3:00 AM ET Birmingham 159-2 (Bell 82*, Hain 45*) beat Nottinghamshire 155 for 7 (Wessels 41) by eight wicketsScorecard Ian Bell‘s outstanding season continued as the Bears handsomely avenged their defeat at the hands of Nottinghamshire in last summer’s T20 Blast final. A bad night all round for the champions was made worse with the news that Chris Nash, the batsman who joined them from Sussex during the off season…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Sussex 181 for 6 (Evans 61, Burgess 56) beat Essex 145 (Chopra 64, Wiese 5-24, Archer 3-24) by 36 runsScorecard Michael Burgess and Laurie Evans smashed 81 in a six-and-a-half-over stand for the fourth wicket to set up Sussex with a 36-run win in the Vitality T20 Blast opener at Chelmsford. Burgess, having his first T20 knock for Sussex, finished with five sixes in…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Leicestershire 219 for 6 (Ackermann 66*) beat Northamptonshire 218 for 3 (Duckett 96) by four wicketsScorecard Colin Ackermann struck 66 in 31 balls as Leicestershire chased down 219 to beat Northamptonshire at Wantage Road in the opening game of the Vitality T20 Blast. Ackermann single-handedly revived Leicestershire’s chase when 112 were needed from only 42 balls, striking five fours and four sixes to see…
England’s players engage in some football on match eve © Getty Images “Get The Game On” is the name of the campaign devised by the ECB to aid the survival of amateur cricket clubs up and down the country. But they may have an insurmountable task getting sides to turn out for Saturday afternoon’s league fixtures as leagues grapple with the worst headache imaginable – a clash with England’s World…
11:44 AM ET Liam Brickhill in Harare Eleven years ago in Harare, Solomon Mire played his first professional cricket match. Just 17 years old and batting at no. 9 for Centrals in Zimbabwe’s domestic one-day cup, he cracked 94 from just 67 deliveries, hitting five sixes. The very next day, he was shifted up to no. 8 and made an unbeaten 79, this time with two sixes. Before the week…
11:18 AM ET Liam Brickhill in Harare Despite Pakistan overcoming Zimbabwe to secure their place in the tri-series final, their captain Sarfraz Ahmed was vocal in the criticism of his bowling attack. “The bowling was not up to the mark,” he said shortly after guiding his side to a seven-wicket win. “They have to work hard.” Sarfraz had been a loud and, at times, stroppy presence behind the stumps during…
3:00 AM ET West Indies elected to bowl v BangladeshLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Jason Holder and the West Indies players celebrate a wicket AFP West Indies captain Jason Holder chose to field first against Bangladesh in the first Test in Antigua. There’s a bit of grass on the wicket, with a hint of moisture too, which may have prompted Holder to make the decision. The home side will go with…
3:00 AM ET Pakistan 163 for 3 (Fakhar 47, Talat 44, Sarfraz 38*) beat Zimbabwe 162 (Mire 94, Talat 1-10) by seven wickets Solomon Mire muscles one over the leg side AFP On Tuesday, Solomon Mire was most vocal about the pain of seeing Zimbabwean fans turn against their own side and cheer for Australia, who hammered them by 100 runs. On Wednesday, he batted like a man desperate to woo…
3:00 AM ET Pakistan chose to bowl v Zimbabwe A beaming Mohammad Amir broke the game in his first spell Getty Images Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed, who says his side has much to improve upon after a chastening loss to Australia two days ago, has opted to put Zimbabwe in in cool conditions in Harare. Pakistan have made two changes to the side that played their first two games, with Mohammad…
David Warner poses for a selfie with fans © Getty Images David Warner, who has been banned for life from holding any leadership position in Australian cricket, is set to captain his team in the Global T20 Canada. Warner will lead the Winnipeg Hawks with Dwayne Bravo, the designated captain, pulling out of the rest of the tournament. Winnipeg coach Waqar Younis was confident Warner would be the right choice,…