Month: June 2022

Bengal 773 for 7 dec and 318 for 7 dec (Tiwary 136, Nadeem 5-59) drew with Jharkhand 298 (Virat 113*, Siddiqui 53, Shahbaz Ahmed 4-51, Mondal 4-71) – Bengal qualify for semi-finals on the basis of first-innings lead The Bengal vs Jharkhand quarter-final meandered to a stalemate, as expected, giving Bengal a semi-final berth on first-innings lead. Prospects of a result all but vanished when Bengal decided to bat a…

Nathan Sowter, the Australian-born, England-qualified legspinner, has joined Durham on loan for the rest of the T20 Blast and looks set to leave Middlesex permanently when his contract expires later this year. Sowter, 29, is Middlesex’s third-highest wicket-taker in T20 history but is yet to feature in a matchday squad this year. He has been actively seeking a loan move and looks set to make his Durham debut against Lancashire…

The Madhya Pradesh players started preparing for their Ranji Trophy semi-final within minutes of beating Punjab in their quarter-final on Thursday. The job was done quickly on the fourth day, the MP team had lunch, attended a ten-minute meeting with coach Chandrakant Pandit, and were out for an intra-squad match in Alur, near Bengaluru, immediately after. This, even as the Uttar Pradesh team, that beat Karnataka inside three days, took…

Big Picture The tour has moved to the hill country of Kandy for the final T20I and opening games of the ODI series. Australia wrapped up their first trophy of the trip in barely 24 hours with back-to-back wins in Colombo, although the second one came in an untidy chase that was a reminder of previous collapses against spin on the subcontinent. But their bowling, led by Josh Hazlewood, has…

“To be honest, I thought 150 would have been a very good total.” That was Ishan Kishan speaking to host broadcaster Star Sports after he helped India post 211 for 4 against South Africa in the first T20I in Delhi. The reason behind Kishan’s assessment was not only did the new ball move off the seam, but it also didn’t come onto the bat well. Even if Kishan was slightly…

Kane Williamson will miss the second LV= Insurance Test against England at Trent Bridge on Friday, after testing positive for Covid-19 on the eve of the match. Williamson, New Zealand’s captain, took a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) after experiencing minor symptoms on Thursday, and will now begin five days of isolation. Tom Latham will captain the team in his absence, while Hamish Rutherford, currently playing county cricket for Leicestershire, has…

Derbyshire 182 for 4 (Masood 73) beat Leicestershire 181 for 6 (Lilley 67) by six wickets “To fail, then get up and get going again is something I am used to,” said Shan Masood to Pakpassion.net as he arrived in county cricket this season. It was hard to resist the thought that such attributes were the perfect qualification for joining Derbyshire. But what a season he has had, second to…

Somerset 114 for 7 (van der Merwe 48*) beat Gloucestershire 101 for 5 (Hammond 29) by three wickets (DLS method) Roelof van der Merwe was the match-winner as Somerset recovered from a shock start to win a rain-affected Vitality Blast clash against arch-rivals Gloucestershire by three-wickets (DLS) at Bristol. After the visitors had won the toss, Miles Hammond smote four sixes off the opening over of the game, bowled by…

Hampshire 155 for 6 (Vince 44, Critchley 3-25) beat Essex 123 (Fuller 4-30) by 32 runs James Fuller continued his renaissance season by claiming 4 for 30 as Hampshire Hawks extended their up-tick in Vitality Blast form to beat Essex Eagles by 32 runs. Allrounder Fuller has become a key member of Hampshire’s first choice XIs in both the Blast and LV= Insurance County Championship after a winter honing his…

Surrey 208 for 7 (Roy 81) beat Middlesex 188 for 8 (Eskinazi 47, Green 46*, Jordan 4-31) by 20 runs Jason Roy and Chris Jordan provided the stamp of authority with bat and ball as Surrey dominated the London Derby at Lord’s. After overcoming a spirited challenge in the powerplay from Middlesex’s captain, Stephen Eskinazi, they surged to a 20-run victory that extends their unbeaten run at the top of…