An opening partnership of 110 from 57 balls by Pathum Nissanka and KL Rahul paved the way for Delhi Capitals to record their highest successful chase in the IPL, beating Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets.
Surrey step up security for visit of Sussex: county cricket, day one – as it happened
Day one of the latest round of County Championship matches saw Surrey host Sussex amid beefed-up security at the Oval
Thomas Rew is making his Championship debut, alongside brother James, at Taunton. Yorkshire have lost Adam Lyth, lbw Ogborne, for 8. Yorks 26-1.
And an early wicket in glorious Canterbury sunshine, Dawkins dollies a catch back to Haydon. Kent 21-1.
Continue reading...IPL captain cops fine after illegal dressing room act caught on camera
Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag has been fined a quarter of his match fee for vaping in the dressing room during a game, the Indian Premier League said Thursday.
Hazlewood’s brutal reality check as defending champs crushed in IPL drubbing
Sparkling cameos by skipper Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler complemented a stellar display with the ball and in the field, carrying Gujarat Titans to a four-wicket victory over defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Thursday.
$600m Big Bash plan put on hold as another state joins Aussie cricket revolt
Cricket Australia’s plan to privatise the Big Bash League has been put on hold after Queensland Cricket joined New South Wales in rejecting the $600 million proposal.
‘Don’t see that very often’: Smith’s change room dummy spit after PSL elimination
Steve Smith’s PSL campaign is over, with the Multan Sultans losing their must-win eliminator against Marnus Labuschagne’s Hyderabad Kingsmen at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Wednesday.
Head stars in 492-run blitz as fifth-straight win puts powerhouse on brink of elimination
Ryan Rickelton’s maiden IPL century came in vain as Sunrisers Hyderabad chased down 244 to beat Mumbai Indians by six wickets in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday.
Star’s career-best stunner as $4m man, Aussie hero look for answers: IPL mid-season report card
We’ve entered the second half of this season’s Indian Premier League, with the ladder starting to take shape.
IPL 2026: 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi becomes the leading run scorer, Rajasthan Royals end Punjab Kings’ unbeaten run
Fifteen-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the leading run-getter in this IPL season with a cracking 43 on Tuesday that helped Rajasthan Royals beat Punjab Kings by six wickets in a high-scoring contest.
County cricket: what can be done to reduce the number of draws?
All four matches in Division One this week were drawn – and none of them came close to a positive result
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Continue reading...Aussie star ends brutal drought in Ashes boost as forgotten opener fires big reminder — County Wrap
Jake Weatherald’s century drought is finally over, with the Australian Test opener notching his maiden century for Leicestershire in the County Championship over the weekend.
Italy representative emerges as smokey to replace struggling Bazballer in England set-up
Pressure is mounting on Test opener Zak Crawley ahead of England’s home summer following another underwhelming outing with the bat as one of the leading candidates to take his spot in the national side produced a match-winning century in the County Championship.
‘Don’t know what happened’: Hazlewood absolutely destroys IPL rival in nine-year low
Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar wreaked havoc as defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru skittled out Delhi Capitals for 75 before romping to a nine-wicket victory in the IPL on Monday.
Mickey Arthur drafted into new coaches panel to mend England’s ties with county cricket
Director of cricket Rob Key keen to ‘work together better’
Arthur is former head coach of South Africa and Pakistan
Mickey Arthur, the former South Africa and Pakistan head coach, is one of four appointments to England’s new County Insight Group as the national team seeks to repair relations with the domestic game in the wake of last winter’s Ashes defeat.
Among the recommendations from the internal Ashes review that saw Rob Key and Brendon McCullum remain as director of cricket and men’s head coach respectively was improved dialogue with the county game, not least regarding selection.
Continue reading...$4m Aussie plays key hand as ‘amazing’ IPL star goes ballistic in super over thriller
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.