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Smeed, Gregory turbocharge South Group leaders Somerset
Half-century for James Vince keeps Hampshire interested but asking rate proves too steep
ECB Reporters Network
19-Jun-2025
Somerset 209 for 7 (Smeed 68, Gregory 55) beat Hampshire 192 for 7 (Vince 54, Green 3-40) by 17 runs
Lewis Gregory clubbed a brutal half-century as Somerset defeated Hampshire Hawks by 17 runs at the Cooper Associates Ground to return to winning ways and move clear of Surrey at the top of the Vitality Blast South Group table.
Will Smeed smashed 68 from 37 balls with nine fours and three sixes and dominated stands of 59 and 46 with Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Tom Abell for the second and third wickets respectively after Somerset had been put in beneath the Taunton floodlights. But the home side lost their way during the middle overs and were indebted to skipper Gregory, who clubbed a much-needed 55 from 27 balls with four fours and four sixes and staged a record-breaking seventh-wicket partnership of 82 with Lewis Goldsworthy to propel the cider county to 209 for 6. Veteran allrounder Benny Howell claimed 2 for 12 and Liam Dawson 1 for 29 as the Hawks struggled to contain the South Group leaders.
Full postRehan Ahmed runs the show as Leicestershire maintain top-four push
Two wickets and maiden half-century for England allrounder see Notts stumble again
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19-Jun-2025
Leicestershire 160 for 6 (Rehan 52) beat Nottinghamshire 156 (van Beek 3-15) by four wickets
Leicestershire Foxes climbed to second place in the North Group table after an emphatic Vitality Blast victory over East Midland rivals Notts Outlaws at the Uptonsteel County Ground.
Chasing a modest 157 on what looked a good pitch, the home side eased home by four wickets with 14 balls to spare thanks to a maiden T20 half-century from England's Rehan Ahmed, who hit 52 from 37 balls, sharing a 69-run fourth-wicket partnership with Foxes skipper Louis Kimber (35 off 15).
Full postFreya Kemp stamps mark as Hampshire hold off Somerset
Niamh Holland hits career-best 60 from 53 but home side fall short to continue winless run
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19-Jun-2025
Hampshire 169 for 6 (Kemp 65*, Dean 3-25) Somerset 164 for 6 (Holland 60, Smith 2-26) by five runs
Freya Kemp registered a superb unbeaten half-century as Hampshire carved out a hard-fought five-run victory over Somerset at the Cooper Associates Ground to return to winning ways in the Vitality Blast T20 women's competition.
Hampshire elected to bat on a sound Taunton track and internationals Maia Bouchier and Charli Knott staged an enterprising opening partnership of 80 in 9.1 overs, scoring 43 apiece as bat dominated ball. Kemp then built upon solid foundations, raising a forthright 65 not out from 38 balls, striking seven fours and two sixes to propel the visitors to 169 for 6.
Full postElwiss blazes Blaze's trail as Sciver-Brunt makes winning return
Table-toppers maintain unbeaten start to Blast campaign with five-wicket win at Grace Road
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19-Jun-2025
The Blaze 153 for 5 (Elwiss 43*, Sciver-Brunt 31) beat Lancashire 150 for 9 (Lister 79, Graham 3-36) by five wickets
Nottingham-based The Blaze maintained their unbeaten record in the Vitality Blast women's competition with a five-wicket victory over Lancashire Thunder at the Uptonsteel County Ground in Leicester.
England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt, making her first appearance in English domestic cricket for almost two years, made 31 from 25 balls with former England international all-rounder Georgia Elwiss top-scoring with an unbeaten 43 off 30 as The Blaze won with 10 balls to spare.
Full postMonank, Bracewell, Pollard lead MI New York to 201 target for first win
Kyle Mayers had helped Seattle Orcas put up 200 before their sloppy fielding and MINY's powerful batting in the death overs finished the game
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19-Jun-2025
MI New York 203 for 3 (Monank 93, Bracewell 50, Raza 2-37) beat Seattle Orcas 200 for 5 (Mayers 88, Jahangir 43)
MI New York finally got a 'W' against their name in MLC 2025 by the time all teams have played three of their ten league games. MI New York did it in style, although after a slow start in their chase of 201 against Seattle Orcas that gave them some tense moments in the last game played in Oakland this season. They managed just 38 for 1 in the powerplay and before his opening partner Monank Patel took off to end with 93 off 50 balls before allrounders Michael Bracewell and Kieron Pollard saw them home with an over to spare.
Orcas opted to bat in search of their first win of the season and changed the batting order and the XI to change their fortunes. Kyle Mayers dropped down to No. 4 after bagging a duck in their last game and the move worked as he walked out when Orcas were 30 for 2 towards the end of the powerplay once captain David Warner and Aaron Jones fell cheaply. Mayers and Shayan Jahangir then struck a six every over for five overs in a row while Mayers also got a life when Tajinder Singh dropped a sitter on the off side. More sixes followed before Jahangir holed out for 43 off 34 that ended the third-wicket stand of 77 off 49 balls that took them past 100 in the 14th over.
Full postNissanka 187 leads SL's solid reply after Bangladesh post 495
Mathews fell for 39 in his farewell Test, even as Chandimal's fifty helped SL reduce deficit to 127
Madushka Balasuriya
19-Jun-2025
Sri Lanka 368 for 4 (Nissanka 187, Chandimal 54, Mathews 39, Mominul 1-24) trail Bangladesh 495 by 127 runs
Partnerships were the name of the game for Sri Lanka as every top-order batter chipped in to whittle away at Bangladesh's healthy first-innings total of 495. By stumps, Sri Lanka's deficit had been trimmed to just 127.
A majority of it was cut down courtesy Pathum Nissanka, who struck a career-best 187 off 256 balls. It was his first ton on home soil, and a knock that had seen him dominate from the first new ball to the second. He would have been eyeing a maiden Test double hundred - to go with one in ODIs - but that second new ball and the unpredictability of a wobble seam combined to dislodge him, as Hasan Mahmud sneaked an inducker through bat and pad late in the day.
Full postLevitt 90 leads Netherlands to victory over Scotland
McMullen and Leask's contributions weren't enough for Scotland to chase down 199
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19-Jun-2025
Netherlands 198 for 7 (Levitt 90, Edwards 31, Davidson 2-29) beat Scotland 181 for 9 (McMullen 51, Leask 46, Nidamanuru 3-30, van der Merwe 2-44) by 17 runs
Opener Michael Levitt's breezy 90 helped Netherlands beat Scotland by 17 runs in a high-scoring contest in the T20I tri-series in Glasgow on Wednesday. His 57-ball innings lifted Netherlands to 198 for 7 after they were asked to bat. In reply, Scotland managed only 181 for 9 on the back of Brandon McMullen's half-century and Michael Leask's quickfire 46.
Netherlands lost Max O'Dowd and Teja Nidamanuru inside the powerplay but it was the 75-run third-wicket partnership off 45 balls between Levitt and Scott Edwards that steered Netherlands to a competitive total. While Levitt, who had scored a T20I century before, smashed six fours and five sixes in his knock, Edwards chipped in with a 21-ball 31. Fast bowler Charlie Cassell broke the threatening stand, trapping Edwards lbw in the 13th over. Three overs late, Levitt was dismissed by fast bowler Jasper Davidson. There were also handy lower-order contributions from Ryan Klein and Roelof van der Merwe that ensured Netherlands had enough on the board.
Full postSantner-led Surrey go top with thumping win
Understrength Sussex never threatened a target of 211 and were dismissed for 162
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18-Jun-2025
Surrey 210 for 6 (Sibley 45, Sykes 44*, Jacks 43) beat Sussex 162 (Lamb 49, Clark 45, Santner 3-26, Topley 3-34) by 48 runs
Surrey joined Somerset at the top of the Vitality Blast South Group after cruising to a 48-run win over Sussex Sharks at the Kia Oval.
Sussex themselves could have gone top with victory but an understrength side missing three of the team that had only lost one of their first six games never threatened a target of 211 and were dismissed for 162 in the final over when top scorer Danny Lamb was bowled by Chris Jordan.
Full postJack Taylor fifty hands Gloucestershire season's first win
Ajeet Singh Dale's 3 for 24 sets up defending champions' seven-wicket victory
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18-Jun-2025
Gloucestershire 160 for 3 (Taylor 54*, Price 41*) beat Kent Spitfires 157 for 9 (Finch 42, Billings 38, Singh Dale 3-24) by seven wickets
Vitality Blast champions Gloucestershire have finally got their first win of the season, at the sixth attempt, after beating the Kent Spitfires by seven wickets at Canterbury with 10 balls to spare.
Jack Taylor top-scored with 54 not out and Ollie Price cashed in with an unbeaten 41 after being bowled off a no ball and dropped.
Earlier Kent posted a modest looking 157 for 9. Ajeet Singh Dale took 3 for 24, while David Payne, took 1 for 18 and went for just 4.5 an over. Harry Finch was the Spitfires' top scorer with 42.
Full postBrookes, Mohammed star for Rapids as Durham are swept away
Debutant sets tone with brisk knock as hosts set in touch with the pack in North Group
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18-Jun-2025
Worcestershire 156 for 4 (Brookes 51) beat Durham 155 for 6 (Rhodes 58*) by six wickets
Worcestershire Rapids had youngsters Isaac Mohammed and Ethan Brookes to thank as their brilliant cameos saw them to a comprehensive six-wicket win over Durham.
Durham set a target of 156, with only Will Rhodes, 58 not out, able to cash in against a well-drilled Rapids attack.
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