, Mahmudullah 31*, Mukidul 2-31) beat Minister Rajshahi 145 for 5 (Shanto 55, Nurul 37*, Shuvagata 2-25) by five wickets A five-wicket win over Minister Rajshahi moved Gemcon Khulna level on eight points with Gazi Group Chattogram on top of the points table. Khulna captain Mahmudullah

9:24 AM GMT The first ODI between South Africa and England has again been called off at short notice after two members of the touring party received “unconfirmed” positive tests for Covid-19. England’s players and staff are now self-isolating, with the abandonment casting fresh doubt on the feasibility of the series. The first of three