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Babar, Sadaqat, bowlers hand United second successive loss
The usually free-flowing United batting line-up could manage only 143 for 9 against Zalmi
Danyal Rasool
02-May-2025
Peshawar Zalmi 147 for 4 (Sadaqat 55, Babar 53*, Dwarshuis 1-23) beat Islamabad United 143 for 9 (Farhan 36, Dwarshuis 33*, Mohammad Ali 3-26) by six wickets
Peshawar Zalmi put together one of the best bowling performances of PSL 2025 to restrict the usually free-flowing Islamabad United to 143 before cantering to a six-wicket victory. Mohammad Ali's 3 for 26 was the pick, but each of the four frontline bowlers conceded only between 26 and 29 in their allotted overs and picked up wickets to set up a straightforward chase.
Zalmi wobbled at the start of the chase, though, losing three quick wickets, before a 102-run stand between Maaz Sadaqat and Babar Azam, both of whom scored half-centuries, saw Zalmi canter to a win that kept their playoffs hopes alive and well.
Full postEthan Bamber claims five-for as Warwickshire, Yorkshire trade blows
It was a 16-wicket opening day at Headingley
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02-May-2025
Warwickshire 161 for 6 (Barnard 41, Coad 2-30, Sears 2-38) trail Yorkshire 205 (Bairstow 47, Bamber 5-47) by 44 runs
New-ball seamer Ethan Bamber claimed his first five-wicket haul in a Warwickshire shirt as they and star-studded Yorkshire traded blows during a 16-wicket opening day of their Rothesay County Championship fixture at Headingley.
Full postPatel hundred props up Leicestershire in face of Conway five-for
Northants overseas makes impact on debut but hosts escape from 119 for 5 to post solid total
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02-May-2025
Northamptonshire 6 for 0 trail Leicestershire 304 (Patel 105) by 298 runs
An impressive century from opener Rishi Patel rescued Division Two leaders Leicestershire on the opening day of their Rothesay County Championship against Northamptonshire.
In conditions that largely favoured the bowling side, Patel's 105 from 189 balls was key as Leicestershire recovered from 119 for 5 to total 304 at the Uptonsteel County Ground.
Full postAsa Tribe half-century leads way for Glamorgan
Sam Northeast and unbeaten Colin Ingram also pass fifty against Derbyshire
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02-May-2025
Glamorgan 336 for 6 (Ingram 80*, Northeast 63, Tribe 58) vs Derbyshire
Glamorgan claimed the ascendency at 336 for 6 as they still search for a first win in the Rothesay County Championship in 2025.
Young Jersey international Asa Tribe led the way with a proactive half-century in his first start this season making Derbyshire's bowlers toil in the first hour.
Full postGill, Buttler and Sai Sudharsan leave SRH on the brink of elimination
Each of SRH's remaining games is a must-win affair, but still no guarantee to take them to playoffs
Sidharth Monga
02-May-2025
Gujarat Titans 224 for 6 (Gill 76, Buttler 64, Sai Sudharsan 48, Unadkat 3-35) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 186 for 6 (Abhishek 74, Prasidh 2-19, Siraj 2-33) by 38 runs
Another Gujarat Titans (GT) match, and we are again left wondering how they will go if their top three fall early with Rashid Khan at No. 7. Once again, Shubman Gill, Jos Buttler and B Sai Sudharsan dominated a bowling attack, albeit the listless Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) one, to post 224 on a black-soil pitch that was slow to begin with. All three of them are now among the top four run-getters in IPL 2025, with Sai Sudharsan reclaiming the Orange Cap with his 48 off 23 balls.
GT failed to defend 209 in the last game, which did raise questions, but that was a par score. Here, SRH's ordinary start with the ball - arguably the worst all year - set GT the platform for a clearly above-par total. In the run chase, the GT bowlers then bashed the hard lengths to stifle the SRH batters despite a 74 for Abhishek Sharma. Prasidh Krishna bowled four overs for just 19 runs and two wickets to bring the Purple Cap to GT as well.
Full postEvergreen Toby Roland-Jones lords over Lord's on 14-wicket day
Middlesex captain takes 33rd five-for of career as Crawley's struggles continue for Kent
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02-May-2025
Middlesex 158 for 4 (Higgins 44*) lead Kent 129 (Roland-Jones 5-33) by 29 runs
Toby Roland-Jones's latest five-wicket haul gave Middlesex the edge on a bowler-dominated opening day against Kent at Lord's.
The evergreen former England seamer took 5 for 33, the 33rd time in his career he'd achieved a five-wicket haul as the visitors were skuttled for 129.
Full postMarcus Harris dominates for Lancashire with unbeaten 165
Australian opener extends strong run of form as Bohannon, Hurst provide support
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02-May-2025
Lancashire 342 for 5 (Harris 165*, Hurst 78, Bohannon 56) vs Gloucestershire
Marcus Harris made his second century of the season to help Lancashire dominate the opening day of their Rothesay County Championship match against Gloucestershire.
The former Australia opener also became the first batter to pass fifty five times in his first seven innings in first-class cricket for the county and finished on 165 not out with Lancashire on 342 for five after opting to bat first on what now appears an easy-paced pitch.
Full postLeach, Pretorius give Somerset upper hand on green deck
England spinner sparks Essex collapse before Noah Thain digs in
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02-May-2025
Somerset 9 for 1 trail Essex 206 (Pretorius 3-24, Leach 3-35) by 197 runs
Jack Leach took centre stage in a dramatic Essex batting collapse on the opening day of the Rothesay County Championship Division One match with Somerset at the Cooper Associates Ground, Taunton.
The visitors looked to be coping well with a green pitch when progressing to 115 for 2 early in the afternoon session, having lost what looked likely to prove an important toss. But England left-arm spinner Leach found plenty of turn from the River End and claimed three wickets in quick succession to help reduce Essex to 155 for 7 at tea.
Full postGraham Clark century puts Durham in charge
Rescuing visitors from 82 for 4, Clark shares stands of 124 with Ollie Robinson and an unbroken 124 with George Drissell
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02-May-2025
Durham 330 for 5 (Clark 110*, Robinson 76, Drissell 58*, Abbott 3-49) vs Hampshire
Graham Clark celebrated his fifth Rothesay County Championship century with a pristine innings to put Durham in charge against Hampshire.
Clark led Durham's run surge, having been 82 for 4, with partnerships of 124 with Ollie Robinson, who scored 76, and 124 unbroken with George Drissell - who reached the close on 58 not out.
Full postMadara, Samarawickrama and Dilhari lead Sri Lanka's rout of South Africa
In just her second ODI, Madara returned four wickets before Samarawickrama and Dilhari stitched a fourth-wicket stand of 128
Firdose Moonda
02-May-2025
Sri Lanka 237 for 5 (Samarawickrama 77, Dilhari 61, Perera 42, Mlaba 2-44) beat South Africa (Dercksen 61*, Goodall 46, Madara 4-50, Vihanga 3-41) by five wickets
Sri Lanka completed their fourth highest run chase in women's ODIs and subjected South Africa to a second successive defeat in the tri-series in Colombo. A record fourth-wicket stand of 128 between Kavisha Dilhari and Harshitha Samarawickrama, both of whom scored half-centuries, ensured Sri Lanka controlled proceedings against a South African side that struggled with the slowness of the pitch and problems with personnel.
Seventeen-year-old wicket-keeper Karabo Meso had to leave the field after 14 overs of the Sri Lankan innings with a heat-related illness and was replaced by Sinalo Jafta while Sune Luus, who bowled eight overs and took 1 for 34, jammed her knee into the turf and suffered bruising, forcing her off the field. Ultimately neither of those things hampered South Africa as much as their inability to take wickets on a surface that Sri Lanka's attack mastered. Debutant offspinner Dewmi Vihanga became the second Sri Lankan to take three wickets on ODI debut while Malki Madara, playing in just her second game, picked up 4 for 50.
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