“There’s no better place to do it than here,” Jofra Archer said, on the outfield at Lord’s, fresh from 2 for 33 to help England claim the fourth ODI against Australia, squaring this five-match series 2-2. The venue has hosted legacy-making performances for what has been a stop-start international career for Archer. That ODI World Cup final against New Zealand in 2019, headlined by his Super Over, was followed a…
The ten IPL teams will likely be allowed five retentions each as well as the option of using one right-to-match card during the IPL 2025 auction. ESPNcricinfo has learned that the IPL is most likely looking at approving this option as soon as it finalises the retention rules ahead of the mega auction for the 2025 season. It could not yet be confirmed how many Indian players can be part…
Bangladesh 107 for 3 (Mominul 40*, Shanto 31, Akash Deep 2-34) vs India A start-stop drizzle meant there was no play on the second day of the second Test between India and Bangladesh in Kanpur. The whole ground remained under covers throughout the day. At times, three super soppers came out, running over the covers, but the ground staff could not do much beyond that. There was a steady drizzle…
Mumbai allrounder Musheer Khan has suffered neck injuries during a road accident in the outskirts of Lucknow on Friday. Musheer was en route to Lucknow from Azamgarh, his hometown, for the Irani Cup beginning on October 1 and is likely to be ruled out of the game and the first first few rounds of the Ranji Trophy. ESPNcricinfo has learnt Musheer was traveling with his father and two others when…
Lunch New Zealand 3 for 1 (Conway 2*, Peiris 1-1) and 88 (Santner 29, Jayasuriya 6-42, Peiris 3-33) trail Sri Lanka 602 for 6 dec by 511 runs Sri Lanka had a bash on a sunny morning, as New Zealand folded for 88, their lowest all-out Test total in reply to the hosts’ 602 on the third day. Prabath Jayasuriya bagged 6 for 42, the debutant offspinner Nishan Peiris struck…
Northamptonshire 117 for 6 (Bartlett 41*, Coad 3-29) vs Yorkshire Yorkshire will be promoted to Division One of the Vitality County Championship if they draw their final round clash with Northamptonshire at Headingley after Ben Coad claimed three of six wickets to fall when play finally got underway after tea on day two. Coad’s 3 for 29 from 12 overs, including his 300th first-class wicket, left Northamptonshire in trouble at…
Glamorgan 283 for 4 (Ingram 84, Tribe 70) vs Gloucestershire After a frustrating day of no action on day one, Gloucester won the toss and put Glamorgan in to bat on a dampish pitch at Sophia Gardens. With the previous day’s torrential rain a thing of the past, the home side started well when play began at midday, but then found themselves pinned back by another great spell from Matt…
Nottinghamshire 324 for 6 (McCann 130, Verreynne 76*) vs Warwickshire Minutes after play in the other key relegation match was abandoned for the day without a ball bowled in Worcester, Nottinghamshire at last resumed their own crucial Vitality County Championship match against Warwickshire at Trent Bridge. A 1pm start meant 110 overs have been lost so far. But, easing home anxiety, the locally-raised, left-handed teenager Freddie McCann compensated with a…
Somerset 136 & 60-4 (Kohler-Cadmore 15*, Rew 8*, Abbott 3-11) are level with Hampshire 196 (Albert 77, Leach 5-52) Kyle Abbott wreaked more havoc on Somerset’s batting as Hampshire assumed a dominant position on the second day of the Vitality County Championship Division One game at Taunton. The visitors gained a first-innings lead of 60 in the battle for runners-up spot by extending their overnight score of 62 for 5…
A Bangladeshi fan at the centre of an alleged altercation at Kanpur’s Green Park on Friday ended up in a hospital. Robi, the Bangladeshi superfan, initially said he had been at the receiving end of some violence from other fans but retracted that claim from hospital later, saying he had been feeling unwell after suffering from dehydration in the Kanpur heat. Local police also said Robi had been taken away…