12:52 AM ET Bruce Yardley, the former Australian spin bowler, coach and commentator, has died in far north Western Australia after a prolonged fight with cancer at the age of 71. Starting his cricketing life as one of many swing and seam bowlers in WA, Yardley found his niche after converting to off-breaks spun idiosyncratically

3:00 AM ET Chennai Super Kings 150 for 4 (Watson 44, Mishra 2-35) beat Delhi Capitals 147 for 6 (Dhawan 51, Bravo 3-33) by six wickets This encounter was billed as one between the youthful exuberance of Delhi Capitals and the vast experience of Chennai Super Kings, and the result added substance to the suggestion

8:50 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Mumbai Indians will have the services of Lasith Malinga for the remainder of IPL 2019 once he links up with the team, with Sri Lanka Cricket granting the paceman permission to skip the domestic Super Provincial One-Day Tournament, which he was earlier expected to take part in. In a statement

  shares © BCCI R Ashwin has reignited the spirit-of-cricket debate by running out non-striker Jos Buttler without bowling the ball. It turns out the dismissal was touch and go when it comes to being within the laws of the game. Running in to deliver the penultimate delivery of his final over, Ashwin stopped after

  shares TossRajasthan Royals chose to bowl v Kings XI Punjab Chris Gayle and KL Rahul – the best opening combination of IPL 2018 – will take centre stage in Jaipur after Kings XI were sent in to bat. There will be plenty of pressure on the two big hitters to reprise last season’s exploits,

7:00 AM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Lasith Malinga is likely to play at least two early-season games for Mumbai Indians in the IPL after the BCCI asked Sri Lanka Cricket to make the paceman available for as much of the tournament as possible. ESPNcricinfo understands that Malinga is likely to be available for selection for

  shares © Pakistan Cricket Board Toss Pakistan chose to bat v Australia Pakistan elected to bat after winning the toss in Sharjah for the second match in a row. Two days after they had set Australia a target of 281, which the latter chased down comfortably, Shoaib Malik decided to have another go at

  shares © AFP Australian quick Jhye Richardson will not take to the field again in the second ODI after suffering a dislocated shoulder. The 22-year old suffered the injury on the fifth ball of the 11th over diving to his left in an attempt to save a boundary in the deep midwicket area. He

3:00 AM ET Kolkata Knight Riders chose to field v Sunrisers Hyderabad David Warner was back. Kane Williamson was injured. Bhvuneshwar Kumar was captaining Sunrisers Hyderabad, only his second official match as a captain. The toss, though, was won by home captain Dinesh Karthik, who asked Sunirsers to bat first. Whike Knight Riders fielded a

  shares A joyous MS Dhoni shakes hands with a downcast Virat Kohli © BCCI MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli expressed dissatisfaction with the MA Chidambaram Stadium pitch on which defending champions and hosts Chennai Super Kings won the IPL 2019 opener in a low-scoring contest. Despite the seven-wicket win, Dhoni said the pitch was