Only in one game since match number 46, on April 28 in Chennai, has 200-plus been scored in IPL 2024. That’s six games without 200. The highest in these matches is 169, and the one exception was 201 plays 200, far from the record-breakers we have gotten used to. Are pitches getting tired and slow? And are par scores getting lower? “The way the wicket [in Dharamsala] played in the…
Jadeja stars with bat and ball as CSK climb to third
Chennai Super Kings 167 for 9 (Jadeja 43, Chahar 3-23, Harshal 3-24) beat Punjab Kings 139 for 9 (Prabhsimran 30, Jadeja 3-20, Deshpande 2-35) by 28 runs Punjab Kings showcased their very best and worst selves all in the course of about 45 minutes and in the end the bad outweighed the good as they lost to Chennai Super Kings by 28 runs. Sam Curran’s men had dominated proceedings right…
Bangladesh bowl first; Johnathan Campbell debuts for Zimbabwe
Bangladesh chose to bowl vs Zimbabwe Bangladesh decided to field first once again after winning the toss against Zimbabwe in the second T20I in Chattogram. They named the same XI that won the first match by eight wickets on Friday. Zimbabwe made two changes, handing a T20I debut to 26-year-old Johnathan Campbell, son for former Zimbabwe captain Alistair, and bringing in Ainsley Ndlovu. They dropped Sean Williams and Wellington Masakadza…
SRH look to return home from Mumbai with playoffs plans still intact
Match details Mumbai Indians (10th; W3, L8) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (4th; W6, L4)Mumbai, 7.30pm IST (2pm GMT) Big picture By the time Monday dawns, Mumbai Indians (MI) will either be out of the reckoning for the playoffs of IPL 2024, or all but. Heading into their last three games of the league phase, the most they can realistically hope for, in all likelihood, is to lift themselves off the bottom…
Pathirana returns to Sri Lanka to recover from hamstring injury
Pathirana played only six games for CSK in IPL 2024, taking 13 wickets with an economy of 7.68. He had missed the IPL 2024 season-opener against Royal Challengers Bangalore with a hamstring injury he had sustained while playing for Sri Lanka against Bangladesh in Sylhet in March. He is the second Sri Lanka fast bowler on the sidelines with left-armer Dilshan Madushanka, who was due to make his IPL debut…
England, South Africa to face off in Women's T20 World Cup opener, final on October 20
England will take on South Africa in the opening match of the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup on October 3 in Dhaka, according to the tournament schedule released on Sunday. The hosts Bangladesh will also open their campaign on the opening day, taking on one of the qualifiers, also in Dhaka. Defending champions Australia take on the other qualifier on October 4 in Sylhet. The marquee India-Pakistan match will be…
PSL set for IPL clash as PCB proposes move to April-May window
The PCB has proposed a spate of radical changes to the PSL which, if approved, could include: Shifting the league from next season to an April-May window which would mean it clashes directly with the IPL, in a bid, officials say, to “co-exist” with the IPL rather than “compete” with it. Extra money for franchises to sign a marquee player outside the salary cap, including the possibility of a USD300,000-plus…
Somerset tame Essex on seaming pitch to seal thrilling two-day win
Somerset 128 (Porter 5-37, Cook 5-38) and 170 for 7 (Dickson 42, Snater 4-55) beat Essex 156 (Westley 43, Pretorius 4-36) and 138 (Davey 3-20, Gregory 3-23) by three wickets Somerset’s Matt Renshaw and Sean Dickson tamed a seaming pitch to lay the foundation for a three-wicket Vitality County Championship First Division win over Essex inside two days at Taunton. When the visitors were bowled out for 138 in their…
Nathan Gilchrist six-for leaves Lancashire in deep trouble
Lancashire 92 (Gilchrist 6-24, Agar 4-35) and 119 for 4 (Jennings 40) trail Kent 261 (Evison 71*, Williams 3-44, Lyon 3-50, Balderson 3-67) by 50 runs Nathan Gilchrist took a career-best 6 for 24 to deepen Lancashire’s current batting woes and help Kent take complete control of their Vitality County Championship match on a dramatic afternoon at Emirates Old Trafford. Replying to the visitors’ 261, Keaton Jennings’ side were bowled…
Cheteshwar Pujara hundred gives Sussex control at Derbyshire
Sussex 357 for 5 (Pujara 104*, Coles 72, Alsop 64, Haines 58) lead Derbyshire 246 (Tickner 47) by 111 runs A century from Cheteshwar Pujara led a dominant Sussex batting display on the second day of the Vitality County Championship Division Two match with against Derbyshire at Derby. The Indian maestro scored an unbeaten 104 – his ninth hundred in three seasons with Sussex – with Tom Haines, Tom Alsop…