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Clark, Neesham maintain Durham's hold over Yorkshire
It was Durham's second Vitality Blast win over Yorkshire in six days
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20-Jun-2025
Durham 193 for 4 (Clark 53, Neesham 42*, O'Rourke 3-37) beat Yorkshire 130 (Lyth 38, Potts 2-22, Sowter 2-22, Neesham 2-23) by 63 runs
Durham claimed their second Vitality Blast win over Yorkshire in six days as they strengthened their position inside the North Group's top four places with a comprehensive victory at the Banks Homes Riverside.
With this 63-run success, Durham's fifth in eight matches, they all but ended Yorkshire's chances of reaching the quarter-finals. This was their sixth defeat in eight as they failed to chase 194.
Full postMeredith four torpedoes Glamorgan as Somerset march on
South Group leaders cruise to seventh win out of eight with room to spare in Cardiff
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20-Jun-2025
Somerset 131 for 4 () Glamorgan 130 for 9 (Tribe 38, Meredith 4-21) by
Somerset continued their remarkable form in the Vitality Blast, cruising to a six-wicket win against Glamorgan.
After restricting Glamorgan to 130 for 9 courtesy of 4 for 21 from Australian overseas Riley Meredith, Somerset knocked off a sub-par total to remain top of the South Group and head into the mid-competition break with seven wins from eight while Glamorgan's symmetrical win-loss record makes them likely to drop outside the all-important top four.
Full postScotland down Nepal by 34 runs to win tri-nation T20I series
The series, that also featured Netherlands, finished with a three-way tie (on the points table) but Scotland finished at the top on virtue of the best net run-rate
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20-Jun-2025
Scotland 193 for 5 (Munsey 78, McMullen 42, Bhurtel 2-20) beat Nepal 159 (Rupesh 43*, Airee 34, Greaves 3-27, Sharif 2-7) by 34 runs
A partnership of exactly 100 between opener George Munsey and No. 3 Brandon McMullen set the base for Scotland's comfortable win against Nepal in the tri-nation series, and it was rounded off by a collective bowling performance.
Scotland's 34-run win brought the curtain down on a series that also featured Netherlands, with all three teams ending on two wins from four. Scotland, however, topped the table on superior net run-rate. Nepal finished second.
Full postJaiswal, Gill tons begin India's new Test era in style
It made for a painstaking day in the field for England's bowlers, who must have rued Stokes' decision to bowl first on an unusually hot day in Leeds
Matt Roller
20-Jun-2025
Stumps India 359 for 3 (Gill 127*, Jaiswal 101, Pant 65*, Stokes 2-43) vs England
The two faces of India's new generation of Test batters traded sparkling centuries to dominate England on the opening day at Headingley. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill cruised to hundreds as opener and No. 4 respectively, shrugging off the absence of two modern greats whose retirements have vacated those roles: no Rohit Sharma, no Virat Kohli, no problem.
Jaiswal plundered 712 runs in India's home series against England 18 months ago; here, he provided further evidence of his adaptability. His century was a masterclass in off-side strokeplay: each of his 17 boundaries, including a vicious cut for six over cover, came on the off side, and he took only 48 balls to move from 50 to 100.
Full postEm Arlott leads Bears' takedown of The Blaze
Sterre Kalis fifty sets foundation for Birmingham side as The Blaze suffer first defeat of campaign
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20-Jun-2025
Birmingham 172 for 6 (Kalis 52, K Bryce 4-21) beat The Blaze 147 for 8 (Beaumont 44, Arlott 3-33) by 25 runs
Warwickshire handed The Blaze their first defeat of the Women's Vitality Blast campaign, by 25 runs, in a clash of two of the competition's front-runners at Edgbaston.
Warwickshire's total of 172 for 6 was built upon strong contributions from their top three with Sterre Kalis hitting 54 (41 balls), Meg Austin 39 (30) and Davina Perrin 25 (18). Thereafter runs came less freely as Kathryn Bryce dismissed those three on the way to an excellent 4 for 21.
Full postEssex seamers devastate Durham
Esmae MacGregor and Kate Coppack claim two wickets each to snap four-game losing streak
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20-Jun-2025
Essex 105 for 4 (Winfield-Hill 29, Penna 23*) beat Durham 101 for 8 (Armitage 47*, Coppack 2-16, MacGregor 2-16) by six wickets
A devastating new-ball burst from seamers Esmae MacGregor and Kate Coppack helped Essex snap a four-game losing streak in the Vitality Blast as they eased past Durham by six wickets at the Banks Homes Riverside.
MacGregor and Coppack claimed two wickets apiece as Durham, inserted, slipped to 17 for 4 in four overs, only able to recover to an under-par 101 for 8 total.
Full postShanto, Shadman stretch Bangladesh's lead after Nayeem's five-for
Sri Lanka and Bangladesh ran each other neck and neck all day, with Bangladesh now 187 runs ahead
Madushka Balasuriya
20-Jun-2025
Bangladesh 495 and 177 for 3 (Shanto 56, Mushfiqur 22*, Shadman 76, Jayasuriya 1-48) lead Sri Lanka 485 (Nissanka 187, Kamindu 87, Nayeem 5-121, Mahmud 3-74) by 187 runs
After a day-long tug of war, where Sri Lanka and Bangladesh ran each other neck and neck, the first Test will go into day five in Galle no closer to knowing which of these sides has the edge necessary to convert a likely draw into an improbable win.
At stumps, Bangladesh lead by 187 runs with seven wickets in hand, and Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim - both first innings centurions - are at the crease. By all intents and purposes, this should mean Bangladesh are comfortably in control - and they are…kind of.
Full postLevitt 86 in vain as Nepal chase down 175 to top table
Nepal won with two balls to spare, thanks to solid contributions from Kushal Bhurtel and Aarif Sheikh
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20-Jun-2025
Nepal 180 for 4 (Bhurtel 65, Sheikh 39*, Fletcher 1-20) beat Netherlands 174 for 7 (Levitt 86, van der Merwe 36*) by six wickets
Michael Levitt scored a quickfire 86 off 53, following his 90 against Scotland, but his efforts were in vain in the T20 tri-series fixture on Thursday as Nepal triumphed over Netherlands by six wickets. Levitt's knock helped Netherlands post 174 for 7, but Nepal chased down the target with two balls to spare, thanks to solid contributions from opener Kushal Bhurtel and Aarif Sheikh.
Asked to bat first, Netherlands were in trouble early on, losing four wickets for 45 runs in the powerplay. However, Saqib Zulfiqar and Levitt managed to build a 63-run stand for the fifth wicket to stabilise the innings as Levitt brought up a 20ball half-century. Nepal broke through in the 12th over again when Sandeep Lamichhane had Zulfiqar stumped for 14. Three overs later, Levitt, who had struck six fours and five sixes, was dismissed by fast bowler Karan KC to dent Netherlands further, placing them on 127 for 6.
Full postHelm clinches thriller after Williamson lays foundation for Middlesex
Hosts hold off Essex for one-run win, ending three-year T20 drought at Lord's
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19-Jun-2025
Middlesex 161 (Williamson 53, Amir 3-19) beat Essex 160 for 6 (Walter 30, Gohar 2-20) by one run
Tom Helm held his nerve in a nail-biting final over as Middlesex began the post Richard Johnson era with a one-run victory over Essex, three years to the day after their last Vitality Blast win at Lord's.
Forty-eight hours on from Johnson being relieved of duty, Helm (2 for 31) claimed the crucial wicket of Luc Benkenstein in defending 10 off the final six balls to see Middlesex home.
Full postSmeed, Gregory turbocharge South Group leaders Somerset
Half-century for James Vince keeps Hampshire interested but asking rate proves too steep
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19-Jun-2025
Somerset 209 for 7 (Smeed 68, Gregory 55) beat Hampshire 192 for 7 (Vince 54, Green 3-40) by 17 runs
Lewis Gregory clubbed a brutal half-century as Somerset defeated Hampshire Hawks by 17 runs at the Cooper Associates Ground to return to winning ways and move clear of Surrey at the top of the Vitality Blast South Group table.
Will Smeed smashed 68 from 37 balls with nine fours and three sixes and dominated stands of 59 and 46 with Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Tom Abell for the second and third wickets respectively after Somerset had been put in beneath the Taunton floodlights. But the home side lost their way during the middle overs and were indebted to skipper Gregory, who clubbed a much-needed 55 from 27 balls with four fours and four sixes and staged a record-breaking seventh-wicket partnership of 82 with Lewis Goldsworthy to propel the cider county to 209 for 6. Veteran allrounder Benny Howell claimed 2 for 12 and Liam Dawson 1 for 29 as the Hawks struggled to contain the South Group leaders.
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