Sunrisers 214 for 5 (Scrivens 118*) beat Central Sparks 213 (Freeborn 93, Coppack 3-26, Hancock 3-34) by five wickets A high-class century from Grace Scrivens ensured that Sunrisers continued their strong start to the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy season with a five-wicket victory over Central Sparks at Kidderminster. Put in, Sparks lost both openers for ducks and recovered only partially to post a moderate 213 all out thanks principally to…

Mervyn King, who spent a decade working as the governor of the Bank of England, will take over from Mark Nicholas as president of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Nicholas has been recommended to the club’s committee to take over as chair when his tenure ends in October, when King will replace him. “It is an extraordinary honour to be asked by our current president to serve as the next president…

Southern Vipers 208 for 7 (Adams 51, Elwiss 43, Norris 3-45) beat Thunder 206 for 9 (Smale 99, Mack 37, Smith 3-19) by three wickets Nancy Harman got Southern Vipers over the line in a tight three-wicket victory over Thunder to give the holders three wins in a row. Allrounder Harman, in her first appearance of the season, came to the crease with Vipers wobbling on 136 for 6 needing…

Rohit Paudel, in great form in the ongoing T20 series against the visiting West Indies A side at home, will lead a familiar-looking Nepal squad at the T20 World Cup, to be played in the West Indies and the USA next month. From the expanded Nepal squad that is playing the T20s against West Indies – and are 2-1 down after three games – Aarif Sheikh, Bibek Yadav and Aakash…

Oman have unveiled Aqib Ilyas as their new captain while naming the squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup in June. Ilyas replaces Zeeshan Maqsood, who had led the team since the 2016 T20 World Cup. Oman have otherwise been consistent in their selection with Shoaib Khan being the only player who was not part of the side in the ACC Premier Cup 2024 that took place in April. Opening…

Match details Sunrisers Hyderabad (fifth) vs Rajasthan Royals (first)Hyderabad, 1930 IST (1400 GMT) Big picture – Best bowling team vs best batting team Rajasthan Royals have given up only one 200-plus total in a season where such totals are being scored every other day. Sunrisers Hyderabad have set and then reset the record for the highest total in IPL history. This contest between the best bowling side of the IPL…

Stobo, 29, has taken 55 first-class wickets at 24.98 and has signed a deal from May 20 until September 16 that covers all formats of the game. The ECB changed its regulations last year to allow counties to register up to four overseas players simultaneously, with two permitted in the playing XI in each of the County Championship, Metro Bank Cup and Vitality Blast. While Stobo is uncapped at international…

Pakistan have selected a near-identical squad to the one playing the ongoing white-ball series against West Indies for the upcoming tour of England, with Nida Dar the captain of the side. The only omissions are Bismah Maroof, who retired from the game last week after an international career that spanned 18 years, and Sidra Nawaz, who was part of the ODI squad but did not play a game. The official…

Ben Wells, the Gloucestershire wicketkeeper-batter, has been forced to retire from professional cricket at the age of 23 after being diagnosed with a rare heart condition. Wells, who made his Gloucestershire debut in 2021, scored 40 from 94 balls in his only first-class innings, against Glamorgan at Cardiff in September that year. His most recent performance was a matchwinning 108 not out – his only professional hundred – against Durham…

Shivam Dube had a “lot of butterflies” and “sleepless nights” in the lead up to India’s squad selection for the T20 World Cup 2024, but he had more than an inkling that he was in the team management’s plans. Last August, after more than three years away, Dube earned a T20I recall on the back of a stellar run at IPL 2023. Dube had reinvented himself as a spin-hitter and…