Month: August 2021

Report Unbeaten 66 seals easy victory in rain-affected run-chase Lancashire 115 for 2 (Wells 66*) beat Hampshire 162 (Bailey 3-23, Balderson 3-25) by 51 runs (DLS) Luke Wells scored an impressive List A-best 66 not out as unbeaten Lancashire completed a comfortable 51-run Royal London Cup victory, on Duckworth Lewis Stern regulations, against Hampshire at the Ageas Bowl. Heavy rain arrived at 4.35pm, preventing any further play after Lancashire had…

Report Kent remain winless after being skittled for only 158 at Chelmsford Essex 159 for 1 (Cook 7*, Westley 69*) beat Kent 158 (ten Doeschate 2-7, Harmer 2-21) by nine wickets Tom Westley eased to his third half-century of the Royal London Cup and Alastair Cook scored a classy 77 not out as Essex Eagles thrashed Kent Spitfires by eight wickets. Eagles captain Westley struck 69 off 77 balls, having…

Report Only 20.2 overs required for home side to chase down meagre target Nottinghamshire 145 for 3 (Trego 39) beat Leicestershire 144 (Fletcher 4-30, Paterson 3-25) by seven wickets Nottinghamshire advanced their Royal London Cup ambitions in ruthless style, cruising past Leicestershire by seven wickets with almost 30 overs to balls to spare in front of an appreciative audience at Welbeck Cricket Club. Skipper Peter Trego hit two sixes off…

News The basis of the BCCI’s complaint seems to centre around the status of Kashmir as disputed territory There is also nothing in any ICC regulations about matches in disputed territories   The BCCI has written to the ICC urging it to not recognise the Kashmir Premier League (KPL), the Pakistan domestic T20 tournament which is due to begin on August 6. On Saturday, the PCB expressed its unhappiness over…

Report Pakistan decide to bring in Haris Rauf for the rested Shaheen Afridi West Indies opt to bat vs Pakistan West Indies decided to bat first in the third T20I, a must win game for the hosts to keep the series alive. The toss was delayed by rain, but eventually took place 30 minutes later than scheduled. Kieron Pollard said he wanted to have first crack on the pitch. Opener…

Trent Rockets 145 for 5 (Graham 44*) beat Birmingham Phoenix 134 for 9 (Johnson 3-28) by 11 runs Trent Rockets continued their resurgence with an 11-run victory over Birmingham Phoenix. After losing their first two matches, Trent Rockets have now won two games in succession to move into the top four of the table. They were powered to the third-highest total in the competition so far thanks to another impressive…

News Bangladesh head coach says he does not expect big turning tracks in his side’s bid to register their first T20I series win over Australia Shakib Al Hasan could be promoted to the opening position in the event of injury to any of Bangladesh’s designated openers   Bangladesh are looking for their first-ever T20I series win against Australia, but they won’t resort to big turners in order to achieve this….