Royal Challengers Bengaluru 187 for 9 (Patidar 52, Jacks 41, Salam 2-23, Khaleel 2-31) beat Delhi Capitals 140 (Axar 57, Dayal 3-20, Ferguson 2-23) by 47 runs A fifth successive win not only kept Royal Challengers Bengaluru in contention for a playoffs spot but also lifted them to fifth spot on the points table, just above Delhi Capitals who have the same points as RCB but an inferior net run…
Surrey 464 (Smith 155, Abbott 50, Miles 5-43) and 31 for 0 need a further 58 to beat Warwickshire 343 and 209 (Yates 52, Roach 6-46) County champions Surrey are on the cusp of a third successive Division One victory, with Kemar Roach taking a superlative 6 for 46 to reduce Warwickshire to 209 all out in their second innings after a brilliant 155 from Jamie Smith had guided them…
49.2 to Kashif Ali, A wicket out of the blue. Tossed up again from Parkinson, on a wide line outside off, and turning away just enough to graze the edge of a flashing drive. Kashif’s fine knock is over. 167/2 61.5 to BL D’Oliveira, decent turn from Parkinson, drawing D’Oliveira forward outside off, and after one edge earlier in the over fell short of slip, this one is stabbed straight…
Northamptonshire 171 and 144 for 2 (Gay 74) need a further 414 to beat Gloucestershire 409 and 319 for 5 dec (Bancroft 130*, van Buuren 67) Cameron Bancroft compiled an unbeaten century, his first since rejoining Gloucestershire, to steer the visitors into position for a final-day victory push against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road. The Australian opener, now in his second stint with the West Country side, hit 130 not out…
Glamorgan 411 (Ingram 170, Carlson 148, Seales 5-101) and 58 for 1 (Root 36*) beat Sussex 278 and 188 (Hudson-Prentice 70, Coles 61*, Gorvin 5-40) by nine wickets Glamorgan secured a nine-wicket victory over Sussex in the Vitality County Championship with Andy Gorvin starring on his way to career-best figures of five for 40. Glamorgan were dismissed for 411 in the opening overs of day three to lead Sussex by…
Durham 410 for 8 (Bedingham 144, Dawson ) trail Hampshire 503 by 93 runs David Bedingham cruised to his second Vitality County Championship century of the season to keep pace with Division One’s leading run-scorers. Durham batter Bedingham has 490 runs so far this season – sitting just behind Alex Davies, Joe Clarke and Daniel Bell-Drummond – and boasts an average of 81.66 after a serene 144 against Hampshire. Liam…
Rajasthan Royals (RR), the early pace-setters in IPL 2024, have now slumped to their third defeat in a row, but their captain Sanju Samson is focussed on the positives. After the latest reversal, against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), he said a poor run of results can make it difficult to “control the controllables”, but felt the team had been playing good cricket. “I think, at this stage of the tournament,…
Toss Pakistan chose to bowl vs Ireland Babar Azam won the toss and chose to field first in the second T20 international against Ireland at Clontarf, a game the visitors must win to force the series into a decider. Pakistan made one change following Ireland’s victory in the first T20I. Shadab Khan, who had a poor game with bat and ball, was replaced by Mohammad Amir. Ireland also made one…
Chennai Super Kings 145 for 5 (Gaikwad 42*, Ashwin 2-35) beat Rajasthan Royals 141 for 5 (Parag 47*, Simarjeet 3-26, Deshpande 2-30) by five wickets Chennai Super Kings signed off their home league campaign with a win, giving themselves a decent chance of coming back to Chennai for the last two playoff games. Despite losing their 11th toss out of 13 and being asked to field in the afternoon heat…
Match details Gujarat Titans (8th; W5, L7) vs Kolkata Knight Riders (1st; W9, L3) Ahmedabad, 7.30pm IST (2pm GMT) Big picture – Rashid might be GT’s best hope It’s a quick turnaround for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), who on Saturday night confirmed a spot in the playoffs with a win over Mumbai Indians. But, table-toppers though they are, they aren’t assured of a top-two finish yet. After finishing seventh in…