Leicestershire 208 for 7 (Patel 104, Weatherall 4-50) tied with Northamptonshire 208 for 5 (Willey 71, Breetzke 47) Leicestershire’s Rishi Patel maintained his rich vein of form in this year’s Vitality Blast, savaging Northamptonshire’s bowlers for an outstanding 104 from 45 balls to set up a thrilling tie at Wantage Road. Patel, the Blast’s leading run-scorer this season, equalled the Foxes’ fastest ever T20 century – set by Ben Raine…
Essex 157 for 5 (Pepper 76, Gilchrist 3-46) beat Kent 156 for 7 (Billings 38, Critchley 2-28) by five wickets Essex condemned Kent Spitfires to a fifth consecutive Vitality Blast defeat on Friday night as they cruised to a five-wicket win at Canterbury. Simon Harmer, Ben Allison and Matt Critchley all claimed two wickets as Kent were limited to 156 for 7, Sam Billings the highest scorer with 38. It…
Durham 170 for 6 (Clark 49, Moriaty 2-26) beat Yorkshire 167 for 7 (Lyth 54, Raine 2-26) by 3 runs Australian quick Ben Dwarshuis defended eight off the last over to complete a thrilling come-from-behind Durham victory to beat Yorkshire and leapfrog them into the North Group’s top four places. Yorkshire, chasing 171, were cruising at 113 for 2 in the 12th over before leg-spinner Nathan Sowter bowled buccaneering Will…
Gloucestershire 190 for 5 (Bracey 44, Price 43*, Hammond 39, Charlesworth 36*) beat Somerset 188 for 4 (Banton 79, Abell 39) by five wickets A superb display of clean hitting from Oliver Price and Ben Charlesworth propelled Gloucestershire to a thrilling five-wicket triumph over arch rivals Somerset in a Vitality Blast derby encounter to remember at the Seat Unique Stadium in Bristol. Coming together with the score on 108 for…
Surrey 108 for 1 (Sibley 43*, Evans 31*) beat Glamorgan 107 for 9 (Labuschagne 20, Atkinson 3-19, Abbott 3-25) by nine wickets South Group leaders Surrey crushed Glamorgan by nine wickets after a superb bowling performance, spearheaded by the pace of Gus Atkinson, Sean Abbott and Spencer Johnson, restricted the Welsh county to just 107 for nine from their 20 overs. Atkinson took wickets with his first and fourth balls…
De Kock struck four sixes on the way to a 22-ball half-century, helping South Africa finish the powerplay on 63 without loss. With the surface notably slower than during the four preceding evening games at the Daren Sammy Stadium, South Africa could only post 163 for 6 at the end of 20 overs but they had enough in the bank to hold England at arm’s length in the final over….
Birmingham Bears 159 for 5 (Hain 76, Bethell 71*, Taylor 3-36) beat Worcestershire 155 for 7 (Jones 26*, Briggs 2-22) by five wickets Sam Hain and Jacob Bethell powered Birmingham Bears to the top of the Northern Group in the Vitality Blast as they defeated local rivals Worcestershire Rapids by five wickets at ‘Visit Worcestershire New Road.’ Haine and Bethell joined forces with the Bears floundering at 7 for 3…
South Africa 163 for 6 (de Kock 65, Miller 43, Archer 3-40) beat England 156 for 6 (Brook 53, Maharaj 2-25, Rabada 2-32) by 7 runs Is it too early to say it? That it looks like South Africa’s time has come. They beat defending champions England in a thrilling encounter, overcoming several scares in Saint Lucia to remain unbeaten in T20 World Cup 2024, and have one foot in…
Left-hand opening batter Kyle Mayers will replace King in the squad for the rest of the tournament. Mayers is likely to link up with the squad on Saturday. Having been sent into bat by the England captain Jos Buttler in Gros Islet, King smashed 23 off just 12 balls, which included a 101-metre six off Reece Topley in the third over. But, on his 13th ball, King, in a bid…
Big picture – India reap benefits of Hardik’s balancing act Bangladesh will fight to stay alive in the T20 World Cup 2024 when they take on India in their second Super Eight clash in Antigua. The turnaround time from their loss on Thursday night to Australia is short, but at least they wouldn’t have had to hop islands, like India, who arrived hours after convincingly beating Afghanistan in Barbados. Twice…