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Root holds the fort with 99* as India put brakes on Bazball
A disciplined bowling effort from India's seamers led England to scale back their usual aggressive intent
Matt Roller
10-Jul-2025
England 251 for 4 (Root 99*, Pope 44, Reddy 2-46) vs India
Shubman Gill declared the return of "boring Test cricket" but England did not care. They scored uncharacteristically slowly - at just 3.02 runs per over - and ground their way into the ascendancy on their slowest-scoring full day of the Bazball era, as Joe Root reached the close a run short of his 37th Test century and his eighth at Lord's.
"Baz-Baz-Bazball! Come on, I want to see it," Mohammed Siraj was heard telling Root over the stump microphones, as England put their attacking shots away during a wicketless second session. "No more entertaining cricket, lads," Gill told his team-mates, after Ollie Pope left the ball alone outside his off stump. "Welcome back to the boring Test cricket."
Full postKusal, Nissanka easily dispatch Bangladesh in T20I series opener
But it was the SL bowling that laid the groundwork with Shanaka and Vandersay applying the squeeze
Andrew Fidel Fernando
10-Jul-2025
Sri Lanka 159 for 3 (Kusal 73, Nissanka 42) beat Bangladesh 154 for 5 (Emon 38, Theekshana 2-37) by seven wickets
Kusal Mendis smote another half century, Pathum Nissanka crashed a 16-ball 42, and Sri Lanka made light work of a target of 155, strolling home at the end of the 19th over.
It was the Sri Lanka bowling that laid the groundwork though, with Dasun Shanaka plying shorter lengths to concede only 22 from his four overs, while Jeffrey Vandersay also kept a lid on the scoring. Bangladesh might wonder if they were not ambitious enough, having lost only five wickets in their innings.
Full postBoult's sixes help MI New York eliminate Unicorns in thriller
Unicorns recovered from 16 for 5 to post 131 but couldn't stop MINY from chasing it down, even though they took it deep
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10-Jul-2025
MI New York 132 for 8 (De Kock 33, Monank 33, Boult 22*, Hassan 4-30, Short 3-22) beat San Francisco Unicorns 131 (Bartlett 44, Ugarkar 3-19, Boult 2-19, Kenjige 2-43) by two wickets
MI New York and San Francisco Unicorns rode a rollercoaster in Dallas with unending twists and turns, till inaugural champions MINY edged last year's runners-up Unicorns to a two-wicket win. In a game that featured several small but crucial contributions from various players, Trent Boult stood out with his returns of 2 for 19, and even more the back-to-back sixes towards the end of the tense chase of 132, which took MINY to victory and to Qualifier 2 and eliminated Unicorns.
MINY will now face Texas Super Kings to decide who takes on Washington Freedom in the MLC 2025 final.
Full postEskinazi returns to the ranks in vain as Hampshire squeeze to victory
Former captain makes 94 but ends up on the losing side at Northwood
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09-Jul-2025
Hampshire 188 for 7 (Fuller 43*) beat Middlesex 187 for 8 (Eskinazi 94, Currie 4-32) by three wickets
Former Middlesex all-rounder James Fuller returned to haunt his old team with a crucial unbeaten 43 from 26 balls as Hampshire squeezed over the line at Merchant Taylors' School to keep their Vitality Blast hopes alive.
The Hawks were under pressure at 157 for seven, needing 31 from 13, when the final ball of Noah Cornwell's stint sailed over Fuller for four byes plus a no-ball - and momentum swung as the batter capitalised on the resulting free hit to crack six off Leus du Plooy.
Full postEvison, Bell-Drummond, Gilchrist guide Kent to tense two-wicket win
Visitors keep knock-out hopes alive with thrilling two-wicket win at Hove
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09-Jul-2025
Kent 151 for 8 (Evison 48*, Bell-Drummond 47, Mills 3-21) beat Sussex 148 (Gilchrist 4-42) by two wickets
Joey Evison was Kent's hero with a thumping 48 off 24 balls as the Spitfires kept their hopes of qualifying for the knockout stages of the Vitality Blast alive with a two-wicket win with three balls to spare over Sussex Sharks in a low-scoring thriller at Hove.
Chasing 149, Kent were struggling on 112 for eight after Tymal Mills picked up two wickets in three balls in the 16th over. But Evison, who had already hit James Coles' left-arm spin for successive sixes, helped Fred Klaassen take 17 off the 17th over from Ollie Robinson including another six before clearing the rope with a straight hit off Tymal Mills in the 18th.
Full postBirmingham blow North Group wide open with emphatic win over Lancashire
Star-studded Lancashire derailed as George Garton claims four wickets
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09-Jul-2025
Birmingham 203 for 9 (Barnard 54, Blatherwick 3-29) beat Lancashire 167 (Garton 4-28) by 36 runs
Birmingham Bears opened the Vitality Blast North Group right up with a 36-run victory over leaders Lancashire Lightning at Edgbaston.
Warwickshire stacked up 203 for nine, their first 200-plus total against Lancashire in the Blast, thanks to Dan Mousley's thunderous 32 from 12 balls, which took them to 74 in the powerplay, and Ed Barnard's luscious 54 (34). Jack Blatherwick and Tom Hartley emerged from the onslaught with a creditable three for 29 and two for 29 respectively.
Full postJacks applies the muscle as Surrey see off Gloucestershire
Zampa, Curran star with ball to outdo D'Arcy Short in 28-run win at Bristol
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09-Jul-2025
Surrey 193 for 7 (Jacks 57, Curran 46, Shaw 3-41) beat Gloucestershire 165 for 9 (Short 70, Curran 3-32) by 28 runs
Will Jacks led the way with an impressive half century as Surrey defeated Gloucestershire by 28 runs at the Seat Unique Stadium to move a step closer to quarter-final qualification in the Vitality Blast.
The England international hit 57 from 35 balls with a four and 5 sixes and dominated a stand of 87 in 9.2 overs for the third wicket with Sam Curran, who posted 46, as the visitors scored 193 for 7 after being inserted on a used Bristol track. Josh Shaw claimed 3 for 41 as Gloucestershire fought back, but knocks of 32 and 31 not out from Tom Curran and Dan Lawrence respectively carried Surrey to a formidable total.
Full postRenshaw, Sangha seal one-day series for Australia A
Left-arm spinner Zanden Jeh produced a tidy spell in his first professional game of cricket
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09-Jul-2025
Australia A 215 for 3 (Renshaw 62, Sangha 79*, Kellaway 56) beat Sri Lanka A 213 for 9 (Arachchige 47, Jackson 2-25, Nisbet 2-26) by seven wickets
Matt Renshaw has well and truly put his hat in the ring for an ODI call-up after producing yet another big knock for Australia A in their series-deciding one-day win over Sri Lanka A.
Sri Lanka A recovered from 8 for 2 to reach 213 for 9 in Darwin, with Sahan Arachchige (47 off 65), Nuwanidu Fernando (40 off 69) and Sonal Dinusha (36 off 40) leading the way.
Full postSpinners set up historic series win for India
Visitors comfortably chase down 127 for unassailable 3-1 lead and first T20I series victory on English soil
Shashank Kishore
09-Jul-2025
India 127 for 4 (Mandhana 32, Shafali 31, Rodrigues 27*) beat England 126 for 7 (Dunkley 22, Radha 2-15, Charani 2-30) by six wickets
After their 3-0 ODI series sweep in 2022, India Women achieved another milestone with their first T20I series victory on English soil. The result is especially significant, coming less than a year before they return to these shores in pursuit of their maiden T20 World Cup title.
Wednesday's victory at Old Trafford was shaped by India's spinners - Radha Yadav and Shree Charani - who picked up a combined 4 for 45 in eight overs to restrict England to 126 for 7 after they chose to bat for the second match in a row.
Full postAlice Davidson-Richards stars with ball and bat as Surrey cement top spot
Her 3 for 11 keeps Warwickshire below par, then unbroken stand of 42 in 24 balls with Kalea Moore sees Surrey home
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09-Jul-2025
Surrey 140 for 6 (Jones 46, Davidson-Richards 28*) beat Warwickshire 139 (Kalis 38, Davidson-Richards 3-11) by four wickets.
Surrey cemented their place at the top of the Women's Vitality Blast with a thrilling four-wicket victory over Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
Bryony Smith's side edged to their eighth win in ten games after bowling the home side out for 139. Sterre Kalis resisted with 38 (30 balls) but wickets fell frequently to a focused attack led by Alice Davidson-Richards (3 for 11) and Alexa Stonehouse (2 for 23).
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