Eoin Morgan and AB de Villiers prove too hot for Surrey to handle

3:00 AM ET Richard Hobson at Lord’s Middlesex 210 for 8 (Morgan 70, de Villiers 64, T Curran 3-36) beat Surrey 146 (Finch 47, Finn 5-16) by 64 runs The Middlesex website had it down as the hottest ticket in town. There was a bit of competition: Rachmaninov at the Albert Hall, the Bolshoi Ballet at the Royal Opera House and Harry Potter on Shaftesbury Avenue. But nothing, really, to…

August 8, 2019
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Southern Vipers hold nerve for two-wicket win after Danni Wyatt 40

August 8, 2019

Danielle Wyatt plays one to the off side © Getty Images Southern Vipers 136 for 8 (Wyatt 40) beat Loughborough Lightning 135 for 5 (Elwiss 37) by two wickets Southern Vipers made it two wins from two in the Kia Super League after narrowly prevailing over Loughborough Lightning at the Haslegrave Ground. Needing just 24 more with six wickets in hand in the 17th over, Vipers contrived to lose four…

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Ashfaq, Shabber hand UAE series sweep

August 8, 2019

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Danger of revenue cut from ICC pushes BCCI to contact British law firm

1:54 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff The ICC is considering cutting into the annual revenue it will give to the BCCI as it continues to find ways to recoup the money it lost as a result of the tax paid during the 2016 World T20 held in India. The 10% tax paid by the ICC to Indian tax authorities has resulted in a revenue loss of $20-30 million. The minutes of…

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Lower-order resistance leaves Australia pondering pace options

Aug 7, 2019 Worcestershire 31 for 3 trail Australians 266 for 5 declared (Head 109*, Khawaja 57) by 235 runs Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood made contrasting entries to the Ashes tour under the gaze of Worcester Cathedral at New Road, the former’s ability to take wickets but also go for runs neatly encapsulated in a spell reading 4-1-27-1 after the tourists had declared at 266 for 5 on the…

August 8, 2019
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Let Williamson eat cake

Williamson cuts his birthday cake with fans (0:56) The New Zealand captain found another way to keep his fans happy (0:56) 1:02 PM ET Andrew Fidel Fernando Just how wholesome can Kane Williamson get? He’s fielding in a ground in the northernmost reaches of Colombo, as New Zealand warm up for their Test series in Sri Lanka, which begins next week. His bowlers aren’t having a lot of luck on…

August 8, 2019
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Dane van Niekerk, Lizelle Lee upstage Harmanpreet Kaur in big Stars win

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Surrey Stars 124 for 2 (Lee 66) beat Lancashire Thunder 120 for 7 (Hamranpreet 58*, van Niekerk 3-20) by eight wickets Surrey Stars continued their Kia Super League title defence with a second consecutive win, and a comprehensive one at that, restricting Lancashire Thunder to 120 for 7 before chasing down the runs with eight wickets and 34 balls to spare, yielding maximum bonus…

August 8, 2019
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India field in 43-overs-a-side match; Shreyas Iyer gets opportunity

3:00 AM ET India opt to bowl v West Indies (43 overs a side) A shortened game, together with a fresh wicket, was the primary reason why India captain Virat Kohli chose to field first in the opening ODI against West Indies in Providence. The plan for India, according to Kohli at the toss, was to “tick boxes” and “begin the series well.” For West Indies captain Jason Holder, the…

August 8, 2019
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Ajaz takes five after Gunathalika-Samarawickrama push their claims

3:00 AM ET Sri Lanka Board President’s XI 323 for 6 (Gunathilaka 98, Samarawickrama 80, Priyanjan 56*, Ajaz Patel 5-41) v New Zealanders New Zealand left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel claimed 5 for 41, as his fast-bowling teammates toiled, of the first day of the tour match in Katunayake. Making a claim for places in the Sri Lanka Test squad, meanwhile, was opener Danushka Gunathilaka, who top-scored for the Sri Lanka…

August 8, 2019
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