After the dramatic defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad in Jaipur, Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson said that the nature of the IPL means that any team can conjure up a result even out of difficult circumstances, but admitted it hurt to bowl no-balls at crucial moments, like the last ball of the match. Sandeep Sharma had 16 to defend off the final over, and when he had Abdul Samad caught at…
Sunrisers Hyderabad 217 for 6 (Abhishek 55, Tripathi 47, Chahal 4-29) beat Rajasthan Royals 214 for 2 (Buttler 95, Samson 66) by four wickets Just when Rajasthan Royals thought they had collected two points by defending 214 and had started to celebrate, their last-ball wicket transformed into a no-ball from Sandeep Sharma (called belatedly by the third umpire), and Abdul Samad smoked a straight six off the free hit to…
Surrey 240 (Sibley 48, Porter 4-51) and 153 for 7 (Pope 47, Harmer 2-6) drew with Essex 314 (Westley 61, Critchley 60, Cook 51, Atkinson 6-68) and 198 (Browne 47, Clark 4-58) There are drawn matches, and there are drawn matches. Stalemate was always the likeliest outcome to this game after only 6.4 overs were possible on day three but Surrey, the LV= Insurance Championship defending champions, were forced to…
Worcestershire 264 (Hose 59, Waite 59, Leach 53, Robinson 7-59) and 251 for 8 dec (Azhar 102*, Robinson 7-58) drew with Sussex 373 (Pujara 136, Hudson-Prentice 59, Leach 3-83, Tongue 3-89) Whether Ollie Robinson will play in the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston in 39 days’ time is not yet known; whether he will even play against Leicestershire on Wednesday must be uncertain. What is beyond doubt is that he…
Northamptonshire 255 (Vasconcelos 70, Sales 57, Leach 3-15) and 311 for 8 (Whiteman 130*, Taylor 53) drew with Somerset 412 (Kohler-Cadmore 130, Rew 89, White 5-103) Skipper Sam Whiteman‘s first Northamptonshire century batted them to safety on the final day of the LV= Insurance County Championship match with Somerset at Taunton. The visitors managed to extend their second innings from an overnight 66 for 1 to 311 for 8, the…
Hardik Pandya has hailed Rashid Khan‘s athletic outfield catch to dismiss Kyle Mayers that broke Lucknow Super Giants’ strong opening stand as a “match-changing” effort, after Gujarat Titans prevailed by 56 runs in Ahmedabad. Chasing 228, Mayers had powered to 48 off 31 balls in a partnership of 88 with Quinton de Kock in just 8.1 overs. Then, he top-edged a pull over square leg off a Mohit Sharma slower…
Warwickshire 412 (Barnard 95, Burgess 88, Hain 85, Davies 51, Abbas 4-55) beat Hampshire 229 (Vince 75*, Rushworth 3-38, Woakes 3-45) and 97 (Vince 52*, Rushworth 7-38) by an innings and 84 runs Chris Rushworth decimated Hampshire to send Warwickshire top of the LV=Insurance County Championship Division One table with an innings and 84-run victory. Fast bowler Rushworth, who arrived from Durham in the winter, claimed a devastating 7 for…
Big Picture – Another loss could be curtains for KKR With four games to go for Kolkata Knight Riders, they are in must-win territory if they are to finish on 16 points – that was the magic number last season for a top-four finish, so it’s likely win or bust for Nitish Rana’s side. Punjab Kings have a little more breathing room – even with one more defeat they can…
Gujarat Titans 227 for 2 (Gill 94*, Saha 81) beat Lucknow Super Giants 171 for 7 (de Kock 70, Mayers 48, Mohit 4-29) by 56 runs The win was set up by Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill who added 142 in 12.1 overs for the first wicket – the highest partnership for Titans. Saha scored 81 off 43 and Gill finished on an unbeaten 94 off 51 to power them…
Key takeaways Abahani Limited maintained a 100% record in the Super League phase of the Dhaka Premier League. They beat Mohammedan Sporting Club, Prime Bank Cricket Club and Legends of Rupganj, while defending champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club dropped points against Gazi Group who beat them by seven wickets. Sheikh Jamal were bowled out for 89 runs. With two matches remaining for all teams in Super League, Sheikh Jamal must…