Worcestershire 177 for 8 (Hose 44, Haynes 32, Finch 30*, Wiese 3-18) beat Yorkshire 175 for 9 (Revis 42, Brown 3-28) by two wickets Adam Finch hit three sixes in the final over from Matthew Fisher to earn Worcestershire Rapids a dramatic two-wicket win over Yorkshire Vikings in their Vitality Blast encounter at New Road. The pace bowler made light work of the 19 needed from the final over to…
Hardik Pandya hailed Shubman Gill‘s century to put Gujarat Titans in the final of IPL 2023 as “one of the finest” knocks he has ever seen in a T20 game. Gill’s 129 off 60 balls helped Titans to their second successive IPL final and knocked Mumbai Indians out in the second Qualifier in Ahmedabad. When asked about the biggest change in Gill from last year, Hardik, his captain, said, “The…
Mumbai Indians’ IPL campaign in 2023 came to an end with a 62-run defeat against Gujarat Titans in the second Qualifier in Ahmedabad. Their captain Rohit Sharma said that their batting and especially the performance of some of the younger players was the biggest positive for them from this season. Mumbai adopted an ultra-aggressive approach to compensate for the loss of several of their first-choice bowlers to injury, including Jasprit…
A handful of Pakistan players are waiting to hear if they will be permitted to play in the inaugural season of Major League Cricket in the United States in July. Imad Wasim and Azam Khan – who do not hold central contracts with the PCB – have agreed deals in principle to play for Seattle Orcas, whose backers include GMR Group, the co-owners of Delhi Capitals. Two other players, who…
Gujarat Titans 233 for 3 (Gill 129, Sudharsan 43, Chawla 1-45) beat Mumbai Indians 171 (Suryakumar 61, Varma 43, Mohit 5-10) by 62 runs Shubman Gill‘s majestic 129 off 60 balls powered Gujarat Titans into the final of IPL 2023 with a 62-run win over Mumbai Indians in Ahmedabad. Titans will face Chennai Super Kings at this very ground on Sunday in a bid to defend their title. Earlier, rain…
Ireland 38 for 2 trail Essex 343 (Das 132, Dockrell 74, Adair 62, Mayes 4-68) by 305 runs Robin Das, a 21-year-old British-Bangladeshi batter, hit 132 off 118 balls in his maiden first-class innings as Essex had the better of the first day against Ireland in their warm-up match at Chelmsford. Ireland play England at Lord’s in a four-day Test on June 1 and this game represents their only match…
Shubman Gill slammed his third IPL century in four games to help Gujarat Titans to 233 for 3 against Mumbai Indians in the second Qualifier. In the process he overtook Faf du Plessis as the highest run-getter of the season. “I went to the washroom to set my hair, didn’t think I’d been wearing this,” Gill said during the innings break after he received the Orange Cap. “It feels nice.”…
Southern Vipers 107 for 3 (Bouchier 45) beat Western Storm 105 for 8 (Luff 44, Bell 3-19) by seven wickets Charlie Dean became Southern Vipers’ all-time leading wicket-taker as Vipers began Champions Day at the Ageas Bowl with a crushing victory over Western Storm. England offspinner Dean overtook Tara Norris as her 2 for 15 catapulted her to 52 wickets for the side across the Kia Super League, Rachael Heyhoe…
Northern Diamonds 140 for 8 (Armitage 82, Cooper 3-12) beat South East Stars 138 for 7 (Capsey 71, Hall 3-20) by two wickets Captain Hollie Armitage‘s career-best knock in the Charlotte Edwards Cup rescued Northern Diamonds from a sticky start against South East Stars as they triumphed by two wickets in a last-ball thriller. Armitage top-scored with 82 from 59 balls at the Kia Oval, her second half-century of this…
The Blaze 212 for 5 (Sciver-Brunt 96*) beat Central Sparks 156 for 6 (A. Jones 55, de Klerk 2-26) by 56 runs England batter Nat Sciver-Brunt showed she is warming up nicely for this summer’s Ashes with a brutal unbeaten 96 as The Blaze crushed Central Sparks by 56 runs in the Charlotte Edwards Cup in Leicester. It’s three wins from three in the tournament for Blaze after a powerhouse…