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Litchfield, Mooney, Sutherland secure handsome chase
Mandhana, Rawal and Deol's fifties helped India post 281 for 7 but it wasn't enough
Sruthi Ravindranath
14-Sep-2025
Australia 282 for 2 (Litchfield 88, Mooney 77*, Sutherland 54*, Rana 1-51) beat India 281 for 7 (Rawal 64, Mandhana 58, Deol 54, Schutt 2-45) by eight wickets
Fifties from Phoebe Litchfield, Beth Mooney and Annabel Sutherland helped Australia clinch the first ODI against India in New Chandigarh.
India were left to rue several spilled chances - including one of Litchfield on zero - as they could not defend 281. After India opted to bat, they too had three players - Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal and Harleen Deol - score half-centuries, but Australia's overall performance, specifically Litchfield's masterclass against spin, helped them ease past the hosts by eight wickets.
Full postSampson 76, Pretorius' last-ball six power Warriors into playoffs
Roston Chase's all-round show, of 90* with the bat and three wickets with the ball, went in vain for St Lucia Kings
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14-Sep-2025
Guyana Amazon Warriors 188 for 8 (Sampson 76, Hope 44, Chase 3-30) beat St Lucia Kings 185 for 4 (Chase 90*, Auguste 50, Pretorius 2-36) by two wickets
Dwaine Pretorius stunned table-toppers St Lucia Kings with a last-ball six in yet another thriller in CPL 2025. The win confirmed Guyana Amazon Warriors' spot as the fourth team in the playoffs. Needing 12 runs off the last over and five from the last ball, Pretorius smashed a full toss from David Wiese over long-on, which knocked St Kitts and Nevis Patriots out of the playoffs race, and sparked off wild celebrations from the home fans.
Amazon Warriors are currently fourth on the points table with 10 points, and will play the last game of the league stage against Barbados Royals, with a chance to finish in the top two.
Full postSmeed 94 powers Somerset to Blast glory in record 195-run chase
Toby Albert gives Hampshire the edge until formidable chase, with Dickson and Gregory key to finale
Alan Gardner
13-Sep-2025
Somerset 195 for 4 (Smeed 94) beat Hampshire 194 for 6 (Albert 85, Vince 52) by six wickets
Somerset came out on top in a clash of the T20 Blast titans, pulling off the highest successful run-chase in the competition's final to overcome Hampshire and claim a record-equalling third title under the Edgbaston lights. Will Smeed blazed 94 off 58 to get Somerset most of the way there, before Lewis Gregory obliterated the tension in the stands by hammering a four and two sixes in five balls to seal victory with an over to spare.
Hampshire, whose total of 194 for 6 had been underpinned by 85 off 48 balls from young opener Toby Albert, seemed to be in control as the requirement for Somerset ticked beyond two runs per ball just past the halfway mark. But Scott Currie's drop of Sean Dickson was to prove crucial, as a fourth-wicket partnership of 88 off 51 dragged the contest back Somerset's way.
Full postNissanka, Mishara and SL bowlers trample Bangladesh in NRR-boosting win
Bangladesh made only 139 after being reduced to 0 for 2 in the first innings, and Sri Lanka won with 32 balls to spare
Karthik Krishnaswamy
13-Sep-2025
Sri Lanka 140 for 4 (Nissanka 50, Mishara 46*, Mahedi 2-29) beat Bangladesh 139 for 5 (Shamim 42*, Jaker 41*, Hasaranga 2-25) by six wickets
They were locked 8-8 in T20Is in the decade leading up to this match, and all signs pointed to the first close contest of this Asia Cup after it kicked off with four mismatches. It was a bit of an anticlimax in the end, however, with Sri Lanka brushing Bangladesh aside by six wickets, with 32 balls remaining.
Given the high stakes of this group-of-death contest, Sri Lanka got everything they wanted from it: two points and a massive net-run-rate boost. Bangladesh, who had already copped criticism for taking 17.4 overs to chase down 144 against Hong Kong, now face an uphill task to qualify for the Super Four.
Full postSix-smashing Lynn powers Hampshire to final with unbeaten 108
Justin Broad anchors Northants after collapse, but Hampshire romp thanks to 11-sixes extravaganza
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13-Sep-2025
Hampshire 155 for 5 (Lynn 108*) beat Northamptonshire 158 for 7 (Broad 61*) by six wickets (DLS)
Chris Lynn hit the first century in a Vitality Blast Finals Day to power Hampshire Hawks to a six-wicket (DLS) win over Northamptonshire Steelbacks in the second semi-final at Edgbaston.
Lynn smashed an unbeaten 108 from 51 balls with five fours and 11 sixes as the Hawks galloped to a DLS target of 155 in 18 overs with 14 balls to spare. It was a chase pulled off virtually single-handedly as no other batter passed 12.
Full postRookie Spence stars as Surrey secure their semi-final berth
Davidson-Richards continues fine form as Durham are outplayed in DLS loss
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13-Sep-2025
Surrey 290 for 7 (Spence 68, Davidson-Richards 65*, Jones 47, Monaghan 45) beat Durham 138 (Gregory 3-24) by 86 runs (DLS)
A fine career-best 68 off 63 balls from teenager Jemima Spence in only her second senior innings of 2025 featured in a rainy Surrey win as they confirmed their Metro Bank One-Day Cup semi-final place at the expense of Durham at the Banks Homes Riverside.
Surrey sealed a fourth-placed finish - a position they held at the start of the day with a three-point advantage - and prevented either Durham or fellow chasers Somerset from leapfrogging them, winning by 86 runs on DLS.
Full postBlaze secure home semi-final as Essex succumb in the rain
Orla Prendergast claims three wickets as hosts subside once again at Chelmsford
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13-Sep-2025
The Blaze 59 for 0 (S Bryce 33*) beat Essex 211 (Smale 41, Prendergast 3-43) by 35 runs (DLS)
Orla Prendergast led the wickets charge as The Blaze won a rain-affected encounter with Essex at Chelmsford to book a home semi-final at Trent Bridge on Wednesday.
Prendergast took 3 for 43, including a momentum shifting double strike to help bowl out the hosts for 211. Her efforts were ably supported by Lucy Higham's 2 for 33 and some outstanding out-fielding, typified by Kathryn's Bryce's run-out of Ariana Dowse.
Full postGibson, Wilson secure bonus point win to keep Somerset hopes alive
Warwickshire succumb at Taunton to leave West Country eyes on Durham versus Surrey
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13-Sep-2025
Somerset 176 for 6 (Gibson 50, Wilson 47*, Baker 3-44) beat Warwickshire 175 (Wraith 39, Wellington 2-28) by four wickets
Dani Gibson's no-nonsense innings of 50 from 30 balls propelled Somerset to a bonus point four-wicket victory over Warwickshire in a one-sided Metro Bank One Day Cup contest at the Cooper Associates Ground, Taunton.
Back to her scintillating best after injury, the Bristolian smashed six fours and two sixes and dominated a match-winning stand of 78 from 57 balls with Fran Wilson as the West Country side chased down a victory target of 176 with 22.5 overs to spare. Wilson contributed a brisk 47 not out from 45 balls, while Niamh Holland and Bex Odgers weighed in with 38 and 35 respectively, staging an opening stand of 64 as Somerset won their final group game with something to spare. The pick of the Warwickshire bowlers, Hannah Baker returned figures of 3 for 44 in a losing cause.
Full postKohler-Cadmore 81 sees Somerset past Lancashire in first semi-final
Liam Livingstone dismissal derails Lancs chase as Somerset seal another final appearance
Alan Gardner
13-Sep-2025
Somerset 182 for 7 (Kohler-Cadmore 81, Balderson 3-31) beat Lancashire 159 (Jennings 44, Pretorius 3-27) by 23 runs
Somerset fought their way past a severely depleted Lancashire and into a third consecutive T20 Blast final at Edgbaston. Tom Kohler-Cadmore's 81 off 52 underpinned the batting after his side were put in, and although Lancashire got off to a good start in their chase, led by powerful cameos from Keaton Jennings and Liam Livingstone, Somerset's greater experience helped claw things back.
Lancashire were shorn of six first-choice players, and had two making their first appearances of the season, which included giving a full T20 debut to 21-year-old spinner Arav Shetty. They looked well placed at 102 for 3 in the 12th over, but the controversial dismissal of Livingstone, whose lbw was upheld by the third umpire despite the suggestion of an inside edge, triggered a collapse.
Full postYash Rathod's 194 gives Central Zone a firm hold
South Zone were on 129 for 2 at stumps, still trailing by 233 runs
Ashish Pant
13-Sep-2025
South Zone 149 and 129 for 2 (Kale 38, Smaran 37*, Sen 1-22) trail Central Zone 511 (Rathod 194, Patidar 101, Gurjapneet 4-124, Ankit 4-180) by 233 runs
Yash Rathod missed out on his maiden first-class double ton, but his 194 was enough to give Central Zone a firm hold on the 2025-26 Duleep Trophy final in Bengaluru.
Resuming the third day on 384 for 5, ahead by 235 runs, Central Zone stretched their lead to 362, with useful contributions from Saransh Jain (69) and Deepak Chahar (37) alongside Rathod's ton. Left-arm seamer Gurjapneet Singh and left-arm spinner Ankit Sharma took four wickets apiece, but Central Zone racked up 511 in 145.1 overs.
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