Rinku Singh hit an unbeaten 83 and took five catches as Kolkata Knight Riders edged out Lucknow Super Giants in a Super Over in the IPL on Sunday.
Sibley’s century gives Surrey edge over Essex: county cricket, day three – as it happened
Dom Sibley scored 101 as Surrey carved out a 63-run first-innings lead over Essex, who finished the day on 19 for no wicket
Thanks to Tim Maitland who has an eye on the Headingley stream. “Lengthy stoppage after the first ball of the day at Headingley, after Tom Price injured an ankle fielding on the boundary.”
Lawrence tucks into Simon Harmer, muscling him to the rope to reach fifty off 74 balls.
Continue reading...Records shattered in 986-run chaos as teen phenom blasts hundred in Cummins’ IPL return
A monumental unbeaten 152 by KL Rahul, the highest T20 score by an Indian, went in vain as Punjab Kings mounted the largest successful chase in IPL history to extend their lead at the top of the table on a run-soaked Saturday with a six-wicket win over Delhi Capitals.
Former New Zealand cricketer cops two-year ban for using cocaine mid-match
Former New Zealand and Essex all-rounder Doug Bracewell has been given a two-year suspension after testing positive for cocaine during an English County Championship match last year.
Who else? King Kohli leads reigning champs to huge IPL win after first-ball blunder
Virat Kohli punished Gujarat Titans for dropping him on nought with a blistering half-century as Royal Challengers Bengaluru breezed to a five-wicket victory in the Indian Premier League on Friday.
Sports quiz of the week: title races, snooker drama and marathon records
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Continue reading...Aussie superstars cleared for long-awaited cricket return in massive IPL boost
Fast bowlers Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins have been cleared to play in the Indian Premier League after missing the first half of the season because of fitness concerns, Cricket Australia confirmed on Thursday.
‘Sitting on his a***’: England legend’s tweet reignites 12-year feud with ex-teammate
England legend Kevin Pietersen has reignited his long-running feud with former national teammate Sir Alastair Cook, declaring his opinion on Jacob Bethell IPL’s involvement “doesn’t matter at all”.
Five-time champs suffer heaviest defeat in IPL history as Indian star cracks ‘elegant’ hundred
Opener Sanju Samson struck his second IPL century of the season to set up a thumping 103-run win for Chennai Super Kings in a battle of heavyweights against Mumbai Indians on Thursday.
‘Captain’s nightmare’: Smith clobbers 47-ball hundred to keep Olympic dream alive
A dazzling century from Australian champion Steve Smith went in vain as the Multan Sultans suffered a tense four-wicket loss to the Hyderabad Kingsmen in Karachi on Wednesday.
‘That’s got to hurt’: Aussie captain’s fifty in vain as IPL team bundles simple chase
Pace bowlers Jofra Archer and Nandre Burger shared five wickets between them as Rajasthan Royals defended a modest total of 159 to beat Lucknow Super Giants by 40 runs in the IPL on Thursday morning AEDT.
Cricketer hospitalised after scary incident as match abandoned due to ‘misbehaving’ pitch
A first-class fixture at North Sound’s Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in the Caribbean has been abandoned due to a dangerous pitch, with a player hospitalised after being struck on the helmet during the final delivery of the match.
Webster’s all-round heroics in comeback win as ex-Aussie opener hits back-to-back hundreds
Nathan McSweeney continued his impressive County Championship form while fellow Australian Beau Webster produced a match-winning performance to further press his Test credentials.
Real reason for Aussie veteran’s T20 ban as bizarre blacklisting emerges
Veteran Australian bowler Peter Siddle has reportedly been banned from playing in this season’s T20 Blast due to his participation in the World Legends Pro League earlier this year.
Indian weapon’s ferocious hundred powers Cummins’ IPL team to third-straight win
Swashbuckling opener Abhishek Sharma struck an unbeaten 135 to fire Sunrisers Hyderabad to their third IPL win in a row as they hammered Delhi Capitals by 47 runs on Tuesday.