Prithvi Shaw will take no further part in the ongoing One-Day Cup competition in England for Northamptonshire after injuring his knee while fielding in a fixture against Durham on Sunday. Scan results have revealed that the “injury is worse than initially expected”, according to a statement released by Northamptonshire. Shaw is currently being monitored by the BCCI’s medical team and is set to meet a specialist in London on Friday….
Ben Stokes, England’s Test captain and hero of their 2019 World Cup triumph, has reversed his decision to retire from 50-over cricket ahead of the team’s defence of their title in India this autumn, and has been recalled to the men’s ODI squad for the forthcoming series against New Zealand. Stokes, 32, stood down from the 50-over format last summer, claiming that it was unsustainable for him to give his…
After a stellar few months in ODI cricket, Asif Khan is all set to make his T20I debut after being named in the 16-member UAE squad for the three-match series against New Zealand. The series will also see Muhammad Waseem make his T20I captaincy debut after he took over the reins of the national men’s side in ODIs earlier this year from CP Rizwan. Asif is coming fresh off an…
Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz has announced his retirement from international cricket, ending a 15-year career for his country. He will, however, continue playing franchise cricket. Riaz played 27 Tests, 91 ODIs and 36 T20Is for Pakistan and last turned out in national colours back in 2020. He picked up 83 wickets in Test cricket at an average of 34.50, 120 in ODIs at 34.30, while in T20Is, he had…
Oval Invincibles 189 for 4 (Jacks 68, Klaasen 46*) beat London Spirit 187 for 7 (Rossington 61, Jacks 2-22) by two runs Oval Invincibles completed the double over London Spirit in a dramatic last-ball thriller to win by two runs and move clear at the top of the Men’s Hundred table. Matt Critchley threatened to steal the win for Spirit with an unbeaten 32 off 13 balls before a Sam…
Yorkshire 243 for 9 (Duke 93*, Steel 3-49) beat Surrey 241 (Geddes 92, Mike 4-40) Last-wicket pair Harry Duke and Dom Leech achieved the 32 runs required as Yorkshire claimed a thrilling one-wicket win over Surrey at York to boost their hopes of knockout qualification in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup. Chasing 242, Duke, who narrowly missed out on a deserved century with 93 not out off 132 balls, saw…
Hampshire 234 (Gubbins 66, Middleton 58, Williams 3-30, Morley 3-40) beat Lancashire 223 (Lavelle 57, Wheal 5-47) by 11 runs Brad Wheal returned career-best List A figures of 5 for 47 as Hampshire secured a nervy 11-run victory over Lancashire at Emirates Old Trafford, a result that greatly strengthens their chances of reaching the knockout stages of the Metro Bank One-Day Cup. Wheal, who was playing only his second game…
Middlesex 365 (Andersson 100, Higgins 88) beat Nottinghamshire 231 (Loten 44, Bamber 3-32, Higgins 3-40) by 134 runs Middlesex’s Martin Andersson hit a maiden career century to help his side register their first victory of the Metro Bank One-Day Cup by routing Notts Outlaws at Radlett. The 26-year-old allrounder, promoted to bat at No. 6, produced a knock of exactly 100 from 81 balls to put the Seaxes back on…
Leicestershire 251 for 8 (Budinger 102, Handscomb 69) beat Essex 250 for 8 (Allsion 85, Thain 75*) by 2 wickets Sol Budinger‘s maiden century in any format of senior cricket led Leicestershire Foxes to a fifth victory in six matches and within touching distance of a place in the knock-out stages of the Metro Bank One-Day Cup after a two-wicket win over Essex at Kibworth. The 23-year-old left-hander – coincidentally…
Warwickshire 248 for 6 (Rhodes 75, Reece 4-42) beat Derbyshire 247 for 9 (Lloyd 65, Guest 57, Hannon-Dalby 4-49, H Brookes 3-44) by 4 wickets Warwickshire continued their buccaneering progress in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup with a fifth successive win, by four wickets over Derbyshire at Edgbaston. The Bears completed their highest-ever List A chase against Derbyshire by overhauling the visitors’ decent but far from daunting total of 247…