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…
England bat, Nat Sciver-Brunt returns; Pakistan make three changes
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,…