9:18 AM ET Umar Farooq Several PSL franchises have embarked on a warpath with the UAE-based T10 league, writing a letter to the PCB chairman Ehsan Mani to express alarm at the encroachment of the T10 league into what they consider their territory. The letter, which ESPNcricinfo has obtained a copy of, “highlights serious concerns”,
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3:00 AM ET England won the toss and chose to bat first against Sri LankaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details England won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test in Galle, handing both opener Rory Burns and wicketkeeper-batsman Ben Foakes Test debuts. Batting first is a substantial advantage at this venue. The last
3:00 AM ET Tasmania 3 for 108 (Doolan 53, Copeland 3-22) trail New South Wales 9 for 442 dec (Sangha 117, J Edwards 101, Hughes 78, Patterson 56) by 334 runs There was a glimpse at the future of Australian batting talent at the SCG as 18-year-old Jack Edwards struck his maiden first-class century and
3:00 AM ET Big Picture The last time Lucknow hosted men’s international cricket, Mohammad Azharuddin and Arjuna Ranatunga were captaining India and Sri Lanka respectively, in a Test match in 1994 at the KD Singh Stadium. Fast-forward to 2018: Azharuddin’s son Asaduddin is looking to break into the Ranji Trophy and Arjuna’s son Dhyan has
10:12 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Richard Johnson, the former Middlesex and England seamer, has transferred his allegiance south of the river, after signing a three-year deal to become the new assistant coach at Surrey. Johnson had been part of Middlesex’s coaching set-up since 2011, a spell that included their County Championship triumph in 2016, and
Nov 4, 2018 New South Wales 5 for 285 (Hughes 78, Sangha 70*, Patterson 56, J Edwards 50*) v Tasmania In their first Sheffield Shield appearances at the SCG, Jason Sangha and Jack Edwards steadied New South Wales after they had threatened to let a promising position slip away on the opening day against Tasmania.
2:00 AM ET Pakistan chose to bat v New Zealand Usman Khan goes up in appeal AFP Pakistan have chosen to bat in the third T20I against New Zealand. With the series already wrapped up, Pakistan have rested Shaheen Afridi and Hasan Ali, in the process handing a debut to Waqas Maqsood on his 31st birthday.
2:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Habib Bank Limited (Zohaib 68*, Ramiz 55, Arshad 2-48) beat Water and Power Development Authority (Butt 56*, Rafatullah 51, Amade 3-49) by 62 runs Umar Akmal plays a cut Getty Images An all-round batting effort by Habib Bank Limited (HBL) was enough to overpower Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) in
3:00 AM ET Lunch Bangladesh 2 for 0 trail Zimbabwe 282 (Williams 88, Moor 63*, Taijul 6-108) by 280 runs Nazmul Hossain took a blinder at short leg to dismiss Regis Chakabva AFP Taijul Islam’s persistence fetched him a six-wicket haul as Zimbabwe slipped to 282 all out on the second morning of the first Test
3:00 AM ET Big Picture Pakistan have been pushed this T20I series, in a manner they weren’t against Australia, but no matter the challenge thrown at them, they seem to find a way in this format. The detractors are finding it harder to explain away Pakistan’s spell of dominance as a purple patch, a streak