Cricket

Northern Superchargers 134 for 4 (Litchfield 38) beat Trent Rockets 125 for 7 (Smith 70, Higham 3-29) by nine runs Trent Rockets threw away what had seemed a guaranteed first win of the season, losing five wickets in the space of 13 balls to collapse from 102 for 2 107 for 7 before losing by

Suryakumar Yadav feels there is “no shame” in admitting that his performance in ODIs has been “really bad” and that he wanted to find a way to succeed in the 50-over format. He has played 26 ODIs so far and averages only 24.33, though his strike rate is 101.38. Suryakumar made scores of 19, 24

Southern Brave 34 for 3 vs London Spirit match abandoned It was hard to know what was more of a farce. The poor groundsman seeing his neat pile of sawdust obliterated as he tried unsuccessfully to lift the rope being towed round the Lord’s outfield to soak up moisture left by another rain shower over

Just five days after announcing his retirement from all forms of cricket on social media, Manoj Tiwary has reversed his decision, saying that the original decision had been an “emotional” one, and that he will “come out of retirement and play for Bengal for one more year”. Seated with Cricket Association of Bengal president Snehasish

Marnus Labuschagne‘s hopes of featuring in the ODI World Cup appear to be over after his omission from the squads to play in South Africa and India next month, but he will have a chance to push the selectors by lining up for Australia A against New Zealand A. Australia will narrow their list down

Australia’s one-day captain Pat Cummins faces a six-week layoff due to a fractured wrist sustained in the final Ashes Test but should be available to play some of the ODIs in South Africa and India ahead of the World Cup in October. Cummins, who has so far only captained two ODIs since being named captain

Former captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has been appointed Pakistan chief selector for a second time, filling a post that had been vacant since Haroon Rasheed quit last month. Inzamam, who was Pakistan’s chief selector from 2016 to 2019, comes in again ahead of a crucial period for the national side. His first task will be the announcement

Tilak Varma has started his international career in fine fashion, clearly India’s best batter in the first two T20Is against West Indies on tricky pitches in Tarouba and Providence. India lost both games, but Tilak played his part well, with help from Rahul Dravid and Hardik Pandya. “I have been with Rahul sir since the

Oval Invincibles 138 for 7 (Cox 51, T Curran 38*) tied with Welsh Fire 138 for 6 (Clarke 69*, Atkinson 3-26) Tom Curran smashed an unbeaten 38 from 18 balls as Oval Invincibles snatched a tie against Welsh Fire in a final-ball thriller in front of 21,432 fans at the Kia Oval. Curran, who hit

Southern Brave 102 for 5 (Bouchier 31, Wyatt 20, Smith 2-11) beat Northern Superchargers 100 for 8 (Kelly 39, Armitage 21, Adams 3-21, Shrubsole 2-13) Rhianna Southby put on a sensational wicketkeeping clinic as Southern Brave returned to winning ways with a thumping five-wicket victory over Northern Superchargers. Southby affected a record four dismissals –