Yorkshire have signed Sri Lanka quick Vishwa Fernando for their next three County Championship matches. The left-arm seamer, who has 64 Test wickets at 33.09 in 23 caps, is due to be available for fixtures against Northamptonshire, Gloucestershire and Derbyshire. Fernando played two matches for Durham last season, taking seven wickets at 22.42 for the eventual Division Two champions. Fernando’s acquisition will bolster Yorkshire’s bowling resources, with Matthew Fisher, Mickey…
Kohli not in favour of Impact Player: 'Not every team has a Bumrah or Rashid'
Virat Kohli has admitted that he is not in favour of the Impact Player rule, as it is “disrupting the balance” of the game. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru batter said he was concerned that there is no longer an “equal battle between bat and ball” as bowlers now expect to get hit for a boundary every single delivery, and batters such as himself are forced to score at a high…
SRH look to do their bit for top-two finish against weakened Punjab Kings
Match details Sunrisers Hyderabad (third) vs Punjab Kings (ninth)Hyderabad, 1530 IST (1000 GMT) Big picture – SRH, rusty or rejuvenated? A washout in their last game against Gujarat Titans means SRH are no longer in control of their fate. Even if they win against PBKS on Sunday afternoon, a top-two finish is not guaranteed. For that to happen, Rajasthan Royals will have to lose against Kolkata Knight Riders later in…
Rahul on LSG missing the playoffs: 'Injuries and the guys that went away really dented us'
Lucknow Super Giants’ win over Mumbai Indians in their last game of the season was not enough to take them to the playoffs, but it was the kind of performance their captain KL Rahul wanted more of throughout the season. LSG finished on 14 points and occupied sixth spot on table – level with fourth-placed Chennai Super Kings, who still have a game to play on Saturday – but their…
Sunny morning in Bengaluru but rain could still affect RCB-CSK match
There was good news in store for Royal Challengers Bengaluru fans as most of Bengaluru had blue skies and sunshine on Saturday morning. There has been a significant rain threat to RCB’s match against Chennai Super Kings, a game that will decide who joins Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2024 playoffs. In central Bengaluru, where the Chinnaswamy Stadium is located, there was no overnight…
Hardik banned for MI's slow over rate, will miss first game next season
Hardik Pandya, the Mumbai Indians captain, has been banned for one match for his team’s slow over rate against Lucknow Super Giants at the Wankhede Stadium. MI have already played their last match of IPL 2024, which means Hardik will miss the team’s first match next season. In case Hardik moves to another team for the next season, he will miss that particular team’s first game. It was the third…
Boucher admits off-field noise may have 'clouded' Hardik after MI finish at bottom
On Friday, MI’s season ended with an 18-run defeat to Lucknow Super Giants, which resigned them to a tenth-place finish with just four wins from 14 games. Rohit started the game on the bench, coming on as an impact player for the chase. But that didn’t stop the Wankhede crowd from chanting his name when Hardik came on to bowl. Rohit’s dismissal after entertaining the home crowd with a 38-ball…
Ben Stokes shows his signature moves as bowling comeback begins in earnest
Lancashire 350 for 9 (Jennings 115, Bruce 46, Raine 3-67, Stokes 2-70) vs Durham “I’ve tried to get Erling Haaland’s signature for one of these, ” said a punter stood on the bank at the Stanley Park End. “But he flat out refuses.” A framed artist’s sketch in his right hand – the winning moment from Headingley 2019 – is waved towards the Pavilion. “But he would sign it, wouldn’t…
MI finish bottom but Pooran-inspired win fails to take LSG into the playoffs
Lucknow Super Giants 214 for 6 (Pooran 75, Rahul 55, Thushara 3-28, Chawla 3-29) beat Mumbai Indians 196 for 6 (Rohit 68, Dhir 62*, Bishnoi 2-37, Naveen 2-50) by 18 runs On a bittersweet evening for Mumbai Indians (MI) fans at the Wankhede Stadium, they witnessed a high-octane Rohit Sharma fifty but also saw their side slump to their tenth defeat of the season to finish bottom of the points…
Joe Root 67 gives Yorkshire edge on 17-wicket day
Yorkshire 176 for 7 (Root 67, Hunt 3-61) trail Sussex 150 (Hill 4-22) by xx runs Seventeen wickets fell on the first day at Hove as second division leaders Sussex hit back after they were bowled out for 150 by Yorkshire in the Vitality County Championship. Joe Root showed his class with 67 but no one else made more than Sussex’s top scorer James Coles (38). Yorkshire were 176 for…