3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Toss: Mumbai Indians chose to bowl v Royal Challengers Bangalore Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bowl first against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Virat Kohli said Royal Challengers were sticking to the XI that gave them their first win in the tournament in

  shares Aaron Finch and Usman Khawaja added a double-century opening stand © AFP Australia captain Aaron Finch believes the defending champions will head into the World Cup with a left-hand right-hand opening combination, but just which left-hander – David Warner or Usman Khawaja – will partner him at the top of the order remains

  shares Kagiso Rabada is mobbed by his team-mates after taking two in two © BCCI Delhi Capitals 155 for 7 (Iyer 45, Khaleel 3-30) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 116 (Warner 51, Bairstow 41, Rabada 4-22, Paul 3-17) by 39 runs Kane Williamson returned from injury and Sunrisers Hyderabad rang in four changes, but their brittle

8:18 AM ET Jon Culley Australia fast bowler James Pattinson is back in England at the start of an Ashes summer and, without making brash predictions, is clearly optimistic he can play a part, even though it is now more than three years since his last Test appearance. Pattinson played an impressive role in helping

9:23 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Bismah Maroof will captain the Pakistan women’s team in both ODI and T20I formats in South Africa next month. It was the first squad announcement for the newly appointment selection committee led by Urooj Mumtaz, with Marina Iqbal and Asmavia Iqbal the other members on the panel. Pakistan’s impressive showing

3:00 AM ET Toss Royal Challengers Bangalore chose to bowl v Kings XI Punjab Virat Kohli won the toss and chose to bowl first at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali, with Royal Challengers Bangalore still seeking their first win after six defeats on the trot. Royal Challengers brought back Umesh Yadav and left out

8:15 AM ET Peter Della PennaCricket Close Peter Della Penna is an American cricket journalist who also writes for ESPNcricinfo.com and DreamCricket.com. Since 2010, he has penned the USA entry in the Cricket Round the World section of the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack.Follow Peter on Twitter @PeterDellaPenna UAE may have been denied an opportunity to pull off an

11:13 PM ET Karthik Krishnaswamy “He gave a no-ball! He gave a no-ball!” It’s an extraordinary sight. MS Dhoni, dismissed the previous ball, has marched back onto the field and is addressing these words to the square-leg umpire while pointing towards his bowler’s-end colleague. It happens every day at the base of cricket’s pyramid, in

3:00 AM ET Big picture Heading into their first face-off in IPL 2019, Mumbai Indians’ 10 wins to Rajasthan Royals’ eight in tournament head-to-head speaks little of the two sides’ contrasting runs this season. A faithful picture of their fortunes, though, reflects in their edge-of-the-seat final-ball finishes – both at home – in their most-recent