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Aneurin Donald blasts Derbyshire to back-to-back wins
Opener smashes 52 runs in boundaries as Leicestershire's 196 for 5 toppled with ease
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14-Jun-2025
Derbyshire 197 for 3 (Donald 60, Scriven 3-29) beat Leicestershire 196 for 5 (Budinger 49, Brown 3-51) by seven wickets
Derbyshire Falcons completed back-to-back Vitality Blast derby wins in 24 hours with a seven-wicket victory over Leicestershire Foxes at Edgbaston.
The Foxes were lifted to a hefty 196 for five by an impressive collective effort headed by Sol Budinger 49 and Shan Masood's 43. Pat Brown took 3 for 51.
Full postMarkram delivers WTC glory to end South Africa's history of heartbreak
South Africa lost Bavuma early on day four but Markram's glorious 136 took them over the line with five wickets to spare
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14-Jun-2025
South Africa 138 (Bedingham 45, Cummins 6-28) and 282 for 5 (Markram 146, Bavuma 66, Starc 3-66) beat Australia 212 (Webster 72, Smith 66, Rabada 5-51) and 207 (Starc 58, Carey 43, Rabada 4-59, Ngidi 3-38) by five wickets
At 12.45pm on a sunny Saturday at Lord's, South Africa secured the most significant moment in their cricket history with the World Test Championship title. It was not without nerves - how could it be? - but this time there was no agony at the end. Aiden Markram took them to the brink with an epic 136, an innings that will go down as the country's most important in Tests, before the winning runs were driven through the covers by Kyle Verreynne to spark the celebrations.
No longer was the 1998 ICC Knockout, with its various names and caveats, the only reference point for South Africa's global success. After so many near misses, they had a crowning moment. It will be a hugely popular victory, too, as the underdog story so often is, and as part of the wider narrative around the health of Test cricket outside of the Big Three.
Full postMagical Mitchell turns lost cause into a win for Texas Super Kings
MI New York fell three runs short in an MLC 2025 contest of major twists and turns
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14-Jun-2025
Texas Super Kings 185 for 6 (Conway 66, Savage 53*, Bracewell 2-34) beat MI New York 182 for 8 (Monank 62, Bracewell 38, Pollard 32, Milne 3-22) by three runs
If Finn Allen's record-breaking 51-ball 151 made the opening game of MLC 2025 memorable, the second of the season matched it for excitement, with two teams - whose better-known siblings have waged many battles at the IPL - playing out a thriller that had as many twists and turns as a 40-over contest can possibly have.
Chasing 186 for victory against Texas Super Kings, MI New York looked out of the contest, then roared right back, then lost their way, found it again, but then stopped three runs short as Daryl Mitchell, who had triggered the previous turning point in the game, bowled a last over of yorkers and slower deliveries to concede just five to the ninth-wicket pair of Tajinder Singh and Naveen-ul-Haq.
Full postPretorius, Holden shine in wet as Middlesex snatch tie
Hampshire unable to hold off visitors' chase in six-over contest on south coast
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13-Jun-2025
Middlesex 75 for 1 (Holden 38) tied with Hampshire 63 for 1 (Pretorius 44*) (DLS method)
Max Holden stole the limelight from Lhuan-dre Pretorius's exhilarating debut as Hampshire Hawks and Middlesex tied a DLS thriller in the Men's Vitality Blast.
South African wunderkind Pretorius hammered a 22-ball 44 as Hawks struck 63 either side of the rain delays.
Full postJordan Cox finds form but rain saves Sussex to keep Essex winless
England batter leads way as Eagles come close to breaking their drought on damp night in Hove
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13-Jun-2025
Sussex 23 for 3 (Snater 3-8) vs Essex 177 for 4 (Cox 82) - Match abandoned
Essex's hopes of claiming their first win of the season in the Vitality Blast were thwarted by the rain when they were well on top against Sussex Sharks at Hove.
In a game reduced to 17 overs a side, Jordan Cox - making only his second appearance in the competition this season after being involved with England Lions - hit four successive balls from offspinner Jack Carson for six on his way to a 47-ball 82 in an imposing total of 177 for 4.
Full postJimmy Neesham show sets up Durham as Northants streak comes to an end
New Zealand allrounder hits fifty and takes three-for against old side to help edge low-scorer
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13-Jun-2025
Durham 157 for 8 (Neesham 50*, Broad 2-22) beat Northamptonshire 142 for 8 (Breetzke 41, Neesham 3-29) by 15 runs
Jimmy Neesham starred with bat and ball to propel Durham to a 15-run Vitality Blast victory at Wantage Road and end Northamptonshire Steelbacks' six-game winning streak.
Making his first return to Northampton since his stint for the county in 2022, Neesham was largely to thank for Durham's total of 157 for 8. The New Zealander made 50 off 34 balls after Durham slumped to 77 for 5 after 10 overs and 113 for 6 after 16. Skipper Alex Lees hit 29 at the top of the innings, while Will Rhodes made 27 in a sixth-wicket partnership of 36 with Neesham to begin the recovery.
Full postLister holds nerve as Lancashire squeeze past Somerset
Charlie Dean takes 4 for 9 but visitors pinch points in last-over finish at Taunton
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13-Jun-2025
Lancashire 133 for 6 (Lamb 32, Dean 4-9) beat Somerset 132 for 7 (Cross 3-21) by four wickets
Ailsa Lister held her nerve to stage a match-winning innings of 28 not out from 19 balls as Lancashire Thunder beat Somerset by four wickets in a thrilling Vitality Blast T20 contest at the Cooper Associates Ground, Taunton.
Chasing 133 to win, Thunder looked to be cruising when Emma Lamb and Eve Jones put together an opening stand of 60. But Somerset fought back, Charlie Dean claiming 4 for 9 to threaten a startling turnaround in fortunes.
Full postGoldsworthy, Smeed seal derby honours for Somerset
Taylor top-scores for Gloucestershire but low total Is hunted down with ease
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13-Jun-2025
Somerset 137 for 4 (Smeed 51) beat Gloucestershire 135 for 7 (Taylor 43*, Goldsworthy 4-13) by six wickets
Left-arm spinner Lewis Goldsworthy claimed career-best figures of four for 13 as Somerset gained revenge for defeat by arch-rivals Gloucestershire in last year's Vitality Blast with a six-wicket South Group victory at Bristol.
A derby crowd of more than 6,000 saw the hosts post a disappointing 135 for seven after losing the toss, skipper Jack Taylor top-scoring with 43 not out from 29 balls and Goldsworthy taking three wickets in an over to rip the heart of the Gloucestershire batting.
Full postBarnard lifts buoyant Bears as Yorkshire fall short
Attacking approach pays off for visitors despite Dawid Malan's latest half-century
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13-Jun-2025
Birmingham 205 for 8 (Barnard 67, O'Rourke 3-31) beat Yorkshire 173 for 5 (Malan 65) by 32 runs
Allrounder Ed Barnard hit an excellent middle-order 67 and then helped close things out with the ball as Birmingham Bears defended a 206-target to claim a crucial Vitality Blast win over Yorkshire at Headingley.
Barnard's 40-ball knock was the centrepiece of a 205 for 8 total which also included a telling late assault of 76 runs in the last five overs from the lower order.
Full postTammy Beaumont 81 trumps Suzie Bates 77 as Blaze win again
Table-topping form continues with successful chase of 189 at Chester-le-Street
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13-Jun-2025
The Blaze 190 for 3 (Beaumont 81) beat Durham 188 for 5 (Bates 77) by seven wickets
England's Tammy Beaumont hit a magnificent 81 to lead The Blaze to a seven-wicket win over Durham in the Vitality Blast despite the best efforts of Suzie Bates.
Durham were put into bat and lost an early wicket during their innings but Bates (77), who was well supported by Bess Heath (45), inspired them to 188 for 5, their highest T20 total.
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