Oval Invincibles 139 for 7 (T Curran 43*, Jordan 3-20) beat Southern Brave 131 for 7 (David 44*, T Curran 3-43) by 8 runs Tom Curran smashed 43 off just 28 balls and took three wickets as Oval Invincibles beat Southern Brave by eight runs and all but secured top spot and their place in
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Australia opener Usman Khawaja says he will keep playing Test cricket just as long as he continues to tick three crucial boxes. It’s a case of so far, so good for the 36-year-old, who topped the Ashes batting aggregate across both sides in the recent 2-2 series draw in England that ensured Australia retained the
Harry Brook is “trying not to think about” his omission from England’s provisional 15-man squad for the upcoming World Cup in India and is hoping to “move on” from the disappointment as soon as possible. Brook was widely expected to make the cut after a bright start to his international career across formats but was
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
Southern Brave 120 for 6 (Garton 28) beat Birmingham Phoenix 119 for 8 (Mills 3-20, Rehan 3-22) by four wickets Rehan Ahmed celebrated his England T20I call-up with a spell of three for 22 as Southern Brave cruised to a four-wicket victory over Birmingham Phoenix. Teenage leg-spinner Rehan, who is the youngest male cricketer to
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