4:53 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The 2019 IPL will begin with defending champions Chennai Super Kings taking on Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on March 23. The schedule for the first two weeks of the tournament was made public on Tuesday, listing out the first 17 matches, which
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1:00 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Adil Rashid has returned to the Caribbean ready to put a disappointing experience in the Barbados Test behind him and start focusing on England’s “exciting” white-ball challenge over the coming months. Rashid flew home between the first and second Tests to attend the birth of his second child, spending ten
8:17 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Spinner Akila Dananjaya has returned to Sri Lanka’s squad for the five ODIs in South Africa. He was officially banned from bowling in international cricket in December, after an independent biomechanic assessment found his flex beyond the permitted 15 degrees. Dinesh Chandimal, who had been dropped for Test series in
12:46 AM ET A ring-fenced marquee fund to attract overseas players to the Big Bash League is under strong consideration by Cricket Australia as the governing body begins its debrief of a tournament that expanded enormously in 2018-19 while also raising numerous red flags in terms of crowds, broadcast audiences and scheduling. BBL clubs and
2:10 PM ET However Chris Gayle fares in the ODI series against England – and the World Cup that follows – it is unlikely to be a lack of confidence that holds him back. “You’re looking at a great man,” he said when asked whether he was satisfied with his career. “I’m the greatest player
5:35 AM ET Melbourne Stars needed 53 runs from 43 deliveries with 10 wickets in hand to win the BBL title. They lost. Would you call that a choke? “Your words not mine,” a shattered Melbourne Stars captain Glenn Maxwell said. Cricketers hate labels, Maxwell especially. But in their deep dark quiet moments they are
3:34 PM ET That vein. The vein on Dale Steyn‘s forehead has come alive. He is mid-pitch, biceps taut, knees bent, fists clenched, face red, practically on fire, screaming. Mitchell Johnson had three furious seasons. James Anderson nicks entire top orders off. But let’s not kid around. If there is a sight that has struck
shares Niroshan Dickwella is caught and bowled by Dale Steyn © AFP Lunch Sri Lanka 191 and 166 for 5 (Kusal 56*, de Silva 25*, Steyn 2-42) need 138 more to beat South Africa 235 and 259 (du Plessis 90, Embuldeniya 5-66) South Africa made further inroads into Sri Lanka’s line-up on the fourth
6:52 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and KL Rahul will be back playing for India again when they take on Australia in a series of two T20Is and five ODIs starting February 24. While those three players will be available for each of the seven matches, frontline fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar has