England Under-19s 477 (Shaikh 107, Flintoff 106, Denly 91, Fonseka 76) beat Sri Lanka Under-19s 153 and 271 (M Perera 61, Ahmed 4-59) by an innings and 53 runs England completed a comprehensive win on the final day of the second Youth Men’s Test at Cheltenham, beating Sri Lanka by an innings and 53 runs. Resuming their second innings on 246 for 7 and facing an impossible task in terms…
Lunch West Indies 89 for 3 (Brathwaite 48, Bashir 2-30) trail England 416 (Pope 121, Duckett 71, Stokes 69) by 327 runs Mark Wood‘s searing four-over spell lit up Trent Bridge and kept West Indies in check on the second morning of the second Test. Openers Kraigg Brathwaite and Mikyle Louis weathered the onslaught and after the first hour, West Indies were 48 without loss. But wickets to Shoaib Bashir…
Nepal chose to bowl vs UAE Nepal were returning to the competition for the first time since 2016, after finishing the ACC Women’s Premier Cup as semi-finalists. They picked an experienced top three – veteran Rubina Chhetry, who relinquished captaincy last year, to open with allrounder Sita Rana Magar and Barma at No. 3. Left-arm spinner Kritika Marasini, who topped the bowling charts in the Lalitpur Mayor Women’s Championship, the…
How quickly the world can change. Just over two weeks ago, Hardik Pandya had reached the pinnacle of his career. He was arguably the MVP in the final of the T20 World Cup, a tournament he had lit up with bat and ball, and the world’s No. 1 allrounder in T20Is. With Rohit Sharma retiring from that format after India’s victory, Hardik, his deputy, may have felt the captaincy was…
Australia allrounder Sophie Molineux could face a race to be fit for the New Zealand series ahead of the T20 World Cup after suffering a fractured rib during training which will rule her out for up to eight weeks. The injury has ruled Molineux out of the Hundred, where she had been due to join Manchester Originals. Grace Harris, another likely selection in the World Cup squad, will also miss…
Surrey 188 for 5 (Curran 102*) beat Hampshire 183 (Albert 66, Clarke 3-24) by five wickets Sam Curran hit his first T20 hundred – and only his second in any format – to lead Surrey to a five-wicket win over Hampshire. The result not only guaranteed Surrey a home quarter-final, but ensured they will finish top of the South Group. Curran, the England allrounder clubbed, six sixes and seven fours…
Northamptonshire 197 for 6 (Zaib 86) beat Birmingham Bears 186 for 6 (Hain 93, Bethell 50, Willey 2-34) by 11 runs Saif Zaib hit a blistering 86 off just 41 balls with eight fours and six sixes to set up a thrilling Northamptonshire Steelbacks victory over Birmingham Bears by 11 runs and secure their first Vitality Blast quarter-final spot in four years. Zaib shared a partnership of 72 in almost…
Somerset 162 for 4 (Abell 47*, Thomas 42) beat Sussex 158 for 9 (Ward 39, Green 4-17) Ben Green claimed four wickets as holders Somerset leapfrogged Sussex Sharks into second place in the Vitality Blast South Group with a six-wicket victory at the Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton. Sussex could post only 158 for 9 after losing the toss, Harrison Ward top-scoring with a rapid 39 and medium-pacer Green finishing…
Gloucestershire 179 for 8 (Bancroft 87) beat Middlesex 169 for 7 (du Plooy 73*, Andersson 49) by 10 runs Cameron Bancroft produced his best Vitality Blast performance with a knock of 87 from 54 balls as Gloucestershire held off Middlesex to keep their hopes of a quarter-final place alive. The Australian, who racked up 10 fours and three sixes, shared an opening partnership of 65 from 42 with Miles Hammond…
Derbyshire 170 for 5 (Madsen 44, Whiteley 41*) beat Worcestershire 169 for 8 (Pollock 67, Brown 4-23) by five wickets Derbyshire Falcons kept alive their hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the Vitality Blast with a last-ball five-wicket success over injury-hit Worcestershire Rapids at Visit Worcestershire New Road. It was a triumphant return to New Road for former Worcestershire duo Pat Brown and Ross Whiteley who played key parts…