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Nilakshika Silva, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Sugandika Kumari give Sri Lanka rare win over India
It was their second-highest successful chase, bringing them only their third win over India in the format
Andrew Fidel Fernando
04-May-2025
Sri Lanka 278 for 7 (Silva 56, Samarawickrama 53, Rana 3-45) beat India 275 for 9 (Ghosh 58, Rodrigues 37, Athapaththu 3-43, Sugandika 3-44) by three wickets
A spectacular injection of big-hitting energy from Nilakshika Silva, a steady half-century from Harshitha Samarawickrama, and meaningful contributions from Kavisha Dilhari, and the lower order saw Sri Lanka pull off one of their most impressive ODI chases. It was their second-highest successful chase, bringing them only their third win over India in the format.
At the toss, Chamari Athapaththu said a total of around 250 would be par. India surpassed that easily on a slow deck, putting up 275 for 9 on the back of Richa Ghosh's 58 off 48, which would have been the best innings of the match if not for Silva's 56 off 33 balls.
Full postGladiators go to the top after Hasan Nawaz stars in tense win over United
In a match that could have gone either way, United's fielders shelled three catches in the final over for Gladiators to get over the line
Rvel Zahid
04-May-2025
Quetta Gladiators 159 for 8 (Hasan 64*, Naseem 2-31, Irshad 2-31) beat Islamabad United 157 for 9 (Nawaz 49, Farhan 39, Ashraf 4-25) by two wickets
A compelling PSL 2025 game with drama of epic proportions, where both teams slipped, recovered, and then stumbled again, kept fans on the edge of their seats before Quetta Gladiators held their nerve and seized a thrilling win over Islamabad United, though not without the help of three regulation dropped catches in the final over. Hasan Nawaz kept his cool to eventually eke out the win in the nail-biting finale.
After deciding to bowl first, Gladiators kept a lid on the scoring and restricted United to a middling 157 for 9. That said, they allowed a recovery in the last phase of the innings after having them at 91 for 6 at the end of the 13th over. Faheem Ashraf's four-wicket haul cut through the middle-order, and the floodgates were opened thereafter.
Full postWarwickshire survive fine 90 from Joe Root to set up 185 victory target
Ethan Bamber adds four wickets to his first innings five-for to take match figures of 9 for 107
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03-May-2025
Warwickshire 253 (Webster 85, Sears 4-45) and 15 for 0 (Davies 9*, Yates 1*) need another 170 runs to beat Yorkshire 205 and 232 (Root 90, Bamber 4-60)
Warwickshire survived a fine 90 from England star Joe Root to set up a target of 185 in order to secure victory in their Rothesay County Championship clash with Yorkshire at Headingley.
Yorkshire were bowled out for 232 in their second innings late on day two, with visiting new-ball seamer Ethan Bamber adding four wickets to his five in the first innings, completing impressive match figures of 9 for 107.
Full postDayal trumps CSK in last over again to take RCB to the top
Dayal did it against Dhoni, Jadeja and Dube with a dew-slicked ball on a flat pitch
Deivarayan Muthu
03-May-2025
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 213 for 5 (Kohli 62, Bethell 55, Shepherd 53*, Pathirana 3-36) beat Chennai Super Kings 211 for 5 (Mhatre 94, Jadeja 77*, Ngidi 3-30) by two runs
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) outgunned Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Chinnaswamy, defending 213 on a flat pitch in a wildly see-sawing classic.
It came down to Yash Dayal vs MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja once again. In 2024, the left-arm seamer had bested Dhoni and put RCB in the playoffs. A year on, he denied Dhoni and CSK once again, defending 14 off the last over with a dew-slicked ball. Dayal this time put RCB on top of the IPL 2025 points table, with 16 points, and a step closer to the playoffs.
Full postLeicestershire on top but Sanderson five-for keeps Northants in contention
Logan van Beek, Ben Green share seven wickets to give hosts 113-run lead on first innings
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03-May-2025
Leicestershire 304 and 96 for 6 (Sanderson 5-51) lead Northamptonshire 191 (van Beek 4-47) by 209 runs
Leicestershire will take a lead of 209 into day three of their Rothesay County Championship match with neighbours Northamptonshire after 16 wickets fell on a dramatic second day.
The Division Two leaders bowled out Northamptonshire for 191 to lead by 113 on first innings, after Logan van Beek had taken 4 for 47 and Ben Green an excellent 3 for 17 in an impressive display of seam bowling. Allrounder Justin Broad's 36 represented a modest top score for the visitors, who at one point were 87 for 6.
Full postOllie Price, Miles Hammond score fifties in determined Gloucestershire response
Pair put on unbroken 110-run third-wicket stand after Lancashire's Marcus Harris-led 450 in the first innings
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03-May-2025
Gloucestershire 184 for 2 (Hammond 57*, Price 54*) trail Lancashire 450 (Harris 167, Dale 3-67) by 266 runs
Ollie Price and Miles Hammond both made fifties as Gloucestershire produced a determined response to Lancashire's first-innings 450 on the second day of the Rothesay County Championship match at Emirates Old Trafford.
Replying to the home side's formidable total, in which Marcus Harris made 167 and Ajeet Singh Dale took three for 67, the visitors were 184 for 2 at the close with Price on 54 not out and Hammond unbeaten on 57. The pair have so far put on an unbroken 110 for Gloucestershire's third wicket.
Full postAndy Gorvin shows all-round ability as Glamorgan seize control
Four wickets follow useful lower-order contribution as Derbyshire stumble into trouble
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03-May-2025
Derbyshire 215 for 7 (Andersson 46, Gorvin 4-49) trail Glamorgan 431 (Ingram 81, van der Gugten 62) by 216 runs
Andy Gorvin announced his return in style as Glamorgan pressed for a Derbyshire follow-on at Sophia Gardens.
The Glamorgan seamer, who was dropped after taking a four-for in the opening match of the season, took 4 for 49 after a dogged 39 as part of an 86-run partnership with Timm van der Gugten for the eighth wicket to help the hosts reach 431.
Full postGraham Clark picks up where he left off to take Durham past 500
After resuming on 110, he reached 160 before Hampshire closed still 399 runs behind
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03-May-2025
Hampshire 112 for 1 (Stoneman 54*, Gubbins 38*) trail Durham 511 (Clark 160, Robinson 76, Drissell 69, Dawson 5-158) by 399 runs
Graham Clark bagged a career-best 160 as Durham scored 511 on a Utilita Bowl batting paradise in the Rothesay County Championship.
Batter Clark continued Durham's heavy run-scoring in the sun, with George Drissell scoring 69 and Codi Yusuf 44 not out.
Full postHarmer, Cox help Essex turn tables on Somerset
Spinner's four-for skittles Somerset before unbeaten fifty solidifies visitors' position
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03-May-2025
Essex 206 and 163 for 4 (Cox 61*) lead Somerset 145 (Davey 27, Harmer 4-43) by 224 runs
Jordan Cox scored a chanceless half century as Essex assumed control at the halfway stage of the Rothesay County Championship First Division match against Somerset at the Cooper Associates Ground in Taunton.
The England batter finished day two unbeaten on 61, shared in partnerships of 57 and 61 for the third and fourth wickets with Tom Westley and Matt Critchley respectively and helped the visitors close on 163 for 4 in their second innings, a significant lead of 224 in what has been a low-scoring contest up to now.
Full postDaniel Bell-Drummond breaks century drought to lead Kent fightback
He shared a second-wicket stand of 109 with Zak Crawley before bad light stopped play early
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03-May-2025
Kent 129 and 226 for 4 (Bell-Drummond 103*, Crawley 68) lead Middlesex 238 (Higgins 54) by 117 runs
Kent skipper Daniel Bell-Drummond led his side's fightback by posting his first red-ball hundred in over a year on the second day of their Rothesay County Championship clash against Middlesex at Lord's.
Bell-Drummond, who averaged single figures this season going into Kent's second innings, finished unbeaten on 103 as his side progressed to 226 for 4 - a lead of 117 - when bad light ended play.
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