2:16 AM GMT Alex Malcolm Australia Test opener Joe Burns faces a nervous wait to see whether he retains his place for the series against India, after his lean start to the summer continued with another low score against South Australia, as calls for Will Pucovski‘s inclusion in the Test team grow louder. Burns was
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6:05 PM GMT The PCB will have a female director on the board for the first time in its history, with human resource executive Alia Zafar appointed to the position. The PCB rewrote its constitution last year, revoking the Board of Governors’ (BoG) membership, and reduced the numerical strength of the cricket-playing associations from eight
9:17 AM GMT James Vince‘s involvement in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) is in doubt after he tested positive for Covid-19. Vince, a member of England’s World Cup-winning squad, was set to play for Multan Sultans in the PSL playoffs on November 14. ESPNcricinfo understands he is asymptomatic and will imminently undergo a second test.
11:43 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Mitchell Starc is set to appear in the BBL for the first time in six years after signing with defending champions the Sydney Sixers while England wicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow has joined the Melbourne Stars. Starc, who has 142 T20 wickets at 17.78, was part of the Sixers side that won
11:46 PM IST Karthik Krishnaswamy Delhi Capitals 189 for 3 (Dhawan 78, Hetmyer 42*, Stoinis 38) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 172 for 8 (Williamson 67, Samad 33, Rabada 4-29, Stoinis 3-26) by 17 runs The Delhi Capitals came into Qualifier-2 having won just one of their last six games, and another defeat here would have left
4:00 PM IST Danyal Rasool Pakistan chose to field v Zimbabwe After Babar Azam called correctly, he decided to put Zimbabwe in, expecting a similar performance to the clinical six-wicket win in the first T20I from his side. It was also the first time during the tour that the side winning the toss elected to
1:56 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Sydney Thunder 7 for 129 (Knight 61*) beat Hobart Hurricanes 7 for 128 (Priest 83*) by one run Hannah Darlington held her nerve in the final over of a gripping finish to deny Rachel Priest as the Thunder fought back to take a one-run victory. The Hurricanes, through Priest’s belligerent
11:34 PM IST Deivarayan Muthu Supernovas 146 for 6 (Atapattu 67, Kaur 31, Punia 30, Goswami 1-17) beat Trailblazers (Sharma 43*, Mandhana 33, Radha 2-30, Selman 2-31) by two runs A nerveless Radha Yadav defended nine runs off the last over in a must-win match for the Supernovas against the Trailblazers, setting up a final
5:13 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Adelaide Strikers 8 for 153 (Mack 50) beat Brisbane Heat 8 for 135 (Redmayne 65) by 18 runs An excellent display in the field, highlighted by one of the most extraordinary rebound catches, earned the Strikers victory as the Heat wasted a solid platform in their chase. Georgia Redmayne, with
2:04 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Former India opener and two-time IPL winning captain Gautam Gambhir believes it’s time for the Royal Challengers Bangalore to look beyond Virat Kohli as captain. Gambhir made his comments on ESPNcricinfo’s show T20 Time Out after the Royal Challengers lost the Eliminator to the Sunrisers Hyderabad by six wickets, ending