shares Pat Cummins made a rare appearance for Sydney Thunder © Getty Images Sydney Thunder 6 for 166 (Ferguson 47) beat Hobart Hurricanes 4 for 166 (Bailey 53, Wade 45, McDermott 44*) by four wickets After the astonishing display by Brisbane Heat on Friday, it was always going to be an uphill struggle for

10:42 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Daniel Vettori has departed from another T20 coaching role after he quit as head coach of Brisbane Heat to continue the end of strong New Zealand links to the club following Brendon McCullum’s decision to finish his BBL career. Vettori, the former New Zealand captain, informed the Heat management earlier

2:00 PM ET Mohammad Isam in Dhaka His unbeaten 141 in the BPL final against Dhaka Dynamites became an out-of-body experience for Tamim Iqbal. He said that he needed a little more time to fully grasp the enormity of his knock, one that contained a Bangladesh record 11 sixes and ten fours, and which turned

3:00 AM ET Toss New Zealand opt to bat v India Kane Williamson, the New Zealand captain, elected to bat with the hosts looking to secure the three-match T20I series at Eden Park in Auckland, two days after inflicting an 80-run pounding, India’s biggest loss in terms of runs in the format. Both sides are

2:54 PM ET Jos Buttler has admitted the reaction to England’s defeat in the Caribbean has left the players with “hurt pride”. Buttler, England’s vice-captain, conceded it had been a “really disappointing tour” from an England perspective and accepted that Darren Bravo’s determined innings in Antigua had been “a good example” to England’s batsmen. But

8:49 AM ET Saurabh Somani in Nagpur Vidarbha have become only the sixth team to successfully defend a Ranji Trophy title, and their captain Faiz Fazal believes the pressure of being defending champions spurred his side on to greater heights. The second win, a 78-run triumph over Saurashtra, was made even sweeter because it came

  shares Tim Southee struck with his third ball © Getty Images It isn’t often that Tim Southee ends up on the sidelines, least of all in a World Cup year, while New Zealand were facing one of the favourites for that tournament. The 30-year old fast bowler has played only two of six limited-overs

3:00 AM ET Toss South Africa chose to bowl v Pakistan In a compromise that suited both sides, South Africa won the toss and opted to bowl. Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik said he would have batted anyway. On the face of it, this might have been a slightly surprising decision from David Miller. South Africa

  shares Aditya Sarwate has put in a stellar all-round show in the final © PTI “Confident, but not getting carried away,” Ganesh Satish said of the mindset in the Vidarbha camp at the end of the fourth day of their Ranji Trophy 2018-19 final against Saurashtra in Nagpur. On a pitch assisting spin and

Feb 4, 2019 Australia ended their home Test season with a thumping 2-0 victory against a Sri Lanka side that barely put up a fight. Hundreds were made and plenty of wickets taken as they finished the summer in a more positive frame of mind. Their overall tally was three Test victories against two defeats,