Manchester Originals 154 for 6 (Salt 56, Howell 3-18) beat Birmingham Phoenix 75 (Smeed 31, Hartley 4-22) by 79 runs Manchester Originals won their fourth game in a row to set up a qualification decider against Oval Invincibles in the final fixture of the Hundred’s group stage, bowling Birmingham Phoenix out for 75 to silence

Afghanistan 106 for 2 (Gurbaz 40*, Zazai 37, Hasaranga 1-19) beat Sri Lanka 105 all out (Rajapaksa 38, Farooqi 3-11, Nabi 2-14) by 8 wickets A thrilling all-round performance saw Afghanistan crush Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the first game of the 2022 Asia Cup. The bowlers set the foundation, reducing Sri Lanka to

Australia 201 for 5 (Warner 57, Smith 48*, Burl 3-60) beat Zimbabwe 200 (Madhevere 72, Green 5-33, Zampa 3-57) by five wickets The first five-wicket haul of Cameron Green‘s international career set Australia up for a comfortable victory over Zimbabwe in the first ODI in Townsville to mark the early start to their season, although

Oval Invincibles 82 for 1 (Winfield-Hill 44*) beat London Spirit 80 (Kerr 31, Villiers 4-12) by nine wickets Spinner Mady Villiers recorded her best bowling figures in the women’s Hundred with an impressive 4 for 12, helping to decimate local rivals London Spirit for just 80, as Oval Invincibles secured their place in the knockout

Disney Star* has bagged rights to broadcast all ICC men’s and women’s events on a four-year deal from 2024 to 2027. The rights, widely seen as cricket’s second-most lucrative, behind the IPL, are for the Indian market. Disney Star won both the TV and digital rights. The bids had been opened on Friday and a

Big picture It’s a very 2022 thing to say, but it’s possible that Sri Lanka and Afghanistan are pretty evenly matched sides. Hear me out. Of the two sides, Afghanistan tend to play weaker teams, of course, but since 2020, they have won a T20I series against Ireland, won two against Zimbabwe, and drawn one

Kent 325 for 8 (Denly 65, Evison 62) beat Leicestershire 244 (Mulder 81, Steel 65, Stewart 4-42, Podmore 3-35) by 81 runs Put those Darren Stevens retirement stories away for a moment because he is not quite finished yet. A return to Leicestershire, the county where his career began, felt like a fairytale ending –

Tea England 308 for 5 (Stokes 98*, Foakes 61*, Nortje 3-41) lead South Africa 151 by 157 runs For all that he has overseen a radical transformation in his team’s success and self-belief, this summer has been a curious one for Ben Stokes, the Test-match batter. There had been a series of starts – particularly

You have a supremely-talented batter who isn’t the modern-day definition of fit – so what do you do as coach? It’s possible that Chris Silverwood has pondered the Bhanuka Rajapaksa question a few times. But four months since becoming Sri Lanka’s coach, Silverwood doesn’t have to worry about the issue anymore, and for that Rajapaksa

Southern Brave 142 for 4 (Davies 51*) beat Trent Rockets 138 for 6 (Malan 59, Fuller 2-18) by six wickets Alex Davies and Ross Whiteley orchestrated a remarkable turnaround as Southern Brave secured a six-wicket win to keep their slim qualification hopes alive heading into the closing rounds of the group stage. Brave won the