Month: April 2024

Yorkshire 450 for 5 dec (Brook 126*, Root 119, Lyth 97) and 59 for 1 drew with Derbyshire 447 (Madsen 104, Donald 97, Chappell 78, Guest 75) Wayne Madsen completed a courageous century and new signing Aneurin Donald added 97 as Derbyshire’s batters comfortably secured a Vitality County Championship draw against Yorkshire at Headingley. Derbyshire started day four on 190 for three in their first-innings reply to Yorkshire’s 450 for…

Durham 358 (Ackermann 112, Robinson 90, Bedingham 52) and 131 for 2 (Lees 48*) drew with Essex 488 (Browne 184, Khushi 107, Parkinson 5-131) Essex’s Nick Browne scored his first Championship century for over a year and Callum Parkinson collected his maiden five-wicket haul for Durham, but the Vitality County Championship at the Seat Unique Riverside ended in a draw. Such an outcome had always appeared probable once the third…

The BCB’s school cricket matches will be shortened from 50-over contests to 20-over games owing to the heatwave in Bangladesh. Temperatures have consistently been above 40 degree celsius for most of April and meteorologists are calling it the longest heatwave in the country’s history. “In consideration of the ongoing heatwave that has impacted the country, the age-group tournament committee of BCB has decided that starting from today (April 29), all…

Surrey 359 (Burns 113, Clark 106*, Abbott 4-104) beat Hampshire 151 (Clark 3-29, Atkinson 3-40, Worrall 3-44) and 197 (Worrall 5-47) by an innings and 11 runs Daniel Worrall led Surrey off the field after his five-wicket haul against Hampshire put them top of the County Championship’s top division – then declared himself “ready to go” if England decide to hand him an unlikely Test debut when he qualifies to…

Match details Lucknow Super Giants (fifth) vs Mumbai Indians (ninth)Lucknow, 1930 IST (1400 GMT) Big picture – MI let down by overseas seamers After two defeats in their last two games, MI’s playoff chances have nosedived, and if they lose on Tuesday, they will be in the same boat as Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Before the season started, MI looked one of the stronger sides despite being thin in the spin…

Jason Gillespie‘s resume makes him a strong contender for most coaching jobs, but there’s little doubt that in Pakistan, his nationality also carries weight. Pakistan’s admiration for, and in some cases obsession over, the Australian style of play has made them look to that country for roles as diverse as dressing-room mentors to pitch curators. Just weeks earlier, they made Shane Watson their primary candidate for the white-ball coaching role…

Saifuddin last played T20Is for Bangladesh in October 2022 shortly before the T20 World Cup in Australia. He suffered a back injury which kept him out till January this year following which he returned during the BPL, where he took 15 wickets in nine matches in Fortune Barishal’s maiden BPL title run. Left-handed opener Tanzid, meanwhile, has got a maiden T20I call-up. He has played 15 ODIs since his debut…

Melbourne Renegades are set to part ways with BBL coach David Saker despite him having a year to run on his contract after another dismal season where they finished seventh. Saker, 57, was contracted to coach the Renegades for the 2024-25 season, which would have been his fourth in charge after taking over in 2021. But following a disappointing season where Renegades finished second last and won just two games,…

Devon Conway has been named in New Zealand’s provisional 15-man 2024 T20 World Cup squad, with Kane Williamson named as captain of an experienced squad with Ben Sears has been named as the 16th travelling reserve. The squad also features veterans Tim Southee and Trent Boult. Rachin Ravindra and Matt Henry are the only members of the squad who have not appeared in a T20 World Cup previously. Conway had…

In dewy conditions, Tushar Deshpande‘s three strikes in the powerplay dented Sunrisers Hyderabad so hard, that the big-hitting side could never recover against Chennai Super Kings during their chase of 213 on Sunday. Deshpande finished with 4 for 27, his career-best IPL figures, and told broadcasters after CSK’s 78-run win that he wanted to “dictate the terms” out there. “We had a specific plan that even if they hit us…