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News The one-day and T20 competitions aim to make use of the dry season in the Top End Kurtis Patterson and Lloyd Pope are among the players nominated to take part in the new Northern Territory Cricket 365 programme during the Australian winter. The new venture, which will take place between June and August, aims

Tonight we have Rishabh Pant’s Delhi Capitals facing off against Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians. We’ll have the likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw and Kagiso Rabada against the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Kieron Pollard and the Pandya brothers. For our ball-by-ball commentary, click here Alagappan Muthu is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo © ESPN Sports Media

News Kusal Mendis continues to be omitted; injured Kusal Perera also out of the two-match series Uncapped left-arm spinner Praveen Jayawickrama and left-arm quick Dilshan Madushanka have been named in Sri Lanka’s squad to play Bangladesh in the two-Test series that starts on Wednesday. Dimuth Karunaratne (capt), Lahiru Thirimanne, Oshada Fernando, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal,

Preview Their contest could tell us if one of them could enjoy a dark-horse run deep into the IPL Big picture The Rajasthan Royals and the Chennai Super Kings finished IPL 2020 in the bottom two places, and while there have been indications to suggest this season might be different, both remain flawed teams. The

Report With Royals slipping from 87 for 2 to 95 for 7, they were beaten long before the match ended Chennai Super Kings 188 for 9 (du Plessis 33, Ali 26, Sakariya 3-36, Morris 2-33) beat Rajasthan Royals 143 for 9 (Buttler 49, Unadkat 24, Ali 3-7, Curran 2-24, Jadeja 2-28) by 45 runs A

Sanju Samson, David Miller and Jos Buttler will be a vital cog against the Chennai Super Kings © BCCI The Chennai Super Kings face the Rajasthan Royals in Mumbai on Monday, with both teams having one win and a loss from their opening two games. Having bounced back after initial jitters, both teams will look

News Catch up with how the Australian names have gone in the opening stages of this year’s IPL Maxwell’s revival Last year’s IPL was a forgettable one for Glenn Maxwell as he tallied just 108 runs in 11 innings for Kings XI – without hitting a single six – and was subsequently let go. That

News Updates, colour and analysis with ESPNcricinfo’s match-day blog In Sunday’s second game we have Rishabh Pant’s Delhi Capitals facing off against KL Rahul’s Punjab Kings. We’ll have the likes of R Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Shikhar Dhawan and Anrich Nortje against the likes of Mayank Agarwal, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami, Chris Gayle, Deepak Hooda, Shahrukh

Derbyshire 390 and 268 for 5 (Critchley 84, Madsen 66) lead Worcestershire 305 (Fell 69, Wessels 60, Critchley 5-67) by 353 runs “What’s the point of Derbyshire?” is a question asked so often by their critics that it should become an option for a philosophy exam alongside such staples as “Do we have free will”,

Report The home side wrapped up the match inside the opening session of the fourth day Queensland 389 (Labuschagne 192) beat New South Wales 143 (Neser 5-27, Wildermuth 4-21) and 213 (Doggett 3-37, Bartlett 3-42, Swepson 3-68) by an innings and 33 runs Queensland won the Sheffield Shield for the ninth time as they secured

Joe Root scored a century © Getty Images Kent 265 and 33 for 2 (Bell-Drummond 24*) need 412 runs vs Yorkshire 379 and 330 for 5 dec. (Lyth 116, Root 101, Brook 66*) Joe Root scored a century to put Yorkshire in a commanding position after day three of their LV= Insurance County Championship game

Matt Parkinson was playing his first County Championship game since 2019 © Getty Images Matt Parkinson, the Lancashire legspinner, went viral on Friday after bowling a ball-of-the-century contender to Northamptonshire’s Adam Rossington in a County Championship fixture at Old Trafford, which evoked Shane Warne’s dismissal of Mike Gatting at the same ground in 1993. The

Worcestershire 243 for 7 (Fell 69, Wessels 60, Critchley 3-56) trail Derbyshire 390 (Critchley 109, du Plooy 98, Hosein 83, Godleman 50) by 147 runs As the mere sight of an English wrist spinner is liable to send innocent observers into raptures, it is advisable to regard the following statement with suspicion: Matt Critchley is

Report Steven Patterson, Duanne Olivier claim three wickets each to contain Kent as visitors hold healthy lead Yorkshire 379 (Lyth 97, Brook 54, Stevens 4-60) and 6 for 0 lead Kent 265 (Stevens 52, Patterson 3-43) by 120 runs Yorkshire lead Kent by 120 in the second innings of their LV= Insurance County Championship game

News Nortje had to spend an extended time in quarantine after a false positive test Fast bowler Anrich Nortje is out of quarantine after testing negative for Covid-19 and has been declared fit for selection for the Delhi Capitals’ next match, on April 18 against the Punjab Kings. He will have his first nets on

Report Follow how the action unfolds at Allan Border Field Welcome to our live report for the opening day of the Sheffield Shield final between Queensland and defending champions New South Wales at Allan Border Field in Brisbane. Join us for updates throughout the day. *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh

News Batter should be fit in time for T20 Blast campaign as he works on rehab alongside Archer Phil Salt, the Sussex batsman, has been ruled out until the end of May due to a cycling injury. Sussex announced on Thursday that Salt had broken a bone in his right foot, which was confirmed after

News And how did Holder end with 3 for 30 on a pitch that was slow and sluggish? Here are the major Talking Points after Royal Challengers Bangalore’s six-run win against the Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday. Are Manish Pandey’s runs hurting the Sunrisers?With 99 runs, Manish Pandey is the leading run-scorer for the Sunrisers Hyderabad