11:59 PM IST ESPNcricinfo staff In a curiously worded Twitter message, Mumbai Indians legspinner Rahul Chahar has wished his cousin Deepak Chahar, of Chennai Super Kings, a “speedy recovery” and said he hoped he would “get well soon”. It is not known what Deepak is suffering from but he is part of the Super Kings camp in Dubai, where more than ten people have tested positive for Covid-19. Rahul Chahar,…
CPL 2020: Kieron Pollard's 28-ball 72 extends Trinbago Knight Riders' unbeaten run
11:35 PM IST Karthik Krishnaswamy Trinbago Knight Riders 149 for 8 (Pollard 72, Simmons 32, Holder 2-27) beat Barbados Tridents 148 for 7 (Charles 47, Mayers 42, Raza 2-11. Seales 2-21, Hosein 2-30) by two wickets T20 has evolved to the extent that teams now back themselves to chase two runs a ball over the last eight – or even last ten – overs of matches. Those sorts of chases,…
Tom Banton's emergence 'creates competition' for England top order
Play 00:36 Tom Banton – ‘Want to make it difficult for selectors not to pick me’ Tom Banton‘s eye-catching performance in the first T20I against Pakistan may not guarantee his place for the remainder of the international summer, but it has provided precisely the sort of competition that England will need in the run-up to next year’s World Cup, according to Graham Thorpe, the interim head coach of the white-ball…
Kent fluff 210 chase to finish with tie after Daniel Bell-Drummond fireworks
John Simpson missed a run-out chance off the final ball as Kent scampered through 10:24 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Kent 209 for 5 (Bell-Drummond 72) tied with Middlesex 209 for 4 (Eskinazi 84, Gubbins 53) An extraordinary final over from Tom Helm enabled Middlesex to salvage a tie as the points were shared in their thrilling Vitality Blast tie against Kent. Chasing 210, the Spitfires seemed on course for…
Suresh Raina's exit from Chennai Super Kings camp due to concerns over bubble, isolation
10:16 PM IST Apprehensions about living in a lonely, bio-secure environment with news of colleagues testing positive for Covid-19, combined with a personal tragedy are understood to be the reasons for Suresh Raina leaving the Chennai Super Kings camp and heading home from IPL 2020. It emerged on Saturday morning, a day after it was confirmed that an India international was among at least ten Super Kings contingent members to…
Heather Knight leads the way as Western Storm surge to victory
10:03 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Western Storm 167 for 4 (Knight 91*) beat South East Stars 166 (Hennessy 4-31, Morris 3-36) by six wickets The last time England captain Heather Knight pulled on a Western Storm shirt, she made 78 not out off 53 balls to lead them to victory in the 2019 Kia Super League final at Hove. Almost a year later, she carried on where she had…
Joe Clarke blasts 44-ball ton as Nottinghamshire cruise home
9:49 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Nottinghamshire 185 for 4 (Clarke 100*, Nash 55) beat Durham 181 for 3 (Lees 53, Clark 60) by six wickets A brilliant unbeaten century from Joe Clarke guided Nottinghamshire to their first victory of the 2020 season, defeating Durham by six wickets in their Vitality Blast North Group clash at Emirates Riverside. Clarke made the most of his opportunity after being dropped on eight…
Tom Bailey takes five but Lancashire frustrated by rain
9:44 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Leicestershire 150 for 9 (Bailey 5-17) v Lancashire – No result Rain forced the match to be abandoned with the points shared after Lancashire had restricted Leicestershire to 150-9 in the North Group Vitality Blast match at Grace Road. It was particularly frustrating for the visitors, who played some fine out-cricket after captain Dane Vilas won the toss and put the Foxes in. Vilas…
Andrew Salter snares four as Glamorgan defend 150
9:27 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Glamorgan 150 for 7 (Cooke 51*, Higgins 3-29) beat Gloucestershire 135 (van Buuren 53, Salter 4-20) by 15 runs Andrew Salter claimed four for 20 as Glamorgan kick-started their Vitality Blast Central Group campaign with a 15-run victory over Gloucestershire at the Bristol County Ground. The visitors ran up 150 for 7 on slow pitch after losing the toss, Chris Cooke top-scoring with 51…
Danni Wyatt leads Southern Vipers victory cruise after Paige Scholfield strikes
8:55 PM IST ECB Reporters Network Southern Vipers 208 for 3 (Wyatt 66) beat Sunrisers 202 (Villiers 64, Scholfield 3-33) by seven wickets Danni Wyatt opened her Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy account with an effortless 66 as Southern Vipers thumped Sunrisers by seven wickets at Chelmsford. Experienced England allrounder Wyatt dominated with seven boundaries during a 111 run-stand for the first wicket, which put the Vipers in complete control of…