Toss England chose to bat vs Pakistan England have won the toss in Northampton and will bat first on a surface with a tinge of grass. After comfortably defending a total in the first T20I in Birmingham, England captain Heather Knight said she expected the ball “to skid on nicely”, but had opted to bat first in preparation for the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup in October. “We want to…
Bartlett and Keogh give Northants control at Derby
Northamptonshire 297 for 5 (Bartlett 76, Keogh 75*, Vasconcelos 53) vs Derbyshire George Bartlett and Rob Keogh led a solid Northamptonshire batting display on the opening day of the Vitality County Championship Division Two match against Derbyshire at Derby. The pair both scored half-centuries and added 124 for the fifth wicket to get the innings back on track after Anuj Dal struck twice to reduce Northants to 121 for 4….
Lawrence-Pope stand revives Surrey before Worrall strikes with ball
Worcestershire 112 for 7 (Worrall 3-17) trail Surrey 213 (Lawrence 84, Pope 63, Waite 3-19, Leach 3-62) by 101 runs A fifth-wicket stand of 148 between Dan Lawrence and Ollie Pope, a superb new ball spell by Dan Worrall and Kemar Roach’s late double-strike put Surrey in control against Worcestershire despite themselves being bowled out for 213 on a frenetic 17-wicket opening day at the Kia Oval. When the dust…
Lyndon James 92*, Hampshire drops help resurrect Notts
Nottinghamshire 212 for 9 (James 92*, Abbas 4-36) vs Hampshire Allrounder Lyndon James finished on 92 not out after leading a Nottinghamshire recovery from 50 for 6 as they closed on 212 for 9 on day one of their Vitality County Championship match against Hampshire at Trent Bridge Mohammad Abbas, who took 15 wickets in the two matches between these counties last season, was the scourge of Nottinghamshire again with…
Barnard, Burgess hundreds lift Warwickshire from early disarray
Warwickshire 308 for 6 (Barnard 115*, Burgess 105*) vs Essex An unbroken double-century seventh-wicket stand between Ed Barnard and Michael Burgess rescued Warwickshire from the depths of despair and lifted them into a commanding position against Essex at Chelmsford. The pair came together with the score on 104 for 6 soon after lunch and by the close, 56 overs later, they had established a Warwickshire record for the seventh wicket…
Tom Helm four-for leads Middlesex effort with the ball
Middlesex 62 for 0 trail Glamorgan 183 (Helm 4-44) by 121 runs Middlesex took charge of their Vitality County Championship match against Glamorgan in Cardiff, finishing the day on 62 without loss having bowled out the hosts for 183. Tom Helm was the most impressive of the bowlers, claiming 4 for 44 as Middlesex made the most of the decision to bowl first. He was well supported by Ethan Bamber,…
Cameron Bancroft, Ben Charlesworth compile record-breaking 316-run stand
Gloucestershire 385 for 2 (Bancroft 160, Charlesworth 126) vs Leicestershire A record breaking opening partnership between Cameron Bancroft and Ben Charlesworth saw Gloucestershire dominate the opening day of their Division Two Vitality county championship match against Leicestershire at the UptonSteel County Ground, Grace Road. The pair put on 316 after the visitors were put into bat by Foxes skipper Lewis Hill, beating the previous record opening partnership made against Leicestershire…
Tom Banton, James Rew drive Somerset with twin centuries
Somerset 440 for 7 (Banton 133, Rew 114, Lammonby 69) vs Kent Aggressive centuries from Tom Banton and James Rew helped Somerset pile up 440 for seven after losing the toss on the opening day of the Vitality County Championship First Division match with Kent at Taunton. Banton contributed a career-best 133, off 174 balls, with 19 fours and two sixes, while Rew stroked his way to 114, off 145…
PSL to become an eight-team tournament from 2026
The PSL will get two new franchises from 2026, making it an eight-team league. This was officially confirmed in a media release by the PCB, who called the upcoming season in 2025 – the tenth edition – the “last six-team event”. While this had been likely from the day the PCB and the PSL franchises agreed not to add further teams until after the tenth season, this is the first…
The RCB vs CSK virtual knockout could be the game of the season, weather permitting
Match details Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) (6th; 6W, 7L) vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) (4th; 7W, 6L)Bengaluru, 7.30pm IST (2pm GMT) Big picture – RCB vs CSK, the match of the season? Is the hype around this encounter justified? The results over the years have been rather one-sided in favour of CSK. RCB have won only once in their last five meetings and only 31% of the all the matches…