Batsmen, not pitches, reasons for low CPL scores, captains say (2:22) Kieron Pollard wants to see West Indies batsman adapt to pitches far better than they’ve done in the CPL (2:22) 9:18 AM IST Deivarayan Muthu Daren Sammy: “I see TKR as Goliath. They are the Goliath of the tournament, but like I said to my men: ‘don’t you forget that David defeated Goliath’.” Kieron Pollard: “How long ago was…
1:27 AM IST ECB Reporters Network Yorkshire 252 (Tattersall 71, Thompson 62, Brook 53) and 37 for 0 beat Leicestershire 124 (Coad 5-18) and 161 (Ackermann 47, Thompson 5-31) by 10 wickets Yorkshire wrapped up a 10-wicket victory over Leicestershire shortly after lunch on day four at Emerald Headingley. The unbeaten White Rose, boosted by Jordan Thompson‘s maiden five-wicket haul, secured their third win to go with two draws and…
12:14 AM IST Paul Edwards Lancashire 219 (Bohannon 94) and 356 for 6 declared (Davies 86, Jennings 81, Balderson 61*; Lamb 50*) beat Derbyshire 195 (Hosein 84) and 202 (Reece 69, McKiernan 52, Morley 4-62, Lamb 3-12, Hartley 3-79) by 178 runs This was one of those days when watching first-class county cricket on an outground is just about the best thing on earth. Some of us have always maintained…
11:24 PM IST The final of the Bob Willis Trophy looks almost certain not to be televised. When the competition was devised a few months ago, it was hoped the final – a five-day match to be showed at Lord’s – would be something of a showpiece for the game. But with spectators still not allowed to return to grounds and a combination of practical issues preventing Sky from broadcasting…
11:18 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Glamorgan 203 (Root 51*) and 264 for 9 (Selby 73, Hannon-Dalby 4-59) drew with Warwickshire 186 (Bell 50) and 347 for 7 dec (Bell 90, Mousley 71, Hain 65) Glamorgan battled bravely to a draw in their final Bob Willis Trophy match of the campaign, as Warwickshire’s Ian Bell brought down the curtain on his 20-year first-class career at Sophia Gardens. Their valiance in…
Sep 8, 2020 Deivarayan Muthu Big picture In a format that’s so fickle, Trinbago Knight Riders have been flawless, sweeping the league stage with ten victories in as many matches. No Sunil Narine? No problem. Left-arm fingerspinners Khary Pierre and Akeal Hosein have made inroads with the new ball while Tion Webster has filled in at the top with the bat. No Colin Munro? No problem again. Fellow New Zealander…
10:40 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Durham 294 (Harte 72, Poynter 58) and 329 (Jones 82, Dickson 56) drew with Nottinghamshire 422 (Duckett 150, Clarke 133, Rushworth 7-108) and 82 for 1 (Trego 34, Duckett 36*) A determined last-wicket partnership of 45 runs between Brydon Carse and Ben Raine ensured that Durham would earn a draw from their Bob Willis Trophy match against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. When the pair…
Fantasy Pick: Pick spinners and batsmen who can tackle spin (8:10) Daren Ganga helps you pick the best fantasy XI for the CPL 2020 final (8:10) 10:21 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff St Lucia Zouks v Trinbago Knight Riders, CPL final, Tarouba Our XI: Lendl Simmons, Sunil Narine, Mark Deyal, Andre Fletcher, Mohammad Nabi, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Roston Chase, Scott Kuggeleijn, Akeal Hosein, Zahir Khan Substitutes: Rahkeem Cornwall, Tim Seifert,…
10:00 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Northamptonshire’s Vitality Blast match against Gloucestershire will go ahead as planned on Friday as three Northants players have all tested negative for Covid-19 after coming into contact with a team-mate who tested positive. Northamptonshire’s Bob Willis Trophy match at Bristol was abandoned after lunch on the opening day after a player in their squad tested positive for Covid-19. Although the player was not part of…
9:44 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff Salman Butt has refused to play the National T20 Cup after he was demoted from the first XI of Central Punjab. Since his return from a five-year ban for spot-fixing in 2016, Butt averaged 51.28 in T20 cricket for Lahore Whites. He was picked up last year by Central Punjab but didn’t get a chance to make it to the playing XI. With Ahmed Shahzad,…