6:37 AM ET Bangladesh have added pace bowler Taskin Ahmed and medium-pace-bowling allrounder Farhad Reza to the squad for the tri-series in Ireland, which begins next week. With the addition of the two, the squad has swelled to 19, with the selectors having earlier added offspinner Nayeem Hasan and offspinning allrounder Yasir Ali to the
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3:00 AM ET Toss Rajasthan Royals chose to bowl v Sunrisers Hyderabad Rajasthan Royals will bowl first in their must-win encounter with Sunrisers Hyderabad in Jaipur. While Sunrisers come into this match nestled in fourth place on the points table – and with the confidence of their five-wicket win in the last meeting between these
4:15 PM ET Namibia 226 for 7 (Birkenstock 61, Fayyaz 2-28) beat Oman 81 (Suraj 27, Frylinck 5-13, Smit 3-21) by 145 runs In a tournament where home-field advantage has often played a huge role in gaining promotion, Namibia was one of the few nations with a relatively modest record playing at home in the
3:06 AM ET The Pakistan Cricket Board has called off their Under-19 team’s tour of Sri Lanka following serial blasts that left almost 300 dead and more than 500 injured in Colombo last week. The Pakistan team was set to leave for Colombo on April 30, with the first game scheduled for May 3 in
Apr 25, 2019 Big picture The bottom of the IPL 2019 table has lit up over the last few weeks. Three teams are now tied on eight points after 11 games, and each of them still has a chance to make the playoffs. Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore have put themselves in this position
Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians, IPL 2019, Chennai April 26, 2019 The Report by Ankur Dhawan shares Suresh Raina gets some pointers from Stephen Fleming and Mike Hussey © PTI Toss Super Kings chose to bowl v Mumbai Indians Filling in for MS Dhoni, who misses his second match of the season –
7:47 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff English umpire Ian Gould will retire after the 2019 World Cup to finish a 13-year career as an official in the international game. Gould, who played 18 ODIs for England and was part of the 1983 World Cup, joined the ECB’s first-class umpires’ list in 2002 and made his debut
3:00 AM ET Toss: Rajasthan Royals chose to bowl v Kolkata Knight Riders Rajasthan Royals captain Steven Smith decided to field first against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens on Thursday. Smith said that it was a welcome change to play on a slightly more grassy pitch, which his opposite number Dinesh Karthik also
3:28 PM ET Annesha Ghosh No players from Australia and South Africa feature in the three squads that will take part in the four-match women’s T20 exhibition that will be held in Jaipur from May 6 to 11 on the sidelines of the IPL playoffs. South Africa’s players are unavailable because of their home series
8:06 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Did Virat Kohli mock R Ashwin’s controversial run-out of Jos Buttler after he caught his India team-mate at the long-on boundary? Paul Collingwood, former England captain and a staunch critic of the run-out of Buttler, certainly noticed it. “Love @imVkohli reaction catching @ashwinravi99,” Collingwood tweeted. “Great entertainment @RCBTweets and @IPL!!