Glamorgan 221 (B Root 51, Bess 4-25, Moriarty 4-74) and 372 for 7 (Northeast 142*, Ingram 113) drew with Yorkshire 519 for 7 dec (Bean 173, J Root 156, Brook 65) In-form duo Sam Northeast and Colin Ingram hit superb final-day rearguard centuries to help Glamorgan secure a Vitality County Championship draw against frustrated Yorkshire at Headingley. South African veteran Ingram and unbeaten captain Northeast continued their excellent starts to…
Rain washes out final day as Middlesex draw with Leicestershire
Middlesex 407 for 8 (Robson 162, du Plooy 131) drew with Leicestershire 306 (Handscomb 109, Bamber 4-68) Middlesex’s Vitality County Championship clash with Leicestershire ended in a damp squib of a draw with no play possible on the final day. The hosts led by 101 with two wickets left going into day four, but the rain which washed out the first day’s action returned with a vengeance early on the…
Rajasthan Royals aim to reclaim top spot against Delhi Capitals
Match details Delhi Capitals (sixth) vs Rajasthan Royals (second)Delhi, 7.30pm IST (2pm GMT) Big picture: More carnage at the Kotla? Delhi has been a batter’s dream and a nightmare for bowlers in IPL 2024, with an average first-innings score of 249 and an overall run rate of 11.38 – the highest of any venue this season – in the three matches there so far. It has worked out well for…
Kuldeep: 'Bowlers must show more courage' against aggressive batting
Though there has been some respite for bowlers of late, with pitches slowing down somewhat and the frequency of 200-plus totals going down along with it, IPL 2024 has been about big hitting and record team totals. And the impact player rule is one of the reasons for it. For Kuldeep Yadav, though, faced with such “non-stop hitting”, bowlers must show courage and remember that they “have more chances of…
Babar: 'Haris Rauf is positive about his involvement in 2024 T20 World Cup'
It can feel like Pakistan captain Babar Azam always says the same things, but perhaps he always gets asked the same questions, too. Ahead of Pakistan’s departure for Ireland and the UK, Pakistan’s last preparatory pit stop before the T20 World Cup in the US and the Caribbean, Babar sat down for a press conference, and was fielded familiar questions on Pakistan’s chances, their squad selection, and of course, Pakistan’s…
Bell-Drummond guides Kent to rare victory at Lancashire
Kent 261 (Evison 71*) and 166 for 3 (Bell-Drummond 79*, Compton 29) beat Lancashire 92 (Gilchrist 6-24, Agar 4-36) and 332 (Bell 65, Hurst 58, Agar 3-65) by seven wickets Daniel Bell-Drummond made an unbeaten 79 to steer his side to a deserved seven-wicket victory over Lancashire in the Vitality County Championship match at Emirates Old Trafford. The Kent skipper has now passed fifty in four of his eight innings…
Brad Wheal, Michael Jones return to Scotland T20 World Cup squad but Josh Davey misses out
Michael Jones and Brad Wheal have returned to Scotland’s 15-man provisional squad for the Men’s T20 World Cup in West Indies and USA next month, but the experienced Somerset seamer Josh Davey is a notable absentee. Jones and Wheal, who play for Durham and Hampshire respectively, were not included in Scotland’s squad for this month’s T20 Tri-Series against Netherlands and Ireland, but have been cleared by their counties for involvement…
43-year-old Frank Nsubuga in Uganda squad for 2024 T20 World Cup
Brian Masaba will captain Uganda in the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup in the USA and the West Indies, their first appearance in a senior men’s ICC World Cup in any format. Masaba leads a squad of 15 that includes 43-year-old Frank Nsubuga, an offspinning allrounder who is set to be the oldest player in the tournament ahead of Oman’s Mohammad Nadeem and Naseem Khushi, both of whom are 41….
Bangladesh bowl, Asha and Habiba make debuts
Toss Bangladesh chose to bowl vs India Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana won the toss and decided to bowl in the fourth T20I against India, on a cloudy day in Sylhet. India have already sealed the five-match series 3-0 comfortably. There were debuts for both India and Bangladesh. The hosts gave their 14-year-old medium pacer Habiba Islam an international cap and also brought in left-hand batter Rubya Haider and legspinner Shorna…
Terror threat to T20 World Cup – ICC assures of 'comprehensive and robust security plan'
The ICC and Cricket West Indies have assured that a “comprehensive and robust security plan” is in place for the Men’s T20 World Cup after Trinidad & Tobago Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley confirmed that security agencies in the West Indies were monitoring a possible terror threat to the event. Rowley spoke to the Sunday Express after reports of the terror threat, which had circulated on social media, emerged over…