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Darke 106*, Mack half-century wrap up white-ball trophies for Australia A
Bist and Hasabnis' fifties for India A go in vain as visitors collapse from 176 for 3 to 218 all out
ESPNcricinfo staff
16-Aug-2024
Australia A (Darke 106*, Mack 68) beat India A (Bist 70, Hasabnis 63, Hancock 2-27, Brown 2-36) by eight wickets
Maddy Darke's unbeaten 106 along with Katie Mack's 68 set up Australia A's eight-wicket victory over India A in the second one-dayer in Mackay. The openers added 131 as Australia A chased down India A's 219 with ease to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Having been put into bat, Raghvi Bist and Tejal Hasabnis hit fifties helping India A fight back with a 124-run stand for the fourth wicket. But Charli Knott and Grace Parsons triggered a collapse as the visitors slumped from 176 for 3 to 218 all out.
Full postBirmingham Phoenix secure eliminator spot after wet 30-ball thrash
Phoenix to play Southern Brave in eliminator; Oval Invincibles head straight to Lord's final
ECB Media
15-Aug-2024
Birmingham Phoenix 42 for 1 (Duckett 22*) beat Manchester Originals 41 for 5 (Milne 2-8) by nine wickets
Birmingham Phoenix will meet Southern Brave in The Hundred Eliminator at The Kia Oval on Saturday after a nine-wicket victory over Manchester Originals.
Moeen Ali's side came out on top in a 30-ball-per-side match at Edgbaston, earning themselves the point they needed after rain delayed the start.
Full postSri Lanka face fight to save game in only tour match before England Tests
Hosts ended Day 2 with a 185-run first-innings lead, with Jayasuriya bagging 5 for 102 for visitors
ESPNcricinfo staff
15-Aug-2024
England Lions 324 (Shaikh 91, Aldridge 78, Jayasuriya 5-102) lead Sri Lanka 139 by 185 runs
In their only tour match ahead of their three-match Test series in England, Sri Lanka face a fight to save the game after conceding a heavy first-innings deficit to an inexperienced Lions team in Worcester.
Sri Lanka were bowled out for 139 in just 43.5 overs on Wednesday, with no batter reaching 30 and Gloucestershire's Zaman Akhter taking 5 for 32, the second five-wicket haul of his first-class career. Lions took a six-run lead heading into the second day after losing four wickets on the first evening, three of them to Prabath Jayasuriya's left-arm spin.
Full postShamar Joseph and Wiaan Mulder grab headlines on 17-wicket opening day
South Africa reduced West Indies to 97 for 7 after Joseph picked up his third five-wicket haul in his first Test at home in Guyana
Firdose Moonda
15-Aug-2024
West Indies 97 for 7 (Holder 33*, Mulder 4-18, Burger 2-32) trail South Africa 160 (Piedt 38*, Bedingham 28, Joseph 5-33, Seales 3-45) by 63 runs
Shamar Joseph enjoyed the perfect homecoming with a five-for on his international debut in Guyana until Wiaan Mulder's career-best 4 for 18 all but stole the show on a spicy surface at Providence Stadium. In total, 17 wickets fell, the most in a day of Test cricket at this venue, albeit in a small sample size of just three matches. There was swing through the air, seam movement and decent carry which has put the series-decider in fast-forward.
In stark contrast to the slowness of the Trinidad Test, which was also pockmarked with rain interruptions, the action took place in overdrive under blue skies in Guyana. Despite both captains' desire to bat first, it was a day for the bowlers, especially fast bowlers, who bowled 68 of 82.2 overs and took 15 wickets. Only one batter - Jason Holder - in the top six of either side scored more than 30 and it was a record 10th-wicket partnership for South Africa against West Indies of 63 between Dane Piedt and Nandre Burger that gave the visitors the advantage.
Full postRovman Powell stars as Oval Invincibles miss chance to secure final berth
Defending champions left waiting on Birmingham Phoenix result in bid for top spot
ECB Media
14-Aug-2024
Trent Rockets 151 for 4 (Powell 45, Alsop 41*, Hales 35) beat Oval Invincibles 150 for 3 (Malan 53*, Cox 39, Jacks 30) by six wickets
Oval Invincibles missed the chance to confirm their spot in Sunday's final at Lord's at Trent Bridge, losing to Trent Rockets thanks to Rovman Powell's spectacular hitting.
The Invincibles are still clear favourites to progress directly to the final as group winners, but Birmingham Phoenix could leapfrog them on net run-rate with a huge win over rock-bottom Manchester Originals on Thursday night. The Phoenix would need to win by around 92 runs batting first, or to chase down a target with around 62 balls to spare.
Full postAjinkya Rahane-Peter Handscomb stand sees Leicestershire through
Foxes secure second place in Group B with home quarter-final against Hampshire on Friday
ECB Reporters Network
14-Aug-2024
Leicestershire 199 for 6 (Handscomb 65*, Rahane 62) beat Gloucestershire 192 for 9 (Bancroft 36, Scriven 3-37) by four wickets (DLS method)
Ajinkya Rahane and Peter Handscomb staged an outstanding match-winning partnership of 120 as Leicestershire beat Gloucestershire by four wickets on the Duckworth/Lewis/Stern Method at Bristol's Seat Unique Stadium to book a quarter-final berth in the Metro Bank One Day Cup.
Chasing a revised target of 196 in a contest reduced by rain to 36 overs a side, the Foxes registered their fifth win in six games in Group B with 14 balls to spare, the fourth-wicket pair of Handscomb and Rahane scoring 65 not out and 62 respectively.
Full postWarwickshire lose final group match but bag Edgbaston semi-final
Warwickshire dropped to third but scheduling issues mean they will host the semi-final against Worcestershire
ECB Reporters Network
14-Aug-2024
Nottinghamshire 135 for 5 (Haynes 57*, Lintott 3-38) beat Warwickshire 182 (Barnard 31, Lord 3-24) by five wickets (DLS)
Nottinghamshire ended their inconsistent Metro Bank One Day Cup campaign on a high with a 12-run (DLS) victory over Warwickshire at Rugby School.
Warwickshire still qualify for the quarter-finals - they will face Worcestershire at Edgbaston on Friday - but need to reboot after ending the group stage with successive defeats.
Full postDerbyshire beat Durham but both sides fall short of knock-out stages
Derbyshire's win was not enough as Hampshire beat Middlesex to progress on Net Run Rate
ECB Reporters Network
14-Aug-2024
Derbyshire 256 for 6 (Lloyd 63, Raine 4-30) beat Durham 257 (Borthwick 104, Moore 3-45) by four wickets
Derbyshire Falcons missed out on a Metro Bank One Day Cup quarter-final even though David Lloyd and Anuj Dal starred in a thrilling four-wicket win at Chester-le-Street, a game which also featured a maiden List A century for Durham's Scott Borthwick.
Derbyshire did all they could today, but they missed out on qualification for the knockout stages due to Hampshire having a superior net run rate after they beat Middlesex, while Durham, who needed to win today to progress, are also out of the competition.
Full postWorcestershire bank 'home' quarter-final despite defeat
Friday's clash with Warwickshire will be at Edgbaston, with New Road hosting a Sri Lanka tour match
ECB Reporters Network
14-Aug-2024
Lancashire 237 (Bohannon 87, Hinley 3-58) beat Worcestershire 234 (Libby 83, Barnard 3-47) by 3 runs
Worcestershire's cricketers secured a home-quarter-final against Warwickshire - albeit at Edgbaston with New Road hosting England Lions versus Sri Lanka - in the Metro-Bank One-Day Cup despite losing to Lancashire by three runs in their last Group A game at Emirates Old Trafford.
Although they restricted their hosts to 237, Worcestershire struggled on a pitch where run-scoring rarely looked easy and were indebted to skipper Jake Libby, whose innings of 83 ensured their overall run rate did not suffer.
Full postToby Albert, Kyle Abbott secure quarter-final spot for Hampshire
Derbyshire's narrow victory over Durham meant Hampshire snuck through on net run-rate
ECB Reporters Network
14-Aug-2024
Hampshire 276 for 7 (Albert 75*, Hollman 4-62) beat Middlesex 257 (Stoneman 53, Abbott 4-48) by 19 runs
Toby Albert's fourth List-A half century and two crucial wickets for Mohammad Abbas booked Hampshire a place in the knockout stages of the Metro Bank One-Day Cup as they beat hosts Middlesex by 19 runs at Merchant Taylors' School.
Albert struck 75 in an innings of 53 balls, complete with four sixes, sharing stands of 59 with Liam Dawson (48) and 49 with Kyle Abbott (20 not out) as the visitors totalled 276 for 7, Luke Hollman taking 4 for 61 for the hosts.
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