Report Surrey battle back despite conceding first-innings deficit of 106 to Gloucestershire Surrey 220 and 232 for 5 (Foakes 81*, Burns 74) lead Gloucestershire 326, Topley 5-66) by 126 runs Ben Foakes and Rory Burns kept Surrey alive against Gloucestershire as they closed day three at Bristol 232 for 5 in their second innings, leading by 126. After Gloucestershire took a first-innings lead of 106, Surrey lost three for seven…
Tom Abell turns to leg during a vital half-century © Getty Images Somerset 172 and 112 for 3 (Abell 62*) need 173 more runs to beat Middlesex 313 and 143 (Eskinazi 53) A spirited fightback with the ball and the intervention of bad light in mid-afternoon left the opening game of Somerset’s County Championship season finely poised, with Middlesex seven final-day wickets away from victory but wondering how they have…
Derbyshire 189 and 71 for 5 (Hannon-Dalby 5-29) lead Warwickshire 221 (Lamb 54) by 39 runs There was a time when, confronted by tricky conditions and a tight match situation, a batsman might be expected to buckle down for some dogged resistance. Take Alan Hill, for example. Hill is something of a folk hero among Derbyshire supporters for his obdurate batting. He holds the record for the highest first-class score…
News Knight Riders captain also shows faith in Narine, saying the allrounder can perform “in big moments of the game” The Kolkata Knight Riders captain Eoin Morgan believes the addition of Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan has given them a “different dynamic” in the squad, especially considering all the teams will be playing on neutral venues this IPL. “Shakib Al Hasan gives us a different dynamic in the team,” Morgan…
Glamorgan 330 and 161 for 4 (B Root 77*, Cook 57*) lead Yorkshire 193 by 298 runs The most famous snow stoppage in English cricket, in Buxton in June 1974, has become so romanticised in retelling that it would be no surprise to read one day that sleigh bells were magically heard in the pavilion and everybody feasted on chestnuts and mulled wine. Whatever you may be told 50 years…
It’s day two of IPL 2021! Today we have MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings taking on Rishabh Pant’s Delhi Capitals in Mumbai. We’ll see the likes of Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja and Shardul Thakur facing off against R Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan and Marcus Stoinis. 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. Varun Shetty is a…
Eoin Morgan and Trevor Bayliss, men who scripted England’s white-ball revival, are on opposite sides now Big picture Eoin Morgan is in his first season as full-time captain of an IPL team. When he takes the field on Sunday in Chennai, he will not just square off against David Warner‘s Sunrisers Hyderabad, but also against Trevor Bayliss, a close confidante who helped Morgan plot England’s white-ball renaissance, which culminated…
Report The home side has handed maiden caps to Wihan Lubbe, Sisanda Magala and Lizaad Williams Toss South Africa opt to bat vs Pakistan South Africa captain Heinrich Klaasen opted to bat first after winning the toss in the first ODI against Pakistan in Johannesburg on Saturday, and have named three debutants for the game: Wihan Lubbe, Sisanda Magala and Lizaad Williams. It’s a depleted South African side, missing designated…
News How, where and when to watch Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals live match at 7.30 PM IST on April 10, 2021 For the first time in his career, Rishabh Pant will lead the Delhi Capitals when last season’s runner-ups take on the Chennai Super Kings in Mumbai on Saturday. However, he will be without two of his key pace bowlers, as both Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje are…
News “Both cricket boards will now look for a new window for the tour when the situation improves” – PCB Pakistan Under-19 team’s tour of Bangladesh has been called off due to a surge of Covid-19 cases in the country, the PCB has confirmed. Bangladesh recorded 6854 cases of the virus on Friday, including 74 deaths. Following the spike in infections, the government had announced a strict week-long lockdown starting…