Kiran Carlson works the ball behind square © Getty Images Glamorgan 195 for 6 (Carlson 58, Wagg 46*, Meschede 43) beat Surrey 194 for 4 (Maddinson 70) by four wicketsScorecard Glamorgan revived their hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the Vitality Blast after chasing down 195 with six balls to spare to beat Surrey by four wickets at the Kia Oval. They lost openers Aneurin Donald and Usman Khawaja…
Classy Williamson puts Yorkshire back on course
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Yorkshire 187 for 5 (Williamson 77, Kohler-Cadmore 53) beat Leicestershire 127 for 9 (Brooks 3-23) by 60 runsScorecard New Zealand captain Kane Williamson hit a superb 77 and showed why he was this season’s leading run-scorer in the IPL as Yorkshire brushed Leicestershire aside by 60 runs at Headingley to get their Vitality Blast campaign back on track. The Vikings had lost their last…
Harmanpreet Kaur's late show ensures Nicole Bolton's effort isn't wasted
Harmanpreet Kaur celebrates her winning boundary © Getty Images Lancashire Thunder 151 for 5 (Bolton 87) beat Surrey Stars 148 for 5 (Sciver 95) by five wicketsScorecard India’s Harmanpreet Kaur held her nerve to secure a third successive Kia Super League win for Lancashire Thunder as they squeezed past Surrey Stars by five wickets with one ball to spare at The Oval. In front of a crowd of 2257, Surrey…
Jos Buttler's vice-captaincy earmarks him as future Test leader
12:16 PM ET Jos Buttler‘s promotion to the vice-captaincy of the England Test team sustains his remarkable resurgence over recent weeks. Heading into this English season, Buttler’s best hopes of a Test recall were in scoring heavily for Lancashire in the final weeks of the county season. But that hurdle was skipped. Instead, he was recalled for the early-summer Test series against Pakistan on the back of some excellent form…
CSA signs new MoU with South African Cricketers' Association
12:17 PM ET Cricket South Africa and the South African Cricketers’ Association (SACA) have signed a new four-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), four months after the expiration of their previous agreement. The last MoU came to its conclusion on April 30 but an interim arrangement has been in place since then while the final document was negotiated. Both parties are satisfied with the new agreement. The MOU consists of three…
Bangladesh to play day-night Tests only after pink-ball domestic games
12:00 PM ET Mohammad IsamESPN It will take at least one more year for Bangladesh to consider playing day-night Tests, according to BCB CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury. The process will begin at home when they can host day-night first-class matches with some regularity. Only after that will the BCB approve playing day-night Tests, starting with home matches. On Tuesday, New Zealand Cricket said the BCB hadn’t agreed to play a day-night…
Mandhana secures quickfire win after Vipers collapse
3:00 AM ET ECB Reporters Network Western Storm 93 for 1 (Mandhana 43*) beat Southern Vipers 91 (McGlashan 31) by nine wicketsScorecard Smriti Mandhana continued her glittering start to the Kia Super League as she smashed 43 not out to hand Western Storm a bonus point victory over Southern Vipers. In a re-match of both the 2016 and 2017 finals, Vipers were blown away by the Storm having been bowled…
CSA T20 league to have six teams instead of eight
Cricket South Africa President Chris Nenzani speaks at the inaugural player draft of the T20 Global League 11:44 AM ET Cricket South Africa’s yet-to-be-named flagship T20 tournament will consist of six teams, two fewer than the Global T20 League (GLT20) was due to have, and the same as the current number of domestic franchises. CSA’s board approved the number of teams on Saturday, CEO Thabang Moroe revealed, but it has…
Kohli not setting out to 'prove himself' in England
‘Being favourites or underdogs doesn’t matter’ – Kohli (1:13) Virat Kohli spoke about India’s approach ahead of their opening Test against England at Edgbaston (1:13) 10:27 AM ET 134 runs, 10 Test innings, average 13.40. Tell those numbers to a genuine cricket fan and they will let you know they are from Virat Kohli‘s only Test series in England, in 2014. To be known as one of the best in…
Can Sri Lanka keep out South Africa's quicks?
© Associated Press Big Picture Just how far this Sri Lanka top order has to go in ODIs could not have been made more clear in the first match on Sunday. Batting coach Thilan Samaraweera said his team had spoken about seeing out the likes of Kagiso Rabada in the first 10 overs, before taking more risks against the less experienced South Africa bowlers later in the innings, but the…