The Blaze 120 for 7 (Beaumont 38, Ecclestone 2-18) beat Thunder 117 for 6 (Heap 26, Ballinger 2-23) by three wickets A blistering 38 off 21 balls from opener Tammy Beaumont was the eye-catching contribution as she helped the Blaze to a three-wicket victory over struggling Thunder in an England-player dominated Charlotte Edwards Cup fixture at Emirates Old Trafford. Beaumont was one of six Ashes contenders featuring in a low-scoring…
Paradkar was included in part to serve as cover for fast bowler Ali Khan, who is set to miss USA’s first two matches of the tournament, against West Indies and Nepal, in order to serve a two-match ban he received after being reprimanded for his behaviour during USA’s victory over Jersey in their last match of the Qualifier Playoff. Khan took career-best figures of 7 for 32 in the win…
Durham have announced the signing of Wayne Parnell for the T20 Blast, reinforcing their depleted bowling stocks on the eve of their opening fixture against Northamptonshire on Friday night. Brydon Carse, Paul Coughlin and Mitchell Killeen are all sidelined through injury, while Matthew Potts, Mark Wood and Ben Stokes are set to join up with the England squad to play Ireland at Lord’s next week. As a result the club…
Lancashire 105 for 2 (Croft 46*) beat Leicestershire 99 (Wood 3-11, Mahmood 3-17) by eight wickets Lancashire’s star-studded line-up gave Liam Livingstone the perfect start to his spell as Lightning’s Vitality Blast captain with a landslide eight-wicket win over Leicestershire at Emirates Old Trafford. A team with seven internationals blitzed the Foxes early on thanks to Luke Wood‘s pace in the powerplay after the visitors had elected to bat, limiting…
Big picture: Defending champions vs Serial winners For probably the first time in the franchise’s young history, Gujarat Titans will be feeling the pressure in a knockout game. Freshly jolted by a defeat in Qualifier 1, this is the first time they’re ever playing an IPL game to stay alive. The best team from the league stage didn’t really play like it against Chennai Super Kings to the point that…
England white-ball players are considering negotiating releases from their ECB contracts in order to take up lucrative offers to play in the inaugural season of Major League Cricket (MLC) in the United States. English players on full central contracts are unlikely to feature in MLC this year but ESPNcricinfo understands that Jason Roy – who holds an incremental deal with the ECB – plans to terminate his contract in order…
Where will the Men’s Asia Cup be played? Will it even be played? Answers to these questions are likely to emerge at an informal meeting in Ahmedabad on May 28 where heads of the Indian (BCCI), the Bangladeshi (BCB), the Sri Lankan (SLC) and the Afghanistani (ACB) cricket boards will be present to watch the IPL final. Pakistan are the hosts of this year’s Asia Cup scheduled for September, but…
West Indies fast bowler Ronsford Beaton has been cleared to resume bowling after his action was found to be legal following an assessment in England. Beaton was suspended from bowling by Cricket West Indies in March this year after his action was deemed illegal by an independent assessor at Loughborough University, an ICC-accredited testing centre for suspect bowling actions. The pacer was reported during Guyana Harpy Eagles’ West Indies Championship…
Worcestershire 196 for 9 (Hose 61, Taylor 3-42) beat Northamptonshire 181 for 8 (Taylor 44*, Mir 3-21, D’Oliveira 3-28) by 15 runs Adam Hose‘s powerful hitting and an excellent all-round performance from Usama Mir led Worcestershire Rapids to a 15-run victory over hosts Northamptonshire Steelbacks in their Vitality Blast clash. Hose, the Blast’s third-highest run-scorer last season with Warwickshire before joining Worcestershire in a bid to revive his red-ball career,…
Somerset 75 for 2 (Banton 40) beat Hampshire 74 (Overton 3-8, Green 2-11) by eight wickets Revenge was sweet for Somerset as seamers Craig Overton and Matt Henry led them to a crushing eight-wicket Vitality Blast victory over reigning champions Hampshire Hawks at sun-drenched Taunton. Beaten in last season’s semi-finals by the same opponents, the hosts dominated from the start after winning the toss, Overton claiming 3 for 8 from…