Mumbai Indians tend to use Jasprit Bumrah as their trump card in the back end of the bowling innings, given that is where a lot of T20 games are won and lost and having his skills when the pressure is that high is always useful. But the man himself would like to have a crack at oppositions much earlier. “Of course, you want to make an impact early on when…

Punjab Kings are the team to watch this IPL, at least in terms of nail-biting thrillers. They have had four final-over finishes already this season and Thursday’s might have been their most heartbreaking. They were going backwards in a chase of 193 – 14 for 4 in the first 2.1 overs – but once again unheralded stars stood up to be counted. Ashutosh Sharma, the 25-year-old who made his IPL…

Yorkshire’s unsuccessful bid to host a Tier 1 team in England’s new domestic women’s structure does not amount to the club being “punished for past sins”. That is according to ECB chief executive Richard Gould, speaking after Yorkshire’s board said they were “shocked and disappointed” to learn they would not receive funding for a fully professional side until 2027. Northern Diamonds, the regional side in the north east, have predominantly…

Mumbai Indians 192 for 7 (Suryakumar 78, Harshal 3-31) beat Punjab Kings 183 all out (Ashutosh 61, Shashank 41, Bumrah 3-21) by nine runs Ashutosh Sharma‘s heroic 28-ball 61 went in vain as Punjab Kings suffered yet another close defeat in IPL 2024, this time going down to Mumbai Indians in Mullanpur by nine runs. Early in the chase, Kings were at the risk of being bundled out cheaply when…

Daniel Gidney, Lancashire’s chief executive, has called on the ECB to find a title sponsor and a standalone broadcast deal for the Charlotte Edwards Cup after his club’s investment in women’s cricket was rewarded with the award of Tier 1 status from 2025 in the revamped domestic structure. Lancashire have been major investors in Thunder in England’s regional competitions since 2020, with help from two sponsors in Hilton and Sportsbreaks.com….

On Thursday, Punjab Kings ended the first innings with three wickets in an over. Mumbai Indians saw that and raised it with four wickets in 13 balls. That, for those not counting, is seven wickets in just 19 balls of all-action T20 cricket. 19.2 Harshal to David, OUT Hard length outside off. David looks to hit it down the ground but fails to clear long-off Tim David c Curran b…

Toss New Zealand chose to bat vs Pakistan New Zealand have won the toss and elected to bat. Under overcast conditions in Rawalpindi, on a day where the game has been pushed back by half an hour owing to inclement weather, Michael Bracewell decided to set a target for the hosts. In the first of five T20Is, New Zealand have handed a debut to big-hitting Tim Robinson, with the seasoned…

Match details Lucknow Super Giants (P6 W3 L3 5th) vs Chennai Super Kings (P6 W4 L2 3rd)Lucknow, 7.30pm IST (2pm GMT) Big Picture LSG had just gotten into the groove with three consecutive wins. They had also won 13 out of 13 games in a row while defending scores of 160 or more. They had won two games at the Ekana Stadium handily. All of this came to an end…

Raman Subba Row, the former England opener and ICC match referee who also had a long career in cricket administration, has died aged 92. Subba Row played 13 Tests for England between 1958 and 1961, scoring three hundreds and averaging 46.85, but retired from the game after his final international appearance, at the age of 29. He went on to found a public relations firm but remained close to the…

John Stephenson, Essex’s chief executive, says that the club now has a chance to “future-proof” itself through a significant redevelopment of its home ground at Chelmsford, and could even target the hosting of a Men’s World Cup fixture in 2030, following the ECB’s decision to name the county as one of eight Tier 1 clubs in the new professional structure for women’s cricket. Essex’s bid, which was made in conjunction…