India C 216 for 7 (Porel 82, Aaqib 3-43) trail India A 297 (Rawat 124, Avesh 51*, Vyshak 4-51) by 81 runs At stumps on day two, India C were 216 for 7, seemingly in a better position courtesy of an unbroken 49-run stand between Pulkit Narang and Vijaykumar Vyshak. The bulk of the damage was done by 20-year-old Uttar Pradesh seamer Aaqib Khan, who dismissed Gaikwad (17), Sudharsan (17)…
Yorkshire 361 (Hill 90, Wharton 63, Bess 50, Govin 4-67) and 273 (Bean 57, Lyth 55, Harris 5-73) beat Glamorgan 239 (Ingram 82, Coad 4-55, Fisher 4-55) and 209 (Tribe 58, Coad 4-51) by 186 runs Yorkshire bowled Glamorgan out for 209 to win by 186 runs and put themselves on the verge of a return to Division One with one round of matches to go. A draw and a…
Afghanistan opt to bat v South Africa After taking full advantage of South Africa’s decision to bat first and reducing them to 36 for 7 in the first match, Afghanistan decided to post a total in an attempt to win the series with a game to spare. But, given the heat in Sharjah, which has been described as excessive with a real feel of 49 degrees Celsius, Afghanistan’s opting for…
Lancashire 140 (Jennings 56, Overton 4-32, Gregory 4-50) and 398 (Wells 130, Bohannon 60, Leach 3-57) beat Somerset 146 (Bailey 4-36, Balderson 4-50) and 224 (Vaughan 68, Wells 4-36) by 168 runs Surrey’s third successive Vitality County Championship title was confirmed when Lancashire took just 32 minutes and 7.1 overs on the fourth morning to complete their 168-run victory over Somerset at Emirates Old Trafford. Resuming on 204 for 6,…
Hampshire 462 and 204 (Dawson 51, Virdi 4-108) beat Worcestershire 273 and 158 (Libby 57, Abbott 5-36) by 235 runs Kyle Abbott put Hampshire on course for their best Vitality County Championship since 2005 after beating Worcestershire by 235 runs. Abbott took four of the five remaining Worcestershire wickets to return five for 36 and his fourth five-wicket haul of the season. Hampshire collected maximum points to move above Somerset…
England’s Test tour of Pakistan next month will comprise back-to-back fixtures in Multan and a series finale in Rawalpindi, with the PCB finally giving the go-ahead to its revised schedule after a protracted delay. The original itinerary for the three-Test series, which forms part of the ICC World Test Championship, had involved a second Test in Karachi – the venue where England secured a historic 3-0 clean sweep on their…
South Africa 154 for 2 (Bosch 46, Wolvaardt 45, Dercksen 44*, Tuba 1-26) beat Pakistan 153 for 5 (Amin 37, Muneeba 33, Luus 1-18) by eight wickets South Africa capped off their Women’s T20 World Cup preparations with an eight-wicket win in the series decider against Pakistan, which was also their joint fifth-highest successful chase in T20Is. Chasing 154, Anneke Bosch retired four runs short of a fifth half-century in…
Rathour’s association comes on the back of a five-year stint with the Indian team, where he worked alongside Ravi Shastri and later Dravid. In June, Rathour’s contract ended soon after India’s triumph at the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean. “Having worked closely with Vikram for many years, I can confidently say that his technical expertise, calm demeanor, and deep understanding of Indian conditions make him a perfect fit for…
But with the T20 World Cup likely to be played on pitches that favour spin in the UAE, the experienced Ranaweera has been recalled. Although her bowling has not been especially penetrative in the shortest format this year, she does have 91 T20I wickets from 82 appearances for Sri Lanka, with an economy rate of 5.86. Kavindi’s omission, however, means Sri Lanka have just three main seam-bowling options in their…
For the first time in six years, New Zealand’s domestic season will begin with the Ford Trophy, the men’s 50-over competition, instead of the Plunket Shield. NZC announced the domestic fixtures for 2024-25 on Friday, with the season set to begin on October 20 with three rounds of matches in the Ford Trophy. Defending champions Canterbury will play one of the three games on the opening day, against Wellington. The…