ReportYorkshire given scare in defence of massive 240 in aggregate record for BlastYorkshire 240 for 4 (Bairstow 82, Lyth 51, Brook 48*) beat Leicestershire 222 for 8 (Inglis 82, Willey 3-44) by 18 runsJonny Bairstow smashed 82 off 45 balls as Yorkshire added to Leicestershire’s miserable start to this season’s Vitality Blast with a thrilling…

Heather Knight, the England captain, has expressed her disappointment at being given a used pitch to host India in the first women’s Test between the sides for seven years.Knight revealed on the eve of the match at Bristol’s County Ground that the pitch had been used for Gloucestershire’s T20 Blast fixture against Sussex last Friday…

ReportImposing Hampshire target overhauled with two balls to spare in outground thrillerMiddlesex 217 for 7 (Cracknell 77, Simpson 62) beat Hampshire 215 for 6 (Short 48, McManus 47, Weatherley 41) by three wickets with two balls to spareMiddlesex pulled off their second highest T20 chase – by three wickets with two balls to spare -…

ReportPeshawar’s bowlers restricted Karachi Kings to their lowest ever PSL total before Zazai made short work of itPeshawar Zalmi 109 for 4 (Hazratullah Zazai 63, Imad Wasim 2-2) beat Karachi Kings 108 for 9 (Abbas Afridi 27*, Abrar 3-14, Wahab 3-34, Gul 2-13) by six wicketsThere are dispiriting losses, humiliations, and whatever it is that…

NewsSteven Smith is not available because of an elbow injury; Wes Agar earns first call-upDavid Warner, Pat Cummins and Glenn Maxwell are among six players to have opted out of Australia’s tours of the West Indies and Bangladesh, while Steven Smith will miss the trips because of an elbow injury.Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson and Marcus…

News”Whichever opportunity I get to be back at the ground, I will be really eager for that”Mumbai-based left-arm spinner Ankeet Chavan has been cleared by the BCCI to resume playing professional cricket after he received a revocation letter from the board that confirmed his ban – originally for life – had been reduced to seven…

News”Test cricket needs to survive, and a WTC format helps where every Test, every series is important”The absence of a proper warm-up fixture for India in the lead-up to the WTC final is a “bit of a disadvantage”, but the team is happy just being able to play cricket in a pandemic-hit world, according to…

NewsShardul Thakur, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul left outIndia’s opening combination for the WTC final against New Zealand has possibly been finalised, with Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma the only regular opening batters in the final 15, named on Tuesday evening. Hanuma Vihari, who India have often turned to for batting…

NewsIndia vice-captain not feeling the pressure over his batting stats in England or India’s Test record in SouthamptonIndia vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane has said ahead of the WTC final that he’s not fazed by the criticism around his batting returns. Rahane is India’s highest scorer in this WTC cycle, with 1095 runs at 43.80, and has…

NewsSheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club lodge the complaint for apparent offences against their player Elias Sunny; Rahman denies allegationsSheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club has lodged a complaint against Legends of Rupganj player Sabbir Rahman for racially abusing and throwing stones at their player Elias Sunny. The alleged incident took place during the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) T20…