Month: September 2021

Report Hosts overcome early fourth-day hurdles to beat Middlesex by two wickets Kent 138 (Bamber 3-36, Andersson 3-44) and 375 for 8 (Robinson 112, Muyeye 89) beat Middlesex 147 (Stoneman 59, Stevens 4-21) and 363 (Stoneman 109, Milnes 5-87) by two wickets Kent have won the LV= Insurance County Championship Division Three title after a morning of high drama at Canterbury, where they beat Middlesex by two wickets. Kent finished…

Preview Marcus Stoinis is an injury doubt for Capitals, with Steve Smith the most likely replacement Big picture The Delhi franchise have never won the IPL, whether playing as Daredevils or Capitals, and it is becoming increasingly apparent this might be their best opportunity to change that. Their eight-wicket win against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their opening game of the UAE leg – which put them top of the points table…

Preview Personnel troubles in SRH’s way as they look to escape the rut Big picture September 20, 2020. Mayank Agarwal hits Marcus Stoinis wide of long-off for four, leaving Kings XI Punjab needing one run off three balls to win their opening match of the season. They fail to get that run, and lose the game in the Super Over. October 10, 2020. Kings XI need 22 to win off…

News The young J&K medium-pacer was with the franchise in the UAE as a net bowler Umran Malik can be a part of the Sunrisers squad only until T Natarajan re-enters the team bubble   Sunrisers Hyderabad have signed up 21-year-old Jammu & Kashmir medium-pacer Umran Malik as a “short-term Covid-19 replacement” for T Natarajan, who had to be placed in isolation after testing positive for the virus before the…

Report South Australia took just four wickets on the opening day of a new season with Green warming up for the Ashes in fine style sharing a 199-run stand with the ageless Marsh Western Australia 4 for 31 (Marsh 118, Green 106) lead South Australia A new Sheffield Season brought the same old story for South Australia as the evergreen Shaun Marsh and the run machine Cameron Green plundered centuries…

Report India Women made one change to the side that lost the first ODI, bringing in left-arm spinner Gayakwad for offspinner Rana Toss: Australia Women chose to bowl vs India Women Meg Lanning won the toss in the second ODI and opted to bowl first once again against India. Lanning said the new pitch at Mackay and the possibility of dew were behind her decision. Australia were missing Rachael Haynes,…

News Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Afridi, meanwhile, led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to a commanding win over Central Punjab Northern 140 for 4 (Haider 58*, Asif 43*) beat Balochistan 139 for 7 (Amad Butt 34, Rauf 2-18, Nawaz 2-31) by six wickets Haider Ali put himself back in the spotlight by smacking a 28-ball fifty to set up Northern’s emphatic six-wicket victory over Balochistan in the opening game of the National T20…

Report Tawanda Muyeye unbeaten overnight as Kent eye mammoth fourth-innings run chase Kent 138 and 275 for 5 (Robinson 112, Muyeye 76*) need 98 more runs to beat Middlesex 147 and 363 (Milnes 5-87) The LV= Insurance County Championship Division Three title race is set for a nerve-shredding finale, after Kent reached 275 for 5 in their run chase against Middlesex. The hosts, currently second in the table, need another…