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Rehan Ahmed assault keep Leicestershire in charge against Derbyshire
Steep chase looms for visitors despite Foxes stuttering during second innings
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13-Apr-2025
Leicestershire 484 and 291 for 8 (Rehan 77, Tickner 3-59) lead Derbyshire 393 (Andersson 101, Jewell 83, van Beek 4-100) by 382 runs
Leicestershire will take a lead of 382 into the final day of their Rothesay County Championship against neighbours Derbyshire, who will need to pull off the biggest fourth-innings run chase in their history to emerge with a win.
Leicestershire were 291 for 8 in their second innings when bad light followed by rain ended play eight overs ahead of the scheduled finish time.
Full postBess leads the battery as Worcestershire are sunk in three days
George Hill claims four-for to hasten Yorkshire to 504-run victory
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13-Apr-2025
Yorkshire 456 (Malan 98, Thompson 70, Lyth 67, Hill 63) and 315 for 4 dec (Bess 107, Malan 76, Bairstow 44) beat Worcestershire 162 (Libby 53, Coad 4-39) and 105 (Hill 4-23) by 504 runs
Former England spin-bowling all-rounder Dom Bess posted his maiden century in the Rothesay County Championship before lunch on day three against Worcestershire at Headingley before Yorkshire's bowlers wrapped up a record-breaking 504-run victory in double-quick time.
Bess came in as nightwatchman late on day two and reached 10 overnight. He reached three figures off 115 balls shortly before being bowled for 107 on the stroke of lunch.
Full postRCB extend winning run away from home as Kohli and Salt sink Royals
Yashasvi Jaiswal put on a clinic, smashing 75 of his team's 173, but that total was never going to be enough
Alagappan Muthu
13-Apr-2025
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 175 for 1 (Salt 65, Kohli 62*) beat Rajasthan Royals (Jaiswal 75, Jurel 35*) by nine wickets
Two markedly different philosophies went head-to-head in Jaipur's first game of IPL 2025. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have built their team to attack from ball one. They have batting depth down to No. 8. Rajasthan Royals (RR) keep going into their games with not enough firepower. They had Wanindu Hasaranga at No. 7. It might not be coincidence that even though it was one of their players that put on a clinic - Yashasvi Jaiswal making 75 of his team's 173 - the opposition ended up winning.
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Scholfield, Capsey centuries make it England A's day
Dominant fourth-wicket partnership gives visitors chance to turn the screw at halfway mark of contest
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13-Apr-2025
England A 317 for 4 (Scholfield 138*, Capsey 108) trail Australia A 343 (Trenaman 77, Ginger 54, Knott 52, Faltum 52, Wong 5-63) by 26 runs
Paige Scholfield and Alice Capsey seized the initiative in the unofficial women's Test in Sydney with a fourth-wicket stand of 210, as England A's batters built on a bowling effort led by Issy Wong's five-for to move towards a first-innings lead on the second day at Cricket Central.
Both batters made centuries in the course of a dominant day's work, and by the close, Scholfield was still going strong on 138 not out, with England A well set on 317 for 4, trailing by 26 runs with two days of the contest remaining.
Full postVince and Khushdil ace the chase in Karachi vs Multan run fest
Mohammad Rizwan's 105 not out in 63 balls went in a losing cause as Karachi overhauled Multan's 234 for 3 in the last over
Rvel Zahid
13-Apr-2025
Karachi Kings 236 for 6 (Vince 101, Khushdil 60, Seifert 32, Akif 3-41) beat Multan Sultans 234 for 3 (Rizwan 105*, Bracewell 44*, Ghulam 36) by four wickets
An action-packed run fest worth 470 runs that goes down to the last few balls. Every T20 tournament can do with a few of those, and PSL 10 got its on the second day itself. Two centuries too. On a woeful day for bowlers, a 142-run partnership between James Vince and Khushdil Shah separated Karachi Kings and Multan Sultans and took Karachi, the hosts, to the third-highest successful chase in PSL history.
Vince, whose purposefulness was evident from the moment he walked out at the fall of David Warner's wicket in Karachi's chase of 235, orchestrated the win with a 43-ball 101, while Khushdil, the perfect foil for Vince, kept his end of the bargain with a 37-ball 60 from No. 6. It was a much-needed shot in the arm for Karachi, who missed the playoffs in the last three seasons.
Full postPope, Sibley seize Surrey's moment as Hampshire suffer familiar fate
Champions turn contest in favour as visitors drop their guard in the sun
Vithushan Ehantharajah
12-Apr-2025
Surrey 253 (Sibley 100*, Wheal 4-65) and 136 for 1 (Pope 56*, Sibley 55*) lead Hampshire 219 (Prest 44, Gubbins 43, Worrall 3-37) by 170 runs
You can get caught out on Saturdays like these at the Kia Oval.
The sun shines scorchingly bright to start, enticing you to take it easy, as you lounge through the opening hours without a care in the world. And then, without warning or even a goodbye, it ducks out leaving you exposed to the chill, scrabbling for the security of layers to cover up that newly acquired farmers' tan.
Full postCox-Walter stand lays platform for keen Essex pursuit
Duo stage 123-run partnership in response to Kyle Verreynne's 128 not out for Notts
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12-Apr-2025
Essex 301 for 5 (Cox 82, Walter 76) trail Nottinghamshire 347 (Verreynne 128*, Cook 4-44) by 46 runs
A third-wicket stand of 123 through the afternoon, after Nottinghamshire had ended on 347 in the first 30 minutes, proved the platform for what looks a clear, if hardly decisive, Essex advantage at the midway stage of their Rothesay County Championship Division One match at Trent Bridge.
Jordan Cox, cruelly denied a Test debut when fracturing his thumb in the nets on England's tour of New Zealand last November, continued to a sweetly timed 82 after partner Paul Walter had gone for a more muscular 76. This in answer to Kyle Verreynne's eventual unbeaten 128 for the home side.
Full postEskinazi, Geddes bat Middlesex into commanding position
Kent were all out for 218, handing the visitors a four-run first-innings lead
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12-Apr-2025
Middlesex 222 and 222 for 6 (Geddes 73*, Eskinazi 57) lead Kent 218 (Stewart 56, Finch 52, Cullen 4-60) by 226 runs
Middlesex have batted themselves into a commanding position at the end of day two of their Rothesay County Championship match with Kent at Canterbury, reaching 222 for 6 at stumps, a lead of 226.
Stephen Eskinazi gave them a platform with 57 before Ben Geddes cashed in after being dropped twice to make 73 not out.
Full postAndersson hundred lifts Derbyshire against old boy van Beek
Allrounders go head to head as Leicestershire look to cement advantage
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12-Apr-2025
Derbyshire 346 for 8 (Andersson 101*, Jewell 83, van Beek 3-87) trail Leicestershire 484 (van Beek 82*, Budinger 81, Holland 74, Handscomb 63) by 138 runs
Martin Andersson's maiden first-class century led a Derbyshire fightback after Netherlands allrounder Logan van Beek looked to have given his new side the platform to push for a handsome victory on his Leicestershire debut in the Rothesay County Championship.
Ex-Middlesex allrounder Andersson finished unbeaten on 101 as Derbyshire recovered from 139 for 6 in reply to Leicestershire's 484 to close on 346 for 8, still 138 behind but having confounded expectations of avoiding the follow-on.
Full postAbhishek Sharma's whirlwind 141 leads SRH to second-highest IPL chase
Travishek finally clicked this season and effortlessly chased down 246 in Hyderabad
Shashank Kishore
12-Apr-2025
Sunrisers Hyderabad 247 for 2 (Abhishek 141, Head 66) beat Punjab Kings 245 for 6 (Shreyas 82, Prabhsimran 42, Arya 36, Stoinis 34* Harshal 4-42, Malinga 2-45) by eight wickets
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) ended a four-match losing streak in style by pulling off the second-highest run chase in IPL history, roaring past the 245 of Punjab Kings (PBKS), the team that holds the record. The win was made possible by Travishek, the opening duo finally clicking this season.
On a Hyderabad pitch back to its batting-friendly best after last week's turner against Gujarat Titans (GT), Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head capitalised, punishing PBKS with the season's highest partnership - 171 in just 12.2 overs - after Abhishek rode his luck, surviving two missed chances.
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