12:18 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Eoin Morgan, England’s limited-overs captain, has been added to the player list for Tuesday’s IPL auction, alongside four other late inclusions: South Africa’s Rassie van der Dussen, uncapped Australian Riley Meredith, and Indians Mayank Dagar and Pranav Gupta. Morgan will be entered at the highest base price of INR 2

Dec 16, 2018 Toss Bangladesh opt to bat v West Indies Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan chose to bat first against West Indies in the first T20I in Sylhet. From their last T20I, also against West Indies in August this year, Bangladesh have made two changes. They have replaced Rubel Hossain and Nazmul Islam with

  shares Tom Latham hardly strayed from the textbook © Getty Images Lunch New Zealand 403 for 3 (Latham 168*, Nicholls 45*, Kumara 2-110) lead Sri Lanka 282 by 121 runs Three New Zealand batsmen have scored double-hundreds against Sri Lanka at the Basin Reserve, and Tom Latham could soon become the fourth, joining Martin

3:00 AM ET Jozi Stars 115 for 2 (van der Dussen 59*, Siboto 1-18) beat Cape Town Blitz 113 for 7 (Behardien 23, Hendricks 2-21) by eight wickets Rassie van der Dussen brings out his trademark reverse sweep Getty Images Jozi Stars claimed the inaugural Mzansi Super League title with a barnstorming eight-wicket win over Cape

11:41 PM ET Andrew Symonds has revealed that an emotional Harbhajan Singh apologised to him in private for racially abusing him during the 2007-08 “Monkeygate” scandal in India and Australia when the pair played together for Mumbai Indians in the IPL four years later. Speaking to his former team-mates Adam Gilchrist and Brett Lee for

  shares © Getty Images New Zealand 59 for 1 (Raval 43, Latham 14*) trail Sri Lanka 282 (Mathews 83, Dickwella 80*, Southee 6-68) by 223 runs Jeet Raval and Tom Latham put on 59 for the first wicket – nine more than their highest partnership in six innings in UAE last month against Pakistan

3:00 AM ET Big Picture The rivalry between Johannesburg and Cape Town extends far beyond the cricket field. Cape Town has the mountain, Jo’burg the money, and you might even frame the comparison as one between eye-catching beauty and good personality. In the cricket, too, the numbers in Jozi Stars’ books seem more balanced and

3:27 AM ET Sri Lanka may have recovered well after they had been gasping at 9 for 3 early in the day, but New Zealand’s own batsmen might not be disappointed at how this Basin Reserve pitch is playing. Those were the thoughts of Tim Southee, who claimed figures of 5 for 67 and was

3:00 AM ET Toss New Zealand opt to bowl v Sri Lanka Neil Wagner struck twice late in the day Getty Images Fresh off a magnificent series win in UAE – their first win away against Pakistan in 49 years – New Zealand began their home summer with the toss favouring them on a grassy Wellington

11:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Ashley Giles has been confirmed as the ECB’s new Managing Director of England Men’s Cricket, and will take up the role in January ahead of the team’s tour of the Caribbean. Giles, who played 54 Tests as a left-arm spinner, including the 2005 Ashes victory, is currently Sport Director at