Cricket

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

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has recalled fast bowler Hasan Ali for this month’s Twenty20 home matches against Bangladesh but overlooked senior batters Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam for the third successive series.

NEW DELHI, India (AP) — Rajasthan Royals finished its Indian Premier League season with a six-wicket victory against Chennai Super Kings after finally chasing down the target in its last league game on Tuesday.

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — England will give fast bowler Sam Cook his debut in the four-day, one-off test against Zimbabwe starting on Thursday at Trent Bridge.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has agreed to host Bangladesh for three Twenty20s instead of five. The schedule was revised by the Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday after chairman Mohsin Naqvi met with Bangladesh counterparts in Dubai.

LAUDERHILL — Pargat Singh, battling cramps, scored 85 runs in a losing cause as Canada fell to Oman by 15 runs in ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 play Monday.

HYDERABAD, India (AP) — Sunrisers Hyderabad ended Lucknow Super Giants’ faint playoff hopes with a clinical six-wicket win in the Indian Premier League on Monday.

NEW DELHI (AP) — Sai Sudharsan hit 108 not out off 61 balls as Gujarat Titans thrashed Delhi Capitals by 10 wickets on Sunday and sealed its spot in the Indian Premier League playoffs.

BENGALURU, India (AP) — The Indian Premier League's much-anticipated restart was delayed for another day after the Royal Challengers Bengaluru-Kolkata Knight Riders game was washed out on Saturday.

ST. JOHN'S, Antigua (AP) — Allrounder Roston Chase was named the West Indies test captain on Friday even though he hasn't played a test in more than two years.