shares Usman Shinwari sends one down © Getty Images Melbourne Renegades 6 for 107 (Harper 36, Nabi 35, Behrendorff 2-17) beat Perth Scorchers 103 all out (Klinger 28, Christian 3-22) by four wickets A disciplined bowling effort followed by a middle-overs run surge helped Melbourne Renegades upset Perth Scorchers in a low-scoring affair at

6:35 AM ET Ali Tareen, the son of one of the wealthiest businessmen and politicians in the country, has won the ownership rights of the sixth team in the Pakistan Super League. According to the PCB, he has won the ownership rights for seven years after significantly exceeding the reserve price of USD 5.21 million

2:52 AM ET The BCB has upheld the BPL governing council’s decision to not allow Steven Smith from playing in this season’s BPL. The BPL has written to Comilla Victorians, for whom Smith had signed, saying that the majority of the franchises were “not in favour of” including Smith from outside the players’ draft list

3:00 AM ET Pakistanis 2 for 0 (Fakhar 1*, Imam 1*) trail CSA Invitation XI 318 for 7 dec (Ackerman 103*, Richards 98, Azhar 2-19, Faheem 2-45) by 316 runs The touring Pakistanis eased into the first playing day in South Africa, against a young but talented CSA Invitation XI riding on captain Marques Ackerman‘s

Dec 16, 2018 ESPNcricinfo staff Lynn on fire December 19 Chris Lynn will be using a specially designed bat this year – shorter than normal with a thinner handle – as he tries to regularly clear the boundary as new Brisbane Heat captain. And if you hear the phrase “Lynn is on fire tonight”, well

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Three years and a week since she lit up the inaugural edition of the WBBL with the first century of the tournament, Brisbane Heat opener Grace Harris smashed the tournament’s fastest hundred, off only 42 balls, in her side’s ten-wicket win over Melbourne Stars at the Gabba. During her unbeaten

3:00 AM ET Sri Lanka 282 and 287 for 3 (Kusal Mendis 141*, Mathews 120*) trail New Zealand 578 (Latham 264*) by 9 runs Kusal Mendis lunges into a forward press Getty Images They had less than half a session to see out following a rain-enforced 90-minute delay, but Kusal Mendis and Angelo Mathews stayed firm

  shares Sam Curran celebrates after claiming the precious wicket of Virat Kohli © Getty Images Sam Curran has reaped the rewards of a stellar Test series against India last summer, after being picked up by Kings XI Punjab in the IPL auction for Rs 7.2 crore (approximately £800,000). Curran, who turned 20 midway through

3:02 AM ET Sidharth Monga in Perth The mutually-agreed-upon line in this series seems to be drawn at swearing, and despite all the hype around the chatter between the two teams, the two captains are happy with each other’s behaviour. Since the third day, which featured Virat Kohli‘s displeasure at the contentious low catch that

3:00 AM ET Through the course of an as-of-yet unbroken 109-run partnership, Kusal Mendis quelled New Zealand’s short-pitched bowling, flayed the fuller balls, moved to 65, and generally made resistance batting appear a breeze. At the other end, Angelo Mathews looked like he was in a dogfight – wearing balls on the body, having his