India went in with four No. 11s in each of the five T20Is against West Indies this month. Their lack of batting depth on this tour has been a big talking point and it appears the team management knows it as well. Head coach Rahul Dravid admitted that they were hamstrung by the options they had – or the lack thereof – after finishing on the wrong end of a…
“If you see, we lost that period post 10 overs since I came [in to bat],” he said in the post-match presentation. I think I was not able to capitalise the situation and took my time and was not able to finish. I think the boys really played well. I think, at that period when I went in, I kind of did not play exactly how it was supposed to…
Birmingham Phoenix 160 for 8 (Smith 60, Moeen 33, Chappell 4-33) beat Oval Invincibles 119 (Whiteley 35, Richardson 4-32) by 41 runs Birmingham Phoenix turned the Men’s Hundred table upside down by thrashing leaders Oval Invincibles by 41 runs at Edgbaston. Without a victory in the tournament before tonight, Phoenix had to win to stay alive in the competition and responded with a vastly-improved display assisted by the availability of…
Gloucestershire 454 for 3 (Bracey 224*, O Price 77, Dent 65) beat Somerset 256 (Umeed 55, van Meekeren 3-34, Shaw 3-42) by 198 runs James Bracey struck an unbeaten double century as records tumbled in Gloucestershire’s 198-run win over Somerset in their Metro Bank One-Day Cup derby clash at Seat Unique Stadium in Bristol. The hosts blitzed their way to their highest-ever List A total of 454 for 3 on…
Surrey 244 (Foakes 68, Steel 67) beat Nottinghamshire 237 (James 71, Steel 3-41) by 3 wickets on DLS In a match reduced to 40 overs-a-side, Surrey pulled off a thrilling last-ball Metro Bank One-Day Cup win over Nottinghamshire Outlaws at Welbeck, after the home side collapsed from 208 for four to 237 all out in the space of 33 balls, losing their last four wickets in the final eight balls…
Manchester Originals 182 for 6 (Overton 83*, Evans 41, Topley 3-29) beat Northern Superchargers 141 for 9 (Short 37, Mir 4-19) by 40 runs via DLS method Jamie Overton smashed a superb 83 to lead the Manchester Originals to a dominant 40-run victory against the Northern Superchargers at Headingley. Overton’s maiden T20 fifty, which included nine fours and six sixes, was assisted by some fantastic spin bowling by Pakistan international…
Leicestershire 298 for 6 (Ackermann 93*, Hill 63, Budinger 58) beat Hampshire 296 (Middleton 78, Prest 65) by four wickets Colin Ackermann ended a frantic weekend on the UK’s motorways by guiding Leicestershire Foxes to a four-wicket victory over Hampshire, extending their lead at the top of Metro Bank One-Day Cup Group A. Allrounder Ackermann was called up by Hundred side Southern Brave while travelling to the Ageas Bowl from…
Glamorgan 278 for 6 (Ingram 73, Byrom 69) beat Sussex 276 for 9 (Hudson-Prentice 66, Haines 59, Coles 59, Zain-ul-Hassan 4-25) by 4 wickets The strength and class of Colin Ingram overcame a challenging pitch at Hove to give Glamorgan their second win in the Metro Bank One Day Cup at the expense of Sussex. Ingram, returning to the side, hit 73 off 75 deliveries, with eight fours and a…
Kent 288 (Leaning 68, Compton 60, Bell-Drummond 58, Higgins 4-33) beat Middlesex 155 (Singh 2-17, Parkinson 2-20) by 133 runs Jack Leaning starred with bat and ball as the Kent Spitfires pummelled Middlesex by 133 runs in the Metro Bank Cup at Beckenham. The Kent skipper top-scored with 68 as the hosts posted 288, before claiming two key wickets as the visitors were all out for 154 with 13.2 overs…
Oval Invincibles 142 for 5 (Kapp 64*, Winfield-Hill 41) beat Birmingham Phoenix 132 for 6 (Devine 53, Scholfield 3-30) by 10 runs Oval Invincibles kept their title defence alive with an impressive 10-run win over Birmingham Phoenix at Edgbaston. Invincibles overpowered the struggling home side after piling up 142 for 5 thanks to Marizanne Kapp‘s blistering 64 not out off 40 balls and Lauren Winfield-Hill’s composed 41 off 33 balls….