Prince sets up dramatic rout
A hectic, unbeaten 76 from Ashwell Prince set up Lancashire for a dramatic 244-run win over Leicestershire in the English County Championship on Wednesday.
A hectic, unbeaten 76 from Ashwell Prince set up Lancashire for a dramatic 244-run win over Leicestershire in the English County Championship on Wednesday.
AB de Villiers struck 66 as the Royal Challengers Bangalore coasted to a 71-run victory over the Rajasthan Royals to seal their spot in the second qualifier against the Chennai Super Kings.
Vernon Philander earned his crust while Nottinghamshire crashed to defeat against Somerset in the English County Championship on Tuesday.
A well played 45 runs from Faf du Plessis wasn’t enough to prevent the Mumbai Indians from beating Chennai Super Kings in a play-off on Tuesday and thereby booking their place in the final of the IPL.
Jacques Rudolph continues to lead from the front, playing an unbeaten captain’s innings of 81 in Glamorgan’s 187-5 against Essex in teh English County Championship on Monday
The Mumbai Indians and the Royal Challengers Bangalore secured their play-off places after their IPL matches on Sunday.
Vernon Philander took four for 56 off 19 overs to help restrict Somerset to 312 on the first day of their county championship match at Nottingham on Sunday.
Faf du Plessis scored 55 as the Chennai Super Kings won by seven wickets against the Kings XI Punjab on Saturday to wrap up top spot in the IPL standings.
Glamorgan’s South African partnership of Colin Ingram and Jacques Rudolph put on 141 for the second wicket to set up a 25-run victory over Surrey at the Oval in the opening match of the English T20 series
A total of 218 runs were scored in 17 overs on Friday, as Royal Challengers Bangalore won their rain affected match against the Sunrisers Hyderabad to put one foot in the playoffs.
Kings XI Punjab batsman David Miller is one of the biggest hitters in the IPL, but against Kolkata Knight Riders on 9 May at Eden Gardens, Kolkata police constable Alok Aich felt the full force of it. One of Miller’s maximums hit him in the eye, and he has lost his sight.
Morne Morkel picked up a wicket for the Kolkata Knight Riders but his side ultimately fell six runs short to the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday, to leave the tournament wide open.
The sub-continent has the Indian Premier League, Australia has the Big Bash League, the West Indies has the Caribbean Premier League and England has the NatWest, which is also laden with South Africans…
Kevin Pietersen was not permitted to bat, but his spirit of adventure infused Surrey as they set about securing a most remarkable seven-wicket win over Leicestershire in the English County Championship at the Oval on Wednesday.
Kings XI Punjab broke their seven-match losing streak after they beat the Royal Challengers Bangalore comfortably by 22 runs in a rain-affected contest in Mohali on Wednesday.