Hampshire 298 and 88 for 2 (Middleton 58, Gubbins 24*, Mousley 1-0) lead Warwickshire 254 (Bethell 69, Mousley 57, Barker 6-74) by 132 runs Keith Barker reminded Warwickshire’s fans of the skills they lost in 2018 as he bowled Hampshire into control on the second day of their Vitality County Championship match at Edgbaston. Barker’s left-arm swing earned him 14 hauls of five wickets or more as a Warwickshire player….
Bumper centuries from Bohannon and Wells make Kent sweat
Lancashire 402 for 4 (Bohannon 182*, Wells 150, Swanepoel 2-61) lead Kent 244 (Muyeye 59, Compton 55) by 158 runs Josh Bohannon and Luke Wells put on a record stand of 312 for Lancashire as they pummelled Kent on day two of their Vitality County Championship game at Canterbury. Bohannon was unbeaten on 182 while Wells hit exactly 150 as the visitors closed on 402 for 4, a first-innings lead…
Marnus Labuschagne 93 puts Glamorgan in control
Glamorgan 390 for 8 (Labuschagne 93, Carlson 71, Cooke 58) lead Northamptonshire 279 by 111 runs Marnus Labuschagne top-scored with 93 as Glamorgan took control of their Vitality Championship match against Northamptonshire in Cardiff. Glamorgan reached the close on 390 for 8, 111 runs in front of Northamptonshire’s first-innings total. Northamptonshire had a couple of chances that went begging and a few close lbw shouts that were unsuccessful, but Glamorgan…
Liam Livingstone striving to do a lot for England with very little
Liam Livingstone has batted just 33 balls in three innings at three venues during this T20 World Cup. He has 61 runs at a strike-rate of 184.84 but he is a disappointed man. Welcome to the world of a lower-middle order batter in a short and sharp tournament in atypical conditions characterised by slower pitches. He is most disappointed with his 33 off 17 against South Africa, when he hit…
Ball-by-ball: Four sixes as Rohit slams Starc for 29 in an over
Virat Kohli was gone for a five-ball duck. India were 6 for 1 after two overs. It wasn’t a pressure situation, but it was ripe for someone – from either side – to snatch the initiative and give one side the early advantage. Enter Rohit Sharma. Mitchell Starc put to the sword. It was the most expensive over Starc had ever bowled in T20Is. And it was brutal. Here’s the…
Ollie Robinson signed as Hundred Wildcard by Trent Rockets
Ollie Robinson, the England and Sussex seamer, has been picked up by Trent Rockets as one of 32 Wildcards for this year’s Hundred, having previously featured for Manchester Originals and Northern Superchargers. Ravi Bopara will return to London Spirit after his successful stint with the team last year, while the legspinner Mason Crane has been picked up by Welsh Fire, having moved from Hampshire to Glamorgan on loan this season….
Afghanistan look to clear Bangladesh hurdle for maiden semi-final spot
Match details Afghanistan vs BangladeshJune 24, Kingstown, 8:30pm local Big picture – scrap for the semi-finals The equation will become clearer for Afghanistan and Bangladesh at least six hours before they strap on their boots for the last Group 1 match of the Super Eight phase of the men’s T20 World Cup 2024. This is, however, a defeated Bangladesh side, possibly playing their last game of the World Cup after…
Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag, Nitish Reddy in India's T20I squad for Zimbabwe tour
Dhruv Jurel has also been picked as the second wicketkeeper, his first call-up to the T20I squad after making his Test debut earlier this year against England. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson are the only two players from India’s T20 World Cup squad who are also travelling to Zimbabwe; all of the other World Cup players have been given a break after the tournament ends on June 29. Rinku Singh,…
Khawaja: Australia 'should be playing Afghanistan'
Cricket Australia has twice withdrawn from playing Afghanistan – a Test match due to be staged in Australia and a T20 series overseas – citing “a marked deterioration in human rights for women and girls”, but continues to face them in ICC events. Rashid Khan again commented on the situation in the aftermath Afghanistan’s famous victory over Australia in the T20 World Cup, saying that he couldn’t understand how World…
Athapaththu, Priyadharshani set up Sri Lanka's first T20I win over West Indies since 2015
Sri Lanka 137 for 6 (Gunaratne 35, Samarawickrama 35, Fletcher 2-29) beat West Indies 134 for 8 (Matthews 30, Athapaththu 4-29, Priyadharshani 3-28) by four wickets Athapaththu and Priyadharshani shared seven wickets, with the former finishing with 4 for 29, to restrict West Indies to 134 for 8. In reply, Sri Lanka romped home with four wickets and eight balls to spare to go 1-0 up in the three-match series….