Phil Salt supplies dash as Sussex maintain unbeaten run

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Sussex 150 for 1 (Salt 78*, Wright 56) beat Glamorgan 146 for 9 (Lloyd 50, Topley 3-20) by nine wickets Sussex’s fifth win out of six – they also tied against Surrey – moved last year’s beaten finalists above Kent Spitfires and they were always in control against a Glamorgan side still looking for their first win of the campaign. After they restricted Glamorgan,…

August 6, 2019
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'Need to give Pant space to ease into international cricket' – Kohli

4:01 PM ET ESPNcricinfo staff “We are looking at Rishabh Pant as the future.” This was Virat Kohli, point-blank, when asked about the 21-year old’s role in the Indian set-up going forward. Batting at No. 4 in each of the three T20Is, Pant repaid the team management’s faith following two poor outings in Lauderhill. On Tuesday, he crafted his second T20I half-century, an unbeaten 65 that he constructed during the…

August 6, 2019
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Fallout over transformation may have led to Gibson's exit

August 6, 2019

© Getty Images The messy fallout from South Africa’s disastrous World Cup campaign is now out in the open. Various internal communications leaked to the media over the last few days have hinted at a somewhat fractious end to the tenures of both Ottis Gibson, the head coach, and Mohammad Moosajee, the long-standing team doctor and manager. Over the weekend, the entire coaching staff of the men’s team were let…

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Ashfaq Ahmed, Rohan Mustafa shine as UAE wrap up series against Netherlands

3:00 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff UAE 152 for 8 (Ashfaq 56, Braat 3-26) beat Netherlands 138 for 9 (O’Dowd 65, Mustafa 3-30) by 14 runs Opener Ashfaq Ahmed‘s half-century and offspinner Rohan Mustafa‘s three-wicket haul ensured UAE wrapped up the four-match T20I series against hosts Netherlands at the Hague. Netherlands opener Max O’Dowd made the highest score of the game – 65 off 54 balls – but his innings went…

August 6, 2019
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Heather Knight leads Western Storm to win despite Amy Jones' efforts

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Western Storm 126 for 3 (Knight 41) beat Loughborough Lightning 125 for 6 (Jones 65, Davies 2-24) by seven wickets England captain Heather Knight shrugged off the disappointment of a heavy defeat in the Ashes to lead Western Storm to a winning start in the Kia Super League. Knight hit 41 as Storm eased to a seven-wicket win over the 2018 runners-up Loughborough Lightning,…

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Jofra Archer takes six-for, scores century in quest for Test fitness

August 6, 2019

Jofra Archer celebrates a wicket © Getty Images Jofra Archer tuned up for a likely Test debut at Lord’s next week with a six-wicket haul for Sussex’s 2nd XI in his first red-ball appearance for nearly 11 months, before hitting a 99-ball 108 for good measure. In the bucolic surrounds of Woodmancote, in rural West Sussex, Archer took two early Gloucestershire wickets with the new ball, before adding four more…

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Tammy Beaumont, Danni Wyatt lead charge for Southern Vipers

3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Southern Vipers 166 for 7 (Wyatt 54, Beaumont 53) beat Lancashire Thunder 132 (Boyce 43, Farrant 3-18) by 34 runs Tammy Beaumont and Danni Wyatt, who also struck with the ball, hit half-centuries in an explosive second-wicket partnership of 100 to underpin a resounding Southern Vipers victory over Lancashire Thunder at Liverpool on the opening day of the Kia Super League. Beaumont smashed five…

August 6, 2019
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England hoping pace of Jofra Archer can provide Ashes cutting edge

12:59 PM ET England coach Trevor Bayliss has suggested the extra pace provided by the likes of Jofra Archer could give their attack the required cutting edge as they seek to come from behind and reclaim the Ashes. Archer was one of the stars of England’s World Cup win and is in line to potentially replace the injured James Anderson at Lord’s next week. Both at Edgbaston and during the…

August 6, 2019
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Chahar brothers, Rahul included as India bowl first

August 6, 2019

Deepak Chahar and Rahul Chahar in a chat after an IPL game © BCCI Toss India chose to field v West Indies Wet weather in Providence delayed the toss, and the start, of the third T20I between West Indies and India, with the start pushed back by an hour and ten minutes. However, no overs were reduced and it will still be a 20-overs a side game. The pitch had…

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Nigeria awarded T20 World Cup Qualifiers entry

The Nigeria players celebrate after booking their berth at the 2020 U-19 World Cup  11:15 AM ET ESPNcricinfo staff Zimbabwe’s administrative hassles that have led to their ICC suspension gives Namibia a chance of securing a maiden entry to the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup to be played in Australia next year. Namibia step into the frame by virtue of finishing second, behind Zimbabwe, in the African Qualifiers. They will…

August 6, 2019
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