Durham 424 for 5 (Lees 103, Clark 102*, de Leede 71*, Robinson 67, Borthwick 56) lead Sussex 266 by 158 runs Alex Lees and Graham Clark scored centuries to manoeuvre Durham into a match-winning position against Sussex on day two of their LV= Insurance County Championship Division Two clash at Seat Unique Riverside. Lees continued his outstanding form this season with a knock of 103 from 155 balls to provide…
England last week began preparations for their 50-over World Cup defence by taking on New Zealand in a four-match T20 series. Which might seem odd, even accounting for the vagaries of the international schedule – except for the fact that England last week also began preparations for their T20 World Cup defence by taking on New Zealand in a four-match T20 series. The next global T20 event is less than…
Lancashire 392 for 7 (Bohannon 175, Balderson 83*) lead Northamptonshire 232 by 160 runs Josh Bohannon indulged his liking for Northamptonshire’s bowlers yet again with an imperious century to put Lancashire in control of their LV= Insurance County Championship contest at Wantage Road. The 26-year-old hit 175, his highest knock of the season and a third successive hundred against Northamptonshire, becoming the second Division One player to pass 1000 runs…
Kane Williamson will be included in New Zealand’s 15-man World Cup squad even though his recovery from knee surgery for a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament is still ongoing. New Zealand Cricket said that “after injuring his knee playing in the IPL in March, Williamson has made sufficient progress in his recovery to allow him to be included in the squad for the tournament starting in October.” Williamson is presently with…
Mahmudullah remains in contention for the World Cup, according to BCB president Nazmul Hassan, even though he has not played an ODI since March. Hassan has suggested that the experienced middle-order batter will be among the group that plays in the ODI series against New Zealand later this month. Bangladesh have played 11 ODIs since Mahmudullah’s last appearance. At the time he was first left out, the selectors said he…
New Zealand A 277 (Kelly 69, Perry 4-41, Hatcher 4-77) vs Australia A The advantage swung multiple times on the opening day of the pink-ball encounter between Australia A and New Zealand A in Mackay, but it was the home side who edged the honours as Liam Hatcher and Mitchell Perry shared eight wickets. New Zealand A slipped to 135 for 5 midway through the second session, having been solidly…
Toss India opt to bowl vs Nepal India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose bowl against Nepal in what was the first international game between the two teams, in rainy Pallekele. Just when Rohit announced his decision to insert Nepal, the drizzle returned. It had also rained on the eve of the game, forcing Nepal’s players to train indoors. The rain could be a constant throughout this game…
Big picture Sri Lanka have played one, won one, but if things go awry on Tuesday they very well could be out of the Asia Cup, such is the nature of this year’s tournament. But for that to happen Afghanistan need to win, and win big. How big will depend on the precise match situation, but hypothetically speaking, if they were to score 275 runs, they would need to win…
The second edition of the BBL draft provided some interesting tactics and themes on Sunday night and teams appeared to have a better handle on the draft mechanics and their own strategies after the novelty and unknowns of last year’s inaugural draft. Here are six of the key takeaways. Availability wasn’t a major worry All the talk coming into the draft was that BBL clubs would prioritise the availability of…
India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah will be unavailable for the team’s Asia Cup game against Nepal, on Monday. Bumrah returned home from Sri Lanka due to personal reasons, but is expected to be back for the Super Fours, should India qualify. Bumrah, who had just returned from a long-standing back injury, is yet to bowl in an ODI in the lead-up to the World Cup next month. He made his…