10:12 PM GMT Barny Read in Abu Dhabi In the coming years, it will likely be difficult to recall a time when Tom Banton was not lighting up franchise leagues the world over; lapping, scooping, reversing, driving and hooking bowlers to the end of their wits. The 2019 Vitality Blast, in which he was the

1:40 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Jemimah Rodrigues has broken into the top five of the T20I batting rankings, moving up from seventh to fourth after compiling 96 runs during India’s five-nil mauling of West Indies. Her most significant contribution came in the final match, in which she struck a half-century. Following the result, India and

5:50 AM GMT Barny Read in Abu Dhabi A rain-affected sixth day of the Abu Dhabi T10 ended in farcical fashion as confusion reigned over the specifics of Deccan Gladiators’ shortened chase against Team Abu Dhabi, with players ready on the field but officials still in discussion off it as the game’s cut-off time was

8:00 AM GMT Nelson Mandela Bay Giants 187 for 5 (Smuts 73, Marais 40*) beat Cape Town Blitz 186 for 9 (de Kock 39, Livingstone 39) by five wickets The Nelson Mandela Bay Giants leapfrogged the Cape Town Blitz to the top of the Mzansi Super League (MSL) table with a successful chase of 187

1:16 PM GMT Barny Read Moeen Ali insists he has not put a timeframe on his return to international action with England, despite hints from Joe Root, the Test captain, that his comeback could happen as soon as the South Africa tour next month. Moeen opted out of travelling to New Zealand for the two-Test

4:15 AM GMT Australia captain Tim Paine believes the return of Steven Smith and David Warner to Test cricket down under will give the hosts the horsepower they need to mount a genuine challenge for the World Test Championship title. Paine said that the series against Pakistan would give them a chance to reel in

5:39 PM GMT New Zealand. Such a lovely place, right? The people, so friendly. The grounds, so picturesque. The players, such good guys. Just don’t go there expecting any favours in Test cricket. Over the last six years, New Zealand have been ruthlessly efficient in home conditions, winning 10 series out of 12 and helping

12:57 PM GMT Shahadat Hossain, the Bangladeshi fast bowler, has been banned for five years, with two years suspended, following an incident during a National Cricket League (NCL) game in Khulna when he physically assaulted team-mate Arafat Sunny Jr on the field. The 33-year-old Dhaka Division player was withdrawn from the game against Khulna Division

5:34 PM GMT Barny Read Australia batsman Chris Lynn came painfully close to becoming the first player to score an Abu Dhabi T10 century in the UAE capital on Monday night but believes there is ample opportunity to go nine runs better over the tournament’s remaining six days. The 29-year-old struck a blistering unbeaten 91

8:37 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Somerset will start the 2020 County Championship season on minus 12 points after an ECB disciplinary panel ruled that the pitch prepared for their title decider against Essex at Taunton was ‘poor’. In a rain-affected game that Somerset had to win in order to overtake Essex, 21 wickets fell in