After Punjab Kings ripped up the record books by mowing down 262 with eight balls to spare, their captain Sam Curran was left wondering if cricket was turning into an entirely different sport. “Cricket is turning into baseball, isn’t it? It was absolutely incredible,” Curran mused at the post-match presentation. “Where do we [start]? Absolutely delighted with two points. Games like that are out of the world, but most importantly…
Burns steady after Surrey bundle Hampshire out cheaply
Surrey 123 for 5 (Patel 41, Burns 39*) trail Hampshire 151 (Gubbins 45, Clark 3-29, Atkinson 3-40, Worrall 3-44) by 28 runs A dramatic opening day at the Kia Oval, dominated by swing and seam, ended with Ryan Patel and Rory Burns guiding Surrey to 123 for 5 after they had earlier dismissed Hampshire for 151. Patel, coming in to join Burns with Surrey stuttering at 44 for 4, unfurled…
Ramharack stars with four as West Indies clinch thriller against Pakistan
West Indies 122 for 9 (Joseph 34, Taylor 30, Sana 3-24) beat Pakistan 121 for 8 (Dar 27, Ramharack 4-15) by one run West Indies sealed a thrilling one-run win in the first women’s T20I against Pakistan in Karachi. The visitors posted 122 after a disciplined bowling performance from Pakistan, which was spearheaded by Fatima Sana and Sadia Iqbal. But West Indies’ bowlers responded in kind, shackling the Pakistan innings…
Bairstow bests Narine as Punjab Kings pull off record T20 chase
Punjab Kings 262 for 2 (Bairstow 108*, Shashank 68*, Prabhsimran 54, Narine 1-24) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 261 for 6 (Salt 75, Narine 71, Arshdeep 2-45) by eight wickets Like temperatures across the whole of India, run-scoring and six-hitting in IPL 2024 are going only one way – up. In an unbelievably ruthless display of batting, Punjab Kings hunted down 262 against Kolkata Knight Riders to record the highest successful…
Tom Banton's 92 helps Somerset overcome Worcestershire wobble
Worcestershire 14 for 0 trail Somerset 309 for 9 declared (Banton 92, Holder 3-72) by 295 runs Tom Banton continued his bright start to the season to hold the Somerset innings together after West Indies allrounder Jason Holder had threatened to put Worcestershire in a position of strength on day one of the Vitality County Championship encounter at Kidderminster. Holder, available for the first five Championship matches, produced another devastating…
Duckett nears double-ton in holding Notts' batting together
Nottinghamshire 367 for 8 (Duckett 197*, Haynes 74, Slater 65, Hannon-Dalby 4-58) vs Warwickshire A mature and composed century from Ben Duckett held Nottinghamshire’s batting together on the opening day of their Vitality Championship Division One match against Warwickshire at Edgbaston. England batter Duckett constructed a superb unbeaten 197 off 230 balls as his side made erratic but highly entertaining progress to 367 for 8. It was a patchy display…
Marchant de Lange tears through Middlesex with six-for
Gloucestershire 82 for 3 trail Middlesex 203 (de Lange 6-49) by 121 runs Gloucestershire fast bowler Marchant de Lange notched his 350th first class wicket in claiming 6 for 49 to skittle Middlesex for 203 on the opening day of the Vitality County Championship Second Division match at Bristol. The 33-year-old South African only took six Championship wickets in the whole of last summer, his first with Gloucestershire, which saw…
Northants batters take the edge on opening day at Leicestershire
Northamptonshire 337 for 6 (Gay 88, Bartlett 71*, Procter 64) vs Leicestershire Half-centuries from Emilio Gay, George Bartlett and skipper Luke Procter enabled Northamptonshire to shade the opening day of their Vitality County Championship match against Leicestershire, where they finished on 337 for 6. Gay’s 88 from 110 balls was the day’s most eye-catching batting performance but Bartlett’s unbeaten 71 and Procter’s 64 from 164 had much to commend them…
Ackermann and Robinson's contrasting innings underpin Durham
Essex 5 for 0 trail Durham 358 (Ackermann 112, Robinson 90, Bedingham 52, Porter 3-57, Cook 3-60) Colin Ackermann made his first century for Durham as the home side shared the spoils with Essex on the first day of their Vitality County Championship match at the Seat Unique Riverside. The former Leicestershire skipper showed exemplary patience in making 112, a 294-minute innings that formed the bedrock of his side’s 358…
Root, Brook on show as Yorkshire dominate Derbyshire
Yorkshire 276 for 3 (Lyth 97, Root 65*, Brook 44*, Masood 40) vs Derbyshire England duo Joe Root and Harry Brook shared an entertaining and unbroken fourth-wicket partnership of 71 as Yorkshire dominated Derbyshire on day one of the Vitality County Championship clash at Headingley. Root and Brook came together during the afternoon with the score at 205 for 3 after Yorkshire had been inserted at the start of this…