Month: April 2021

Report Pakistan replaced Haider Ali with Asif Ali, while Zimbabwe were also without Craig Ervine Pakistan choose to bowl vs Zimbabwe Zimbabwe will have to chase in an attempt to stay alive in the three-match T20I series against Pakistan after Babar Azam chose to bowl with a debutant seamer. Twenty-year old Arshad Iqbal will play his first international, having replaced Mohammad Nawaz as Pakistan opted for a pace-heavy attack. Usman…

Report Mushfiqur Rahim and Liton Das added quick fifties on the third morning to help Bangladesh declare with a mammoth 541 Bangladesh 541 for 7 dec (Shanto 163, Mominul 127, Tamim 90, Mushfiqur 68*, Das 50, Fernando 4-96) v Sri Lanka Bangladesh declared 90 minutes into the first session of the third day at 541-7. Mushfiqur Rahim was unbeaten on 68 as the visitors batted with a bit more punch…

News He is back to full fitness and participated in his first team training session on Friday It is likely the Delhi Capitals will allow Patel some time to recover and train before giving him a match   After spending nearly three weeks in a medical care facility in Mumbai, India and Delhi Capitals allrounder Axar Patel has bounced back from Covid-19. Patel, who tested positive in early April, rejoined…

Report Second hundred of season drives Worcestershire but Luke Fletcher keeps Notts competitive Worcestershire 305 for 7 (Libby 117, Mitchell 59) vs Nottinghamshire There are times when one thinks no cricket ground could carry the weight of emotion that is borne each April by New Road. Flooded in many Februarys, it emerges on mornings like this, sparkling in Springtime, a testament to hours of labour on bleak days. In drier…

Middlesex 114 for 3 (White 52*) trail Surrey 154 (Murtagh 4-28) by 40 runs “Look up, not down,” is the guiding principle for captains winning the toss at Lord’s. Pitches can be deceptive in their appearance, so the prevailing wisdom suggests, and thus it is safer to trust the overhead conditions. As such, much of the first day of this London derby was difficult to comprehend, as 13 wickets fell…

Report Craig Overton claims three wickets for visitors, but Somerset go three down early in reply Somerset 53 for 3 (Abell 13*, Klein 2-24) trail Leicestershire 233 (Hill 68, Overton 3-39) by 180 runs Lewis Hill posted his fourth half-century in as many innings but Leicestershire were made to struggle after opting to bat first in their LV=Insurance County Championship match against Somerset. Australian Test opener Marcus Harris could make…

Report Vilas and Wells in the runs to aid visitor’s recovery from morning losses Lancashire 260 for 7 (Bohannon 87, Vilas 53, Wells 45) vs Kent Lancashire were 260 for 7 at stumps in their LV= Insurance County Championship match with Kent, after a seesawing first day at Canterbury. Josh Bohannon hit 87 and Dane Vilas 53, as the visitors recovered from 85 for 4 and 190 for 6 in…