Thain becomes county cricket’s first injury substitute after Essex captain Westley breaks finger

News Thain becomes county cricket’s first injury substitute after Essex captain Westley breaks finger Essex skipper substituted under trial ruling, but like-for-like replacement won’t be permitted to bowl ESPNcricinfo staff Published: Apr 3, 2026, 2:58 PM Tom Westley has been substituted out of Essex’s opener with a broken finger  •  Getty Images Essex have become the first […]

April 3, 2026 • 7 months ago

Unchanged PBKS bowl, Prashant Veer debuts for CSK

News Unchanged PBKS bowl, Prashant Veer debuts for CSK CSK have left out Matthew Short ESPNcricinfo staff Published: Apr 3, 2026, 1:50 PM Prashant Veer makes his IPL debut  •  UPT20 League A recent trend of things going Punjab Kings‘ (PBKS) way at Chepauk continued as Shreyas Iyer won the toss and chose to bowl on a […]

April 3, 2026 • 7 months ago

Contrasting top orders clash as GT face RR and Sooryavanshi

Preview Contrasting top orders clash as GT face RR and Sooryavanshi GT play their first home game of the season, facing some pressure over their old-school batting approach Ekanth Published: Apr 3, 2026, 1:41 PM For all their success as a pair, do B Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill need to start batting a little […]

April 3, 2026 • 7 months ago