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Pant, Rahul centuries set England 371 to win at Headingley
India's batting collapsed second time in the match, as they lost 6 for 31 to be bowled out for 364
Vithushan Ehantharajah
23-Jun-2025
England 465 and 21 for 0 (Crawley 12*, Duckett 9*) need another 350 runs to beat India 471 and 364 (Rahul 137, Pant 118, Tongue 3-72, Carse 3-80)
England will need 371 to win the first Test at Headingley after India were dismissed for 364 in their second innings late on day four. The hosts will return on Tuesday needing 350 more, after Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett negotiated the first six overs of the chase without alarm to close on 21 for 0.
Only once have India lost when defending a total in excess of 350, but that anomaly within a 59-match sequence came on these shores, against a previous iteration of this England side. Three years ago, during the first summer of Baz and Ben, England broke their own record for a chase, scything down 378 for the loss of just three wickets at Edgbaston.
Full postBean counters for Yorkshire after Kishan bolsters Notts on debut
India international scores 87 on debut, to go along with fifties from Patterson-White and Pennington
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Yorkshire 154 for 3 (Bean 86*) trail Nottinghamshire 487 (Kishan 87, Patterson-White 87, Pennington 61, Moriarty 4-91) by 333 runs
Half-centuries from Ishan Kishan, Liam Patterson-White and Dillon Pennington put Division One leaders Nottinghamshire in control as they totalled 487 on day two of their Rothesay County Championship match against Yorkshire.
Indian wicketkeeper-batter Kishan's 87 came in his debut innings for the county, Patterson-White posting the same score and fast-bowler Pennington entertaining the Trent Bridge crowd with a career-best 61.
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Warwickshire have chance to put big total on the board after inducing a slump from visitors
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23-Jun-2025
Warwickshire 158 for 1 (Latham 65*, Davies 63*) trail Somerset 498 (Lammonby 133) by 340 runs
Careless batting and missed opportunities in the field cost Somerset a position of dominance against Warwickshire on the second day of their Rothesay County Championship clash at Edgbaston.
On a pitch which is excellent for batting, Somerset were 407 for three (Tom Lammonby 133, 196 balls) but collapsed to 498 all out - a total that insures against defeat but does not apply the major scoreboard pressure that beckoned.
Full postMadsen, Came centuries put Derbyshire in full command
Gloucestershire face uphill battle as Bancroft leads rearguard in second innings
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23-Jun-2025
Gloucestershire 187 and 62 for 1 (Bancroft 32*) trail Derbyshire 398 (Madsen 123, Came 103, Murphy 3-120) by 149 runs
Centuries from Wayne Madsen and Harry Came strengthened Derbyshire's grip on the second day of the Rothesay County Championship Division Two match with Gloucestershire at the Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol.
Skipper Madsen hit 123 and Came 103, extending their overnight third-wicket stand to 206 as the visitors posted 398 in reply to Gloucestershire's modest first-innings total of 187, a lead of 211. Todd Murphy was the most successful bowler with three for 120 on debut.
Full postTilak Varma shines on Hampshire debut to give visitors upper hand
India white-ball star goes to stumps on 98 not out with Essex's total set to be comfortably overhauled
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23-Jun-2025
Hampshire 293 for 4 (Varma 98*, Dawson 79*, Middleton 61, Cook 2-60) trail Essex 296 (Allison 101, Critchley 71, Abbott 5-26) by three runs
Tilak Varma demonstrated on his Hampshire debut that he is not just a big-hitting white-ball tyro, constructing a patient, unbeaten 98 in the Rothesay County Championship in windswept Chelmsford.
The 22-year-old Indian left-hand batter, starting a four-game stint on the south coast, was playing only his 19th first-class game, compared to 119 in T20 competitions, including 25 for his country. But he showed remarkable restraint with a 234-ball vigil to help Hampshire build a measured response to Essex's first-innings 296. At close of play, they were three runs short of parity on 293 for 4.
Full postArcher strikes on first-class return as Sussex edge the second day
Fast bowler shows good rhythm in first red-ball match since 2021, as Ackermann leads Durham fight
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23-Jun-2025
Durham 249 for 5 (Ackermann 65, Clark 46*) trail Sussex 361 (Coles 148*, de Leede 4-96) by 112 runs
Jofra Archer picked up a wicket on his return to red-ball cricket after a 1,501-day hiatus, as a half-century from Colin Ackermann helped Durham fight back on day two of their Rothesay County Championship clash with Sussex.
James Coles picked up where he left off for Sussex in the morning and took his side to a competitive total of 361 all out, with him finishing unbeaten on 148.
Full postOwen, Gous help Washington Freedom pull off record chase in MLC
Owen scored 89 and Gous 80 not out as Freedom chased down TSK's 220 for 6 with two balls remaining
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23-Jun-2025
Washington Freedom 223 for 3 (Owen 89, Gous 80*, Milne 3-42) beat Texas Super Kings 220 for 6 (du Plessis 69, Stoinis 32, Owen 3-33) by seven wickets
Washington Freedom pulled off the highest successful chase in MLC as they chased down Texas Super Kings' 220 for 6 with seven wickets and two balls to spare. The previous record was 201, chased down by MI New York against Seattle Orcas earlier this week.
Mitchell Owen (89 off 52) and Andries Gous (80 not out off 45) were the chief architects of Freedom's win, ensuring TSK captain Faf du Plessis' 69 off 31 went in vain.
Full postChand, Russell star as LAKR open their account in MLC 2025
The result kept Orcas winless after four games
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23-Jun-2025
Los Angeles Knight Riders 178 for 4 (Chand 86*, Badar 54, Raza 1-27) beat Seattle Orcas 177 for 6 (Jones 44, Warner 38, Russell 3-30) by six wickets
Unmukt Chand's unbeaten 86 off 58 balls and Andre Russell's 3 for 30 helped Los Angeles Knight Riders end their three-match losing streak in MLC 2025, as they beat Seattle Orcas by six wickets in Dallas. The result kept Orcas winless after four games.
Opting to bat, Orcas posted a formidable 177 for 6 with useful contributions from their top three. Shayan Jahangir scored 26 off 15 as he and David Warner gave them a brisk start of 33 in 3.3 overs. LAKR captain Jason Holder provided the breakthrough by having Jahangir caught behind.
Full postKohler-Cadmore century as Somerset make Warwickshire toil
Josh Davey, Tom Lammonby also pass 50 on tough day for bowlers in Birmingham
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22-Jun-2025
Somerset 327 for 3 (Kohler-Cadmore 104, Lammonby 75*, Davey 64) vs Warwickshire
Tom Kohler-Cadmore struck his 12th first-class century as Somerset laid the platform for an imposing total against Warwickshire in the Rothesay County Championship at Edgbaston.
Somerset chose to bat on a pitch offering bowlers no help and closed the opening day on 327 for 3. Opening pair Kohler-Cadmore, 104 from 138 balls, and Josh Davey, 64 from 121, added 186 and Tom Lammonby followed them with an unbeaten 75 (129).
Full postCracknell hundred carries day for Middlesex after Guthrie six-for
Visitors recover from 160 for 6 thanks to maiden hundred from wicketkeeper-batter
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22-Jun-2025
Middlesex 397 for 8 (Cracknell 106*, du Plooy 66, Guthrie 6-87) vs Northamptonshire
Joe Cracknell scored an unbeaten 106, his maiden first-class century, while Leus du Plooy struck 66 as Middlesex staged a spirited fightback against Northamptonshire on day one of this Rothesay County Championship match at Wantage Road.
Keeper-batter Cracknell, whose previous first-class best was just 33, having largely played white-ball cricket to date, played a superbly-paced innings, facing 164 balls and striking 11 fours and a six to take the visitors to 397 for 8 at stumps. It was Cracknell's third century of the week after tons in each innings of Middlesex's Second XI game against Glamorgan at Radlett.
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