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Haines ton leads strong Lions reply after Nair's 204 gives India A 557
Max Holden and Emilio Gay also did their bit as Lions ended day two 320 behind but only two wickets down
Nagraj Gollapudi
31-May-2025
England Lions 237 for 2 (Haines 103*, Holden 64*, Gay 46, Kamboj 1-24) trail India A 557 (Nair 204, Jurel 94, Sarfaraz 92, Hull 3-72, Akhter 3-73, Jack 2-75) by 320 runs
If you put up a total over 550, you think you are in command. Yet, India A were made to work hard for a lot of the second day as Sussex top-order batter Tom Haines led England Lions' fightback with a resolute century in response to the imposing 557 in Canterbury.
It was a contrasting start and end to the day for the visiting side. In the first hour, Karun Nair celebrated his fourth first-class double-century. Nair, who last year played county cricket for Northampton, joined an exclusive club of Indian batters to score multiple double-centuries in England in the process. His seven-plus-hour vigil came to an end as Zaman Akhter forced an inside edge that went into the gloves of James Rew behind the wickets.
Full postDurham take the honours after wrecking Bears top-order
No way back for hosts after slump to 4 for 3, despite Hain's 45
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31-May-2025
Durham 147 for 7 (Robinson 45, Clark 40) beat Birmingham Bears 143 (Hain 45, Neesham 3-34) by three wickets
Durham launched their Vitality Blast campaign with an impressive three-wicket victory over The Bears at Edgbaston.
The Bears were 143 all out from exactly 20 overs after only Sam Hain (45 from 28 balls) came close to salvaging the innings from the wretched foundation of four for three. Durham bowled superbly as a unit with Jimmy Neesham taking three wickets and Callum Parkinson, Nathan Sowter and Ben Raine two apiece.
Full postJennings, Wells record stand puts Outlaws in the dock
Lancashire openers add 177 for first wicket to set up second win in a row
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31-May-2025
Lancashire 216 for 3 (Jennings 95, Wells 87) beat Notts Outlaws 169 (Henriques 60, Barnard 3-23) by 47 runs
Lancashire openers Keaton Jennings and Luke Wells shared 177 inside 16 overs - the highest ever partnership for any wicket in the Vitality Blast North Group - as Lightning beat Nottinghamshire Outlaws by 47 runs at Emirates Old Trafford.
Having elected to bat, Jennings crashed 95 off 49 balls and Wells 87 off 50 as Lightning totalled 216 for three to set up a second straight win to start their campaign.
Full postPerrin's class, Harris' brutality blow Durham away
Harris stuns with 16-ball fifty as Bears triumph, despite Suzie Bates' best allround efforts
ECB Reporters Network
31-May-2025
Bears 193 for 6 (Perrin 87, Harris 55, Bates 2-23) beat Durham 151 (Bates 65, Davis 3-27) by 42 runs
Laura Harris introduced herself to Edgbaston with an explosive 16-ball half-century as Warwickshire beat Durham by 42 runs in the women's Vitality Blast at Edgbaston.
Australian new signing Harris smashed 55 from 21 balls to support Davina Perrin's classy 87 from 61 as the home side piled up 193 for 6.
Full postThe Blaze exact revenge on Thunder with dominant chase
Georgia Elwiss' fifty was followed by Katherine Bryce's 49 to knock off 170 with seven wickets to spare
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31-May-2025
The Blaze 170 for 3 (Elwiss 53, K Bryce 49*) beat Lancashire 169 for 4 (Mack 59, McCarthy 1-13) by seven wickets
The Blaze gained revenge for Monday's County T20 Cup semi-final defeat as they chased 170 to beat Lancashire Thunder in their second game of the Vitality Blast women's competition at Emirates Old Trafford.
Following a home tie against Bears yesterday, opener Georgia Elwiss set up the chase with 53 off 43 balls. She shared 101 inside 12 overs for the first wicket with Marie Kelly, who contributed 40. But Kathryn Bryce's nerveless 49 not out off 29 sealed a seven-wicket win with five balls remaining.
Full postBell-Drummond, Denly allow Kent to survive late onslaught
Despite thrashing 34 from the last two overs, Gloucestershire fell four runs short in pursuit of 209
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30-May-2025
Kent 208 for 3 (Bell-Drummond 60, Denly 48*, 2-39) beat Gloucestershire 204 for 7 (Price 51, Rogers 2-22, Gilchrist 2-46) by four runs
Daniel Bell-Drummond top-scored with 60 as Kent Spitfires began their Vitality Blast campaign with an exciting four-run win over reigning champions Gloucestershire at the Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol.
The visitors posted an impressive 208 for three after losing the toss, Bell-Drummond and Tawanda Muyeye (42) sharing an opening stand of 98 before Zak Crawley (37) and Joe Denly (48 not out) accelerated the scoring in the second half of the innings.
Full postDavid Willey haunts Yorkshire to lead Northants to victory
Former England allrounder strikes 54 and takes 3 for 42 on Headingley return
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30-May-2025
Northamptonshire 237 for 4 (Broad 67, Willey 54) beat Yorkshire 224 for 9 (Wharton 58, Sutherland 58, Willey 3-42) by 13 runs
Captain David Willey haunted his former side as Northamptonshire's captain starred with bat and then ball in a remarkable opening night Vitality Blast win for the Steelbacks, by 13 runs, against Yorkshire at Headingley.
Willey led Yorkshire's T20 side before returning home in 2022. Here, he smashed six sixes in 54 off 24 balls in a mammoth 237 for 4 total - his county's highest ever in this format.
Full postBudinger's fastest fifty sets platform for Foxes to down Falcons
Martin Andersson's career-best 70 not out unable to stave off defeat for visitors
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30-May-2025
Leicestershire 171 for 5 (Budinger 51) beat Derbyshire 170 for 6 (Andersson 70*, van Beek 3-37) by five wickets
Sol Budinger equalled the fastest half-century in Vitality Blast history, from 15 balls, as Leicestershire Foxes beat Derbyshire Falcons by five wickets in the campaign opener at the Uptonsteel County Ground.
The Falcons totalled 170 for 6 thanks to a sixth-wicket stand of 76 in 52 balls from Martin Andersson, who made 70 not out from 46 balls, and Ross Whiteley (37 off 27). That represented a strong recovery from 11 for 3 and early damage inflicted by Logan van Beek.
Full postSomerset best Surrey despite Jason Roy's 92
Former England opener's 54-ball blitz set 147 but the hosts eased home with 13 balls to spare
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30-May-2025
Somerset 147 for 5 (Smeed 35, Abell 29*, Majid 2-26) beat Surrey 146 for 9 (Roy 92, Henry 3-21) by five wickets
Somerset continued to hold sway over Surrey, beating their arch rivals by five wickets in an entertaining Vitality Blast curtain-raiser at the Cooper Associates Ground, Taunton.
Looking to avenge their defeat to the Cider county in last season's semi-final, the Londoners were on the receiving end of a strong batting and bowling display as Somerset gave their short format campaign lift-off in front of a raucous sell-out crowd.
Full postMI eliminate GT to set up Qualifier 2 with PBKS
Rohit and Bairstow took MI to the second-highest total in any IPL playoff game, and ensured that GT's target always remained just out of reach
Karthik Krishnaswamy
30-May-2025
Mumbai Indians 228 for 5 (Rohit 81, Bairstow 47, Suryakumar 33, Sai Kishore 2-42, Prasidh 2-53) beat Gujarat Titans 208 for 6 (Sai Sudharsan 80, Washington 48, Boult 2-56) by 20 runs
Strip away everything else, and you can more often than not reduce T20 contests to a simple count-off: who hit more sixes? Mumbai Indians (MI) hit 17 in the IPL 2025 Eliminator, and Gujarat Titans (GT) hit eight.
Rohit Sharma top-scored for MI with 81 off 50 balls; B Sai Sudharsan top-scored for GT with 80 off 49. The difference lay in MI's hitting depth. Five of their batters cleared the boundary at least three times each.
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