Moeen Ali hopes to end his IPL with another decisive contribution

2:53 PM ET Hemant Brar in Bengaluru It’s difficult to get noticed in a team that contains Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, but Moeen Ali has definitely made his presence felt at Royal Challengers Bangalore this season. While Kohli (387), de Villiers (332) and Parthiv Patel (283) have more runs than Moeen (216), his runs have come at the best strike-rate of anyone in the team – 168.75. Moeen…

April 23, 2019
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England World Cup watch: Jason Roy, Joe Denly suffer back spasms

2:21 PM ET England’s World Cup-bound IPL contingent are due back in the coming days, ahead of ODIs against Ireland and Pakistan, while several other members of the squad have been in Royal London Cup action. A week into the 50-over competition, we take a look at who’s up and who’s down. Jason RoyRoy missed Surrey’s opening Championship fixture as he continued his recovery from a hamstring injury sustained with…

April 23, 2019
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Jason Roy, Ollie Pope, Rikki Clarke injuries take gloss off Surrey win over Essex

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Surrey 278 for 8 (Foakes 82, Burns 55) beat Essex 213 (Lawrence 50, Morkel 4-23, Plunkett 4-50) by 65 runs Injuries to Jason Roy, Ollie Pope and Rikki Clarke took some of the gloss off Surrey’s 65-run victory against Essex at The Oval – their first Royal London Cup win of the season after two opening defeats at Gloucestershire and Sussex. Two wickets in…

April 23, 2019
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Ben Slater stars with century but Alex Hales absence overshadows Notts win

3:00 AM ET Nottinghamshire 301 for 9 (Slater 100, Patel 5-45) beat Warwickshire 183 (Banks 57, Thomson 55, Fletcher 3-21) by 118 runs Nottinghamshire confidently expect Alex Hales to join up as planned for England’s three-day training camp in Cardiff this weekend, despite being given an indefinite break from cricket for undisclosed personal reasons. That is the most optimistic outlook for a player who has lost his footing as he…

April 23, 2019
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Oman continue dominance with win over Hong Kong

April 23, 2019

Bilal Khan accepts the Man of the Match award after his 4 for 30 © Peter Della Penna Oman 177 for 3 (Jatinder 65, Nadeem 31*, Kinchit 1-25) beat Hong Kong 176 (Babar 56, Bilal 4-30) by seven wickets Left-arm swing bowler Bilal Khan bagged four wickets on one of his favourite hunting grounds at Wanderers before Jatinder Singh‘s half-century paced a simple chase. Oman thus continued their undefeated run…

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Gareth Roderick ton leads Gloucestershire to six-wicket win over Kent

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Gloucestershire 283 for 4 (Roderick 100*, Bracey 67) beat Kent 282 for 8 (Crawley 85, Denly 56) by 6 wickets Gareth Roderick‘s second List A century led Gloucestershire to a six-wicket Royal London One-Day Cup win over injury-hit Kent at Bristol. The visitors posted 282 for 8 from their 50 overs after losing the toss, Zak Crawley top-scoring with 85, while Joe Denly made…

April 23, 2019
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Aiden Markram delivers Hampshire win with fine all-round performance

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Hampshire 301 for 9 (Markram 88, Rossouw 64, Helm 5-71) beat Middlesex (Morgan 41, Abbott 3-36) by 119 runs Aiden Markram produced a stunning all-round performance as Hampshire made it three wins from three in the Royal London Cup with a 119-run victory over Middlesex. South African opener Markram, who is warming up for this summer’s World Cup, crashed 88 with the bat off…

April 23, 2019
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'Massive boost' – Stoinis excited about Australia's World Cup chances after Smith-Warner return

April 23, 2019

Marcus Stoinis added power to the later stages of Australia’s innings © Getty Images “If I had to single out one player that can make more impact, that would be Marcus Stoinis,” Virat Kohli had said before the start of Australia’s limited-overs tour of India earlier this year. Kohli’s assessment was based on the allrounder’s performance in the Big Bash League in Australia. Playing for Melbourne Stars, Stoinis was the…

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'If the situation arises, Russell will bat higher' – Kallis

10:25 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff In the aftermath of their fifth consecutive defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad, a part of which could be attributed to Andre Russell’s under utilisation with the bat, Kolkata Knight Riders coach Jacques Kallis admitted they could have done things differently, and will consider doing so in the future should the situation call for it. Batting first, Knight Riders had gotten off to a flying start before…

April 23, 2019
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