West Indies chose to bowl vs South Africa No sooner had Rovman Powell announced his decision to put South Africa in to bat in the first T20I, when heavy rain came down at the Brian Lara Academy and delayed the start of play. That meant Kwena Maphaka would have to wait to bowl his first ball in international cricket. At 18 years and 137 years, Maphaka is South Africa’s youngest…
Middlesex 250 for 7 (du Plooy 66*, Robson 58, Sanderson 5-58) lead Northamptonshire 207 (Gay 42, Sanderson 40, Roland-Jones 5-49) by 43 runs Half-centuries from Sam Robson and Leus du Plooy gave Middlesex the upper hand on the second day of their Vitality County Championship game against Northamptonshire at Merchant Taylors’ School. Robson enhanced his impressive record at the Northwood venue, which includes four first-class centuries, by grinding out a…
Sussex 189 (Alsop 86, Hughes 53, Revis 3-38) and 26 for 0 trail Yorkshire 326 (Luxton 59, Bairstow 57, Carson 5-83) by 111 runs England’s Jonny Bairstow contributed a combative 57 – his first first-class fifty since last July – as Yorkshire took charge of their Vitality County Championship clash with promotion rivals Sussex after two days at Scarborough. Bairstow came in immediately after lunch with Yorkshire 104 for three…
Kent 171 and 104 for 2 (Muyeye 80*) trail Worcestershire 447 (D’Oliveira 97, Roderick 63, Brookes 50, Jordan 5-97) by 172 runs Worcestershire club captain Brett D’Oliveira made a triumphant return after injury as his side strengthened their grip on the Vitality County Championship Division One bottom two encounter with Kent at Visit Worcestershire New Road. D’Oliveira struck 97 off 90 balls and his positive approach enabled Worcestershire to seize…
Glamorgan 168 (van der Gugten 46*, Chappell 6-47) and 39 for 0 trail Derbyshire 429 (Dal 94, Came 84, Madsen 70) by 222 runs Anuj Dal led a strong Derbyshire batting display to put the home side in a commanding position on day two of the Vitality County Championship Division Two match against Glamorgan at Derby. Dal made 94 from 135 balls after Harry Came, with 84, and Wayne Madsen’s…
Hubli Tigers 164 (Pandey 33, Taha 31, Kaushal 5-17) tied with Bengaluru Blasters 164 (Agarwal 54, Manvanth 4-33, Kaverappa 2-35)Tigers won via three Super Overs Hubli Tigers won a supremely thrilling Maharaja T20 Trophy game that required three Super Overs to separate the two sides at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday. The drama peaked when Bengaluru Blasters, who required six runs off the last six balls – with…
Pakistan assistant coach Azhar Mahmood admitted the behaviour of the Rawalpindi surface took the team by surprise. Mahmood said Pakistan believed they had prepared the sort of pitch to aid seam bowling, but there was little evidence of that in the way the third day played out. On a slow track where the ball frequently kept low, Bangladesh ground through the early sessions, and though wickets at frequent intervals kept…
Northamptonshire have confirmed the return of Australia spinner Ashton Agar for their vitality Blast quarter-final against Somerset. Agar was signed as a replacement for Sikandar Raza during the group stage, joining after the T20 World Cup and helping Northants to four wins out of five as they qualified from the North Group in second spot. The club are also working to try and bring back Matthew Breetzke, the South Africa…
Innings England 358 (Smith 111, Brook 56, Asitha 4-102) lead Sri Lanka 236 by 122 runs Jamie Smith delivered on his rich promise on the third morning at Emirates Old Trafford, easing through to his maiden Test century in only his fifth innings, as England seized control of the first Test against Sri Lanka. By the end of their innings, England had extended their overnight lead of 23 to an…
The first Sri Lanka vs New Zealand Test, starting September 18 in Galle, has six days allocated to it, with a rest day thrown in to accommodate the country’s presidential elections on September 21. The series is of two Tests, which are part of the 2023-2025 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. This will be the first instance of a rest day in a Test match since the Bangladesh vs Sri…