Shehan Jayasuriya and Calvin Savage brought Morrisville Unity extremely close to their target of 125 against New York Warriors but even a 21-run last over wasn’t enough to seal victory when they needed 28 off the last six balls. After hitting two fours and two sixes in the first five balls of the over, Jayasuriya
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Worcestershire 254 for 5 (Kashif 88, Libby 73, Jones 53) beat Derbyshire 192 (Reece 96) by 62 runs An exhilarating exhibition of strokeplay by Kashif Ali powered Worcestershire Rapids to a 62-run win over Derbyshire in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup match at Derby. Kashif plundered 88 off only 36 balls and dominated a fourth
Fast bowler Mahika Gaur and wicketkeeper-batter Bess Heath have been named for the first time in England’s white-ball squads for the ODI and T20I series against Sri Lanka later this month, but there is no 20-over return for Tammy Beaumont, despite her outstanding recent form across formats. Gaur, 17, has earned her call-up after a
Australia were left “scratching the head” about how to combat Bazball as the Ashes series went on, according to Ricky Ponting who believed the final 2-2 scoreline was a fair result. Ponting although remained adamant that the controversial ball change at The Oval played a decisive hand. Two days of rain at Old Trafford enabled
New Zealand 155 for 6 (Seifert 55, McConchie 31*, Hameed 2-30) beat UAE 136 (Aryansh 60, Southee 5-25) by 19 runs Tim Seifert‘s explosive fifty and Tim Southee‘s crafty five-wicket haul helped New Zealand scrap to victory in the T20I series opener against UAE in Dubai. Cameos from Rachin Ravindra and Cole McConchie were also
Knight, the England captain, is eligible for retention by Sydney Thunder having originally been due to join last season before being ruled out by injury. Ecclestone, who is the No.1-ranked bowler in ODIs and T20Is, was a key part of Sydney Sixers’ run to the final in 2022-23 where she claimed 20 wickets at 17.90
Imran is widely regarded as the finest cricketer Pakistan has produced and one of the game’s greatest allrounders. He led them to their first global title in 1992 at the MCG, a culmination of a decade of captaincy in which he turned Pakistan into one of the best sides in the world. He led them
Worcestershire 253 for 3 (Jones 122, Libby 82*) beat Northamptonshire 252 (Taylor 100) by seven wickets Rob Jones struck a superb 122 from 126 balls, his first List A century, to lead Worcestershire Rapids to their fourth Metro Bank One Day Cup victory of the season against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road. Jones was joined by
Shaw made a big impact in his limited outings with the team, recording two hundreds in four innings, including a 244 off 153 balls against Somerset, the second-highest List A score in England. He recorded scores of 125*, 26 and 34 in his other three innings to become the leading run-getter (429 runs) after four
Pat Cummins is targeting a return in the ODIs against India in late September ahead of the World Cup as he recovers from the fractured wrist he suffered in the final Ashes Test at The Oval. Cummins, Australia’s ODI captain, picked up the injury on the opening day of the Test but the severity of