Chris Gayle returns to Jamaica Tallawahs in CPL

2:33 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Chris Gayle will return to Jamaica Tallawahs in the CPL after a gap of two seasons. Tallawahs announced Gayle as their marquee player on Saturday for the upcoming season in September-October, with the draft scheduled to take place on May 22. “We are delighted to have Chris playing for his home team for the 2019 season,” Tallawahs COO Jefferson Miller said in a release. “There…

May 4, 2019
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Sam Hain anchors chase as Lancashire miss chance to qualify

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Warwickshire 256 for 5 (Hain 84*, Banks 61, Anderson 3-21) beat Lancashire 277 for 7 (Vilas 83, Thomson 3-27) by five wickets (DLS method) Lancashire missed out on a chance to secure qualification from the Royal London Cup group stage following a five-wicket Duckworth-Lewis-Stern defeat to Warwickshire. The Red Rose, having finished their campaign, need other results to go their way on Monday after…

May 4, 2019
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George Rhodes ton keeps Worcestershire in pursuit of knockouts, ends Yorkshire interest

3:00 AM ET Worcestershire 293 for 7 (Rhodes 106, Cox 87, Patterson 4-45) Yorkshire 143 (Parnell 5-25, Barnard 3-26) by 150 runs Steve Rhodes might have left Worcestershire in unfortunate circumstances when he was sacked as director of cricket in late 2017, but his son George remained to prove his mettle and that decision was rewarded against Yorkshire with a maiden List A hundred which laid the foundations for a…

May 4, 2019
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No issues with new team-mates, says Jofra Archer as he tries not to focus on World Cup

12:59 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Jofra Archer described the atmosphere in the England dressing room as “very welcoming” after making his much-anticipated debut against Ireland in Dublin on Friday. Archer, who only became eligible for England last month, picked up 1 for 40 on his first outing but said he was trying “not to set his heart” on winning a World Cup spot over the next few weeks. The possibility…

May 4, 2019
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Jofra Archer watch continues as England, Pakistan seek World Cup pointers

May 4, 2019

Chris Jordan claimed career-best figures of 4 for 6 © AFP Big Picture Right, here we go, then. England and Pakistan, all set to face off in five ODIs on their final run in to the World Cu… Oh, what’s that? This is a T20 international? Okay, but that doesn’t really fit the narrative. We’ll have to see what we can do. Yes, the vagaries of the international schedule have…

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Kohli gets lucky with toss; Sunrisers bat in must-win game

3:00 AM ET Toss Royal Challengers Bangalore opt to bowl v Sunrisers Hyderabad Virat Kohli had some luck with the coin finally as Kane Williamson called wrong. Royal Challengers Bangalore, not surprisingly, elected to bowl in their final league fixture at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Sunrisers need to win to keep their hopes alive. Elsewhere, Kolkata Knight Riders will be rooting for Royal Challengers, for a Sunrisers loss will leave…

May 4, 2019
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Was Ben Foakes' stumping of Andy Balbirnie the wicketkeeping version of a Mankad?

May 4, 2019

Andy Balbirnie latches on to a full toss © Getty Images Brilliant piece of wicketkeeping or pushing the Laws of the game? Ben Foakes‘ stumping of Andy Balbirnie in the ODI between Ireland and England left many praising his smart glovework, but Ireland’s captain, William Porterfield, was less impressed and afterwards suggested the ball was “pretty much dead”. The issue of a keeper waiting behind the stumps for the merest…

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Ish Sodhi returns as Rajasthan Royals bat first in must-win game

May 4, 2019

Ishant Sharma picked up the first two Mumbai wickets © BCCI Toss Rajasthan Royals chose to bat v Delhi Capitals Rajasthan Royals captain Ajinkya Rahane has elected to bat first in a must-win match for his side to qualify for the IPL playoffs. Rahane takes over the reins again for the Royals after Steven Smith departed to return to Australia for a pre-World Cup preparation camp. For Capitals, a win…

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