12:54 AM ET Chris Lynn will play domestic limited-overs matches for Queensland for the first time in five years as part of his bid to play a part in Australia’s 2019 ODI World Cup campaign following his recovery from a longstanding shoulder problem. Not since 2013 has Lynn turned out for the Bulls in the 50-over tournament which is now played as a brief, pre-season affair due to the pre-eminence…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Lancashire Thunder 137 for 6 (Jones 69, Farrant 3-24) beat Southern Vipers 133 for 9 (Bates 40, Lamb 4-17) by four runsScorecard England left-arm seamer Tash Farrant claimed only the second Kia Super League hat-trick, but it wasn’t enough for the Southern Vipers to secure victory over a buoyant Lancashire Thunder at Liverpool. Last season’s finalists have now lost their last two games as,…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Somerset 229 for 6 (Gregory 62, Trego 60, Barber 3-37) beat Middlesex 174 for 6 (Eskinazi 55, Gregory 4-28) by 38 runs (DLS method)Scorecard Electrifying half-centuries from Peter Trego and Lewis Gregory led Somerset to a total of 229 for 6 and a 38-run Vitality Blast win over Middlesex under the DLS system at Taunton. Trego smashed 60 off 31 balls, including 24 off…
3:00 AM ET Netherlands 174 for 4 (Barresi 44, ten Doeschate 38, Rippon 38*) v Nepal – Match abandonedScorecard After a month-long heat wave across the UK, the weather gods decided to play a prank on a pair of Associate nation guests making their long-awaited return to Lord’s. In the T20 tri-series played by hosts MCC, Nepal and Netherlands, rain was the ultimate winner as a pair of scheduled 20-over…
3:00 AM ET Ilford CC 173 for 4 (Akhtar 59, Hamza 44) beat Ilford Town 170 for 9 (Bopara 50, Tavarasa 3-20) by six wicketsScorecard Mohammad Akhtar starred with bat, ball and in the field, as Ilford CC beat their rivals Ilford Town in a tense finale under gloomy skies in East London. Akhtar followed two key breakthroughs with his legspin with a vital 59 from 40 balls, as Ilford…
Broad accepts workloads may have to be managed (2:06) Stuart Broad looks ahead to England’s Test series against India, including unpredictable conditions brought on by the hot weather (2:06) 1:00 PM ET Stuart Broad is ready for the the possibility of England rotating their pace bowlers during the Test series against India, which involves five matches in six weeks. Broad, who has overcome an ankle injury to be ready for…
11:55 AM ET Persevered with for so long for his potential rather than his form, Thisara Perera has started to turn his game around. This, at least, is what Sri Lanka batting coach Thilan Samaraweera believed, after Thisara struck 49 off 30 balls to assist Sri Lanka’s recovery after they had careened to 36 for 5. Thisara’s innings was to be of little consequence – South Africa ended up sauntering…
Western Storm 85 for 2 (Mandhana 52*, Priest 25) beat Loughborough Lightning 67 for no loss (Devine 46*) by 18 runs (six-over match) Smriti Mandhana smashed the record for fastest KSL fifty © Getty Images Smriti Mandhana scored a brilliant unbeaten half-century – and smashed the tournament record for fastest fifty – as Western Storm beat Kia Super League leaders Loughborough Lightning by 18 runs in a match reduced by…
© CWI Bangladesh cannot lose sight of their need to improve consistently after the ODI series win over West Indies, their captain Mashrafe Mortaza has warned. The 18-run win in Basseterre on Saturday came after Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah and Mashrafe combined to put up a big score, before Rubel Hossain and Mehidy Hasan Miraz took key wickets to stall the home side’s, leaving Rovman Powell, despite his big-hitting, too much…
3:00 AM ET Toss Sri Lanka chose to bat v South Africa Wiaan Mulder has impressed South Africa’s new coach Ottis Gibson Getty Images Angelo Mathews, playing in his 100th ODI as captain, asked South Africa to chase in the opening ODI at Dambulla. The visitors last played at the venue 14 years ago, on a tour in August 2004, which was JP Duminy’s maiden international outing. Duminy has a massive…