Sep 28, 2020 Rohit Balaji Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians, Abu Dhabi Pro Tip:No reason to look past KL Rahul, and law of averages should work vis-a-vis Quinton Kock. Our XI: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul, Nicholas Pooran, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Mayank Agarwal, Kieron Pollard, Trent Boult, Rahul Chahar, M Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi

12:35 PM IST New Zealand 5 for 125 (Satterthwaite 30, Wareham 2-19) beat Australia 7 for 123 (Gardner 29, Kerr 2-18, Tahuhu 2-28) by five wickets Amelia Kerr turned in a masterly display with the ball before delivering precisely the late innings hitting required to lift New Zealand to victory. This helped end a run

1:23 AM IST Saurabh Somani Close Saurabh Somani is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo Sunrisers Hyderabad 162 for 4 (Bairstow 53, Warner 45, Williamson 41, Rabada 2-21, Mishra 2-35) beat Delhi Capitals 147 for 7 (Dhawan 34, Pant 32, Bhuvneshwar 2-25, Rashid 3-14) by 15 runs Kane Williamson‘s brilliant finishing touch and yet another T20

3:06 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Abdul Samad, the 18-year-old with a reputation for big hitting, earned his IPL debut with Sunrisers Hyderabad in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. In case you don’t know much about him, here’s a quick check. Who is Abdul Samad? A big-hitting batsman who can also bowl legspin, Samad was one of

6:34 AM GMT New Zealand have secured a home Twenty20 international series against Australia in late February and early March – at the same time as the team coached by Justin Langer is meant to be playing a Test series in South Africa – as part of a more complete schedule than might have been

2:28 AM IST Valkerie Baynes Close Valkerie Baynes is a general editor at ESPNcricinfo England 166 for 6 (Jones 55, Knight 42) beat West Indies 122 for 9 (Nation 30, Glenn 2-15, Brunt 2-21) by 44 runs A quick-fire half-century from Amy Jones drove England to within one victory of a 5-0 series sweep in

1:50 PM GMT South Africa’s Mzansi Super League (MSL), the flagship T20 tournament in the country in 2018 and 2019, will not take place this year. CSA said in a statement on Monday that “various national and international logistical reasons caused by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic” have forced the postponement of the tournament

5:54 AM GMT It took barely more than 24 hours for Australia to reassert their superiority after a six-month lay-off, but though the final T20I in Brisbane on Wednesday is a dead game in terms of the series, it shapes as a vital match in this short tour if New Zealand are to avoid things

9:02 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Rahul Tewatia turned the Rajasthan Royals’ chase and his own innings around in utterly dramatic fashion against the Kings XI Punjab, going from 8 off 19 balls to finish on 53 off 31, with as many as seven sixes of which five came in the 18th over against Sheldon Cottrell.

2:05 PM GMT The chairman of the Yorkshire South Premier League has resigned from his position less than a month after criticising Azeem Rafiq in a blog. Roger Pugh responded to Rafiq’s allegations of institutional racism at Yorkshire, which left him on the brink of suicide, by labelling the former player as “discourteous and disrespectful”