Pakistan handed demanding workout by Rob Newton's century

Shafiq used his luck well – Grant Flower (0:48) Pakistan batting coach Grant Flower looks back on a century from Asad Shafiq and a lengthy stint in the field (0:48) 3:00 AM ET Northamptonshire 259 and 240 for 5 (Newton 102*) lead Pakistan 428 (Shafiq 186*, Sohail 79, Babar 57, Crook 4-89, Keogh 4-111) by 71 runsScorecard Any thoughts of Pakistan wrapping up an early win and heading to Ireland…

May 6, 2018
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Dane Vilas' ruthless double century snuffs out Somerset

3:00 AM ET Somerset 429 and 51 for 0 trail Lancashire 492 (Vilas 235*, Jennings 109, Abell 4-43) by 12 runsScorecard Samuel Beckett might enjoy watching Dane Vilas bat. Just when you think he can’t go on, he goes on. Unlike the eponymous character in Beckett’s novel, however, one doubts Somerset’s cricketers consider Vilas the unnamable. On the contrary, they probably had some pretty ripe names for him on the…

May 6, 2018
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Joe Clarke shows England what they want with big hundred

3:00 AM ET Dan Norcross at Kia Oval Worcestershire 469 for 6 ( Clarke 157, Fell 88, Mitchell 81) lead Surrey 434 by 35 runsScorecard When Joe Clarke slapped a filthy long hop from Dom Bess into the hands of Sam Curran at the Kensington Oval in the second match of the North v South series in March to be dismissed for a glorious 58-ball 71, Andy Flower on commentary…

May 6, 2018
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Middlesex collapse after hundreds for Nick Gubbins and Dawid Malan

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Sussex 323 and 35 for 2 need 195 more runs to beat Middlesex 230 and 322 (Malan 119, Gubbins 107, Briggs 4-70, Wiese 4-70)Scorecard A Middlesex batting collapse, in which they lost eight wickets for 79 runs, set up a potentially thrilling finish to their Specsavers County Championship Division Two match against Sussex at Hove. Middlesex were bowled out for 322, with Danny Briggs…

May 6, 2018
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Aiden Markram off the mark for Durham and Cameron Steel shows his mettle

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Durham 184 (Clark 64, Griffiths 4-34) and 233 for 1 (Markram 94, Steel 79*) trail Leicestershire 440 by 23 runsScorecard Aiden Markram led a Durham fightback on day three of their Specsavers County Championship Division Two clash against Leicestershire at Emirates Riverside. Markram entered the crease under pressure after the home side had been dismissed for 184 in their first innings in reply to…

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Heino Kuhn hurries Kent home after drainage leak delay

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Kent 174 (van der Gugten 7-42) and 195 for 4 (Kuhn 69*) beat Glamorgan 94 (Stevens 6-26) and 274 (Marsh 76, Murphy 54, Henry 4-59) by six wicketsScorecard A leak from the Sophia Gardens underground drainage system delayed Kent a little, but they had few alarms in securing their second County Championship win of the season as Heino Kuhn anchored the six-wicket victory with…

May 6, 2018
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Guerilla Cricket win radio rights to Ireland's Test debut

11:50 AM ET George Dobell Guerilla Cricket, the alternative commentary provider, has been appointed by Cricket Ireland to provide ball-by-ball commentary of their inaugural Test against Pakistan. Guerilla, which was previously known as Test Match Sofa, has spent much of its existence fighting off legal threats from national boards and their broadcast partners. Commentating from TV pictures in the comfort of their own homes or studios – a policy the…

May 6, 2018
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Can Kohli or de Villiers turn around RCB's poor season?

3:00 AM ET Sunrisers Hyderabad: beat Daredevils by seven wickets, beat Royals by 11 runs, beat Kings XI by 13 runs RCB: lost to CSK by six wickets, beat Mumbai by 14 runs, lost to KKR by six wickets Big picture Virat Kohli could probably sympathise with every fantasy league player. He’s not sure about who is going to perform, and there is no single player he can look at…

May 6, 2018
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Kings XI choose to bowl, Tiwary replaces Yuvraj

May 6, 2018

Toss: Kings XI Punjab chose to bowl v Rajasthan Royals © BCCI Considering no team has won defending a total at the Holkar Stadium in the IPL since last year, Kings XI Punjab captain R Ashwin won an important toss and chose to bowl first against Rajasthan Royals. Kings XI made one change to the side that was beaten by Mumbai Indians in the previous game. Yuvraj Singh was dropped…

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Khaka, Ntozakhe knock Bangladesh out for 89

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff South Africa women 90 for 1 (Wolvaardt 37*, Khatun 1-19) beat Bangladesh women 89 (Ghosh 20, Khaka 3-13, Ntozakhe 3-16) by nine wickets Ayabonga Khaka celebrates with her team mates Getty Images and Cricket Australia Ayabonga Khaka‘s first 14 balls at Senwes Park were sensational. She secured career-best 3 for 13, helped skittle Bangladesh for 89 – their third-lowest total in ODIs – and set up…

May 6, 2018
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