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Bad light forces early stumps after Haines, Gay fifties
Thakur, Deshpande and Kotian struck but India A did not hold on to all chances
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07-Jun-2025
England Lions 192 for 3 (Gay 71, Haines 54, Kotian 1-21) trail India A 348 (Rahul 116, Jurel 52, Woakes 3-60) by 156 runs
It was a day dominated by the hosts as England Lions wrapped up the India A tail and then reached 192 or 3 at stumps. Emilio Gay top scored with 71 while Tom Haines continued his good form with another fifty. Jordan Cox remained unbeaten on 31. Bad light forced an early end to the day's play, with Lions having cut down the deficit to 156 runs.
For India A, the bowlers were good in patches, but failed to be consistent. Anshul Kamboj picked up 1 for 38, while Tushar Deshpande and Tanush Kotian also managed a wicket each.
Full postWyatt-Hodge leads way as Surrey pinch rain-affected contest
Lancashire struggle to 85 for 6 in 11-over innings before visitors themselves get ahead on DLS
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07-Jun-2025
Surrey 62 for 4 (Wyatt-Hodge 25) beat Lancashire 85 for 6 (Morris 29, Moore 2-14) by two runs (DLS method)
Surrey gained revenge for last month's County T20 Cup final defeat to Lancashire Thunder as they won a weather-shortened Vitality Blast clash at Emirates Old Trafford by two runs on Duckworth-Lewis-Stern.
In an 11-overs per side game, visiting spinners Kalea Moore and Tilly Corteen-Coleman struck twice apiece to restrict Lancashire to 85 for 6 following a 3.15pm start due to rain. Fi Morris top-scored with 29 off 25 balls for the home side.
Full postGrace Thompson holds her nerve as Durham edge a thriller in the rain
Durham bowler concedes three runs in final over before downpour to take the contest on DLS
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07-Jun-2025
Durham 119 for 6 (Bates 34, Heath 29) beat Hampshire 33 for 2 by one run (DLS)
Grace Thompson bowled an exemplary over just before it hosed it down to give Durham a dramatic one-run victory by DLS over Hampshire Hawks in the Women's Vitality Blast.
Durham had scored 119 on a slow track, thanks to Suzie Bates' 34 and Bess Heath's 29 - with Freya Davies and Bex Tyson each picking up two wickets.
Full postNat Sciver-Brunt 57* leads England to 3-0 sweep in rain-wrecked final ODI
Sarah Glenn takes three as West Indies limp to 106 for 8 either side of a five-hour delay
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07-Jun-2025
England 109 for 1 (Sciver-Brunt 57*) beat West Indies 106 for 8 (Joseph 34, Glenn 3-21, Arlott 2-15) by nine wickets (DLS method)
Another experimental England side, led by Nat Sciver-Brunt's half-century and three wickets to Sarah Glenn, romped to victory at a rain-hit Taunton and a 3-0 sweep of their ODI series against West Indies, leaving the visitors winless from six matches all tour.
Having swept the T20 leg 3-0 and won the first two ODIs by more than 100 runs each, England mixed up their batting order, elevating captain Sciver-Brunt and Sophia Dunkley to open while Amy Jones, who had reprised her opening role with Tammy Beaumont for the first time in five years earlier in the series with great success, dropped back to the middle order and Beaumont sat out.
Full postJohn Turner, Toby Albert ease Hampshire to third win from three
Defending champions shot out for 119 to continue winless start to 2025 season
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06-Jun-2025
Hampshire 121 for 3 (Albert 73*) beat Gloucestershire 119 (O Price 42, Turner 3-28) by seven wickets
John Turner led an outstanding Hampshire Hawks bowling performance to set up a third straight victory to start their Men's Vitality Blast campaign.
Turner picked up three wickets before Chris Wood, Scott Currie and Benny Howell all snaffled two at under five runs an over to hold defending champions Gloucestershire to 119. Opener Toby Albert, on the back of 54 and 28 not out, dominated the chase with a personal best 73 as Hawks strode to the winning line with 30 balls to spare.
Full postNotts Outlaws shine in Derby despite floodlight failure
Visitors set a revised target of 120 after five overs were lost due to a power cut during the chase
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06-Jun-2025
Nottinghamshire 120 for 3 (James 43, Haynes, 43, Aitchison 1-10) beat Derbyshire 162 for 9 (Donald 50, Patterson-White 3-20) by seven wickets (DLS method)
A powercut could not deny Notts Outlaws victory over local rivals Derbyshire Falcons in an extraordinary Vitality Blast North Group match at the Central Co-op County Ground.
The Outlaws were 108 for 3, chasing the Falcons 162 for 9, when the floodlights went out midway through the 13th over. When power was restored, the visitors were set a revised target of 120 and they easily sealed victory by seven wickets under the DLS method.
Full postLouis Kimber leads from the front as Foxes win thriller
Skipper's all-round display the difference against Durham as Leicestershire continue strong start
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06-Jun-2025
Leicestershire 193 for 8 (Kimber 51, Raine 5-23) beat Durham 187 for 7 (Aldridge 44, Kimber 2-14) by six runs
Leicestershire Foxes picked up a third Vitality Blast win in four matches to keep their place among the front-runners in the North Group, defeating Durham by six runs in a tight finish at the Uptonsteel County Ground.
Ben Raine took 5 for 23 against his former team-mates, with four wickets in his final two overs, but the Foxes still posted 193 for 8, their highest Blast score against Durham after skipper Louis Kimber made 51 off 27 balls and Lewis Hill 47 off 30.
Full postCarlson 93 steers Glamorgan past Pepper-powered Essex
Third defeat from three for visitors as Glamorgan pull off steep chase with over to spare
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06-Jun-2025
Glamorgan 185 for 4 (Carlson 93) beat Essex 183 for 8 (Pepper 60, Douthwaite 3-34) by six wickets
A magnificent Kiran Carlson 93 led Glamorgan back to winning ways against a winless Essex at Sophia Gardens.
The captain's knock was the catalyst in a successful chase of 184 and a six-wicket win. He had support from Will Smale with 43 as the opening pair set a strong platform for Carlson to continue through the innings.
Full postAlex Davies seals Bears' first win of the season
Victory condemns depleted Yorkshire to their third successive defeat in the competition
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06-Jun-2025
Birmingham 168 for 4 (Davies 65, Milnes 3-23) beat Yorkshire 164 for 7 (Malan 69, Briggs 2-28) by six wickets
Warwickshire Bears condemned Yorkshire to a third successive Vitality Blast defeat as they handed them a six-wicket beating at Edgbaston.
The Bears registered their first win of the campaign after Yorkshire, put in, totalled 164 for 7, having lurched from 139 for 2 to 146 for 7 in 17 balls. Dawid Malan (69 not out, 48 balls) and James Wharton (39, 23) set a solid foundation, but the middle and lower orders were scalped by the spinners as Danny Briggs, Jake Lintott and Moeen Ali each took two wickets.
Full postMitchell Santner triggers Kent collapse
New Zealand spinner takes three after Laurie Evans and Ollie Pope propel Surrey to 193
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06-Jun-2025
Surrey 193 for 7 (Evans 62*, Pope 53, Stewart 3-27) beat Kent 151 for 9 (Crawley 46, Santner 3-28) by 42 runs
Surrey have thrashed the Kent Spitfires by 42 runs in the Vitality Blast at Canterbury.
Surrey posted 193 for 7, Ollie Pope giving them a platform with 53 before Laurie Evans assaulted the death overs, making an unbeaten 62 from just 26 balls.
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