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Breetzke blitz carries Northamptonshire into quarter-finals
Lancashire's hefty target overhauled despite Dockrell 45
ECB Reporters Network
19-Jul-2024
Northamptonshire 203 for 6 (Breetzke 76) beat Lancashire 210 for 9 (Dockrell 45, White 3-16) by four wickets
Matthew Breetzke's thunderous 31-ball 76 helped Northamptonshire Steelbacks secure a home quarter-final in the Vitality Blast by beating Lancashire Lightning by four wickets at Emirates Old Trafford.
It was the visitors' first T20 victory on this ground in eight attempts but no one could doubt that it was thoroughly deserved.
Full postJohn Turner's best blasts Essex out of competition
Eagles needed a point to overtake Gloucestershire into fourth but were undone by Turner's 4 for 23
ECB Reporters Network
19-Jul-2024
Hampshire 181 for 5 (McDermott 64, Vince 41, Prest 41) beat Essex 174 for 7 (Allison 69*, Benkenstein 54, Turner 4-23) by seven runs
Hampshire Hawks fast bowler John Turner's best T20 figures knocked Essex out of the Vitality Blast.
The Eagles, who were losing finalists in 2023, only needed a point at Utilita Bowl to overtake Gloucestershire into fourth but were undone by Turner's 4 for 23.
Full postKiran Carlson, Marnus Labuschagne combine to crush Somerset
Brutal century and rapid five-for power Glamorgan to 120-run win
ECB Reporters Network
19-Jul-2024
Glamorgan 243 for 4 (Carlson 135) beat Somerset 123 (Labuschagne 5-11) by 120 runs
Kiran Carlson's magnificent century ended Glamorgan's 2024 Vitality Blast campaign in record-breaking fashion with a convincing 120-run win over Somerset.
The Glamorgan captain's hard hitting 135 from just 64 balls after winning the toss and opting to bat got the hosts to the highest total of the 2024 blast with 243 for four before Somerset fell to 123 all out.
Full postMoeen Ali century helps Bears win big against Foxes
Foxes edged out of qualification spots in 72-run defeat
ECB Reporters Network
19-Jul-2024
Birmingham Bears 194 for 5 (Moeen 103) beat Leicestershire 122 (Goldsworthy 35, Briggs 3-30, Bethell 2-5, Miles 2-12) by 72 runs
Birmingham Bears sealed top spot in the Vitality Blast North Group final table with a 72-run victory over Leicestershire Foxes at sultry Edgbaston.
The Bears booked a home quarter-final with Gloucestershire while the Foxes, who knew that a win would take them into the last eight, suffered the angst of being edged out of the qualification spots on the last day.
Full postDaniel Hughes, Harrison Ward pound Middlesex in nine-wicket win
Robinson in the wickets as Sussex seal home quarter-final for Sussex
ECB Reporters Network
19-Jul-2024
Sussex 161 for 1 (Hughes 96*, Ward 56) beat Middlesex 159 for 9 (Davies 52, Robinson 3-27) by nine wickets
Sussex Sharks secured a home quarter-final in the Vitality Blast after thrashing Middlesex by nine wickets in front of a sell-out crowd at Hove.
They leapfrogged Somerset, who lost heavily to Glamorgan in Cardiff, and back into second place after securing a ninth win in the South Group and will host the team who finish third in the North in the last eight when the competition resumes in September.
Full postMuyeye, Bell-Drummond star as Kent rout Surrey in dead-rubber bounce
Hosts finish tough campaign on a high by thrashing table-toppers
ECB Reporters Network
19-Jul-2024
Kent 217 for 5 (Muyeye 61, Bell-Drummond 58) beat Surrey 131 (Parkinson 3-23, Singh 3-27) by 86 runs
Kent Spitfires routed Surrey by 86 runs in the Vitality Blast at Canterbury to end a disappointing campaign on a high note.
Kent's 217 for five was their highest ever score against Surrey, with Tawanda Muyeye hitting 61 from 31 and Daniel Bell-Drummond 58 from 36.
Full postIndia's bowlers share wickets around to set up thumping win
Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana smacked 85 in 9.3 overs in reply, making short work of the target of 109
Srinidhi Ramanujam
19-Jul-2024
India 109 for 3 (Mandhana 45, Shafali, Syeda 2-9) beat Pakistan 108 (Sidra 25, Deepti 3-20, Renuka 2-14, Shreyanka 2-14, Vastrakar 2-31) by seven wickets
India extended their dominance over Pakistan at the Women's Asia Cup, notching up a seven-wicket victory in their opening game in windy Dambulla on Friday evening. It was set up by a clinical bowling display, the defending champions bowling Pakistan out for 108. Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana's breezy 85-run opening stand then ensured India chased the target down comfortably, in 14.1 overs.
India now have a 6-1 win-loss record against Pakistan in this competition, and a 12-3 record in T20Is overall.
Full postFarhan Ahmed ends Sri Lanka resistance as England U19s seal innings win
England take series with victory in second Test, after less than 11 overs on final day
ECB Reporters Network
19-Jul-2024
England Under-19s 477 (Shaikh 107, Flintoff 106, Denly 91, Fonseka 76) beat Sri Lanka Under-19s 153 and 271 (M Perera 61, Ahmed 4-59) by an innings and 53 runs
England completed a comprehensive win on the final day of the second Youth Men's Test at Cheltenham, beating Sri Lanka by an innings and 53 runs.
Resuming their second innings on 246 for 7 and facing an impossible task in terms of saving the game, the tourists required a further 78 runs just to make their opponents bat again. Needing to take a further three wickets to wrap up victory in the match and the series, the Young Lions needed only 10.5 overs to finish the job at the College Ground.
Full postHodge, Athanaze leave England thunderstruck as Wood shoots to thrill
West Indies command the centre stage on hard-rocking day at Trent Bridge
Valkerie Baynes
19-Jul-2024
West Indies 351 for 5 (Hodge 120, Athanaze 82) trail England 416 (Pope 121, Duckett 71, Stokes 69) by 65 runs
In AC/DC's iconic hit Thunderstruck, chants of "Thunder" burst through the opening thrum, building the excitement before that unmistakeable high-pitched lead vocal kicks in.
On the most picture-perfect day for cricket at Trent Bridge, Mark Wood interrupted the gentle murmur of the first nine overs, in which West Indies openers Kraigg Brathwaite and Mikyle Louis had eased their side to 32 for nought, with a barrage of fire that had the batters rocking and the packed stands audibly in awe.
Full postKhadka, Barma star in Nepal's maiden Women's Asia Cup win
They got home with 23 balls to spare after restricting UAE to 115 for 8
S Sudarshanan
19-Jul-2024
Nepal 118 for 4 (Khadka 72*, Egodage 3-12) beat UAE 115 for 8 (Khushi 36, Egodage 22, Barma 3-19) by six wickets
Nepal had played eight games at the Women's Asia Cup in 2012 and 2016 combined, but couldn't register a single win. Then they didn't make the next two editions in 2018 and 2022. They almost missed the bus for the Women's Asia Cup 2024 too, but a late tweak in rules in March 2024 brought Nepal here, and now they have their first-ever win in the competition.
Riding on an unbeaten 72 from opener Samjhana Khadka and a three-wicket haul from captain Indu Barma, Nepal defeated the more-fancied UAE by six wickets in the tournament opener. They got home with 23 balls to spare after restricting UAE to 115 for 8 at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium.
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