Nicholas Pooran said that he, and the Lucknow Super Giants team management, were waiting for that one over in the last five that would be bowled by a Sunrisers Hyderabad spinner, and that’s the one they were waiting for. It came in the form of Abhishek Sharma‘s part-time left-arm spin, and between them, Marcus Stoinis and Pooran took 31 from it. It was the 16th over of LSG’s chase of…
Glamorgan 258 (Neser 86, Finch 5-74) and 82 for 0 (Byrom 51*, Lloyd 30*) beat Worcestershire 109 (Roderick 38, Harris 4-18, Neser 4-40) and 227 (Waite 45, van der Gugten 5-48) by 10 wickets Timm van der Gugten cemented his place as the season’s leading bowler in the LV= Insurance County Championship Division Two with his third five-wicket hall of the campaign as Glamorgan wrapped up victory against Worcestershire on…
Big picture: Competition heats up Only two points separate Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore, and with the round-robin stage at its business end, they will be wary of not tightening things further. Three teams are locked at ten points each, one of whom are Royal Challengers. While being placed sixth – the highest among those sides – and having the best NRR can still give them hope of a…
Andrew Balbirnie, Ireland’s captain, said that Harry Tector has all the attributes to become “one of the greats of Irish cricket”, after lighting up a damp afternoon in Chelmsford with a career-best 140 from 113 balls against Bangladesh. Tector’s innings was not quite enough to set his team up for victory, with Najmul Hossain Shanto‘s century setting the stage for Bangladesh’s thrilling three-wicket win in the final over of the…
Grant Bradburn has been confirmed as Pakistan men’s head coach for the next two years. He had held the position on a consultancy basis during Pakistan’s recent home series against New Zealand as well. Former South Africa cricketer Andrew Puttick has also signed a two-year contract as the batting coach. Strength and conditioning coach Drikus Saaiman and physiotherapist Cliffe Deacon will continue in their roles. Bradburn had previously served as…
It was arguably his most incredible shot en route to his maiden IPL hundred, against Gujarat Titans on Friday. But for Suryakumar Yadav, it was effortless because of “lots and lots of practice” before the game. In the 19th over of the first innings bowled by Mohammed Shami, Suryakumar stepped away to the leg side to a full delivery on the stumps and used his strong wrists to slice the…
Mumbai Indians 218 for 5 (Suryakumar 103*, Rashid 4-30) beat Gujarat Titans 191 for 8 (Rashid 79*, Madhwal 3-31) by 27 runs For a little while, it looked like Suryakumar Yadav would actually finish a T20 without playing that one shot that made people’s jaws drop. And then he hit the most incredible six. It propelled him to his first IPL century and Mumbai Indians to a comfortable victory over…
Delhi Capitals Played 11, Points 8, NRR -0.605Remaining: PBKS (h), PBKS (a), CSK (h) Delhi Capitals have no option but to win each of their last three games to finish on 14 points, and then hope that several other results fall in place for them to qualify. One way for that to happen is if Gujarat Titans, Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians win most of their games, leaving the…
Worcestershire 109 and 195 for 7 (Waite 45* van der Gugten 4-38) lead Glamorgan 258 (Neser 86, Finch 5-74) by 46 runs A well-made 86 from Michael Neser and four wickets from Timm van der Gugten has put Glamorgan within touching distance of their first LV= Insurance County Championship win of the season against Worcestershire in Cardiff. Amid reports that Neser has been called up for the Ashes preparation squad…
Yorkshire 254 and 91 for 3 lead Durham 227 (Robinson 44, Hill 4-43) by 118 runs It must be a comparatively simple and joyful life being a young Yorkshire cricketer, full of ambitions no more complicated than to make runs and take wickets. George Hill was one such player on show at Emirates Riverside. Tousle-haired and lightly built, he does not immediately fit the stereotype of a seam-bowler, but Yorkshire…