Ben Stokes has a pensive moment © BCCI Ben Stokes says that his return to cricket comes with the “love and blessing” of his family, after linking up with his Rsjasthan Royals team-mates in the UAE to take part in the IPL. Stokes was granted indefinite leave during England’s Test series against Pakistan in August,

3:45 AM IST Karthik Krishnaswamy Big picture Their batting looked short of power and inspiration through their first four matches of the season, but something clicked into place for the Chennai Super Kings against Kings XI Punjab on Sunday. Yes, nothing masks problems like a 181-run opening stand, but that wasn’t the only encouragement the

2:05 PM GMT The BCB has announced a one-day competition between three teams – to be led by Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah and Najmul Hossain Shanto – between October 11 and 23 to build up towards the return of domestic cricket in Bangladesh. The three teams will play each other twice in the league stage, with

8:18 AM GMT Australia opening bowler Megan Schutt has called her form in the ODI series against New Zealand “a bit average”, admitting the switch from T20 to the longer version has challenged her as the team hunt down the world-record-equaling 21 ODI wins in a row. Schutt, who has played 18 of the current

Oct 5, 2020 Valkerie Baynes Close Valkerie Baynes is a general editor at ESPNcricinfo Courtney Walsh wants to see West Indies women’s team smiling again – he also wants to see them winning, but believes the two go hand-in-hand. Walsh has laid out his blueprint as the new West Indies women’s head coach on the

4:51 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff A potential controversy was avoided at IPL 2020 when Delhi Capitals spinner R Ashwin warned Royal Challengers Bangalore opener Aaron Finch for straying out of the crease at the non-striker’s end but didn’t take the chance to run him out for the same. While bowling the third over of the

12:44 PM IST Australia 6 for 255 (Lanning 101*, Haynes 82, Kerr 3-47) beat New Zealand 9 for 252 (Devine 79, Satterthwaite 69, Jonassen 4-36) by four wickets Meg Lanning produced another chasing masterclass, bringing up her 14th ODI century with the winning boundary, as Australia extended their hold on the Rose Bowl to 21

3:45 AM IST Deivarayan Muthu Chennai Super Kings 181 for 0 (du Plessis 87*, Watson 83*) beat Kings XI Punjab 178 for 4 (Rahul 63, Thakur 2-39) by 10 wickets After losing three matches in a row, the Chennai Super Kings finally ditched their go-slow at the top and maximised the powerplay, dragging themselves off

2:17 PM GMT Rohit Balaji Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals, Dubai Pro Tip An in-form Virat Kohli is your main man and Yuzvendra Chahal is worth the punt as the pitches are getting slower. Our XI: 1 Rishabh Pant, 2 AB de Villiers, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Shreyas Iyer, 5 Devdutt Padikkal, 6 Shikhar

6:11 AM GMT A player competing in IPL 2020 has “reported a corrupt approach”, putting the BCCI’s anti-corruption unit (ACU) on a high alert. The current edition of the IPL is being held in the UAE in a biosecure environment, which has significantly reduced the chance for persons with dubious credentials approaching the player directly.