Jennings 139, Weighell five-for set up Durham

May 1, 2017

Durham 313 for 3 (Jennings 139, Cook 60, Thomason 4-64) beat Warwickshire 241 (Trott 92, Weighell 5-57) 72 runsScorecard File photo – Keaton Jennings made a career-best List A score © Getty Images Durham got their Royal London Cup campaign up and running in emphatic style with a 72-run victory over Warwickshire in a rain-reduced match at Edgbaston. Durham were lifted to a hefty 313 for 5 from 39 overs…

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Rashid, Rafiq snuff out Lancashire to claim Roses rights

May 1, 2017

Yorkshire 296 for 9 (Handscomb 86, Ballance 85, McLaren 3-43) beat Lancashire 217 (Rafiq 4-47) by 79 runsScorecard Yorkshire captain Gary Ballance maintained his excellent form with 85 © Getty Images Liam Livingstone first came to prominence in a Roses match almost a year ago when he flayed Yorkshire at Old Trafford in the NatWest Blast. If that was not enough to make Yorkshire wary, since then he has been…

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Sinking Daredevils seek lifeline against Sunrisers

Match facts Delhi Daredevils v Sunrisers HyderabadDelhi, May 2, 2017Start time 2000 local (1430 GMT) Play 03:16 Bangar: Delhi Daredevils should pick Samuels for Nair Head to head This season: Kane Williamson, playing his first match of the season, struck an adroit 89 as Sunrisers Hyderabad put up 191 and prevailed by 15 runs. Overall: Sunrisers Hyderabad have a 6-3 advantage from the nine times the two sides have met….

May 1, 2017
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Pakistan comfortable after WI fall for 312

May 1, 2017

Pakistan 36 for 0 (Azhar 16*, Shehzad 16*) trail West Indies 312 (Chase 131, Holder 58, Abbas 4-56, Amir 3-65) by 276 runsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Alzarri Joseph was the last man out, bowled off a full toss © AFP It appeared that for Pakistan the panacea for all possible ailments – be it a cold, high fever, or a seventh-wicket West Indian partnership – was a good night’s…

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Amir, Abbas bowl West Indies out for 312

May 1, 2017

West Indies 312 (Chase 131, Holder 58, Abbas 4-56, Amir 3-65) v PakistanLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Mohammad Amir dismissed Roston Chase in the second over of the morning © AFP They might have been mirror-image dismissals: either edge of the bat, either end of the wicket. Jason Holder attempted leave when a shot should have been played, and Roston Chase attempted shot when the ball was better off being…

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Rising Pune bowl, Stokes in for Ferguson

May 1, 2017

Toss Rising Pune Supergiant chose to bowl v Gujarat LionsLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Ben Stokes returned to the Rising Pune Supergiant line-up after missing their last two matches © BCCI Ben Stokes returned to the Rising Pune Supergiant line-up as they chose to bowl against Gujarat Lions at the MCA Stadium. Stokes, who missed Rising Pune’s last two games with a niggle, took the place of Lockie Ferguson despite…

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Rohit masterminds tense chase to take Mumbai to top

Mumbai Indians 165 for 5 (Rohit 56*, Buttler 33, Negi 3-17) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 162 for 6 (de Villiers 43, Negi 32, McClenaghan 3-34) by 5 wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Rohit Sharma the regulation chase that became tight to give Mumbai Indians the lead in the standings, and put beyond doubt their qualification for the playoffs. It pushed the star-studded Royal Challengers Bangalore one step closer to early elimination…

May 1, 2017
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Watson back, Royal Challengers bat in Mumbai heat

Toss Royal Challengers Bangalore chose to bat v Mumbai IndiansLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 02:05 Hogg: De Villiers has not looked sharp Virat Kohli won the toss, and Royal Challengers Bangalore batted first on a sweltering afternoon. It was a slightly surprising decision, but both captains said they wanted to bat first. Kohli said he did so because bowling and fielding would have been really challenging in that heat….

May 1, 2017
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Taylor 'pride' at making England return

Play 00:50 Could Sarah Taylor make the World Cup? Sarah Taylor took a significant step towards a return to international cricket on Thursday, when she took the field for an England XI against Ireland in the UAE and scored 26 not out to contribute to the second of three victories during a pre-World Cup training camp. Taylor, 27, who was belatedly added to the camp after missing out on original…

May 1, 2017
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West Indies lose points in race to 2019 World Cup

May 1, 2017

Pakistan got the better of West Indies in the ODIs in the Caribbean in April © AFP Pakistan have a nine-point lead over West Indies in the updated ICC ODI rankings, in their race to qualify directly for the 2019 World Cup in England. Pakistan are placed eighth at present, and West Indies ninth, and only the top eight teams as of September 30 qualify directly for the showpiece 50-over…

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