11:19 PM IST Sidharth Monga Sunrisers Hyderabad 132 for 4 (Williamson 50*, Holder 24*) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 131 for 7 (de Villiers 56, Finch 32, Holder 3-25, Natarajan 2-33) by six wickets Two Test captains saw a jittery Sunrisers Hyderabad chase of 132 through, and their shirts and hair had sweat to show for

3:14 AM GMT Shashank Kishore Bio-bubble life can be difficult, and keeping in mind the impact it can have on players mentally, the length of tours need to be considered going forward. These are the thoughts of Virat Kohli, the India and Royal Challengers Bangalore captain. By the time they get on to the field

10:06 PM GMT Sam Billings has become the latest Englishman to be confirmed as an overseas player in this season’s Big Bash League after signing for Sydney Thunder. Billings is the Thunder’s third overseas signing after Alex Hales and Adam Milne, but will not be available until after Christmas following his inclusion in England’s white-ball

5:26 PM GMT Velocity captain Mithali Raj said her team found it difficult to recover before their match against Trailblazers, less than 12 hours after the first Women’s T20 Challenge game on Wednesday night. Velocity were bowled out for 47 on Thursday afternoon and lost by nine-wickets against Trailblazers. “As far as playing in the

7:50 AM GMT In spite of a promising beginning that peaked with a polished early stint in Australia’s ODI team, Callum Ferguson‘s career ultimately ended with a long, slow fade to retirement after the brief high of a Test debut in 2016. That Test, against South Africa in Hobart, saw Ferguson ignominiously run out on

12:56 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Callum Ferguson will retire from Sheffield Shield cricket after South Australia’s next match against Queensland. He will continue to captain Sydney Thunder in the BBL and intends to make himself available for South Australia’s Marsh One-Day campaign which is expected to be played in the latter part of the domestic

4:08 PM GMT Andrew Fidel Fernando Sri Lanka Cricket believes it has had a breakthrough in talks over the Lankan Premier League (LPL), and is now more confident the tournament can go ahead in some form. Much of the uncertainty over the tournament had been about the 14-day quarantine that incoming players would be required

8:42 AM GMT Bismillah Khan, the Balochistan wicketkeeper-batsman, has tested positive for Covid-19 in Karachi. Khan had shown symptoms during the second round match against Southern Punjab in the Quaid-e-Azam trophy, but wasn’t tested until the fourth day, after which he was substituted on the field by Adnan Akmal. Khan is currently in a dedicated

Nov 3, 2020 ESPNcricinfo staff Luke Ronchi has been appointed New Zealand batting coach for the upcoming season to fill the vacancy created by Peter Fulton’s departure. He has been a regular around the squad in the last couple of seasons as Gary Stead has used various specialist coaches. “I’m absolutely pumped,” he said. “I’ve

12:37 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Zimbabwe have elected to bat first in the third and final ODI in Rawalpindi. The series has gone, but World Cup SUper League points are very much up for grabs, and to that end, Chamu Chibhabha’s side will look to set a target on what appears another surface well suited