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Rossouw, Nawaz tons hand United a drubbing
Gladiators posted the highest ever PSL total of 263 for 3 and claimed the top spot
Rvel Zahid
08-May-2025
Quetta Gladiators 263 for 3 (Rossouw 104, Nawaz 100*) beat Islamabad United 154 (Wasim 56, Dwarshuis 31, Amir 3-6) by 109 runs
Islamabad United find themselves stuck in a rut after steamrolling opponents at the start of the PSL 2025 with five consecutive wins. As per Salman Ali Agha, injuries and niggles forced them to make wholesale changes and now they have slipped to fourth loss on the bounce at the crucial juncture of the tournament.
After opting to bowl, they were left stunned and out of sorts as Quetta Gladiators cartwheeled their way to a stunning drubbing of United. The victory was orchestrated with the bat. Gladiators posted the highest ever PSL total of 263 for 3 on the back of two eye-catching hundreds by Rilee Rossouw and Hasan Nawaz. In the battle for a top-two finish, they were a rampaging menace on the hapless bowling attack that lacked penetration and discipline.
Full postBrevis cracks counterattacking fifty as KKR's playoffs hopes nosedive
Earlier, CSK's win was set up by Noor Ahmad's four-for as he checked KKR after the powerplay
Karthik Krishnaswamy
07-May-2025
Chennai Super Kings 183 for 8 (Brevis 52, Dube 45, Urvil 31, Arora 3-48, Varun 2-18) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 179 for 6 (Rahane 48, Russell 38, Pandey 36*, Noor 4-31) by two wickets
Three players who came into Chennai Super Kings' (CSK) squad as injury replacements during IPL 2025 were part of their XI in their 12th match of the season, and two of the three made decisive contributions to all but end Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) playoffs hopes.
Making his IPL debut, Urvil Patel got off the mark with a six, flicked effortlessly off Vaibhav Arora, and hit three more over the course of an 11-ball 31 that gave CSK vital early momentum in a chase of 180.
Full postSophie Luff leads Somerset victory with captain's knock
Her unbeaten 111 builds on Heather Knight's punchy 70 off 93 in spite of Emily Arlott's four wickets for Warwickshire
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07-May-2025
Somerset 297 for 6 (Luff 111*, Knight 70, Arlott 4-61) beat Warwickshire 249 (Kalis 60, Davis 50) by 48 runs
Somerset banked their third successive Metro Bank One-Day Cup women's competition victory with an emphatic 48-run win over Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
Somerset totalled a solid 297 for 6 thanks to captain Sophie Luff's accomplished 111 not out from 105 balls which built on Heather Knight's punchy 70 off 93 up top. Emily Arlott profited from late-innings profligacy to finish with 4 for 61.
Full postFi Morris, Katie Mack overhaul 297-target to beat Surrey
Alice Davidson-Richards' century goes in vain at Southport, as does Paige Scholfield's 87
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07-May-2025
Lancashire 299-5 (Morris 90*, Mack 84, Jones 52) beat Surrey 296-8 (Davidson-Richards 100, Scholfield 87, Cross 3-55) by five wickets
Fi Morris and Katie Mack posted excellent scores of 90 not out and 84 as Lancashire reeled in a 297-target to beat Surrey by five wickets in an entertaining Metro Bank One-Day Cup women's contest at Southport and Birkdale Cricket Club.
Australian Mack came in with the Red Rose at 53 for 1 in the 11th over of a response to Surrey's 296 for 8, which included a composed 100 off 102 balls from Alice Davidson-Richards.
Full postBouchier, Knott fifties lead Hampshire to victory
Lauren Bell, Charli Knott take two wickets each to restrict Durham to 190 for 8
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07-May-2025
Hampshire 193 for 3 (Knott 58, Bouchier 53) Durham 190 for 8 (Turner 38, Bell 2-38, Knott 2-38) by seven wickets
Maia Bouchier and Charli Knott made light work of chasing down 191 as Hampshire beat Durham with a bonus point in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup women's competition.
Bouchier crashed 53 - her third half-century of the summer - as she continued to rebuild her confidence after a difficult winter with England.
Full postCenturion Rodrigues, all-round Deepti take India into tri-series final
Despite fighting half-centuries from Dercksen and Tryon, the loss eliminated SA from the tournament
Firdose Moonda
07-May-2025
India 337 for 9 (Rodrigues 123, Deepti 93, Mandhana 51, Klaas 2-51) beat South Africa 314 for 7 (Dercksen 81, Tryon 67, Amanjot 3-59) by 23 runs
India posted their highest score against South Africa - 337 for 9 - and their fifth-highest total in all ODIs to seal their spot in the Sri Lanka Tri-Series final on Sunday, where they will play the hosts. In response, South Africa batted bravely to score their second-highest total batting second, but were still knocked out of the tournament.
That means South Africa's match on Friday against Sri Lanka will be a dead rubber. But more concerning for South Africa is that they have won only one of their last ten ODIs. Exactly the opposite statistic applies to India, who have lost only one of their last ten games, and controlled proceedings for almost all of their match against South Africa on Wednesday, even if the margin victory suggests otherwise.
Full postRain, no-ball and a run-out fumble: Titans stun Mumbai to win a classic
A see-sawing game with no shortage of drama went the way of the visitors at Wankhede stadium
Sidharth Monga
06-May-2025
Gujarat Titans 147 for 7 (Gill 43, Buttler 30, Bumrah 2-19, Boult 2-22, Ashwani 2-28) beat Mumbai Indians 155 for 8 (Jacks 53, Suryakumar 35, Sai Kishore 2-34) by three wickets (DLS method)
In a chaotic match laced with rain breaks in the second half, Gujarat Titans (GT) got home by the barest of margins to reach the top of the IPL 2025 points table and end Mumbai Indians' (MI) six-match winning streak. When it started to rain just before midnight, MI would have thought they had fashioned an improbable comeback. Between two rain breaks, they had taken 4 for 25 to turn GT's lead of eight on the DLS par score to a deficit of four with two overs to go.
Thanks to some excellent work from the groundstaff, the game resumed at the last possible moment, leaving GT 15 to get in one over. Deepak Chahar was hit for a four and a six in the first three balls, then bowled a no-ball, but came back to take a wicket. With one needed off the last ball, MI could still have forced a tie had someone come around to collect the throw from mid-off. Hardik Pandya, who had bowled two no-balls earlier and had decided against bowling the last over, missed with the direct hit, sparking wild celebrations in the GT camp.
Full postBeaumont ton trumps Scrivens' as Blaze maintain table-topping form
Essex effort led by captain's innings but total of 230 for 9 made to look light
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06-May-2025
The Blaze 235 for 5 (Beaumont 116*, MacGregor 3-42) beat Essex 231 for 9 (Scrivens 120*, Prendergast 3-32, Glenn 3-36) by five wickets
A second century in three days from England's Tammy Beaumont led The Blaze to a fourth straight win as they continue to set the pace in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup women's competition.
Essex captain Grace Scrivens impressed with a fine unbeaten 120 but 231 for 9 from 50 overs always looked a difficult total to defend against their top-of-the-table opponents.
Full postBen Kellaway turns game Glamorgan's way but Derbyshire cling on nine down
Allrounder claims career-bests with bat and ball but is denied at the last as visitors hold out for draw
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05-May-2025
Derbyshire 350 (Reece 73*, Thomson 60, Gorvin 5-85) and 308 for 9 (Andersson 78, Kellaway 5-101) drew with Glamorgan 431 (Ingram 81, Northeast 63, van der Gugten 62, Tribe 58) and 256 for 7 dec (Kellaway 74, Ingram 64)
Derbyshire fought out a final-over draw as Glamorgan took a pendulum-swinging thriller down to the final ball thanks to Ben Kellaway's heroics in the Rothesay County Championship.
Kellaway claimed career best batting and bowling figures on the same day as Luis Reece and Derbyshire No. 11 Blair Tickner survived 28 balls to secure a draw. Kellaway, 21, had struck 78 to set up a declaration before taking 5 for 101 in 25 overs, falling just short of handing Glamorgan a win.
Full postZalmi keep playoff hopes alive after crushing Sultans
Led by Daniyal, all six Zalmi bowlers got among the wickets to skittle Sultans for 108
Danyal Rasool
05-May-2025
Peshawar Zalmi 110 for 3 (Ayub 49, Bryant 38*, Aziz 2-17) beat Multan Sultans 108 (Hope 23, Daniyal 3-17, Sadaqat 2-12) by seven wickets
Peshawar Zalmi needed to win of their next two games to set up what is likely a virtual quarterfinal with Lahore Qalandars. Fortunately for them, their task was about as straightforward as it gets. Beating Multan Sultans has not taken much of an effort for most sides this season, and they didn't need to overexert. Ahmed Daniyal led a bowling effort which saw six bowlers among the wickets as the Sultans folded for 108, before Saim Ayub saw them cruise to victory with 7 overs to go.
The Sultans had little to play for, but were playing in front of a home crowd as they chose to bat first. But Zalmi started sharply, and Sultans couldn't break free early on in the Powerplay. Yasir Khan tried to lap Saim Ayub's first ball, and never had the pace to clear fine leg, while an equally stuttering start from Mohammad Rizwan ended when Ahmed Daniyal caught him brilliantly at square leg.
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