Essex 211 for 5 (Pepper 120*, Allison 44*) beat Sussex 207 for 2 (Hughes 81, Clark 72*) by five wickets Essex, needing to win their last three games for a home quarter-final spot in the Vitality Blast, got off to a terrific start with an improbable win over the Sussex Sharks by five wickets with nine balls to spare. Essex were inspired by an heroic innings of 120 not out…
The PCB is set for a collision course with some of the biggest names in Pakistan cricket after deciding to refuse an NOC to Naseem Shah for the Hundred. ESPNcricinfo understands the PCB is likely to reject NOCs to several all-format players for upcoming franchise tournaments. While the Global T20 League in Canada has not yet been officially sanctioned by the ICC – without which the PCB cannot issue NOCs…
Ricky Ponting will no longer coach the Delhi Capitals, bringing his seven-year association with the franchise to an end before the mega auction ahead of IPL 2025. It is understood that with DC failing to achieve desired results, the owners decided to move on and look for a new head coach. Ponting took over as DC’s head coach in 2018, when the team was called Delhi Daredevils, and has been…
Joe Root says he is sad to see James Anderson retire but understands England’s decision to move on from the legendary fast bowler to plan for the next tour of Australia. Root has been along for most of the ride, playing 110 Tests with Anderson. He captained Anderson 46 times, the second-most behind Alastair Cook (49). Having debuted in December 2012 at Nagpur with Anderson in the team, Root admitted…
Toss India opt to bowl vs Zimbabwe Tushar Deshpande, the Mumbai and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) fast bowler, was handed a maiden international cap in India’s bid to seal the five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe in Harare on Saturday. For the record, Shubman Gill called correctly for the fourth time in the series as India elected to bowl first. Deshpande, who was presented his cap by assistant coach Sairaj Bahutule,…
England have added fast bowler Mark Wood to their squad for the second Test against West Indies, starting on Thursday in Nottingham. Wood’s last Test appearance came in India in March and he was not considered for Lord’s having only recently returned from playing at the T20 World Cup. Related Anderson ‘gutted’ at spilling No. 705 as he leaves ‘the best job in the world’ James Anderson in numbers: How…
Former India fast bowler Jhulan Goswami has joined Trinbago Knight Riders as a mentor for Women’s Caribbean Premier League 2024. “It’s an honour to join such a quality franchise,” Goswami said in a statement shared by Knight Riders. “Knight Riders have done so well in India and around the world, and to join TKR Women at the WCPL is a pleasure. Thanks to KKR management for thinking about me as…
Worcestershire 187 for 6 (Kashif 46, Briggs 2-25) beat Birmingham 132 (Mousley 68, Waite 4-29) by 55 runs Worcestershire Rapids turned the Vitality Blast North Group table upside-down by beating leaders Birmingham Bears by 55 runs in a rain-reduced 17-overs-per-side match at Edgbaston. Rapids piled up 187 for 6 thanks to star contributions at either end of their innings. Kashif Ali launched it with a sparkling 46 from 30 balls…
Middlesex 89 for 4 (Andersson 30, du Plooy 28) beat Glamorgan 88 for 9 (Hollman 4-13) by six wickets Middlesex claimed a six-wicket victory over Glamorgan in their Vitality Blast match in a rain shortened contest in Cardiff. Glamorgan lost regular wickets as they managed 88 for 9 from their 10 overs and Middlesex chased that down with three balls to spare to finish on 89 for 4. Glamorgan will…
The day Alice Capsey turned 18, she walked towards a pod of journalists, delighted that she no longer needed a chaperone during interviews. She’d been doing these – accompanied – for a while and her team, Oval Invincibles, had just pulled off the highest successful run chase in the Women’s Hundred to defeat Northern Superchargers at The Oval after the men’s teams had played the curtain raiser. As eager and…