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Ben Raine, Codi Yusuf condemn Worcestershire to two-day defeat
McKinney proves vital in low-scoring contest as Durham win by six wickets
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26-Apr-2025
Durham 136 (Drissell 31, Allison 3-26, Taylor 3-36) and 108 for 4 (McKinney 34) beat Worcestershire 162 (Nicholls 42, Ball 5-47) and 81 (Nicholls 25, Raine 4-20, Yusuf 4-26) by six wickets
Durham beat Worcestershire by six wickets inside two days in a bowler-dominated Rothesay County Championship match at Visit Worcestershire New Road.
After 16 wickets fell on the first day, 14 fell in the first two sessions of the second on a pitch which the seamers would like to carry round in their kit bag.
Full postGladiators bowlers turn tables on Kings to defend 142
Kings were cruising at 75 for 1 in the chase before they unravelled
Danyal Rasool
25-Apr-2025
Quetta Gladiators 142 (Faheem 43, Kusal 36, Hasan 3-33) beat Karachi Kings 137 for 8 (Seifert 47, Vince 30, Wasim 2-22, Amir 2-26) by five runs
A remarkable bowling comeback from Quetta Gladiators saw them squeeze Karachi Kings out by five runs to defend 142 - the lowest PSL total ever defended at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Kings were cruising at 75 for 1 in eight overs, requiring 68 in 72 balls before a near-perfect rearguard saw Gladiators puncture their way through Kings' batting line-up. The next eight overs produced just 27 runs and five wickets as spin and pace alike kept up pressure which Kings melted in the face of.
None of this seemed possible while Tim Seifert promised to make short work of a low target. Mohammad Amir struck in the first over to dismiss David Warner, but James Vince and Seifert brushed off the early blow, flying out of the blocks and bearing down on the target. Vince went after Amir in his second over while Seifert took down Khurram Shahzad, carrying on with his dominance by smashing 19 off Faheem Ashraf almost all by himself in the eighth over.
Full postJosh Tongue hints at future glories as Nottingham turns the clock back
Seamer looks ready to take his place in England Test plans after seizing the initiative at Trent Bridge
Vithushan Ehantharajah
25-Apr-2025
Nottinghamshire 164 for 3 (Hameed 67*) trail Sussex 169 (Carter 46, Tongue 5-44, Hutton 4-53) by five runs
Supposedly, around 60,000 Nottingham Forest fans will be heading down to London this weekend for their FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City. Not all of them have tickets of course - Forests' allocation is around 34,000 - but that's not the point. Pilgrimages are not solely about making it all the way, just doing as much of the journey as feasibly possible.
But as Nottingham braces for a mass exodus towards Wembley Stadium on Sunday, Friday hinted at more potential sporting success on the horizon. Just a raking Morgan Gibbs-White cross-field pass away from the City Ground, Nottinghamshire were making a play at recapturing their own former glories.
Full postGregory leads Somerset fight against Clark haul
From 146 for 2, built on Tom Lammonby's fifty, visitors fall to 187 for 7 as Jordan Clark bags five at The Oval
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25-Apr-2025
Somerset 283 (Lammonby 76, Gregory 62, Clark 5-68) vs Surrey
Somerset fought back to edge an absorbing first day against Surrey's high-class seam attack on day one at the Kia Oval.
Tom Lammonby made 76 but from 146 for 2, Somerset fell to 187 for 7 before skipper Lewis Gregory led a fightback by their tail with 62 as 96 were added for the last three wickets. Gregory was caught in the deep in the final over with Somerset dismissed for 283. The excellent Jordan Clark picked up 5 for 68.
Full postRub of the Green benefits Leicestershire despite Bracey defiance
Five-wicket haul for on-loan seamer sets up visitors before Gloucestershire fight back with ball
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25-Apr-2025
Leicestershire 91 for 4 (Goodman 2-16) trail Gloucestershire 252 (Bracey 93*, Green 5-63) by 161 runs
Ben Green notched his maiden five-wicket haul in first class cricket as Leicestershire bowled out Gloucestershire for 252 on the opening day of the Rothesay County Championship Division Two match at the Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol.
The 27-year-old allrounder, on loan from Somerset, exploited overcast conditions to claim 5 for 63 from 17 overs with his medium-paced seamers. Ian Holland weighed in with 3 for 36, while James Bracey's unbeaten 93 helped the hosts to respectability from a perilous 88 for 7.
Full postHarshal, Kamindu lead SRH to their first win against CSK in Chennai
Brevis, Mhatre's contributions were not enough for CSK to avoid their fourth loss at home this season
Sidharth Monga
25-Apr-2025
Sunrisers Hyderabad 155 for 5 (Kishan 44, Kamindu 32*, Noor 2-42) beat Chennai Super Kings 154 (Brevis 42, Mhatre 30, Harshal 4-28, Cummins 2-21, Unadkat 2-21) by five wickets
A three-pronged performance from Kamindu Mendis and Harshal Patel's use of the middle of the pitch led Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) to win their first-ever match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Chennai, a win SRH will hope revives a faltering campaign.
Dewald Brevis, on his CSK debut, and Ayush Mhatre, the youngest CSK player ever in only his second innings, threatened to inject some freshness into a stale CSK campaign, but the 154 they took CSK to was not enough to avoid their fourth loss at home in IPL 2025 even though they did give SRH a scare on the dry pitch.
Full postJake Ball five-for gives Durham early honours
But Worcestershire's bowlers strike back on first day yielding 14 wickets
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25-Apr-2025
Durham 55 for 4 (Rhodes 17*, Blatherwick 2*, Waite 2-3) trail Worcestershire 162 (Nicholls 42, Ball 5-47) by 107 runs
Somerset loanee Jake Ball took five wickets on his Durham debut to help his new team take the early honours in their Rothesay County Championship match at Visit Worcestershire New Road. But Brett D'Oliveira's bowlers struck back on a day when 14 wickets fell in the Division One clash.
Ball took 5 for 47 as Worcestershire were dismissed for 162, thereby failing to collect a batting bonus point for the fourth successive match this season.
Full postDavid Lloyd finds form as Derbyshire stand firm
Harry Came adds half-century to go with opener's 93 after hosts put in to bat
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25-Apr-2025
Derbyshire 267 for 5 (Lloyd 93, Came 73) vs Middlesex
Derbyshire opener David Lloyd emerged from a poor start to the season before Middlesex fought back on the opening day of the Rothesay County Championship Division Two match at Derby.
Lloyd made 93 from 197 balls, his highest innings since September 2022, and shared a second-wicket stand of 156 with Harry Came who scored 73 after the hosts had been put in to bat.
Full postJoseph, Babar and Talat lead Zalmi to serene win
Joseph's three-for helped bowl Qalandars out for 129 before Babar and Talat led Zalmi home with unbeaten fifties
Danyal Rasool
24-Apr-2025
Peshawar Zalmi 133 for 3 (Babar 56*, Talat 51*, Shaheen 2-22) beat Lahore Qalandars 129 (Raza 52, Joseph 3-15, Talat 2-18, Wood 2-25) by seven wickets
Lahore Qalandars fell flat in their first game at home as a half-century from Babar Azam helped Peshawar Zalmi sweep to victory at the Gaddafi Stadium. Alzarri Joseph and Luke Wood cut the Qalandars top and middle order to ribbons, reducing them to 21 for 4. It was only a rearguard half-century from Sikandar Raza that got the Qalandars to a somewhat competitive total, his 37-ball 52 alongside stodgy resistance from the lower order carrying Shaheen Afridi's men to 129.
It was just enough to give Zalmi a brief scare in the powerplay against an on-song Shaheen and Haris Rauf, who reduced the visitors to 40 for 3. But an unbroken 93-run partnership between Babar and Hussain Talat allayed any fears of a collapse. With run rate never an issue, Zalmi eased to their target with 20 balls to spare.
Full postKohli and Hazlewood break RCB's home duck as RR botch another chase
An unhittable 19th over from Hazlewood yanked a third successive match away from RR's grasp
Shashank Kishore
24-Apr-2025
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 205 for 5 (Kohli 70, Padikkal 50, Sandeep 2-45) beat Rajasthan Royals 194 for 9 (Jaiswal 49, Jurel 47, Hazlewood 4-33, Krunal 2-31) by 11 runs
At some point, you'd think the toss gods would show Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) a little mercy at home. But once again, the coin turned its back on Rajat Patidar. This time, though, the bad luck ended right there as they posted 205 for 5, their highest total at home this season. For all that, another heartbreak loomed, but RCB turned it around sensationally to clinch their first home win - and perhaps their most dramatic win at any venue - of IPL 2025.
The losing side were Rajasthan Royals (RR), who came into this contest having let back-to-back games slip out of their control in the final over. Their tension seemed to have defused when Dhruv Jurel, having scratched his way to 18 off 23, found his hitting range, and when he and Shubham Dubey ransacked 22 off Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the 18th over, the equation came down to 18 off 12.
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