Month: April 2021

Report Northants take maximum bonus points before teams shake hands Kent 455 (Stevens 116, Robinson 84, Leaning 79, Cox 62) and 42 for 1 drew with Northamptonshire 434 (Vasconcelos 154, Keogh 124, Podmore 4-77) Rob Keogh‘s resolute century saw hosts Northants through to maximum batting points as their LV= Insurance County Championship clash with Kent petered out into a draw on the final day at Wantage Road. The middle-order stalwart…

Report Gregory plays aggressor during 98-run stand as Middlesex let winning positions slip Somerset 172 (de Lange 51, Murtagh 4-46) and 285 for 6 (Abell 84, Bartlett 76*, Gregory 64*) beat Middlesex 313 (Robson 165, Gregory 5-68) and 143 (Eskinazi 53, Davey 3-16) by four wickets A nerveless, unbroken stand of 98 in 19 overs between George Bartlett and Lewis Gregory took Somerset to an improbable win at Lord’s, as…

News Team director admits Archer’s fitness issues had tempted Royals to consider their options ahead of the IPL auction in February Rajasthan Royals will take a long-term view on Jofra Archer‘s fitness – for England as well as for the franchise – and not seek to rush him back to action simply to fulfil his IPL contract, according to their team director Kumar Sangakkara. Archer’s involvement in this year’s tournament…

It’s day three of IPL 2021! Today we have two overseas captains: David Warner’s Sunrisers Hyderabad take on Eoin Morgan’s Kolkata Knight Riders. We’ll see the likes of Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan facing off against Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Dinesh Karthik, Shubman Gill, and others. If this blog doesn’t load for you, click here.You can also follow our ball-by-ball commentary here.Click here for the full live scorecard. Deivarayan…

News Sangakkara’s advice for India’s T20 World Cup hopefuls is to ‘focus on the IPL’ Samson acknowledged the importance of giving the opening pair more time to settle   While Rajasthan Royals’ new captain Sanju Samson believes their batting order will see “bit more stability” in IPL 2021, their team director Kumar Sangakkara, however, said they would still want to keep their options open before finalising the first-choice pair at…

Report Leicestershire submit complaint to ECB over Hassan Azad dismissal File photo: Hampshire wicketkeeper Lewis McManus was involved in a contentious dismissal at Grace Road   Hampshire 612 for 5 (Vince 231, Dawson 152*, Alsop 119) beat Leicestershire 202 (Swindells 59, Crane 3-11) and 305 (Dearden 62, Hill 65, Crane 3-102) by and innings and 105 runs Hampshire took just 30 minutes to complete an innings victory on the fourth…

Preview Sanju Samson’s maiden game as IPL captain will be in focus Big picture It’s a clash of two underachievers. Punjab Kings, the biggest auction spenders by virtue of having the bigger purse, now want to translate potential into performance. Rajasthan Royals, wooden spooners of the previous season, are looking to start afresh under a new captain in Sanju Samson, but have to make up for the lack of experience….

News The season was curtailed last month after an outbreak of Covid-19 among a number of players The National Stadium in Karachi wears a forlorn, empty look after PSL 2021 was indefinitely postponed   The PCB will outsource the management of its bio-security protocols to an international firm when the sixth season of the PSL resumes. The dates for the resumption have now been finalised, with the league restarting on…

News How, where and when to watch Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders live match at 7.30 PM IST on April 11, 2021 An Australian-English battle of captains awaits as David Warner’s Sunrisers Hyderabad face Eoin Morgan’s Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai on Sunday. In his first season as full-time captain of the Knight Riders, Morgan will have his sights set on a playoffs berth, given his side last finished…