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Surrey lose their bearings as Sussex's TomToms drive the agenda
Champions given the hurry-up by Division's pacesetters in morning session
Alan Gardner
18-Apr-2025
Sussex 227 for 2 (Haines 89*, Hughes 62) vs Surrey
Into the third round of Surrey's putative tilt at a fourth consecutive County Championship title and it is clear they are not going to have it all their way. After opening with two draws - behind the game against Essex at Chelmsford, ahead but unable to finish the job against Hampshire - they were stuck into the field at Hove and subjected to some seaside roistering by the early pacesetters in Division One.
Surrey had not played a Championship fixture at Sussex's HQ since 2010, when Gareth Batty was just starting his second spell on the playing staff. The primary reason for that hiatus was Sussex's lengthy internment in Division Two, but they have hit the ground running on their return to the top tier - and were off at a canter on the first morning of this match, the scoreboard rattling at almost six an over before Surrey managed to pull things back.
Full postBryce's maiden ton in vain as Ireland knock Scotland out of contention for World Cup
Ireland completed their highest successful chase of 268 off the last ball of the game and with one wicket in hand
Firdose Moonda
18-Apr-2025
Ireland 269 for 9 (Lewis 61, Delany 57*, Forbes 55, Kathryn Bryce 3-49, Fraser 2-37, Abel 2-50) beat Scotland 268 for 7 (Kathryn Bryce 131*, Canning 3-48, Murray 2-48) by one wicket
Scotland and Ireland signed off from the women's World Cup Qualifier with a thriller that saw Ireland complete their highest successful ODI chase, off the last ball of the game and with one wicket in hand, and knock Scotland out of contention of the World Cup. Both teams finished on four points.
The result left the race for the second World Cup qualifier spot down to two teams on the final day of the tournament, where Bangladesh play already-qualified Pakistan and West Indies meet Thailand. Bangladesh are currently in second place and have some wriggle room. They do not need to beat Pakistan to qualify, and could get there with a loss, provided West Indies do not go past their net run-rate. West Indies must beat Thailand by a big margin in order to give themselves a chance of going through.
Full postWayne Madsen, Brooke Guest turn tables for Derbyshire with key stand
Northamptonshire forced back after flying start with new ball
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18-Apr-2025
Derbyshire 216 for 4 (Madsen 89, Guest 87*) vs Northamptonshire
Derbyshire captain Wayne Madsen continued his prolific start to the season by leading an impressive fightback on the opening day of the Rothesay County Championship Division Two match against Northamptonshire at Derby.
The 41-year-old followed a century in the first game against Gloucestershire and 96 at Leicester on Monday with 89 out of a fourth wicket stand of 169 with Brooke Guest who was unbeaten on 87 when bad light ended play at 6pm.
Full postWharton, Hill fifties fortify Yorkshire in face of Doggett's Durham
Dom Bess continues good form with bat after Australian overseas claims four-wicket haul
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18-Apr-2025
Yorkshire 295 for 8 (Wharton 69, Hill 64, Bess 57*) vs Durham
James Wharton, George Hill and Dom Bess all scored battling half-centuries as Yorkshire had the better of a hard-fought opening day of Rothesay County Championship cricket against Durham at the Banks Home Riverside.
Durham's Australian overseas seamer Brendan Doggett impressed with 4 for 69 from 19 overs as Yorkshire closed the day on 295 for 8 from 81 overs, with bad light ending the day early.
Full postHutton strikes early blows in top-of-the-table clash
Only 9.2 overs of play possible at Edgbaston before rain sweeps in
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18-Apr-2025
Warwickshire 34 for 2 (Hutton 2-22) vs Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire struck two early blows against Warwickshire before rain wiped out the bulk of the opening day of their Rothesay County Championship Division One match at Edgbaston. Play started on time but just 9.2 overs were possible before the rain arrived with the home side on 34 for 2 having been put in.
Having chosen to bowl, Nottinghamshire removed both opening batters in the first five overs. Rob Yates fell to the second ball of the match and Alex Davies to the 27th, Brett Hutton inflicting the damage with similar deliveries, rapid in-duckers which trapped the batter half-forward to win an lbw decision.
Full postIan Holland double-strike gives Lancashire reason to be grateful for rain
Hosts in strife in limited play at Old Trafford, as former Hants allrounder makes inroads
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18-Apr-2025
Lancashire 61 for 3 (Holland 2-13) vs Leicestershire
Lancashire batsmen might be grateful that only one session of play was possible on the opening day of their Rothesay County Championship match against Leicestershire at Emirates Old Trafford.
After being asked to bat first in cloudy conditions, Keaton Jennings' side had proceeded uncertainly to 61 for three at lunch before the light showers that prevented a resumption coalesced into the steady drizzle that caused play to be abandoned at 4.30pm.
Full postKyle Abbott maintains Somerset stranglehold to give Hampshire first-day honours
James Rew's rain-affected first day as county captain ends with team six-down for 94
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18-Apr-2025
Somerset 94 for 6 (Wheal 2-18, Fuller 2-19, Abbot 2-24) vs Hampshire
Kyle Abbott continued his impressive career record against Somerset as Hampshire made the most of little play on day one of their Rothesay County Championship fixture.
Abbott added two wickets to take his tally to 71 scalps versus Somerset, with 40 of them coming at an average of 12 at Utilita Bowl.
Full postMI's bowling tricks on slow pitch get them second straight win
Will Jacks' offspin, pace bowlers' yorkers restricted SRH before the hosts cruised home
Karthik Krishnaswamy
17-Apr-2025
Mumbai Indians 166 for 6 (Jacks 36, Rickelton 31, Cummins 3-26, Malinga 2-36) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 162 for 5 (Abhishek 40, Klaasen 37, Jacks 2-14) by four wickets
Mumbai Indians (MI) won an important toss, got the best of the conditions, and made excellent use of them to run away to their third win of IPL 2025, beating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by four wickets. They sent SRH in on an unusually sluggish pitch at the Wankhede Stadium and restricted them to 162 for 5. They then hunted down their target with 11 balls to spare, with a bit of help from dew - though not enough to force a ball change.
MI's biggest match-winner on the day was Will Jacks, who had made a quiet start to the season, but showed all his value in his sixth match with his new team. His 26-ball 36 was an important innings, but he made an even bigger impact with his offspin, bossing his match-up against SRH's entirely left-handed top three and finishing with 2 for 14 in three overs.
Full postFarhan and Holder make it three in three for Islamabad United
Sultans are in search of their first win in the tournament while United look increasingly impregnable
Danyal Rasool
16-Apr-2025
Islamabad United 202 for 6 (Farhan 53, Munro 48, Haider 33, Holder 32*, Jordan 2-41) beat Multan Sultans 155 (Rizwan 38, Iftikhar 32, Usman 31, Holder 4-25, Imad 2-33) by 47 runs
Another half-century from Sahibzada Farhan and an impressive all-round bowling performance spearheaded by Jason Holder helped Islamabad United maintain their perfect streak in PSL 2025, squeezing out Multan Sultans by 47 runs.
Sultans won the toss and inserted United. The bowlers began brightly, with Farhan, fresh off his century against Peshawar Zalmi, and the off-colour Andries Gous kept quiet in the first half of the powerplay. But Farhan wouldn't be kept quiet for long, launching Michael Bracewell for 15 in the fourth over, and another 15 in the last one before the field spread out. David Willey removed Gous when a miscue found midwicket, but 41 still came off the last half of the powerplay.
Full postDC win an IPL classic in Delhi after Super Over drama
With nine needed off the final over with six wickets in hand, RR seemed to have the edge, only for Mitchell Starc to turn the script around
Shashank Kishore
16-Apr-2025
Delhi Capitals 188 for 5 (Porel 49, Rahul 38, Stubbs 34*, Axar 34, Archer 2-32) tied with Rajasthan Royals 188 for 4 (Rana 51, Jaiswal 51, Samson 31, Axar 1-23, Starc 1-36) DC won the Super Over
Nine runs needed, six wickets in hand - it should have been a routine finish for Rajasthan Royals (RR) against Delhi Capitals (DC) in IPL 2025. But Mitchell Starc flipped the script, delivering five pinpoint yorkers in a sensational final over. Dhruv Jurel couldn't find two runs off the last ball, and Starc dragged the game into a Super Over.
RR imploded in the Super Over, lasting just five balls and losing both Riyan Parag and Yashasvi Jaiswal to run outs. DC chased down the 12-run target in just four deliveries.
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