London Spirit 116 for 2 (Redmayne 53*) beat Oval Invincibles 113 for 9 (Capsey 30, Dean 3-24) by eight wickets London Spirit secured a place in the Women’s Hundred final against Welsh Fire at Lord’s with an eight-wicket win over Oval Invincibles. A disciplined bowling performance followed by a Georgia Redmayne half-century took the side to their first final since the competition’s inception – and ensured that across both men’s…
England Lions 324 and 122 for 3 (Yates 57*) beat Sri Lanka 139 and 306 (Madushka 77, Dhananjaya 66, Mathews 51) by seven wickets Rob Yates anchored England Lions with a 68-ball half-century, as Sri Lanka’s tourists slipped to a seven-wicket defeat in their first-class warm-up at Worcester. Chasing a modest 122 for victory after bowling Sri Lanka out for 309 on the third afternoon, the Lions had resumed with…
Pakistan will take on Bangladesh in the first Test in Rawalpindi next week without a specialist spinner, after Abrar Ahmed was released from the Test squad to join the Shaheens squad. It means Pakistan will field an all-pace attack, with the return of Naseem Shah to the Test side after a year out bolstering an attack that also includes Shaheen Shah Afridi. Khurram Shehzad and Mir Hamza, who both impressed…
New Zealand opener Finn Allen will join Perth Scorchers on a two-year deal after turning down a national central contract. Related All the BBL and WBBL squads for 2024-25 season Renegades sign ‘double threat’ Seifert on two-year deal Tom Curran looks for BBL reset after umpire controversy Conway offered casual contract, Allen declines New Zealand deal Scorchers were one of only three BBL clubs – alongside Adelaide Strikers and Sydney…
South Africa 160 and 223 for 5 (Markram 51, Verreynne 50*, Seales 3-52, Motie 2-61) lead West Indies 144 (Holder 54*, Mulder 4-32, Burger 3-49, Maharaj 2-8) by 239 runs With a lead of 239, and five wickets in hand on a surface that got better to bat on as the day went on, South Africa put fingertips on the Sir Vivian Richards trophy. Eight wickets fell on another action…
He was previously one of the 16 members of staff sacked after signing a letter to the Yorkshire board that accused Rafiq of waging a “one-man mission to bring down the club” when he made allegations of an institutionally racist culture in late 2021. The club and Pyrah reached a settlement the following year after Yorkshire accepted his sacking had been “procedurally unfair”. Related Winfield-Hill set to sign long term…
England Lions 324 and 47 for 2 need 75 more runs to beat Sri Lanka 139 and 306 (Madushka 77, Dhananjaya 66, Mathews 51) Trailing by 185 runs on first innings, Sri Lanka were bowled out in 87.1 overs on the third day of their tour match in Worcester. After Dimuth Karunaratne top-scored with just 26 on the opening day, Madushka, Mathews and Dhananjaya registered Sri Lanka’s first three half-centuries…
Ireland 261 for 7 (Prendergast 122*, Hunter 42, Dilhari 4-54) beat Sri Lanka 260 for 8 (Gunaratne 101, Perera 46, Prendergast 3-25, Dalzell 2-37) by three wickets Orla Prendergast pulled off a stunning heist, picking up 3 for 25 and following it up with an unbeaten 122 off 107 balls as Ireland beat Sri Lanka by three wickets in the first ODI in Dublin. Chasing 261, Ireland lost Gaby Lewis…
Leicestershire 291 for 7 (Handscomb 74, Rahane 70, Trevaskis 60*, Turner 4-44) beat Hampshire 290 for 8 (Gubbins 136, Dawson 50, Scriven 3-61) by three wickets Holders Leicestershire Foxes advanced one step closer to retaining their Metro Bank One-Day Cup crown, defeating Hampshire by three wickets with just one ball to spare at the Uptonsteel County Ground in a thrilling repeat of last year’s final. Hampshire skipper Nick Gubbins made…
Oval Invincibles don’t pose too much mystery for London Spirit in the Women’s Hundred eliminator on Saturday – especially to Spirit’s star allrounder Deepti Sharma. Deepti has produced two excellent performances against the Invincibles so far this year, top-scoring for Spirit with 44 and taking 3 for 18 in a tied first encounter at Lord’s, and again with an unbeaten 46 in a losing cause on Sunday at The Oval,…