Pakistan Women 108 for 6 (Muneeba 25, Ranasinghe 3-18, Dilhari 2-28) beat Sri Lanka 107 for 8 (Athapaththu 37, Dar 1-1) by four wickets It did come down to the final delivery, but the result was the same as in the two previous fixtures. Instead of cruising to victory, Pakistan earned it right at the death, sweeping the T20I series 3-0 over Sri Lanka. In a low-scoring match, Sri Lanka…
IPL 2022 Final – Gujarat Titans vs Rajasthan Royals, Ahmedabad Safe XI: Jos Buttler (capt), Wriddhiman Saha (vice-capt), Sanju Samson, Shubman Gill, Devdutt Padikkal, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami, Prasidh Krishna, Obed McCoy, Yash Dayal Captain: Jos ButtlerButtler has had a whopping IPL season, scoring 824 runs in 16 innings so far at an average of 58.85 and a strike rate of 151.47. Even though he struggled in the…
David Miller has attributed his success against spin this season to his changed mindset and hard work, even though, as he said himself, “never struggled against spin”. “I have never really felt like I have been a player who struggled against spin,” Miller said ahead of Sunday’s final against Rajasthan Royals. “But it is an area I had to improve and in the last three-four years, I have changed my…
Birmingham Bears 200 for 6 (Hose 55, Benjamin 48*) beat Derbyshire 197 for 8 (Guest 54, Lintott 2-30, Briggs 2-30) by three runs Birmingham Bears survived a late Derbyshire Falcons surge to win a thrilling Vitality Blast North Group game at Derby by three runs. The Bears looked on course for a convincing win when Adam Hose scored 55 from 31 balls and Chris Benjamin an unbeaten 43 from 18…
Yorkshire 183 for 5 (Brook 72, Kohler-Cadmore 67) tied with Lancashire 183 for 7 (Salt 59) Neither the frequently overcast skies nor the late May appointment to chill made a scruple of difference. This may not have been the hot summer’s night beloved of Meatloaf and connoisseurs of these unique occasions but both crowd and players know what is expected of them. And although we also missed the advancing darkness…
Essex 188 for 6 (Walter 47*) beat Kent 184 for 4 (Billings 48*, Crawley 40) by four wickets Essex Eagles beat Kent Spitfires by four wickets in a tense Vitality Blast derby at Canterbury. Paul Walter top-scored with an unbeaten 47 as the visitors closed on 188 for six in reply to Kent’s 184 for four, hitting the winning runs with two balls remaining. Will Buttleman was the Eagles’ next…
Middlesex 163 for 6 (Davies 47, Wheal 3-46) beat Hampshire 153 for 8 (Hollman 3-34) by 10 runs Luke Hollman’s wickets and Toby Roland-Jones‘ miserly bowling sent Middlesex to two wins from two in the Vitality Blast – with a 10-run victory over Hampshire Hawks. Legspinner Hollman claimed three for 34 – including two in an over – while fast bowler Roland-Jones returned two for 19 and defended 14 off…
Gloucestershire 193 for 7 (Bracey 70, Finn 2-15) beat Sussex 152 for 8 (Rizwan 58, Payne 3-22) by 41 runs James Bracey registered a career-best score as Gloucestershire beat Sussex by 41 runs beneath the Seat Unique Stadium floodlights to give their Vitality Blast campaign lift-off in Bristol. Without a win in any of their previous seven matches in all formats this season, Gloucestershire were indebted to Bracey, who raised…
Surrey 174 for 6 (Pope 62, Hogan 5-18) beat Glamorgan 173 for 5 (Northeast 65, Cooke 46) by four wickets Ollie Pope scored 62 from 46 balls as Surrey began their Vitality Blast campaign in thrilling style by beating Glamorgan by four wickets with one ball to spare in front of a 16,000 crowd at the Kia Oval. Pope was joined by Sam Curran in a fourth-wicket stand of 62…
Northamptonshire 223 for 4 (Lynn 83, Curran 71) beat Durham 192 (Clark 54, Heldreich 3-22) by 31 runs Chris Lynn put Durham to the sword with a display of brutal power hitting as Northamptonshire racked up an imposing 223 for 4, which proved too much for Durham In his first Vitality Blast home game for the Steelbacks, Lynn took an instant liking to Wantage Road blasting 83 from just 46…