The last Chennai Super Kings captain, MS Dhoni, had such a strong connection with this team that he has broken down while talking about them and wants to end his career at their home ground. The new CSK captain, Ruturaj Gaikwad, seems to be cut from the same cloth. His connection to this team is the driving force behind his captaincy. Gaikwad, speaking after CSK secured victory over Kolkata Knight…
Chennai Super Kings got back to winning ways after two away defeats and handed Kolkata Knight Riders their first loss of IPL 2024 by slowing them down with spin on a tacky Chepauk surface. Unlike the last two matches where none of the home spinners accounted for a wicket at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, on Monday, Ravindra Jadeja and Co were the architects of the seven-wicket victory on a typical…
Chennai Super Kings 141 for 3 (Gaikwad 67, Arora 2-28) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 137 for 9 (Iyer 34, Jadeja 3-18, Deshpande 3-33, Mustafizur 2-22) by seven wickets After two back-to-back defeats on the road, Chennai Super Kings returned to the comforts of home and to winning ways, consigning Kolkata Knight Riders to their first loss of IPL 2024. On a surface that was typical of the one we have…
Northamptonshire 371 (Procter 92, Nair 57, Seales 4-86) and 170 for 9 (Keogh 55) drew with Sussex 478 for 9 declared (Haines 133, Coles 78, Hudson-Prentice 73, Carson 61, Zaib 4-84) Bad light and determined resistance by Lewis McManus frustrated Sussex’s bid to pull off an unlikely victory over Northamptonshire on a gripping final day at Hove. McManus batted for an hour as four partners came and went and Northants…
Mayank Yadav will have his workload managed over the coming week as a “precaution”, according to Lucknow Super Giants’ (LSG) CEO Vinod Bisht. Mayank, the tearaway quick who’s been turning heads so far at IPL 2024, walked off after bowling just one over against Gujarat Titans on Sunday, leading to questions about his fitness. “Mayank felt soreness in lower abdominal area and as a precaution we are managing his work…
Match details Punjab Kings (PBKS) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)Mullanpur, 7.30pm IST (2pm GMT) Big Picture – Sunrisers might exploit Kings’ death bowling Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings look like two teams who have had very similar journeys so far this IPL – two wins from four games and sitting in the middle of the points table – but their passage to get there could have hardly been more contrasting. If…
Glamorgan 620 for 3 dec (Northeast 335*, Ingram 132*, Carlson 77) and 31 for 2 drew withMiddlesex 655 (Higgins 221, Stoneman 97, Helm 64, Davies 60, Holden 53) Middlesex allrounder Ryan Higgins recorded his highest first-class score of 221 as his side’s Vitality County Championship opener against Glamorgan at Lord’s drifted to an inevitable draw. Higgins’ epic effort, which contained 21 fours and two sixes, was his first double-hundred and…
Kent 284 (Evison 85, Finch 54, Gregory 4-66) and 290 for 4 dec (Denly 110, Bell-Drummond 107*) drew with Somerset 403 (Lammonby 90, Renshaw 66, Rew 57, Aldridge 57) Joe Denly and Daniel Bell-Drummond both hit centuries as Kent survived a mid-morning scare to earn a draw with Somerset in the Vitality County Championship at Canterbury. Kent were in trouble on 10 for 2 and again at 70 for 3,…
Essex 253 (Cox 84, Elgar 80, Paterson 5-49) and 374 for 9 declared (Walter 79, Critchley 68) beat Nottinghamshire 293 (Clarke 104, Haynes 77) and 80 (Cook 6-14) by 254 runs Sam Cook spearheaded Essex’s 254-run win over Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, taking 6 for 14 on the final day to go with his first-innings hat-trick. Cook finished with match figures of 10 for 73, dispelling concerns about his effectiveness…
Leicestershire 354 (Mike 90, Scriven 56, Milnes 4-73) and 26 for 0 drew with Yorkshire 264 for 6 (Brook 100*, Lyth 101) England star Harry Brook hit a stunning final day 100 not out in his first competitive innings since December as Yorkshire and Leicestershire had to settle for an opening round Vitality County Championship draw at Headingley. Brook arrived at the crease four balls into day four of this…