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Atal, Ibrahim and Afghanistan spinners brush Pakistan aside
Rashid, Nabi and Noor shared six wickets as Pakistan batters barely found any answers to spin
Danyal Rasool
02-Sep-2025
Afghanistan 169 for 5 (Zadran 65, Atal 64, Ashraf 4-27) beat Pakistan 151 for 9 (Rauf 34*, Nabi 2-20, Noor 2-20) by 18 runs
Afghanistan sealed an emotional victory over Pakistan with a sublime performance from their spinners, squeezing Salman Agha's men out and triumphing by 18 runs. In the wake of the earthquake at home where the death toll has crossed 1400, a resilient performance from Afghanistan in Sharjah proved much too good for Pakistan with Ibrahim Zadran and Sediqullah Atal producing a 113-run second-wicket partnership that formed the backbone of their innings.
It was an innings held up almost entirely by that single pillar; while Zadran and Atal scored 65 and 64 respectively, no other batter managed to get beyond single figures. Pakistan's bowlers might have felt the had done enough as an economical showing from Saim Ayub and a sensational one from Faheem Ashraf kept Afghanistan on a leash, with Pakistan needing 170 to win in wet, dewy conditions.
Full postMarkram blazes SA trail to 1-0 after Maharaj, Mulder trip up England
Home side bowled out in 24.3 overs, then blitzed in chase that only last 20.5
Firdose Moonda
02-Sep-2025
South Africa 137 for 3 (Markram 86) beat England 131 (Smith 54, Maharaj 4-22, Mulder 3-33) by seven wickets
England's batters lasted more than 100 balls, but not much more. They were dismissed in 147 balls for their fourth-lowest total against South Africa in a display of batting that could best be described as fatigued, perhaps from a month of playing in the Hundred.
By the time South Africa's batters had faced 100 balls, the job was as good as done. Aiden Markram scored the fastest fifty by a South African opener, off 23 balls, and dominated an opening stand of 121 with Ryan Rickelton to take South Africa home and open the series with an emphatic win. They batted for 125 balls.
Full postPollard and Pooran fifties power Knight Riders to fifth straight win
Patriots have lost six of their last eight matches and are in fifth position, while Knight Riders have extended their lead at the top
ESPNcricinfo staff
02-Sep-2025
Trinbago Knight Riders 179 for 6 (Pollard 65, Pooran 52, Holder 2-25) beat St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 167 for 6 (Fletcher 67, Lewis 42, Edward 3-30, Amir 2-29) by 12 runs
Kieron Pollard and Nicholas Pooran's whirlwind half-centuries helped Trinbago Knight Riders extend their dominance at the top of the points table with a 12-run win against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in Tarouba on Monday.
Sent in, Knight Riders found themselves in early trouble, reduced to 27 for 2 in the fifth over and then 78 for 3 in the 11th. But Pollard and Pooran launched a massive counterattack, adding 90 runs in 8.1 overs to take them to 179 for 6. Patriots started the chase strongly, but soon withered away with seamer Nathan Edward picking up 3 for 30 in 3.2 overs and Mohammad Amir returning 2 for 29.
Full postRashid and Ashraf run through UAE to earn Afghanistan first points in tri-series
The three wickets Rashid Khan took in the chase took him to No. 1 on the wicket-taker's list in men's T20Is
Danyal Rasool
01-Sep-2025
Afghanistan 188 for 4 (Ibrahim 63, Atal 54, Rohid 2-34) beat UAE 150 for 8 (Waseem 67, Chopra 52*, Rashid 3-21, Ashraf 3-24) by 38 runs
Afghanistan survived a brief scare from Muhammad Waseem to ultimately secure a comfortable 38-run victory, their first of the competition, on Monday. As so often, it was Rashid Khan who led the way for them, his 3 for 21 derailing the UAE at a critical juncture midway through their innings just when they looked to have made a fist of chasing 189. He also became the highest wicket-taker in men's T20Is in the process.
That target was set thanks to half-centuries from Ibrahim Zadran and Sediqullah Atal, whose 84-run partnership put their side on course after the early loss of Rahmanullah Gurbaz. UAE turned in a better bowling performance than they did against Pakistan, with their seam bowlers keeping Afghanistan quiet for the most part through the powerplay and then in phases during the middle overs, but paid the price for losing their discipline at the death. A priceless cameo from Karim Janat in the penultimate over meant 22 runs were added, and helped Afghanistan finish above par.
Full postNasum, Taskin and Tanzid help Bangladesh go 2-0 up
Bangladesh coasted home in just 13.1 overs, achieving their third-quickest T20I chase
Abhimanyu Bose
01-Sep-2025
Bangladesh 104 for 1 (Tanzid 54*, Emon 23) beat Netherlands 103 (Dutt 30, Vikramjit 24, Nasum 3-21, Mustafizur 2-18, Taskin 2-22) by nine wickets
Bangladesh surged to a 2-0 lead in their three-match series against Netherlands with another comfortable win in the second T20I in Sylhet. Netherlands' batting failed once again, failing to punish the hosts for some sloppy fielding, and seven of their batters were dismissed for single-digit scores as they slumped to 103 all out.
Nasum Ahmed, who replaced Rishad Hossain for this game, finished with three wickets, while Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahman continued their wicket-taking form with two apiece.
Full postJacks, Sowter clinch Oval Invincibles' Men's Hundred three-peat
Injury-hit Rockets fail to fire as best team in tournament history extend their dominant run
Matt Roller
31-Aug-2025
Oval Invincibles 168 for 5 (Jacks 72, Cox 40) beat Trent Rockets 142 for 8 (Stoinis 64, Sowter 3-25) by 26 runs
In this world nothing can be certain, except death, taxes, and Oval Invincibles winning the men's Hundred. They have topped the group stage to qualify directly for the Lord's final for three consecutive seasons, and each night has ended with Sam Billings lifting the golden 'H' trophy. After two tight finals, this was a demolition job.
The Invincibles have relied on continuity as their greatest strength, and three of their usual suspects performed when it mattered: Will Jacks and Jordan Cox added 87 off 55 balls to underpin their total of 168, and the livewire Nathan Sowter derailed the chase with three wickets in his first seven balls. All three have been with them since inception; so too Billings and coach Tom Moody.
Full postSeifert hits joint-fastest CPL ton as Kings chase 205 on a canter
Seifert's 125 is also the second-highest score ever in the CPL, while Kings' chase was the fifth-highest ever in the competition
ESPNcricinfo staff
31-Aug-2025
St Lucia Kings 206 for 4 (Seifert 125*, David 23) beat Antigua and Barbuda Falcons 204 for 4 (Shakib 61, Jangoo 56, Shamsi 3-30) by six wickets
A stunning century from Tim Seifert helped St Lucia Kings pull off the fifth-highest chase in Caribbean Premier League (CPL) history with utter ease as they marched to the top of the table with a six-wicket win over Antigua and Barbuda Falcons at Gros Islet.
Seifert levelled with Andre Russell for the CPL's fastest century as his 53-ball 125 not out saw Kings overturn their 205-run in 17.5 overs as Falcons slumped to their second consecutive defeat, despite a 26-ball 61 from Shakib Al Hasan.
Full postDawson's best propels Hampshire into final
Imam-Ul-Haq century impresses but Liam Dawson emerges on top with List A career highlight of 142
ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay
31-Aug-2025
Hampshire 304 for 6 (Dawson 142, Currie 61*) beat Yorkshire 235 for 8 (Imam 105) by 18 runs
Hampshire are through to next month's Metro Bank One-Day Cup final after a rain-affected semi-final win over Yorkshire at Scarborough, the visitors defending a revised 41-over target of 254 following Liam Dawson's stunning List A best 142 off 116 balls.
Hampshire, winners of this competition in 2018, will face Worcestershire at Trent Bridge on September 20 after the Rapids beat Somerset at home and the visitors won here by 18 runs on Duckworth Lewis Stern.
Full postKhurram Shahzad fires Worcestershire into Trent Bridge final
Pakistan seamer takes 4 for 36 after Daniel Lategan's 78 lays foundation
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31-Aug-2025
Worcestershire 275 for 9 (Lategan 78, Green 4-52) beat Somerset 141 (Shahzad 4-36) by 131 runs (via DLS)
Worcestershire powered through to the Metro Bank One-Day Cup final with a 131-run (DLS) victory over Somerset at New Road.
Put in, the home side totalled a solid 275 for 9 as Daniel Lategan struck his List A-best 78 against a disciplined Somerset attack with Jack Leach's excellent 10-1-28-2 at its heart. Ben Green took 4 for 52.
Full postCross, Sutherland level up as Northern Superchargers clinch Women's Hundred title
The pair took two wickets apiece to restrict Brave to 115 for 6 in the final at Lord's
Valkerie Baynes
31-Aug-2025
Northern Superchargers 119 for 3 (Carey 35*, Sutherland 28*) beat Southern Brave 115 for 6 (Kemp 26, Sutherland 2-23, Cross 2-23) by seven wickets
Northern Superchargers rode their momentum to a maiden Women's Hundred title with a convincing seven-wicket victory over Southern Brave.
Two wickets apiece to Kate Cross and Annabel Sutherland, followed by an unbroken 60-run partnership between Sutherland and Nicola Carey allowed Superchargers to pass a target of 116 with 12 balls to spare and reverse the result of the 2023 final before a record crowd for the women's competition of 22,542 at Lord's.
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