1:49 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff England captain Joe Root said he was “chuffed to bits” for Chris Woakes who returned to the team with a Man-of-the-Match display at Lord’s which included a maiden Test hundred. Woakes finished unbeaten on 137 when Root declared on the fourth morning then added two further wickets having claimed the prized scalp of Virat Kohli in the first innings. “Really pleased for Woakesy, on a…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Kent 191 for 7 (Bell-Drummond 62, Blake 57, Harris 3-23) beat Middlesex 189 for 7 (Malan 36, Stirling 34, Denly 3-25) by three wicketsScorecard Half-centuries from Alex Blake and Daniel Bell-Drummond helped Kent hold their nerve and land a three-wicket Vitality Blast T20 win over Middlesex with three balls to spare in Beckenham. Local lad Blake clattered five sixes as the run-chase pressure reached…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Lancashire 143 for 6 (Davies 64, Croft 30, Rimmington 4-28) beat Durham 78 (Parkinson 3-19) by 65 runsScorecard THE brilliant form of opener Alex Davies helped Lancashire into the Vitality Blast quarter-finals, joining a Durham side whose remarkable run ended disastrously. After eight wins in their last nine games, they crashed to 4 for 4 in reply to 143 for six and finally struggled…
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Yorkshire Diamonds 67 for 1 (Mooney 44*) beat Surrey Stars 66 (Langston 3-14) by nine wicketsScorecard Surrey Stars failed to recover from losing four wickets in 15 balls just outside their power play as they crashed to a nine-wicket defeat against Yorkshire Diamonds at York. The Diamonds slim hopes of qualifying for Kia Super League Finals Day at Hove later this month remain alive…
3:00 AM ET South Africa A 294 for 7 (Hamza 93, Erwee 58, Second 47, Rajpoot 2-42, Siraj 2-58) trail India A 345 by 51 runs Dane Piedt lasted 104 deliveries Gallo Images Less than 33 overs were bowled on the third day of the second unofficial Test in Alur, as persistent rain forced only one session of play between India A and South Africa A. The visitors added 75 runs…
6:58 AM ET A stiff back forced India captain Virat Kohli to not take the field on the fourth morning at Lord’s. It is understood he will come out to bat, which might mean the niggle is not too serious. But he will have to wait 37 minutes before he can bat in India’s second innings, as per regulations, given his long absence from the field. Even on day two,…
3:00 AM ET Toss Sri Lanka chose to bat v South Africa Angelo Mathews asked South Africa to chase in the final ODI of the series, which has already been won by the visitors but has finally started to show signs of competitiveness. Sri Lanka pulled back a victory on Wednesday, having set South Africa a steep target in a rain-affected fourth ODI in which Kagiso Rabada was rested. The…
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4:12 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Allrounder Vijay Shankar has been ruled out of the upcoming quadrangular series in Vijayawada, scheduled to begin on August 17. Vijay, who was set to represent India B in that series, is currently undergoing rehabilitation for his injured left hamstring at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. The selectors have decided not to name a replacement for him for the quadrangular series, which will also…
3:00 AM ET St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 203 for 7 (Thomas 58, Brathwaite 41, Ali Khan 3-23, Narine 2-24) beat Trinbago Knight Riders 161 for 8 (Cooper 42*, Darren Bravo 41, Brathwaite 2-19) by 42 runs Devon Thomas plays a shot Getty Images Having lost just once at Queen’s Park Oval during their CPL championship run in 2017, Trinbago Knight Riders’ firm grip on home field advantage appears to have…