3:59 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff It was the fast bowlers’ opening bursts – in both innings – that paved way to West Indies beating Bangladesh inside three days, according to captain Jason Holder. In the first innings, Kemar Roach reduced Bangladesh to 18 for 5 on the way to 43 all out, and in the second, Shannon Gabriel had them 50 for 6. In fact, Bangladesh were able to last…
Joe Denly walks out in front of a full house at Kia Oval © Getty Images Kent 173 for 6 (Denly 102, Pillans 3-22) beat Surrey 167 (Foakes 75*) by six wicketsScorecard Joe Denly had a night to remember as he scored a hundred and then took a hat-trick as Kent Spitfires beat Surrey by six runs in their Vitality Blast opener at the Kia Oval. In front of a…
A view across the Ageas Bowl © Getty Images Glamorgan 168 for 6 (Lloyd 38*) beat Hampshire 105 (Salter 3-34) by 63 runsScorecard Hampshire suffered a Lord’s hangover as they were skittled for 105 as Glamorgan got their Vitality Blast campaign off to a one-sided victory. James Vince’s side lifted the Royal London One-Day Cup last week but suffered a humiliating 63-run defeat, in front of a bumper crowd of…
Liam Livingstone goes big © Getty Images Lancashire 164 for 1 (Livingstone 100, Davies 50*) beat Derbyshire 161 for 4 (Madsen 76*) by nine wicketsScorecard Liam Livingstone demolished the Derbyshire Falcons with a brilliant century off 49 balls as Lancashire Lightning bounced back in style with a nine wicket victory in the Vitality T20 Blast at Derby. After Thursday’s defeat to Worcestershire Rapids, the Lightning needed to respond and they…
England 149 for 5 (Hales 58*, Bairstow 28, Umesh 2-36) beat India 148 for 5 (Kohli 47, Dhoni 32*, Plunkett 1-17) by five wickets Alex Hales’ unbeaten 58 not out steered England to victory © Getty Images England swept and swept, first unsuccessfully, then inefficiently, and then decisively enough to outdo India’s spinners and pull the duel their way in a tight finish, where Alex Hales punished Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s lapse…
Dan Christan strikes a ball for six © Getty Images Notts Outlaws 219 for 6 (Christian 113*) beat Northants 161 (Duckett 88, Fletcher 3-21, Gurney 3-30) by 58 runsScorecard Dan Christian struck the one of the fastest hundreds in the history of T20 to get Nottinghamshire off the mark at the second attempt in the Vitality Blast with a 58-run win at Northamptonshire. Christian’s 37-ball century with seven fours and…
Imran Tahir roars an appeal © AFP Durham 153 for 7 (Collingwood 36, Chappell 3-23) beat Leicestershire 120 (Dexter 35, Tahir 4-14) by 33 runsScorecard The irrepressible Imran Tahir turned the match on its head as Durham Jets claimed their first win of the Vitality T20 Blast season and Leicestershire Foxes suffered a first defeat. The Pakistan-born South African leg spinner, playing for his seventh county at the age of…
Peter Trego on the attack for Somerset © Getty Images Somerset 194 for 4 (Trego 72*, Davies 60) beat Gloucestershire 188 for 6 (Higgins 55) by six wicketsScorecard Somerset began their Vitality Blast campaign in style with a rousing six-wicket win over arch-rivals Gloucestershire at Taunton. A 7,000 crowd saw the visitors post 188 for 6 after losing the toss, Ryan Higgins leading the way with 55 off 35 balls…
Ed Barnard’s reputation is growing © Getty Images Worcestershire 192 for 7 (Guptill 51, Ferguson 45, Brookes 2-28) beat Birmingham 188 for 9 (Hain 70, Barnard 3-29, Brown 3-28) by four runsScorecard Worcestershire Rapids made it two wins in 24 hours as they triumphed by four runs against local rivals Birmingham Bears in the Vitality Blast despite another fine knock from Sam Hain at a packed Blackfinch New Road. Hain…
Faf du Plessis has a laugh © Getty Images Faf du Plessis is pleased the penalty for ball tampering has increased, but is unhappy with the ambiguity about the definition. What, he asks, does the ICC actually deem to be tampering? Can a player chew gum before shining the ball? How about other sweets? Why can’t the playing conditions lay all this out in black and white? The ICC has…