Cricket

MUMBAI, India (AP) — Shubman Gill was named as India’s new test skipper on Saturday to lead the team on its five-test tour of England starting June 20.

LAUDERHILL — Oman defeated Canada by 18 runs Friday in a ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 match play called early due to heavy rain.

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — England ousted Zimbabwe cricketers at a rate on Friday that suggested their four-day test will be over with a day to spare at Trent Bridge.

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Lahore Qalandars qualified for their third Pakistan Super League final in four years after an emphatic 95-run win against defending champion Islamabad United on Friday.

LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Ishan Kishan's unbeaten 94 off 48 balls helped Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru in its penultimate game of the Indian Premier League on Friday.

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Mitchell Marsh’s maiden Indian Premier League hundred helped Lucknow Super Giants end their four-match losing streak with a 33-run victory over Gujarat Titans on Thursday.

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — The top three batters hit centuries as England posted a mammoth score of 498-3 on the first day of a one-off test against Zimbabwe on Thursday. Openers Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley got their fifth test centuries while No.

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Quetta Gladiators made it to its first Pakistan Super League final in six years when it beat defending champion Islamabad United by 30 runs in qualifier 1 on Wednesday.

MUMBAI, India (AP) — Mumbai Indians sealed the final playoffs spot in the Indian Premier League with a 59-run victory over Delhi Capitals at Wankhede on Wednesday. Delhi, which needed a win to keep its playoffs hopes alive, folded for 121 in 18.

For England, it’s little more than a warm-up match ahead of much sterner examinations to come. For Zimbabwe, it means everything.