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Skipper Tom Latham and Finn Allen hit attacking knocks to set up a 27-run consolation win for New Zealand in the fifth Twenty20 international against Bangladesh on Friday. Latham’s unbeaten 50 and a 24-ball 41 by Allen guided New Zealand to 161 for five after electing to bat first in Dhaka. The Kiwi bowlers kept

News All other Pakistan squad members have tested negative and will hold training as scheduled Mohammad Nawaz has tested positive for Covid-19 and has been quarantined as per the PCB’s pandemic protocols. The left-arm spinner had tested positive during the second round of testing, which were administered upon arrival in Islamabad on Wednesday. He faces

Skipper Mahmudullah Riyad struck an unbeaten 43 as Bangladesh defeated New Zealand by six wickets in the fourth Twenty20 international to seal the five-match series 3-1 in Dhaka on Wednesday. Mahmudullah guided the hosts 96-4 in 19.1 overs after four wickets each from left-arm spinner Nasum Ahmed and left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman helped them bowl out

Ben Stokes is likely to miss the initial cut for the T20 World Cup © Getty Images Ben Stokes is set to be omitted from England’s initial 15-man squad for the T20 World Cup in October and November, and may yet miss the tournament entirely, after Chris Silverwood said that the selectors would “leave it

Jasprit Burmah became the fastest Indian pacer to 100 Test wickets.© AFP Jasprit Bumrah became the fastest Indian pacer to 100 Test wickets during Day 5 of the fourth Test against England at The Oval on Monday. Bumrah reached the feat in 24 Tests, one fewer than Kapil Dev, who had held this record after

New Zealand brought in Finn Allen,Scott Kuggeleijn and Jacob Duffy for the third T20I © Getty Images Toss New Zealand chose to bat vs Bangladesh New Zealand captain Tom Latham won the toss and opted to bat in the third T20I, a must-win game for his side, on a sunny afternoon in Mirpur. It’s the

Having kick-started their preparations for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, Delhi Capitals are looking to make a fresh start for the final phase of the season, which is scheduled to begin from September 19 in UAE. Ajay Ratra, who is currently overlooking the Delhi Capitals’ pre-season camp along with assistant coach Pravin Amre,

South Africa need to find a way to get more out of their spinners © Ishara S.Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images Big picture It was to nobody’s surprise that Sri Lanka turned to spin to defeat South Africa in the first ODI. But what will have been heartening for the home fans, was the poise and determination their

India fast bowler Ishant Sharma celebrated his 33rd birthday on Thursday. Wishes poured in from all over the world on his special day. However, the most unique greeting he received came from his former India teammate, Yuvraj Singh. The former all-rounder wished the lanky bowler on his birthday by sharing a hilarious video featuring himself

Preview Both sides are dealing with off-field drama but it is now crunch time as far as their qualification prospects are concerned Big picture On the surface, these are two teams short of ODI Super League points. Sri Lanka are down at 11th on the table, with only two wins from 11 completed matches. South

The cricket fraternity, including some of the greats of the game, on Tuesday hailed the achievements of legendary South African pacer Dale Steyn after he called time on his illustrious career. The 38-year-old Steyn took to twitter to announce his retirement, ending an outstanding career during which he played 93 Tests, 125 ODIs and 47

News ECB domestic contracts and success of the Hundred gives England their “widest pool of players” to pick from The impact of increased professionalisation is already beginning to show in the women’s game, with England captain Heather Knight saying selection for the upcoming T20Is against New Zealand had featured the “widest pool of players” under

Rishabh Pant scored a total of three runs over two innings in India’s Headingley Test defeat.© AFP Rishabh Pant hasn’t enjoyed a particularly good run of form with the bat during India’s ongoing five-match Test series in England. The 23-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman scored a total of three runs over two innings in the Headingley Test as

Day four at Headingley, with Virat Kohli’s India resuming against Joe Root’s England. The visitors still trail by 139 runs. Can they produce another memorable comeback or will the hosts capitalise on their first-innings advantage? Get your updates on ESPNcricinfo’s blog. All timestamps are local time. Ball-by-ball is commentary available here. And here’s our live

Sachin Tendulkar took to social media to pay tribute to former Australia cricketer Sir Don Bradman on his birth anniversary. Born on August 27, 1908, Bradman became one of the best Test batsman in cricket history. After his retirement, the New South Wales native became an administrator for Cricket Australia and died in 2001 at

News This will be the England legspinner’s first stint in the IPL England legspinner Adil Rashid will be joining the Punjab Kings for the second leg of the IPL 2021, to be held in the UAE from September 19, as the replacement for Australian quick Jhye Richardson. This will be his first stint in the

James Anderson celebrating after picking up the wicket of India captain Virat Kohli.© AFP Virat Kohli facing James Anderson is always a mouthwatering contest and after what all transpired in the second Test, the spotlight was on the Indian captain as he walked out to bat with India in trouble at four for two. Kohli

News England players without central contracts have to reimburse their counties for missing games The Professional Cricketers Association (PCA) are pushing for a change in the “outdated” system which sees English players without central contracts pay a significant proportion of their annual salary back to their counties when they miss games due to involvement in