Stiaan van Zyl century leads way for in-control Sussex against Glamorgan

Report George Garton scores career-best 97 as five Sussex batsmen pass fifty Sussex 481 for 9 (van Zyl 113, Garton 97, Haines 87, Robinson 67*, Thomason 67) lead Glamorgan 285 (Carlson 127, Lloyd 84, Robinson 4-50) by 196 runs A hundred from Stiaan van Zyl and a career-best 97 from George Garton led the way for Sussex who recovered from a middle-order collapse to lead Glamorgan by 196 runs at…

April 16, 2021
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Bismah Maroof takes indefinite maternity leave, as PCB mulls pregnancy provisions in contracts

News Pakistan allrounder is set to become first beneficiary of the board’s maternity leave plans Pakistan batting allrounder Bismah Maroof is taking an indefinite break from cricket as she prepares to embrace motherhood. And the PCB is likely to use the opportunity to introduce pregnancy provisions in its central contracts system for the first time. The PCB’s central contracts for its women cricketers doesn’t have any specific clauses covering maternity…

April 16, 2021
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Middle-order muddle could hurt Sunrisers against masterly Mumbai Indians

April 16, 2021

Preview SRH will continue to miss Williamson, and might want to rejig their top order with Bairstow pushed to open Big picture The Sunrisers Hyderabad had lost two straight games at the start of their IPL campaigns in 2014, 2016 and 2020 too. In 2016, they went on to win the title, and in 2020, they made the playoffs, finishing third. But a look back at history might not be…

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IPL 2021, match highlights: Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings

Report Updates, colour and analysis with ESPNcricinfo’s match-day blog Tonight we have KL Rahul’s Punjab Kings facing off against MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings. We’ll have the likes of Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran and Mohammed Shami against the likes of Suresh Raina, Dwayne Bravo and Sam Curran. If this blog doesn’t load for you, click here. For our ball-by-ball commentary, click here Sidharth Monga is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo…

April 16, 2021
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Babar Azam opts to field as Pakistan look to leave South Africa with two trophies

Report Visitors unchanged; hosts bring in Bjorn Fortuin and Wiaan Mulder for Beuran Hendricks and Pite van Biljon Toss Pakistan chose to bowl vs South Africa With Pakistan looking to add the T20I series trophy to the one they won for the ODIs on this tour of South Africa, Babar Azam won the toss asked South Africa to set a target in the finale at Centurion on what both captains…

April 16, 2021
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Where and when to watch Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings live match at 7.30 PM IST on April 16, 2021

News How, where and when to watch Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings live match at 7.30 PM IST on April 16, 2021 The Chennai Super Kings will be eyeing their first win of the season as they take on the Punjab Kings in Mumbai on Friday. The Super Kings will be without the services of fast bowlers Lungi Ngidi and Jason Behrendorff due to quarantine rules. Having lost the…

April 16, 2021
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Ben Stokes set to miss New Zealand Test with broken finger

News Allrounder requires surgery on left index finger ruling him out for up to 12 weeks Ben Stokes looks set to miss England’s Test series against New Zealand in June after the ECB said that he would require surgery on his broken finger, putting him out for up to 12 weeks. The England allrounder underwent an X-ray and CT scan on Thursday and will fly home from the IPL on…

April 16, 2021
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Marnus Labuschagne on his hundred: 'Better than I feel like it's ever been'

News “I didn’t get greedy, took the runs on offer, and really wasn’t rushed or flustered” Marnus Labuschagne believed he had never played better than when compiling his century on the second day of the Sheffield Shield final against New South Wales. Labuschagne finished the day unbeaten on 160, his third century of the season against the Blues and his fourth of the competition, during what was a chanceless display…

April 16, 2021
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Delhi Capitals' Anrich Nortje available for selection after testing negative for Covid-19

News Nortje had to spend an extended time in quarantine after a false positive test Fast bowler Anrich Nortje is out of quarantine after testing negative for Covid-19 and has been declared fit for selection for the Delhi Capitals’ next match, on April 18 against the Punjab Kings. Nortje, who landed on April 6 in Mumbai, where the Capitals are playing their initial set of matches, had to spend an…

April 16, 2021
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As it happened: Queensland vs New South Wales, Sheffield Shield final, 2nd day

April 16, 2021

Welcome to our live report for the opening day of the Sheffield Shield final between Queensland and defending champions New South Wales at Allan Border Field in Brisbane. Join us for updates throughout the day. *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local. 4.30pm: Full house They had to shut the gates on the second day as the…

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