IPL 2016

Joe Root joked that he’d been forced to channel his “inner [Nasser] Hussain” in tricky batting conditions at Emirates Old Trafford, after anchoring England’s taxing run-chase in the first Test against Sri Lanka with an unbeaten 62 from 128 balls. Speaking to Hussain and Ian Ward on Sky Sports, shortly after England’s five-wicket win on the fourth evening of the match, Root referenced Hussain’s famously nuggety batting approach and career…

Yorkshire 326 and 28 for 2 need 75 more runs to beat Sussex 189 and 239 (Simpson 67, Alsop 61, Coad 5-69) Yorkshire are closing in on victory over Division Two leaders Sussex at Hove following Ben Coad‘s new-ball five-for at Scarborough, setting up a victory target of 103 late on day three. Sussex started the day on 26 without loss in their second innings, 111 runs behind the league’s…

Glamorgan 168 (van der Gugten 46*, Chappell 6-47) and 236 for 7 (Carlson 56, Ingram 53, Morley 3-35) trail Derbyshire 429 (Dal 94, Came 84, Madsen 70, Crane 3-43, Kellaway 3-59) by 25 runs Derbyshire are on the brink of ending a five year red ball drought after Jack Morley put Glamorgan in a spin on the third day of the Vitality County Championship match at Derby. The on-loan left…

Leicestershire 402 and 41 for 0 lead Gloucestershire 544 for 4 dec (Charlesworth 210, Bracey 207*) by 101 runs Ben Charlesworth and James Bracey both scored career-best double hundreds as Gloucestershire assumed the whip hand on day three of the Vitality County Championship match against Leicestershire at Bristol’s Seat Unique Stadium. Replying to Leicestershire’s 402, Gloucestershire posted 544 for 4 declared to establish a first-innings lead of 142, Charlesworth top-scoring…

Hampshire 40 for 1 trail Essex 438 for 8 dec (Cox 141, Elgar 136, Westley 64) by 398 runs Toby Albert and the rain frustrated Vitality County Championship title-chasing Essex against Hampshire at Utilita Bowl. Only 34 overs were bowled after a rain-soaked morning and afternoon, but after Sam Cook and Shane Snater had taken their partnership to 49 and Essex to 438 for 8, Tom Westley declared. Hampshire lost…

Kent 171 and 353 for 8 (Muyeye 211) lead Worcestershire 447 (D’Oliveira 97, Roderick 63, Brookes 50, Jordan 5-97) by 77 runs Tawanda Muyeye hit a brilliant maiden double century to frustrate Worcestershire’s hopes of a three day victory in this relegation scrap at New Road. The 23-year-old dominated proceedings with the bat and played the major role in Kent wiping out a first-innings deficit of 276. Muyeye began the…

Warwickshire 337 and 179 for 5 (Davies 109*) lead Somerset 239 (Aldridge 84, Rew 49, Lammonby 44, Barnard 5-54) by 277 runs Warwickshire captain Alex Davies scored his 11th first-class century but Saturday’s rain badly interfered with his side’s push for a County Championship victory over Somerset at Edgbaston. Davies ended the day unbeaten on 109 out of his side’s 179 for 5, a total which put them 277 ahead…

Naseem Shah‘s frustrations with yet another placid Rawalpindi pitch spilled over into the press-conference room, with the fast bowler saying Pakistan needed to reconsider how to secure home advantage in Test cricket. On a sizzlingly hot fourth day, Pakistan were kept out on the field for all but the last 10 overs by Bangladesh’s lower middle order, who piled on 565 across more than 167 overs, effectively killing off Pakistan’s…

Sri Lanka 236 and 291 for 6 (Kamindu 101*, Chandimal 62*) lead England 358 (Smith 111, Brook 56, Asitha 4-102) by 169 runs Kamindu Mendis brought up a brilliant third Test century as he and Dinesh Chandimal turned Sri Lanka’s daunting match situation on its head in an unbroken stand of 101 runs in 26.2 overs on the fourth morning at Emirates Old Trafford. By lunch, Kamindu was unbeaten on…

The PCB, as well as cricket fans in England, continue to wait for a deal to secure television broadcast rights for Pakistan’s home series against England in October. In a market where appetite for bilateral cricket is drying up, a PCB official acknowledged to ESPNcricinfo the initial reserve price put out for the series was excessive, and the fact it failed to be draw broadcasters to enter negotiations was unsurprising….