Akshay Wakhare celebrates a wicket with Wasim Jaffer while Aditya Sarwate looks on © PTI Ranji Trophy 2019-20 is entering its final group-stage round but so far only three teams – Gujarat, Saurashtra and Andhra – have confirmed their berths in the quarter-finals. ESPNcricinfo takes a look at what the other contenders need to do

4:18 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Just as they had for the first edition of the tournament in 2011, the Sydney Sixers lifted the Big Bash League’s neon-lit trophy as champions, at the end of a final that was rain-truncated but near miraculous for having happened at all. The trophy, and the identities of some of

7:36 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff The Under-19 World Cup final ended on a controversial note with players of the two teams seen engaging in an exchange of words and even some pushing and shoving on the field, leaving a Bangladeshi flag damaged in the process. This followed moments of tension between players at several points

3:20 AM GMT Josh Philippe recalled the feeling of being “terrified” on his Big Bash debut two years ago, as he was named Player of the Match after producing the dominant innings of the 2020 final to lead the Sydney Sixers to the title. Philippe hit 52 off 29 balls in a game that was

8:00 AM GMT Stumps Pakistan 342 for 3 (Babar 143*, Shafiq 60*, Jayed 2-66) trail Bangladesh 233 (Mithun 63, Afridi 4-53) by 27 runs Tests turn in one ball. For Bangladesh, that came in the third over after lunch. Just prior to the interval, they had dismissed Azhar Ali. Now, there was a gift for

5:08 PM GMT Pakistan scored at a rate of 3.89 runs per over on the second day of their first Test against Bangladesh, ending the day on 342 for 3. Their scoring rate though, also pointed at how little the Bangladesh bowlers threatened while toiling at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The lack of pace from

8:00 AM GMT Big picture This is about as big as it gets for the Under-19 cricketers from Bangladesh and India. For India, it’s an opportunity to defend their title and claim a record fifth World Cup crown [Australia are next with three]. For Bangladesh, it’s a chance to win their first World Cup, any

8:00 AM GMT Toss India chose to bowl v New Zealand India may be facing a must-win game in Auckland but that didn’t make them budge from resting a key strike-bowler. Mohammed Shami was given a day off with Virat Kohli making specific mention that he wanted the 29-year old seamer to be fresh for

8:00 AM GMT South Africa 71 for 2 (Hendricks 35*) v England – match abandoned Persistent dismal weather had the final say in the second ODI at Kingsmead, where only 11.2 overs were possible in a match that was twice reduced in length, to 45 then 26 overs, before finally being abandoned shortly after 7pm.

2:24 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Opener Martin Guptill believes the way the New Zealand batsmen handled the Indian spinners in the first ODI in Hamilton was some of the best they have done in a long time. In their four-wicket win, New Zealand hammered Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav for a total of 148 runs