Toss Pakistan chose to bowl vs Ireland Babar Azam won the toss and chose to field first in the second T20 international against Ireland at Clontarf, a game the visitors must win to force the series into a decider. Pakistan made one change following Ireland’s victory in the first T20I. Shadab Khan, who had a poor game with bat and ball, was replaced by Mohammad Amir. Ireland also made one…
Chennai Super Kings 145 for 5 (Gaikwad 42*, Ashwin 2-35) beat Rajasthan Royals 141 for 5 (Parag 47*, Simarjeet 3-26, Deshpande 2-30) by five wickets Chennai Super Kings signed off their home league campaign with a win, giving themselves a decent chance of coming back to Chennai for the last two playoff games. Despite losing their 11th toss out of 13 and being asked to field in the afternoon heat…
Match details Gujarat Titans (8th; W5, L7) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (1st; W9, L3) Ahmedabad, 7.30pm IST (2pm GMT) Big picture – Rashid might be GT’s best hope It’s a quick turnaround for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), who on Saturday night confirmed a spot in the playoffs with a win over Mumbai Indians. But, table-toppers though they are, they aren’t assured of a top-two finish yet. After finishing seventh in…
It was all Nasser Hussain’s fault, though typically it took him the best part of two decades to own up to the fact. “I gave him the wrong field,” Hussain said of James Anderson‘s debut over in Test cricket, against Zimbabwe in 2003, which – for want of a fine leg, and an overambitious off-side ring – was picked off by Dion Ebrahim for 17 runs, mostly off his toes….
Zimbabwe opt to bowl vs Bangladesh Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza chose to field against Bangladesh in the fifth T20I in Dhaka. The visitors have brought in Sean Williams in place of left-arm quick Richard Ngarava. Bangladesh brought in Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan and Mohammad Saifuddin, in place of Taskin Ahmed, Tanvir Islam and Tanzim Hasan. Bangladesh have already sealed the series 4-0. Bangladesh XI: 1 Tanzid Hasan, 2 Soumya Sarkar, 3…
Kolkata Knight Riders 157 for 7 (Venkatesh 42, Rana 33, Chawla 2-28, Bumrah 2-39) beat Mumbai Indians 139 for 8 (Kishan 40, Tilak 32, Chakravarthy 2-17, Russell 2-34, Harshit 2-34) by 18 runs On an evening that started with the ball swinging around like a boomerang following plenty of rain in Kolkata, Kolkata Knight Riders’ spin twins – Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine – stifled Mumbai Indians’ chase to seal…
Surrey 327 for 6 (Smith 98*, Sibley 64, Miles 5-43) trail Warwickshire 343 (Barnard 108, Clark 4-65) by xxx runs Jamie Smith‘s brilliant 98 not out from only 111 balls, and a 139-run fourth wicket stand with Ben Foakes, propelled champions Surrey into a strong position at the halfway stage against Warwickshire in the Kia Oval sunshine. But three wickets in three overs with the second new ball by Craig…
Glamorgan411 for 9 (Ingram 170, Carlson 148, Seales 5-101) lead Sussex 278 by xx runs A brilliant recovery led by hundreds from Colin Ingram and Kiran Carlson saw Glamorgan finish day two of their Vitality County Championship Match against Sussex on 411 for 9, a lead of 133 on first innings. Glamorgan were in real trouble in the opening session of the day after a burst of three wickets from…
Gloucestershire 409 (Hammond 112, Bancroft 53, Kaul 5-76) and 77 for 0 (Charlesworth 41*, Bancroft 36*) lead Northamptonshire 171 (de Lange 5-42) by 315 runs Marchant de Lange’s 13th five-wicket haul in first-class cricket left Gloucestershire anticipating a first County Championship win since the end of the 2022 season on day two of their Division Two clash with Northamptonshire. The South African paceman, who’d already secured a six-fer against Middlesex…
The 2024-25 Indian domestic season is set for an overhaul with the BCCI keen on staging the Ranji Trophy across two phases to minimize weather-related disruptions, particularly in northern India. As per the proposal that will be reviewed by the BCCI’s apex council, the Ranji season could begin in late September or early October. The first five rounds of matches will be followed by the senior men’s white-ball tournaments –…