Southern Brave 121 for 2 (Wyatt 60, Bouchier 47*) beat Manchester Originals 118 for 4 (Morris 50, Wolvaardt 46) by eight wickets Danni Wyatt led the Southern Brave into Sunday’s Hundred final at Lord’s with a superb 60 off 32 balls, as they chased down 119 to beat Manchester Originals by eight wickets in their final group fixture at Emirates Old Trafford, where there was drama on and off the…
Sophie Ecclestone has been taken to hospital for scans after damaging her right shoulder ahead of Manchester Originals’ final match of the women’s Hundred against Southern Brave. The left-arm spinner sustained the injury during the pre-match warm-ups and looked to be in considerable pain. She required assistance to walk off the field and back up to the home changing room. The 24-year-old was later pictured in a sling on the…
Less than 72 hours after they finish their three-match ODI series in Rajkot, India and Australia will begin their final round of dress rehearsals for the World Cup with warm-ups against England and Netherlands respectively on September 30. Pakistan, meanwhile, will warm-up against New Zealand on September 29, while South Africa take on Afghanistan. Bangladesh will play against Sri Lanka. While India travel far east to Guwahati for their first…
Middlesex have announced that they are on the hunt for an overseas player in their bid to avoid relegation from Division One of the County Championship, with Pieter Malan leaving the club early after a poor season with the bat. Malan, who won three Test caps for South Africa in early 2020, re-signed for the summer after helping Middlesex secure promotion at the end of last summer but has struggled…
Political developments could make their impact felt on the PCB yet again after Pakistan’s Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) ministry sent a note to the Prime Minister’s office that places the spotlight on the future of PCB head Zaka Ashraf. The letter references guidelines issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan, asking to “ensure immediate termination of services of all heads of institutions appointed on political basis and to send all such…
The second edition of the ILT20 is set to run in the window between January 19 and February 18 next year. The six teams – Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, Dubai Capitals, MI Emirates, Sharjah Warriors, Desert Vipers and defending champions Gulf Giants – will play a total of 34 games across Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah within that 30-day period. Recently, the likes of David Warner, Mark Wood, Shadab Khan…
Texas Chargers 60 for 2 (Hafeez 27) beat New Jersey Triton’s 57 for 9 (Trego 13, Edwards 3-5, Adil 3-12) by eight wickets Fidel Edwards was the wrecker-in-chief for Texas Chargers, nabbing the tournament’s first hat-trick to set up his side’s first victory in US Masters T10 2023. New Jersey Triton’s looked out of sorts from the word go as Edwards dismissed opener Naman Ojha and Yusuf Pathan off consecutive…
Welsh Fire 159 for 2 (Eskinazi 58, Bairstow 44, Clarke 42*) beat Northern Superchargers 158 for 7 (Brook 105*) by eight wickets Harry Brook smashed the fastest Hundred century but it proved in vain as Welsh Fire kept alive their hopes of making Saturday’s eliminator with an eight-wicket win over Northern Superchargers at Headingley. Brook reached his ton off 41 balls while crashing a scintillating 105 not out off 42…
New Zealand have spruced up their support staff in the lead-up to the 2023 ODI World Cup in India, with Stephen Fleming and James Foster set to join the set-up. Ian Bell and Saqlain Mushtaq will also be part of the set-up as New Zealand plan to rotate their support staff over the next four months away from home. The appointments of Fleming and Foster are particularly significant as both…
Northern Superchargers 144 for 4 (Kelly 69*, Litchfield 40) beat Welsh Fire 128 for 8 (Harris 37, Cross 2-19, Ballinger 2-28, Davidson-Richards 2-29) by 16 runs Northern Superchargers defeated Welsh Fire by 16 runs to ensure they prepared for this weekend’s Hundred playoffs in fine form. Marie Kelly‘s unbeaten 69 set the stage for the home side’s 144 for 4 and the Fire struggled in pursuit after losing the key…