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Pooran stars again as Superchargers hold off late Ferreira charge
Invincibles beaten on home patch after collapsing in chase of 146
ECB Media
02-Aug-2024
Northern Superchargers 145 for 5 (Pooran 65*, S Curran 2-20) beat Oval Invincibles 126 for 9 (Ferreira 49, Potts 2-18) by 19 runs
Nicholas Pooran was at it again, making his second big-hitting half-century in a row to secure back-to-back victories for Andrew Flintoff's Northern Superchargers in the Hundred.
In front of 24,160 expectant fans at the Kia Oval, Pooran ensured the theme of the day was Superchargers teams crashing the party - and clearing the boundary - after the women's team won in an equally comprehensive manner earlier in the day.
Full postDom Sibley's 149 against old club not enough for winless Surrey
Chris Benjamin and Michael Burgess half-centuries set up Warwickshire win
ECB Reporters Network
02-Aug-2024
Warwickshire 311 for 9 (Benjamin 75, Burgess 60, Taylor 3-43) beat Surrey 308 for 9 (Sibley 149, Geddes 62) by three runs
Warwickshire retained their 100 per cent record in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup as they beat a heavily-depleted Surrey side by three runs in a thriller at Rugby School.
Chris Benjamin's cleanly-hit 75 and Michael Burgess' classy 60 offered high entertainment to a 2,500 crowd as they lifted the home side to 311 for 9. James Taylor and Cameron Steel led the bowling for a Surrey side missing 15 players on England or Hundred duty.
Full postPrice is right for Gloucestershire as Masood can't stop Yorkshire defeat
Captain's 76 not enough as Gloucestershire defend 251 at York
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02-Aug-2024
Gloucestershire 251 for 9 (Price 98, Hammond 54) beat Yorkshire 215 (Masood 76, Wharton 56) by 36 runs
Ollie Price's watchful 98 off 118 balls plus a feverish bowling display led by three-wicket quick Matt Taylor led Gloucestershire to an entertaining win over Yorkshire at York as they successfully defended a 252-target to triumph by 36 runs.
Price had underpinned Gloucestershire's 251 for 9, while opener Miles Hammond leant support with 54. But the visitors added only 85 runs in a damaging final 15 overs which saw seven wickets fall.
Full postColin Ackermann's 108 trumps Prithvi Shaw's 97 in Durham win
Northants still winless as Durham turn the screw at Chester-le-Street
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02-Aug-2024
Durham 261 for 6 (Ackermann 108, Lees 55) Northamptonshire 260 (Shaw 97) by four wickets
Colin Ackermann made his first List A century for Durham to help his side beat Northamptonshire Steelbacks by four wickets in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup match at the Riverside.
Ackermann made 108 as the home team overhauled the Steelbacks' 260 with 11 balls to spare, an outcome that had not looked likely when visiting opener Prithvi Shaw was making a 71-ball 97 and Northamptonshire were 144 for 1 after 21 overs.
Full postGlamorgan maintain 100% record with one-wicket win over Sussex
Hosts sneak home despite efforts of young spinners Lenham and Foreman
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02-Aug-2024
Glamorgan 203 for 9 (Byrom 51, Lenham 3-29) beat Sussex 200 (Haines 44, Douthwaite 4-44) by one wicket
Glamorgan kept their perfect record in this year's Metro Bank One Cup in tact thanks to a remarkable one-wicket win over Sussex Sharks at the Gnoll in Neath.
Sussex had reached a total of 200 all out thanks to a brilliant eighth-wicket stand between Archie Lenham and Bertie Foreman and the two youngsters were also remarkable in tandem with the ball as Sussex came so close to claiming a thrilling win.
Full postAnnabel Sutherland stars as Superchargers thrash Invincibles
Australian allrounder follows 63 not out with 4 for 11 in 82-run hammering at The Oval
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02-Aug-2024
Northern Superchargers 146 for 4 (Sutherland 63*, Litchfield 44) beat Oval Invincibles 64 (Sutherland 4-11) by 82 runs
Annabel Sutherland inspired Northern Superchargers to their first victory of the Hundred with a sterling all-round performance at The Kia Oval.
The powerful Australian made 63 from 40 balls to take her team to an imposing total of 146 for 4, before taking 4 for 11 with the ball to wrap up the win. Her four wickets were all clean bowled, and came from the last six balls of the match to ensure it was a game very much defined by her abilities.
Full postHasaranga, Asalanka pick up three-fors to force a tie
Dube had helped India draw level with his power-hitting against spin but could not take them over the line
Deivarayan Muthu
02-Aug-2024
Sri Lanka 230 for 8 (Wellalage 67*, Nissanka 56, Axar 2-33, Arshdeep 2-47) tied with India 230 (Rohit 58, Axar 33, Asalanka 3-30, Hasaranga 3-58)
At 101 for 5, Sri Lanka were on the verge of an all-too-familiar collapse against India, but they somehow found a way to stay in the contest both with bat and ball and ended up tying the match. Leading Sri Lanka for the first time in ODI cricket, it was Charith Asalanka who sealed the dramatic result by dismissing Shivam Dube and No. 11 Arshdeep Singh off successive balls on a slow, dry Khettarama turner, with the crowd jiving and grooving to his tunes.
With India needing five off 18 balls with just two wickets in hand, it was anybody's game. Dube was threatening to switch into his IPL spin-hitting mode. He had just picked a legbreak from Wanindu Hasaranga and whacked it over wide long-on for six. Asalanka had the option to bring on Asitha Fernando or debutant Mohamed Shiraz, but he took the responsibility upon himself on a surface that had already been used for Qualifier 2 in the LPL last month, and delivered for Sri Lanka.
Full postOriginals' dire start continues as Brave cruise to victory
Craig Overton and Alex Davies shine as hosts canter home with 22 balls to spare
ECB Media
01-Aug-2024
Southern Brave 117 for 3 (Evans 25*) beat Manchester Originals 116 for 6 (Madsen 43*, C Overton 2-11) by seven wickets
A stingy display from Southern Brave's bowlers paved the way for a comfortable seven-wicket win over winless Manchester Originals at the Utilita Bowl. After restricting the Originals to 116 for 6 the hosts, who were without the rested Jofra Archer, cruised home with 22 balls to spare in front of 10,337 fans.
Craig Overton was the pick of the home attack, returning 2 for 11 from 20 balls, while England duo Tymal Mills and Chris Jordan both also claimed two wickets apiece. Brave opener Alex Davies immediately broke the back of the chase with 24 from 12 balls and Laurie Evans finished it off with an unbeaten 25 from 15 balls.
Full postWolvaardt trumps Wyatt as Southern Brave stay winless
Manchester Originals opener carries bat to seal chase in final set
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01-Aug-2024
Manchester Originals 140 for 4 (Wolvaardt 78*, Adams 2-24) beat Southern Brave 136 for 5 (Wyatt 61, Ecclestone 2-17) by six wickets
Laura Wolvaardt's unbeaten 78 steered Manchester Originals to a six-wicket win over defending champions Southern Brave at the Utilita Bowl.
Brave have now failed to win any of their opening three games and were undone by a Woolvardt batting masterclass as the South African timed the chase perfectly to get her side home with two balls to spare.
Full postLondon Spirit off the mark as Welsh Fire burned by the Lord's pitch
Spirit attack snuffs out Fire for 94 before hosts stumble over the line at a spicy HQ
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01-Aug-2024
London Spirit 96 for 7 (Hetmyer 30*, Lawrence 29, Henry 3-19) beat Welsh Fire 94 for 9 (Dawson 3-10, Ellis 3-16) by wickets
London Spirit won a low-scoring contest against Welsh Fire by three wickets to secure their first win of The Hundred men's competition at Lord's.
Liam Dawson and Nathan Ellis claimed three wickets apiece as Fire could manage just 94 for nine, with Dan Worrell's first 10 balls of the game all dots to set the tone.
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