3:00 AM ET Big Picture This is a match between a side that is looking to establish roles for its players – and thus achieve success and establish itself in a city that has been cold to the home team for 11 years – and a team that doesn’t want established roles. Kolkata Knight Riders

3:00 AM ET Pakistan opt to bowl v Australia For the first time this series, the side that won the toss decided to bowl first. That side was Pakistan, led by Imad Wasim in the absence of the injured Shoaib Malik on a Dubai wicket where dew is expected to play a part after the

3:00 AM ET Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat v Sunrisers Hyderabad Rajasthan Royals won the toss and chose to bat against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad, as both teams pursue their first victory of the tournament. Royals are unchanged from the outfit that lost to Kings XI Punjab on Monday, with seam-bowling

12:39 AM ET It’s just not worth the backlash for Keemo Paul anymore. West Indies’ Paul ran Zimbabwe’s Richard Ngarava out without delivering the ball in the last over of their thrilling Under-19 World Cup match in 2016. It sent West Indies to the knockouts of a tournament they would go on to win, but

3:00 AM ET Toss Royal Challengers Bangalore chose to bowl v Mumbai Indians Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli opted to bowl first against Mumbai Indians, with a plan to chase well on a placid pitch. The home side did not change their playing XI, as they looked to bounce back from the thrashing they

After a winter of match-winning performances with both bat and ball for his various T20 franchises, Liam Dawson could be forgiven for being confident about his World Cup chances. A series of characteristically solid displays with his left-arm spin for Comilla Victorians preceded a handful of eye-catching knocks in the Pakistan Super League, including a

12:33 PM ET Imran Khan, the Pakistan prime minister and patron of the PCB, has rejected the board’s new proposed domestic cricket model, insisting that departments should have no role in the game. The PCB put together a model in which department teams such as HBL, WAPDA and PIA would remain relevant stakeholders alongside regional

3:00 AM ET Kolkata Knight Riders 218 for 4 (Uthappa 67*, Rana 63, Russell 48) beat Kings XI Punjab 190 for 4 (Miller 59*, Agarwal 58, Mandeep 33*, Russell 2-21) by 28 runs Sunil Narine provided the fast start, Nitish Rana and Robin Uthappa built an outstanding platform, and Andre Russell – who else! –

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff MCC 265 and 265 for 4 (Sibley 128) drew with Surrey 520 (Pope 251) Surrey’s bid for victory in the Champion County fixture in Dubai was thwarted by rain, as the final day was curtailed after just 19 overs. MCC had resumed on 221 for 1, a deficit of 34,