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Northern Superchargers soared to the top of The Hundred table with a commanding victory over Birmingham Phoenix at a sun-drenched Headingley.A third win in four matches for Hollie Armitage’s team was built around a miserly performance from their slow bowlers, Lucy Higham and Linsey Smith, who each picked up two wickets to stem the Phoenix’s flow. Their intervention was perfectly timed, after the visitors had begun brightly. On 44-1 from 30 balls with Emma Lamb and Marie Kelly going well, the Phoenix lost five wickets in 20 deliveries, with captain Ellyse Perry’s farcical run out – Annabel Sutherland diverting a…

JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Nicholas Pooran has replaced veteran all-rounder Kieron Pollard as captain of the Trinbago Knight Riders ahead of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2025, the franchise announced on Thursday. Pollard’s leadership era began in 2019 when he succeeded Dwayne Bravo. Under his captaincy, the Knight Riders lifted their fourth CPL title in 2020, going unbeaten in all 12 matches that season. He also guided the team to two more playoff appearances, including last year’s edition, where they fell to the Barbados Royals in the Eliminator. Pooran, who retired from international cricket in June this year, has been…

JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Amid the national team’s poor performances, the hefty payments to national cricketers have come under the spotlight. This year will likely be the last time that the central contract includes 3% of the ICC’s revenue share. According to details, the recent performance of the Pakistan cricket team has been extremely disappointing. The team won only one out of three Tests, managed victories in just two of eleven One Day Internationals, and in T20s, won seven out of fourteen matches while losing the other seven. Recently, 10th-ranked Bangladesh defeated the Green Shirts 2–1 in a T20I series.…

Northern Superchargers climbed to the top of The Hundred Women’s standings after a powerful all-round performance secured a decisive win over Birmingham Phoenix at a bright and lively Headingley. Match Analysis A third win in four matches for Hollie Armitage’s team was built around a miserly performance from their slow bowlers, Lucy Higham and Linsey Smith, who each picked up two wickets to stem the Phoenix’s flow. Their intervention was perfectly timed, after the visitors had begun brightly. On 44-1 from 30 balls with Emma Lamb and Marie Kelly going well, the Phoenix lost five wickets in 20 deliveries, with…

THE HUNDRED WOMEN’S COMPETITION 2025 Litchfield scored an unbeaten 59 off 28 © Getty Phoebe Litchfield’s aggressive 59* helped northern Superchargers to the top of the points table with a commanding eight-wicket win over hapless Birmingham Phoenix, who slipped to their third successive defeat, at Headingley on Friday. A collective bowling effort restricted the visitors to 116/6 before the Australian led a successful chase, with her fluent strokeplay, in just 74 balls. Georgia Voll gave Phoenix a brisk start with four boundaries in her nine-ball cameo up top for 17 runs, but became Linsey smith’s first victim in the spinner’s…

Jacob Bethell is set to become the youngest England men’s captain for an international match, named as skipper for their T20 series in Ireland in September.The 21-year-old will take over from permanent white-ball captain Harry Brook for the series which will see England play three T20 internationals in Dublin, starting on Wednesday, September 17. Hampshire fast bowler Sonny Baker, 22, who has impressed during The Hundred for Manchester Originals, has been handed his first senior international call-up for the tour, as well as the preceding home ODI series against South Africa. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video…

JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Pakistan Shaheens began their Top End T20 Series campaign in style, crushing Bangladesh ‘A’ by 79 runs in the tournament opener at the TIO Stadium on Thursday. Batting first, the Shaheens piled up a massive total of 227-4, led by blistering half-centuries from Khawaja Nafay, Yasir Khan, and Abdul Samad. Openers Nafay and Yasir set the tone early, launching a fierce assault on the Bangladesh bowling attack with a rapid 100-run stand. Nafay was eventually run out for a sparkling 61 off 31 balls, hitting eight fours and two sixes. Yasir followed soon after, making 62…

JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Former Pakistan all-rounder Imad Wasim has been named captain of the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons for the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2025, which began on Friday. The franchise announced his appointment through an animated Captain America-themed video on their official social media accounts. Imad, who has played in eight CPL editions, brings valuable experience to the role. In 64 matches, he has taken 70 wickets at an average of 20.22 and scored 802 runs, including two half-centuries. Reacting to the announcement, Imad expressed pride in leading the side and promised strong performances for the team’s fans…

JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots started their Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2025 campaign with a convincing six-wicket win over Antigua and Barbuda Falcons at Warner Park on Thursday, thanks to a brilliant bowling display from Naseem Shah and Waqar Salamkheil. Sent in to bat, the Falcons struggled to build partnerships and were bowled out for just 121 in 17.1 overs. Karima Gore was the standout performer for Antigua, smashing 61 off 34 balls with eight fours and two sixes. Fabian Allen (12), Shakib Al Hasan (11), Obed McCoy (10) and captain Imad Wasim (11) were the…

JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has terminated its agreement with Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) franchise Chittagong Kings over long-standing unpaid dues, Bangladeshi media reported on Thursday. According to reports, the BCB has also demanded USD 3.78 million (Tk 46 crore) from the team’s former owner, S.Q. Sports Enterprise Ltd., for repeated financial breaches dating back to the league’s first edition in 2012. In an official statement, the BCB said: “SQ Sports Enterprise Ltd, the owner of the Chittagong Kings Team in the 1st, 2nd & 11th editions of the BPL T20 tournament, has persistently breached its…