5:54 AM GMT It took barely more than 24 hours for Australia to reassert their superiority after a six-month lay-off, but though the final T20I in Brisbane on Wednesday is a dead game in terms of the series, it shapes as a vital match in this short tour if New Zealand are to avoid things running away from them ahead of the one-day contests. Though the format will change next…
2:10 AM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff In a sponsorship deal fitting for the times, Dettol has become the naming-rights partner for the Australia men’s ODI and T20I series as part of a four-year deal. They replace Gillette, the previous title sponsors for men’s limited-overs matches, in a deal that also will see them be the naming partner of the men’s support staff – previously Bupa – and also have an association…
Steven Smith: My role was just to give strike to Sanju Samson (1:29) The Rajasthan Royals’ captain talks about his team’s win over the Chennai Super Kings (1:29) 1:17 AM GMT The IPL has completed its first week and it has already thrown up some eye-catching cricket ranging for boundary-fests in Sharjah to a Super Over. The Australians have been well-represented although it has been a mixed bag for them…
8:54 PM GMT Saurabh Somani Close Saurabh Somani is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo Sanju Samson has been one of the Rajasthan Royals’ lynchpins since 2013. He even made it to our all-time Royals XI. But, until IPL 2020 came along, Samson had never hit consecutive 50-plus scores for the Royals. That changed on Sunday, with Samson following his 74 off 32 against the Chennai Super Kings with 85 off…
Tom Westley lifts the Bob Willis Trophy © Getty Images It may not be a test of endurance to rival the traditional County Championship, but Tom Westley, Essex’s captain, is adamant that his side’s claiming of the inaugural Bob Willis Trophy at Lord’s is a “massive” achievement for the club, and one which underpins an era in which they have risen from a period of “mediocrity” in the early 2000s…
Essex were crowned inaugural BWT champions © Getty Images Essex 337 for 8 (Cook 172, Westley 51, Gregory 6-72) and 179 for 6 (ten Doeschate 46, Leach 3-38) drew with Somerset 301 (Byrom 117, Overton 66, Cook 5-76) and 272 for 7 (Lammonby 116, Porter 4-73) – Essex won the title on first-innings lead Essex survived a nervous final afternoon at Lord’s to secure the inaugural and perhaps only Bob…
12:05 AM IST Karthik Krishnaswamy Rajasthan Royals 226 for 6 (Samson 85, Tewatia 53, Smith 50, Shami 3-53) beat Kings XI Punjab 223 for 2 (Agarwal 106, Rahul 69) by four wickets As it unfolded, it felt like a match that defied logic in every way possible. But by the time the Rajasthan Royals were done mowing down a target of 224 – an IPL record – the scorecard reflected…
6:15 PM GMT ESPNcricinfo staff Rajasthan Royals’ Rahul Tewatia turned the chase and how against Kings XI Punjab. From 8 off 19 balls in the 15th over, he eventually finished on a 53 off 31, with as many as seven sixes, to turn the tables for a stunning four-wicket win for the Royals. Here’s what he said after the match to the host broadcaster Star Sports: How were you feeling…
Faisal Iqbal was granted an NOC on the eve of the National T20 Cup © Ryan Pierse/Getty Images Faisal Iqbal is set to rejoin the Balochistan team for the National T20 Cup tournament that starts on Saturday, after he was granted a No Objection Certificate (NOC) by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), his parent organisation, on Friday. Faisal is already in isolation in Muridke and ready to join the squad in…
Charlotte Taylor ripped through the Diamonds middle-order © PA Images via Getty Images Southern Vipers 231 (Adams 80, Windsor 37) beat Northern Diamonds 193 (Kalis 55, Taylor 6-34) by 38 runs Charlotte Taylor‘s game-changing six-wicket haul ensured the Southern Vipers defended 232 to beat Northern Diamonds by 38 runs and claim the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy title at Edgbaston. An enthralling game which swung back and forth throughout saw the…