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Shanto's unbeaten half-century stretches Bangladesh's lead on rain-hit day
He made use of the life he got on 26 to put Bangladesh 112 ahead despite Muzarabani's three strikes on 44-over day
Mohammad Isam
22-Apr-2025
Bangladesh 191 and 194 for 4 (Shanto 60*, Jaker 21*, Muzarabani 3-51) lead Zimbabwe 273 (Williams 59, Bennett 57, Mehidy 5-52) by 112 runs
Rain had a major say on the third day's play of the Sylhet Test. Bangladesh moved to 194 for 4 before play was called off at 5pm local time due to bad light, although play could be extended up to 6pm after rain had washed out the first three hours of the day.
The hosts could bat for only 44 overs. They lost three wickets, and added 137 runs. Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto, who went unbeaten on 60, reached his half-century during a rearguard fifth-wicket partnership with Jaker Ali.
Full postKhushdil, Warner help Kings seal last-over thriller
Warner top-scored with 60 while Khushdil chipped in both bat and ball for Kings
Danyal Rasool
21-Apr-2025
Karachi Kings 148 for 8 (Warner 60, Khushdil 23*, Wood 3-28) beat Peshawar Zalmi 147 for 8 (Babar 46, Khushdil 3-20, Afridi 3-30) by two wickets
Karachi Kings sealed a thrilling final-over two-wicket victory over Peshawar Zalmi in the last game at their home venue this tournament. A half-century from David Warner held the innings together through a chase of 149, but a stumble towards the end threatened to see them fall at the final hurdle. However,Khushdil Shah and Hasan Ali held their nerve at the death as a pair of boundaries in the final over sealed a morale-boosting win over Babar Azam's side.
Zalmi's best bowler Luke Wood set the tone in defence of the target when he cleaned Tim Seifert up first ball, following it up with the removal of James Vince in his second over. Teenage quick Ali Raza picked up the baton, knocking back fellow emerging player Saad Baig's leg stump when he tried to scoop him over fine leg. But untidiness from the bowling and a gritty innings from Warner kept Kings' asking rate on track in the powerplay.
Full postKent survive Gloucestershire scare thanks to Zak Crawley's unbeaten fifty
Visitors rue delayed declaration after Tom Price triggers dramatic collapse on final afternoon
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21-Apr-2025
Kent 393 (Compton 178, Stewart 51) and 124 for 6 (Crawley 54*, T Price 4-33) Gloucestershire 472 (Bracey 151*, Green 112, de Lange 51) and 333 for 5 dec (Hammond 89, Charlesworth 58, O Price 56, van Buuren 56*)
Gloucestershire were left to rue an overcautious declaration when their Rothesay County Championship with Kent ended at Canterbury in a draw.
Tom Price almost single-handedly injected life into what was becoming a tedious final day by reducing Kent to 49 for 4 with 22 overs remaining, but despite some middle-order tremors the hosts dug in to reach 124 for 6. England's Zak Crawley anchored the defence with an unbeaten 54 from 112 balls and Grant Stewart finished on 16 not out, keeping his head during a tense finale that went to the final over.
Full postEd Barnard parks the bus as rain leaves Notts too much to do
Warwickshire wriggle out with a draw after dogged rearguard on final day
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21-Apr-2025
Warwickshire 93 and 181 for 6 (Barnard 40*, O'Neil 2-34, Tongue 2-49) drew with Nottinghamshire 367 (Hameed 138*, O'Neil 50, Booth 5-90)
Dominant Nottinghamshire ran out of time and had to settle for a draw against Warwickshire after rain took out much of the final day of their Rothesay County Championship Division One match at Edgbaston.
Warwickshire, trailing by 274 on first innings, entered the final day on 163 for six second time around, with the visitors four wickets away from the win their command of the match deserved. But rain prevented play until 3.45pm, leaving Nottinghamshire's bowlers just 36 overs at their disposal on a flattening pitch.
Full postMiddlesex beat stubborn resistance and rain to land nine-wicket win
Du Plooy wins contest with a six as weather permits teams to play to a finish at Lord's
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21-Apr-2025
Middlesex 470 for 9 dec (Holden 107, du Plooy 89, Geddes 83, Kellaway 4-61) and 59 for 1 beat Glamorgan 199 (Zain 65, Roland-Jones 3-44) and 329 (Cooke 69, Carlson 54, Roland-Jones 3-68) by nine wickets
Middlesex overcame stubborn Glamorgan resistance and the rain to beat the visitors by nine wickets on the final day of their Rothesay County Championship Division Two clash at Lord's.
Chris Cooke's stoic 213-minute 69 and Ned Leonard's career-best 47 led the Welsh rearguard the pair sharing a heroic stand of 88 for the eighth wicket - this after Sunday's half-centurion Kiran Carlson had fallen without adding to his overnight score.
Full postBohannon and Harris deny Leicestershire in wet finale
Lancashire live to fight another day as visitors unable to press home advantage in small window of play
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21-Apr-2025
Lancashire 264 (Harris 77, Balderson 51, Scriven 5-46) and 90 for 3 (Bohannon 45*) drew with Leicestershire 491 for 8 dec (Handscomb 142*, Rehan 100, Hill 64)
The Rothesay County Championship match between Lancashire and Leicestershire ended in a draw after the home side's fourth-wicket pair, Josh Bohannon and Marcus Harris, safely negotiated what could have been a tricky final session at Emirates Old Trafford.
Resuming on 16 for 3 at 4.30pm after persistent rain had prevented play getting under way in the first two sessions at Manchester, Bohannon and Harris extended their stand to an unbroken 79 and had taken their side to 90 for 3 by the time the draw was agreed with a minimum of eight overs left to be bowled.
Full postHampshire thwarted by dogged Dickson before rain arrives
Sean Dickson, Tom Abell batten down hatches as Somerset escape with draw on final day
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21-Apr-2025
Somerset 184 (Pretorius 47*, Fuller 4-42, Wheal 4-46) and 163 for 2 (Dickson 77*) drew with Hampshire 336 (Gubbins 82, Dawson 72, Pretorius 5-64)
Hampshire continued their unbeaten start and Somerset their winless opening to the Rothesay County Championship season with a draw at Utilita Bowl.
Sean Dickson, Tom Abell, and the weather quelled any chances of a final day route to a positive result in either direction - with a total of 175 overs, or around five sessions, lost in the match.
Full postGujarat Titans consolidate top spot after Gill-Sai Sudharsan show
The GT top three again did the bulk of the scoring, scoring 183 runs among them
Sidharth Monga
21-Apr-2025
Gujarat Titans 198 for 3 (Gill 90, Sai Sudharsan 52, Buttler 41*, Russell 1-13) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 159 for 8 (Rahane 50, Prasidh 2-25, Rashid 2-25) by 39 runs
Despite losing the last time they batted first, Gujarat Titans (GT) stuck with their tried and tested method of starting calmly, assessing the conditions and minimising risk. The result this time was a total of 198 for 3 on a tricky surface, a total they defended with ease against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to consolidate their lead at the top of the table.
Led by Shubman Gill's 90 off 55, the GT top three again did the bulk of the scoring, scoring 183 runs among them, after the second-slowest powerplay of this IPL for a side not losing a wicket. On a pitch that had just enough to discourage fluent stroke-play, Gill and B Sai Sudharsan relied on rotation of strike and the occasional onslaught. They added 114 for the first wicket before Jos Buttler provided the finishing touches with 41 off 23.
Full postHaines, Hughes steer Sussex to safety as Surrey draw another blank
Champions remain winless after Hove pitch and weather combine to stultifying effect
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21-Apr-2025
Sussex 435 (Haines 174, Alsop 63, Hughes 62, Atkinson 4-120) and 132 for 0 (Haines 69*) drew with Surrey 490 (Lawrence 117, Pope 103, Sibley 82, Foakes 60, Coles 5-108)
Champions Surrey are still looking for the first win of the season in the Rothesay County Championship after they drew with Sussex at Hove.
Surrey's hopes of putting pressure on their hosts on the final day evaporated when they lost their last seven wickets for 100 runs in the morning session.
Full postBairstow bolsters Yorkshire before rain secures draw
Durham hampered in bid for victory by weather and injuries to seam attack
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21-Apr-2025
Yorkshire 307 (Wharton 69, Bess 66, Raine 4-64) and 277 for 6 (Bairstow 86*, Lyth 53) drew with Durham 427 (Gay 172, Lees 152, White 3-76) by 12 runs
Captain Jonny Bairstow posted an unbeaten 86 as Yorkshire thwarted a depleted Durham attack to secure a Rothesay County Championship draw during a shortened fourth day at the Banks Homes Riverside.
Impressive Bairstow shared half-century partnerships for the fifth and sixth wickets with allrounders George Hill and Matthew Revis during the morning session as Yorkshire, who started the day on 132 for 4 in their second innings - leading by 12 - reached 232 for 5 at lunch.
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