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Liam Trevaskis, Chris Wright slice through Northamptonshire top order
Leicestershire close in on victory that would sign off their Division Two title triumph in style
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26-Sep-2025
Northamptonshire 189 and 120 for 5 (Keogh 42, Trevaskis 3-31) need a further 381 runs to beat Leicestershire 429 and 260 for 5 dec (Patel 76, Cox 51*, Budinger 50)
Liam Trevaskis and Chris Wright sliced through Northamptonshire's top order as Leicestershire closed in on a victory that would sign off their Rothesay County Championship Division Two title triumph in style.
The Foxes, already confirmed as champions last week, declared and set Northamptonshire an improbable 501 to win at Wantage Road following Rishi Patel's 76 and an unbeaten 30-ball half-century by Ben Cox.
Full postZafar Gohar five-for has Gloucestershire on the ropes
His 5 for 53 and career-best 4 for 58 for Noah Cornwell help Middlesex in enforcing the follow-on
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26-Sep-2025
Gloucestershire 286 (Bracey 60, Gohar 5-53, Cornwell 4-58) and 39 for 1 trail Middlesex 634 for 9 dec by 309 runs
Bad light held up Middlesex's victory charge after they forced Gloucestershire to follow-on on the penultimate day of the Rothesay County Championship Division 2 season at Lord's.
Zafar Gohar returned 5 for 53, his best figures in a Middlesex shirt, and there was a career-best 4 for 58 for Noah Cornwell as Gloucestershire were bowled out for 286 despite 60 from skipper James Bracey which took him past 1,000 first-class runs for the season.
Full postRahul Chahar seven-for leaves Hampshire dangling over the drop
Hosts left nine down overnight, still 33 runs from the victory they need to avoid relegation
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26-Sep-2025
Hampshire 248 and 148 for 9 (Orr 48, Chahar 7-45) need a further 33 runs to beat Surrey 147 and 281 (Albert 63, Abbott 5-72)
Hampshire sat on the brink of Rothesay County Championship relegation after Surrey leg-spinner Rahul Chahar ploughed through them at Utilita Bowl.
India international Chahar, in his first Championship appearance, made the most of a turning pitch to take 7 for 45 and see Hampshire collapse from 61 without loss to 148 for 9. The south coast county need to avoid defeat to stay in Division One next season, but in their chase of 181 they struggled to 148 for 9.
Full postNottinghamshire romp to three-day win as title celebrations begin
Seamers run through Warwickshire to pave way before County Championship trophy presentation
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26-Sep-2025
Nottinghamshire 374 (Hameed 122, Verreynne 83, Patterson-White 70) and 20 for 0 beat Warwickshire 258 (Mousley 74, Hutton 4-46) and 133 (Hain 42, Abbas 3-18, Hutton 3-30, Pennington 3-52) by ten wickets
A day after collecting enough bonus points to put themselves out of reach of Surrey, newly-crowned Rothesay County Champions Nottinghamshire finished their season in style by completing a 10-wicket victory over Warwickshire with a day to spare.
With a first-innings lead of 116 giving their potent seam attack ample licence to attack in conditions still making batting difficult, Nottinghamshire dismissed Warwickshire for 133 in 54 overs.
Full postOllie Robinson's 11-wicket haul sees Sussex finish season on high
Tom Taylor carries Worcestershire fight until the end as visitors stumble to target of 62
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26-Sep-2025
Sussex 350 (Simpson 129*, Coles 102, Taylor 4-106) and 63 for 7 (Taylor 4-22) beat Worcestershire 123 (Robinson 6-68, Unadkat 4-43) and 287 (Libby 72, Robinson 5-74) by three wickets
Sussex survived a fourth-innings scare to secure a three-wicket win over Worcestershire on the third morning of their final Rothesay County Championship fixture of the season.
The final four wickets of the Worcestershire innings fell inside 25 minutes, where the hosts could only add 16 runs to their overnight total, as Ollie Robinson took his second five wicket haul of the match. Requiring just 61 to win, Sussex made hard work of the chase, eventually knocking off the total despite Worcestershire seamer Tom Taylor finishing with 4 for 22 on his way to ending the season with 58 Division One wickets.
Full postRahul and Sai Sudharsan centuries take India A to series victory
Todd Murphy and Corey Rocchiccioli picked up five wickets between them, but couldn't stop India A from hunting 412 down
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26-Sep-2025
India A 194 (Sai Sudharsan 75, Thornton 4-36, Murphy 2-48) and 413 for 5 (Rahul 176*, Sai Sudharsan 100, Jurel 56, Murphy 3-114) beat Australia A 420 (Edwards 88, Murphy 76, Suthar 5-107) and 185 (McSweeney 85*, Brar 3-42, Suthar 3-50) by five wickets
KL Rahul, who had retired when on 74 on the third evening, returned to the middle on the fourth morning at the fall of nightwatcher Manav Suthar's wicket. Rahul batted till the job for his team was completed, ending unbeaten on 176 as India A hunted down 412 to beat Australia A by five wickets and take the two-match unofficial Test series 1-0 after the first match was drawn.
By Rahul's side when he walked out was B Sai Sudharsan, past the half-century mark at that stage, and then, Dhruv Jurel. Rahul and Sai Sudharsan added 78 runs in the morning, with Rahul first and then his partner getting to a century. Once Sai Sudharsan fell for 100, Rahul and Jurel added 115 in quick time as their stand required just under 19 overs.
Full postArshdeep's masterclass helps India pull off heist
Nissanka's ton got Sri Lanka within sight of victory but the remaining batters couldn't quite get them across the line
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26-Sep-2025
India 202 for 5 (Abhishek 61, Tilak 49, Theekshana 1-36) tied with Sri Lanka 202 for 5 (Nissanka 107, Perera 58, Kuldeep 1-31, Varun 1-31)
India won the Super Over
India won the Super Over
In regular play, Pathum Nissanka's 107 off 58 balls and Kusal Perera's 58 off 32, cancelled out a rapid 61 from Abhishek Sharma, and a 49 not out off 34 from Tilak Varma. India hit 202 for 5. So did Sri Lanka.
In the Super Over though, Sri Lanka were very clearly out of steam on all fronts. First, they didn't send Nissanka out to bat, choosing Kusal Perera (who sliced one to deep backward point first ball), Dasun Shanaka (who struggled with Arshdeep Singh's wide yorkers), and Kamindu Mendis (who has never been an explosive T20I batter) out instead.
Full postSimpson hundred puts Sussex firmly in control
Worcestershire fight back through Taylor, Libby but face uphill struggle to avoid defeat
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25-Sep-2025
Worcestershire 123 and 270 for 6 (Libby 72) lead Sussex 350 (Simpson 129*, Taylor 4-106) by 43 runs
John Simpson's unbeaten 129 and six second-innings Worcestershire wickets kept Sussex in command on day two of the Rothesay County Championship clash at Visit Worcestershire New Road.
A glistening fourth century of the season from the away side's skipper saw Sussex add 122 runs to their overnight score, before they were bowled out for 350.
Full postAfridi, Rauf and Ayub set up a Pakistan vs India Asia Cup final
Bangladesh succumbed to the pressure of a high-stakes game, losing their way in a chase of only 136
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25-Sep-2025
Pakistan 135 for 8 (Haris 31, Nawaz 25, Taskin 3-28, Rishad 2-18) beat Bangladesh 124 for 9 (Shamim 30, Afridi 3-17, Rauf 3-33, Ayub 2-16) by 11 runs
It has taken more than 40 years but we finally have it: an India-Pakistan Asia Cup final. Pakistan scrapped their way into the title clash after defending 135 against Bangladesh in Dubai.
After Shaheen Shah Afridi struck twice in three powerplay overs, Pakistan's spinners tightened the screws, finding sharp turn and grip. After bagging his fourth duck in six innings in the Asia Cup, Saim Ayub produced a double-strike and ensured Bangladesh's batting spiralled out of control.
Full postLeus du Plooy piles the misery on Gloucestershire
Middlesex teenager Sebastian Morgan narrowly misses maiden career hundred after sharing 179 stand with his captain
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25-Sep-2025
Gloucestershire 146 for 3 (Charlesworth 63) trail Middlesex 634 for 9 dec (du Plooy 263*, Morgan 97, Cracknell 64, Singh Dale 5-108) by 488 runs
Teenage tailender Sebastian Morgan narrowly missed out on a maiden career hundred as Middlesex racked up the joint fifth-highest total in their history against Gloucestershire at Lord's.
Morgan, who turned 18 last month and is making his third first-class appearance, was out for 97 after sharing a partnership of 179 with his captain Leus du Plooy - a county record for the eighth wicket against Gloucestershire - to help Middlesex amass 634 for 9 declared.
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