Steyn equals Pollock; South Africa set 352 to win

3:00 AM ET Lunch South Africa 5 for 0 (Elgar 3*, Markram 2*) & 126 need another 347 runs to beat Sri Lanka 190 (Karunaratne 60, Maharaj 4-58, Rabada 3-44) & 287 Kagiso Rabada gets a high-five from Vernon Philander AFP South Africa’s attack staged an impressive comeback on the third morning in Galle to nip out Sri Lanka’s last six wickets for 73 runs but their first-innings deficit has given…

July 14, 2018
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Cooke's flying finish punishes Essex collapse

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Glamorgan 171 for 8 (ten Doeschate 43) beat Essex 167 (Cooke 60*) by two wicketsScorecard Chris Cooke carried Glamorgan to a two-wicket victory off the last ball of a dramatic final over as Essex’s third defeat in four games left them desperately needing to shore up a faltering season. The South African wicketkeeper-batsman hit a four from Neil Wagner’s final delivery to give Glamorgan…

July 13, 2018
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Finch, dropped on one, hits 131* to destroy leaders Sussex

3:00 AM ET Matt Roller Surrey 192 for 3 (Finch 131*) beat Sussex 140 (Salt 74, Dernbach 3-31, Pillans 3-20) by 52 runsScorecard Aaron Finch bludgeoned the fifth T20 hundred of his career against Sussex’s star-studded bowling attack to lift Surrey to a second win in as many days. Finch’s brutal 131* – which included several huge blows for six as he took advantage of a flat Hove wicket and…

July 13, 2018
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All-round Dan Christian too much for Derbyshire

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Nottinghamshire 175 for 8 (Christian 62, Moores 53, Ferguson 4-26) beat Derbyshire 139 for 9 (MacLeod 48, Christian 3-34) by 39 runs (DLS method)Scorecard Dan Christian produced another match-winning performance as the Notts Outlaws cruised to a third consecutive T20 Vitality Blast victory in a rain affected match against Derbyshire Falcons.The Outlaws skipper made 62 from 40 balls and then took three wickets to…

July 13, 2018
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Rain can't dampen Gloucestershire delight at derby revenge

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Gloucestershire 116 for 6 (Cockbain 43*) beat Somerset 114 for 8 (Anderson 40*, Tye 3-24) by four wicketsScorecard Ian Cockbain‘s unbeaten 43 off 22 balls led Gloucestershire to a four-wicket Vitality Blast South Group victory over Somerset with five deliveries to spare at Bristol. In a match reduced to 11 overs per side by rain before the start, Somerset ran up 114 for 8…

July 13, 2018
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Raine hits second fastest hundred to set suitors abuzz

July 13, 2018

Ben Raine on his way to the second fastest T20 hundred in England © Getty Images Leicestershire 229 for 5 (Raine 113, Cosgrove 42) beat Birmingham 129 (Raine 2-28, Nabi 2-13) by 100 runsScorecard A brilliant century from Ben Raine lifted Leicestershire Foxes to a 102-run victory over Birmingham Bears in the Vitality Blast at Edgbaston. Former Durham all-rounder Raine smashed his way to 100 from just 41 balls, the…

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Bresnan's all-round show sneaks it for Yorkshire

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Yorkshire 157 for 6 (Brook 38, Tattersall 36, Bresnan 28*, Collingwood 3-27) beat Durham 147 for 6 (Latham 42, Clark 39, Bresnan 2-19) by 10 runsScorecard Tim Bresnan played the starring role with both bat and ball to guide Yorkshire Vikings to a 10-run win over Durham Jets in their Vitality Blast match at Emirates Riverside. The Vikings elected to bat, and although they…

July 13, 2018
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Pennington's debut week: four wickets in two overs

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Worcestershire 130 for 3 (Head 37, Whiteley 36*) beat Northants 89 for 6 (Wakely 54*, Pennington 4-9) by 41 runsScorecard Dillon Pennington picked up four wickets in two overs as Worcestershire Rapids maintained their 100 per cent winning start in the Vitality Blast in a rain-reduced encounter with Northamptonshire Steelbacks at Blackfinch New Road. The England Under-19 paceman destroyed any hopes the Steelbacks had…

July 13, 2018
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Sophie Devine delivers New Zealand consolation win after Leigh Kasperek takes five wickets

July 13, 2018

Sophie Devine drives through the covers © Getty Images New Zealand 224 for 6 (Devine 117*) beat England 219 (Jones 78, Beaumont 53, Kasperek 5-39) by four wicketsScorecard A brilliant century from Sophie Devine secured New Zealand a consolation victory in the third and final ODI at Grace Road, as England were outgunned in a low-scoring contest, after a five-wicket haul from the spinner Leigh Kasperek had derailed their ambitions…

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