3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff India A 467 for 8 dec (Parthiv 94, Vihari 86, Tickner 4-80) and 35 for 0 (Vijay 60, Vihari 51*) drew with New Zealand A 458 for 9 dec (Rutherford 114, Rance 69*, Cleaver 53, Gowtham 3-107) M Vijay guides one towards covers BCCI All of India A’s top five batsmen
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4:25 AM ET Joe Root has written to England spectators inconvenienced by the booking fiasco in Kandy’s hotels expressing his sympathy for their trouble and his gratitude for their support. Around 100 England supporters, some of whom had booked and paid many months ago, were told a week or so ahead of the second Test
3:00 AM ET West Indies 117 for 6 (Dottin 46, Campbelle 45, Shrubsole 3-10) beat England 115 for 8 (Dunkley 35, Selman 2-15) by four wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details West Indies squeezed out England in a thrilling finish at the Daren Sammy Stadium to claim top spot in Group A and a semi-final against Australia
3:00 AM ET Saurabh Somani Close Saurabh Somani is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo Tshwane Spartans 203 for 5 (Cloete 80, de Bruyn 66, Bravo 3-31) beat Paarl Rocks 202 for 6 (Delport 73, Mendis 2-35) by one run Theunis de Bruyn was one of five debutants for South Africa Gallo Images A good-sized Sunday crowd
shares Lunch: New Zealand 153 and 134 for 4 (Watling 15*, Nicholls 13*, Hasan 3-21) lead Pakistan 227 by 60 runs Hasan Ali brings out his trademark celebration © AFP For nearly one hour after play began on Sunday, New Zealand’s comeback into this match looked complete, and for the first time, they began
shares © AFP Asif Ali produced a performance for the ages, shellacking a 33-ball 80, as Cape Town Blitz turned the tables on Durban Heat in a stunning chase at Kingsmead. This innings was a clinic, really, embodying all the attributes that define T20 batsmanship: flair, skill, daring, power, and creativity of the highest
shares © Peter Della Penna A blistering opening spell from Bilal Khan was followed by a hat-trick and five-for by Fayyaz Butt as Oman wiped out Uganda for 59 in a 10-wicket mauling. Victory that came on the country’s 48th National Day meant Oman became the first team to finish undefeated in a World
3:12 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Trevor Bayliss says that England have reaped the rewards of their new, bold approach to selection, after his team wrapped up a 57-run victory in the second Test in Pallekele to secure their first overseas series win in three years. Bayliss, whose successes with England’s white-ball squad had at times
3:24 AM ET Yet another Sri Lanka loss, influenced by yet another round of missed chances and poor fielding, has led to yet another coach putting forth yet another plan to correct this long-standing woe. Sri Lanka’s fielding, and their catching in particular, has been awful since 2015, with a substantial proportion of losses since
1:31 AM ET Having challenged his players to play “bold, courageous cricket” on their tour of Sri Lanka, England’s captain Joe Root said that he would take immense pride in the manner in which his players backed up their words with deeds to secure their first series win in Asia for six years. Root himself