Southern Brave 127 for 8 (Pollard 45, Turner 3-24) beat Trent Rockets 126 for 8 (Banton 30, Jordan 3-22) Kieron Pollard produced a sensational display of hitting to inspire Southern Brave to a thrilling two-wicket win over Trent Rockets at Utilita Bowl and move his side level on points with Oval Invincibles at the top of the table. Pollard had struggled his way to 6 from 14 balls in a…
Birmingham Phoenix 121 for 7 (Kalis 55, Matthews 3-32) beat Welsh Fire 112 for 8 (Matthews 35, Perry 2-9, Levick 2-21) by nine runs An inspired bowling performance by Birmingham Phoenix flipped the formbook against Welsh Fire to keep the Phoenix squarely in the mix as The Hundred reaches the business end. Marshalling her attack superbly to defend a modest 121, Phoenix skipper Ellyse Perry was once again the catalyst,…
The Bangladesh senior men’s team is set to arrive in Lahore on August 13, four days before their scheduled arrival, for a two-Test series. The team will train for three days each at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore and at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium before the first Test in Rawalpindi from August 21. The players’ preparations had been disrupted as a result of the ongoing political unrest in Bangladesh. The overseas…
Representatives of the BCB are likely to meet Asif Mahmud, the youth and sports adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government, on Sunday to discuss the upcoming women’s T20 World Cup, scheduled to be held in the country in October. The bigger talking points in Dhaka’s cricketing circles, however, is who among the main officials will remain in the BCB, and whether the new government will reform the board, too. Many in…
Trent Rockets 155 for 7 (Sciver-Brunt 60, Bell 3-36) beat Southern Brave 131 for 6 (Tryon 47*. Stonehouse 2-10) Another Nat Sciver-Brunt batting masterclass allied a brilliant opening burst by left-arm seamer Alexa Stonehouse to ensure Trent Rockets are alive in this year’s Hundred with two huge games to come. For defending champions Southern Brave, however, with just a single victory all tournament, their difficult run shows no sign of…
Adam Zampa retains hope of wearing the baggy green, confident that his game would stand up in Tests despite a lack of first-class cricket over the last six years. Related Gutted Zampa to reassess red-ball future after missing India tour ‘Drained’ Zampa withdrew from IPL to put family and body first Connolly earns Australia call-up Australia players have Sheffield Shield window for India preparation His heavy white-ball schedule has meant…
West Indies 145 for 4 (Carty 42, Louie 35, Brathwaite 35,Maharaj 3-45) trail South Africa 357 (Bavuma 86, De Zorzi 78, Warrican 4-69, Seales 3-67) by 212 runs Keshav Maharaj bowled 28 overs unchanged from the Media Centre End, albeit with weather-related interruptions, as South Africa frustrated West Indies on the third day of a rain-affected Test. The squeeze only brought four wickets, and with 90 minutes lost in the…
Manchester Originals 135 for 5 (Salt 58) beat London Spirit 123 for 5 (Jennings 61*, Hetmyer 44, Farooqi 3-24) by 12 runs Inspired performances from Phil Salt and Fazalhaq Farooqi secured Manchester Originals their first win of The Hundred against London Spirit at Lord’s. Meerkat Match Hero Salt hit 58 from 41 balls to set London Spirit a target of 136, which Originals defended thanks to Farooqi taking 3 for…
Surrey 306 for 4 (Blake 100*, Syke 87*, Porter 2-45) beat Essex 217 (Westley 78, Steel 4-50) by 89 runs Josh Blake registered a sensible run-a-ball century to carry Surrey to only their second Metro Bank One-Day Cup victory of the season at Chelmsford. The left-handed wicketkeeper-batsman survived on 40 when Luc Benkenstein floored a chance at deep square leg, but having come in at 53 for 3 after 14…
Gloucestershire 333 for 3 (Hammond 157, Price 61, Bancroft 52) beat Nottinghamshire 332 (Hameed 105, James 61) by seven wickets Miles Hammond‘s brilliant 157 was the highlight as Gloucestershire chased down a 333-run target to beat Notts Outlaws by seven wickets at Trent Bridge to keep themselves in contention for a quarter-final place in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup. Outlaws skipper Haseeb Hameed hit his second century of this year’s…