Report Allrounder cracks 74 from 35 balls in massive total of 224 for 3, before Bess completes rout Yorkshire 224 for 3 (Thompson 74, Stoneman 50) beat Northamptonshire 142 (Bess 3-17) by 82 runs Yorkshire Vikings’ Jordan Thompson made a T20 career-best 74 to help his side go top of the North Group with an 82-run defeat of Northants Steelbacks at Emerald Headingley. The in-form all-rounder hit seven sixes in…
Charlotte Dean appeals for another wicket © PA Images via Getty Images Southern Vipers 85 for 2 (Wyatt 45) beat Central Sparks 83 (Dean 5-19) by eight wickets A confident Southern Vipers side ignited their Charlotte Edwards Cup campaign with an eight-wicket victory over Central Sparks, who were bowled out for 83 in a double-header at Edgbaston. Charlotte Dean took five wickets for just 19 runs in an impressive restrictive…
Report Opener’s fifth T20 hundred continues formidable run of form as Notts pull clear at the top Nottinghamshire 173 for 6 (Hales 101*) beat Lancashire 166 for 6 (Croft 41, Carter 3-17) by seven runs Alex Hales orchestrated a narrow Notts victory over Lancashire at Trent Bridge with a fifth T20 hundred that was as impressive for its judgment as much as its ferocity. Hales’ unbeaten 101, from 66 balls,…
Report However, South Africa benched both seam-bowling allrounders Andile Phehlukwayo and Wiaan Mulder Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Chris Gayle and Andre Russell will be together playing a T20I after six years West Indies chose to bowl vs South Africa Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell and Dwayne Bravo will all appear together in a T20I after six years on being named in the West Indies XI to play South…
Report Four wickets and handy cameo with the bat put Birmingham Bears to the sword Durham 164 for 8 (Bancroft 60, Stokes 35, Brathwaite 3-32) beat Birmingham Bears 130 (Rhodes 45. Stokes 4-27) by 34 runs Ben Stokes starred with bat and ball as Durham returned to winning ways in the Vitality Blast with a 34-run victory over Birmingham Bears at Edgbaston. Both sides went into action on the back…
News Twelve overs were still left in the game when umpires called bad light and the players started shaking hands Mithali Raj, India’s Test and ODI captain, has expressed surprise at how their one-off Test against England ended last week. According to her, the visiting side wanted to continue batting when play was called off on the final day with 12 overs still left to be bowled. In response to…
Report Four defeats in a row for 2019 champions in absence of England stars Sunrisers 133 for 3 (Scrivens 34*) beat Western Storm 129 for 6 (Wraith 36*) by seven wickets Grace Scrivens top-scored with an unbeaten 34 to guide Sunrisers to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Western Storm in Group B of the Charlotte Edwards Cup at Taunton. Set 130 to win in 20 overs, the visitors reached their…
Report Half-century and four wickets, plus strong display in the field, puts Diamonds in the rough Thunder 118 for 6 (Lamb 58) beat Diamonds 106 for 9 (Lamb 4-13) by 12 runs A superb display by Emma Lamb steered Thunder to their first ever victory over Northern Diamonds on the opening day of matches in the Charlotte Edwards Cup. The Lancashire all-rounder made 58, took four wickets for 13 runs…
Mithali Raj believes a potential ODI debut for Shafali Verma against England could help India capitalise on the field restrictions better. The three-match series begins from Sunday. “That’s how she plays. That’s her strength. That’s her style of batting,” Raj, India’s Test and ODI captain, said on match eve in Bristol. “There would be times she would give us head starts. We would love that [and for] her to be…
News Tournament’s director says two other franchises have been lined up to replace them this season Dambulla Viiking’s Anwar Ali celebrates a wicket with his team-mates in LPL 2020-21 Two franchisees have pulled out of the second edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL), but the tournament’s director says two other franchises have been lined up to replace them. Owners of the Colombo Kings and the Dambulla Viiking have…