Jack Leaning 81* guides Kent to thrilling win over Derbyshire

Kent 207 for 7 (Leaning 81*, Stewart 48, Patel 3-30) beat Derbyshire 206 (Guest 85, Parkinson 3-23) by three wickets Jack Leaning‘s unbeaten 81 from 117 balls guided Kent to a thrilling three wicket victory over Derbyshire in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup game at Derby. Kent were sliding to defeat at 106 for 6 chasing 207 with Samit Patel taking 3 for 30 but Leaning and Grant Stewart‘s 48…

August 9, 2024
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Georgia Redmayne shows class as Spirit see off Originals with ease

London Spirit 115 for 2 (Redmayne 66*, Knight 29*) beat Manchester Originals 112 for 7 (Bryce 32, Dean 3-20) by eight wickets A fifty from Georgia Redmayne saw London Spirit to victory with eight balls to spare against Manchester Originals in the sunshine at Lord’s. Despite weathering a difficult start to the innings, Redmayne hit 66 from 59 balls to see Spirit chase down the total for the loss of…

August 9, 2024
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Lewis Goldsworthy leads Somerset to victory in top of Group A clash

Somerset 267 for 5 (Goldsworthy 95, Rew 70, Singh 4-52) beat Worcestershire 263 (Taylor 73, Green 3-58) by five wickets Lewis Goldsworthy led the way with 95 as Somerset boosted their chances of reaching the knock-out stage of the Metro Bank One-Day Cup with a convincing five-wicket win over Worcestershire at Taunton. The Rapids were bowled out for 263 in 47.3 overs after losing the toss, Tom Taylor lifting a…

August 9, 2024
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Colin Ackermann keeps Durham alive as Hampshire thrashed

Durham 257 (Ackermann 96, Kelly 3-48) beat Hampshire 113 (Middleton 26, Coughlin 3-41) by 144 runs Colin Ackermann’s recovering 96 plus ex-New Zealand fast bowler Neil Wagner’s impressive all-round contribution in his first game post-Test retirement earlier this year maintained Durham’s Metro Bank One-Day Cup hopes as they beat Hampshire by 144 runs at Gosforth. Ackermann led the fightback from 183 for 7 to 257 all out, hitting five sixes…

August 9, 2024
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CPL 2024: Nortje, Shamsi to replace Thushara, Hasaranga at Patriots

The Sri Lanka pair of Wanindu Hasaranga and Nuwan Thushara will not be available to play for St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in CPL 2024. Both players had suffered injuries during the recent white-ball series at home against India. While slinger Thushara was ruled out of the entire series with a finger injury, Hasaranga played all three T20Is and the first ODI before being sidelined with a hamstring injury. Nortje…

August 9, 2024
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'Want to play for India in all three formats' – Suryakumar hopes to make a Test comeback

Not originally included in a largely young Mumbai squad for the pre-season Buchi Babu Invitational tournament in Tamil Nadu, Suryakumar has informed the Mumbai selectors of his availability for the second half of the first-class competition that is set to run until the end of August. He will play under Sarfaraz Khan after requesting the selectors to not change the leadership. It’s likely that Suryakumar will feature in Mumbai’s fixture…

August 9, 2024
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भारत को उम्मीद है कि बांग्लादेश के ख़िलाफ़ टेस्ट सीरीज़ के लिए शमी उपल्बध रहेंगे

वनडे विश्व कप के बाद मोहम्मद शमी को टखने में लगी चोट की सर्जरी करवानी पड़ी थी। उसके कारण वह क्रिकेट से कई महीनों तक दूर रहे हैं। अब शमी ने अच्छी रिकवरी कर ली है और उम्मीद जताई जा रही है कि सितंबर में बांग्लादेश और भारत के बीच होने वाली सीरीज़ में शमी टीम में वापसी कर लेंगे। शमी अपनी चोट से काफ़ी अच्छी तरह से रिकवर कर…

August 9, 2024
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Hancock and Parsons star as Australia A make it 2-0

Australia A 133 for 2 (Wilson 53*, McGrath 47*) beat India A 130 for 9 (Punia 29, Parsons 4-30, Hancock 3-14) by eight wickets In a show of the player depth on offer, legspinner Grace Parsons and quick Nicola Hancock both starred on their Australia A debuts as the home side claimed the T20 series against India A with an eight-wicket victory. The pair had come into the Australia A…

August 9, 2024
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India hope Mohammed Shami will be ready for Tests against Bangladesh

India fast bowler Mohammed Shami has made considerable progress in his recovery from an ankle injury that has sidelined him from cricket since the ODI World Cup last November. The hope is that he will be ready to play India’s home season, which begins with a Test series against Bangladesh in September. The selectors have been apprised of Shami’s progress and a decision on whether he should play at least…

August 9, 2024
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India to have two-day day-night warm-up ahead of Adelaide Test

India will have a two-day pink-ball warm-up match ahead of the day-night Test against Australia in Adelaide when they face the Prime Minister’s XI in Canberra. The floodlit fixture will take place on November 30 and December 1 at Manuka Oval in the gap between the first and second Tests. In the last two seasons the Prime Minister’s XI fixture has a four-day contest featuring West Indies in 2022 (which…

August 9, 2024
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