Cricket

Derbyshire 188 for 6 (Patel 67*) beat Leicestershire 184 for 6 (Cox 61*, Goldsworthy 48) by four wickets Veteran allrounder Samit Patel tormented Leicestershire Foxes for the second time this Vitality Blast season as Derbyshire Falcons completed a double over their East Midlands neighbours in the North Group to lift their hopes of qualifying for

Sarah Glenn appreciates that she is part of a “really special” time for England spinners. Her legspin yielded a triple-wicket over in a haul of 3 for 16 as England romped to a 59-run victory over New Zealand in the first of five T20Is which are key to both sides’ preparation for the World Cup

Toss India elected to field vs Zimbabwe “Looks like a really good surface. We just want to get a look at the target and see how it goes,” Gill said at the toss while confirming the three debutants. Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza said that he didn’t mind batting first on the Harare surface which had

Ghosh, who was playing her 50th T20I, suffered from “neck pain and dizziness” as per a BCCI statement after attempting a catch in the 16th over of the first innings. Tazmin Brits heaved a length ball from Pooja Vastrakar across the line and got a top edge. Ghosh ran forward, put in a big dive

Glamorgan 235 for 6 (Carlson 87, Mills 4-29) beat Sussex 190 for 8 (Hughes 74, Douthwaite 2-31) by 24 runs (DLS method) Glamorgan eased to only their third victory in this season’s Vitality Blast as they beat Sussex Sharks by 24 runs under the DLS method at Hove. The visitors laid the foundations for a

Big picture – Opportunities galore The new T20 World Cup champions were given a rousing welcome on their return home but even as the country celebrates their history-makers, one eye turns towards the future. Fifteen of India’s promising colts – captained by Shubman Gill – are in Zimbabwe now laying the groundwork for the time

Pakistan will host seven Tests in 2024-25 in what is set to become their busiest red-ball international home season this century. Bangladesh, England and West Indies will all play Test series in Pakistan between August this year and January 2025. The PCB announced the dates and schedule for the entire home season, which also includes

Kent have signed Melbourne Renegades seamer Tom Rogers for the second block of Vitality T20 Blast group games. Rogers, 30, has several years’ experience in the Big Bash League with Renegades and Hobart Hurricanes but this will be his first stint in county cricket. In all T20 cricket, Rogers has taken 60 wickets at 24.78

Former South Africa quick Charl Langeveldt has been appointed bowling coach of the Zimbabwe men’s national team. Stuart Matsikenyeri, the former Zimbabwe batter who had been the side’s interim head coach prior to the full-time appointment of Justin Sammons, remains part of the coaching staff as fielding coach. Langeveldt and Matsikenyeri will join Sammons and

Cricket Australia (CA) has reiterated that Australia will not play bilateral cricket with Afghanistan because of the Taliban government’s stance regarding the rights of women. CA chief executive Nick Hockley said that there has been “regular dialogue” with the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on the matter, and hoped that the sides resume playing each other

England U19 268 for 9 (Benkenstein 102) beat Sri Lanka U19 260 (Weerasinghe 80, Perera 53) by four runs – DLS Skipper Luc Benkenstein’s century and a disciplined bowling performance helped England Men’s U19s clinch their three-match one-day series against Sri Lanka with a four-run victory under the Duckworth-Lewis method in the decider at Hove.

England won the toss and chose to bowl first against New Zealand England have won the toss and elected to bowl first in the third and final ODI against New Zealand in Bristol. The toss went ahead on time, despite heavy rain earlier in the day but, as soon as it was done, a heavy

Sydney Thunder have secured a significant signing ahead of WBBL10 by bring in allrounder Georgia Voll from Brisbane Heat on a three-year deal. Voll, 20, is one of the most highly regarded batting talents in the Australian game and has also had an impact with her offspin. Last season was somewhat of a struggle with

Warwickshire 412 and 281 for 8 (Bethell 66, Yates 57, Davies 50, Overton 4-57) lead Somerset 284 (Banton 78, Abell 61, Hannon-Dalby 6-56) by 409 runs Half-centuries from Rob Yates, Alex Davies and Jacob Bethell strengthened Warwickshire’s grip on the third day of the Vitality County Championship Division One match with Somerset at Taunton. The

Archie Vaughan, the 18-year-old son of former England captain Michael, is set to make his Under-19 Test debut against Sri Lanka next week, having been named in a 14-man squad that includes a number of other familiar family connections, including Rocky Flintoff, Farhan Ahmed and Jaydn Denly. Vaughan, a top-order batter and offspinner, signed his

Suryakumar Yadav knew he “hadn’t touched the rope” and that he’d made the split-second decision of going all out for the catch the moment he saw Rohit Sharma further away from the ball at long-on as compared to him at long-off. The topic of discussion was the catch he took to dismiss David Miller in

Kent 206 for 6 (Leaning 73*, Khushi 53) trail Hampshire 505 for 8 dec (Vince 211, Brown 110, Evison 4-83) by 299 runs James Vince completed his fourth Vitality County Championship double-century before Hampshire’s bowlers cemented the host’s advantage on day two. Hampshire captain Vince showcased the very best of his aesthetically pleasing batting to

India 603 for 6 dec (Shafali 205, Mandhana 149, Ghosh 86, Harmanpreet 69, Rodrigues 55) and 37 for 0 (Shafali 24*) beat South Africa 266 (Kapp 74, Luus 65, Rana 8-77) and 373 (Wolvaardt 122, Luus 109, de Klerk 61, Gayakwad 2-55, Deepti 2-95, Rana 2-111 ) by 10 wickets India won the one-off Test