ReportDefending champs Knight Riders crumble late in tall chase as Wiese claims second five-for of CPL 2021St Lucia Kings 205 for 4 (Deyal 78, David 38*, Wiese 34*) beat Trinbago Knight Riders 184 (Narine 30, Ramdin 29, Pollard 26, Wiese 5-39) by 21 runs St Lucia Kings booked their place in the CPL final, knocking…

Opener Finn Allen was among the few batting positives for New Zealand in the recently concluded low-scoring T20I series in Bangladesh. While he missed the first two matches to complete his recovery from Covid-19, he returned to make scores of 15, 12 and 41 in spin-friendly Dhaka surfaces.New Zealand’s stand-in coach Glenn Pocknall, who has…

ReportDwayne Bravo’s decision to bowl was justified by a superb collective bowling effortSt Kitts and Nevis Patriots 181 for 3 (Lewis 77*, Gayle 42) beat Guyana Amazon Warriors 178 for 9 (Hetmyer 45*, Jaggesar 2-19, Fawad 2-22) by seven wicketsComing off an unbeaten century in his last innings, Evin Lewis continued his sizzling-hot form by…

NewsThe pink ball and an unknown venue will add to the challenging elements for the day-night Test against IndiaAlyssa Healy is looking towards Rohit Sharma for a formula to find cross-format success opening the batting as she prepares for the multi-format series against India that will include a pink-ball Test.Healy, who has played four previous…

What is AskCricinfo?AskCricinfo is the easiest way to get your stats questions answered. It’s like the stats nerd in your circle of friends who revels in cricket numbers and has an answer to every query. And unlike that stats nerd, it never sleeps.At the moment AskCricinfo is still a work in progress. Which means it…

Remember the stats scrapbook?The question is a giveaway to my vintage. How many of you will know how it was to keep track of cricket before ESPNcricinfo came along?I kept my own database: pages and pages of averages and records clipped from magazines and newspapers and pasted into large notebooks. Because everything got outdated quickly,…

NewsProspect of boycott still on the cards as players await clarity on quarantine and bubble lifeThe prospect of England fielding a significantly under-strength squad in the Ashes would appear to have grown following talks between the team and officials at the ECB.ESPNcricinfo understands that some members of the playing squad and some members of the…

NewsForthright with opinions, unafraid to show emotion, he brought the same grace to broadcasting as his run-up during his playing daysMichael Holding is set to bring to a close one of the most distinguished modern broadcasting careers when he hangs up his mic at the end of this season, ESPNcricinfo has learnt.Holding has been part…

ReportThe allrounder smashed an unbeaten 48 off 24 balls to deny the Kings in a last-ball thrillerThe experienced old pros of Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis and Dwayne Bravo may have helped propel St Kitts & Nevis Patriots into the 2021 CPL final, but it was the young guns – Dominic Drakes, Joshua Da Silva, Fabian…

NewsExciting Lancashire quick joins Alex Hales and Sam Billings under new Thunder head coach Trevor BaylissSydney Thunder have snapped up England pace bowler Saqib Mahmood for the upcoming BBL with the Lancashire quick joining fellow Englishmen Alex Hales and Sam Billings under new Thunder coach Trevor Bayliss.Mahmood made his mark in England’s recent ODI series…