Durham 517 (Lees 145, Raine 93, Clark 76, Ollie Robinson 60, Yates 4-137) and 12 for 2 trail Warwickshire 698 for 3 dec by 169 runs Durham unfurled a dogged rearguard action against Warwickshire on the third day of their Vitality County Championship fixture at Edgbaston – but need to deliver another one tomorrow. Facing a mammoth target of 549 to avoid the follow-on, Scott Borthwick’s side was bowled out…
Nottinghamshire 399 and 151 for 7 (Duckett 63, Smith 4-29) lead Worcestershire 355 (Jones 90, Smith 58, D’Oliveira 54, Harrison 5-128) lead by 195 runs Nathan Smith, Worcestershire’s new Kiwi signing, made 58 as his side, six-down overnight, added a crucial 135 lower-order runs to total 355 and then took four wickets in seven balls as Nottinghamshire, batting again, went to a shell-shocked 151 for 7 at the close, a…
Middlesex 553 for 6 (Holden 211*, Du Plooy 196*, Fernandes 103) lead Northamptonshire 552 for 6 dec by one run Teenage opener Nathan Fernandes became Middlesex’s youngest debut centurion in first-class cricket since 1862 as the visitors piled on runs in their Vitality County Championship clash against Northamptonshire. Left-hander Fernandes, drafted in to replace the injured Sam Robson at the top of the order, hit 103 before team-mates Max Holden…
Until Sunday evening, Mitchell Starc had only two wickets across four IPL matches this season, while averaging 77 with an economy rate of 11. That after he became the most expensive player ever in the IPL, in the last auction, with a salary of INR 24.75 crore. But Starc turned his form around with 3 for 28 against Lucknow Super Giants at Eden Gardens, as Kolkata Knight Riders eventually dominated…
Mo Bobat, Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s director of cricket, feels it is “not easy to gain home advantage” at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. Over the years, RCB have struggled to convert their home venue into a fortress, and this year has been no different. Alongside Punjab Kings, they have the joint-worst home record in IPL 2024, with just one win from their three home games. “Winning at home is quite tricky [for…
MS Dhoni, at 42, has been reserving his energies for the late-overs dash in IPL 2024. And the wait was well worth it for his team-mates and fans alike at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday night, where he played four balls in the 20th over and finished with a strike rate of 500. Here’s how ESPNcricinfo’s ball-by-ball commentary recorded the carnage. 19.1, Hardik to Mitchell, 1 wideWidth outside off, Mitchell…
Phil Salt and Mitchell Starc made it a Bengali New Year to remember for the Kolkata Knight Riders fans at Eden Gardens, helping the hosts thump Lucknow Super Giants by eight wickets on Sunday. Starc picked up important LSG wickets to finish with 3 for 28, his best figures of the season, while Salt led the charge in the chase with an unbeaten 47-ball 89. KKR now sit second on…
Match details Royal Challengers Bengaluru (10th; P6 W1 L5) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (5th; P5 W3 L2)Bengaluru, 7.30pm IST (2pm GMT) Big picture – Can RCB withstand SRH’s power at the Chinnaswamy? After making the playoffs for two seasons in a row and then narrowly missing out last year, RCB are having a horror campaign, having slumped to five defeats in their first six games. Their bowling has been a major…
Pakistan and Multan Sultans fast bowler Ihsanullah has left Pakistan for the UK for further medical treatment as he rehabilitates from a long-term elbow injury. The PCB said he would meet an orthopaedic surgeon specialising in sports injuries and elbow procedures and that it would foot the entire bill for Ihsanullah’s treatment, which is significant because that has been a matter of contention. Ihsanullah sustained an elbow injury in April…
USA 169 for 6 (Nitish 64, Anderson 55, Thaker 2-20) beat Canada 168 for 5 (Thaker 38, van Schalkwyk 2-42) by 4 wickets Corey Anderson starred with his maiden T20I half-century for USA as they beat Canada by four wickets at Prairie View to complete a 4-0 series win. Anderson and opener Nitish Kumar combined for a 104-run partnership after USA were reduced to 9 for 3 in their chase…