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Australia T20 skipper’s Sunrisers Leeds and Matt Short’s Welsh Fire posted victories in Saturday’s double header Aussie captain Mitch Marsh struck a brutal half-century as his Sunrisers Leeds opened their Hundred account with a tight five-run win over Southern Brave at Headingley. Having made 41 in his Hundred debut on Tuesday, Marsh smashed 69 from 34 balls in his first home appearance to set the platform for his side before Dan Lawrence’s 24-ball half-century took the hosts to 5-187. It was a total they were able to defend despite a late flurry from South African Tristan Stubbs (43no from 20)…
Bangladesh provide injury update on quicks Nahid Rana and Shoriful Islam, and keeper Litton Das ahead of their Aussie tour Nahid Rana, one of the quickest bowlers in world cricket, will miss next month’s Test tour of Australia with a side strain, the Bangladesh Cricket Board have confirmed. The 23-year-old, who regularly hits speeds above 150kph, suffered a left side strain during the second T20 international against Zimbabwe on July 17, with subsequent scans confirming a grade two strain.The BCB said the injury would take at least six weeks to heal, ruling him out of the two-Test series against Australia…
Mitchell Marsh and Dan Lawrence struck brutal half-centuries as SunRisers Leeds overcame Southern Brave in a tight encounter at Headingley to register their first win of the competition.Opener Marsh smashed six sixes and four fours in a knock of 69 off 34 balls before Lawrence’s unbeaten 51 from 25 balls took the hosts to 187-5. Sunrisers captain Zak Crawley was dismissed for a golden duck as England spinner Adil Rashid claimed his third wicket of the afternoon after earlier removing Marsh and fellow opener Ryan Rickelton (37). Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Adil Rashid once…
Mitchell Marsh and Dan Lawrence struck brutal half-centuries as SunRisers Leeds overcame Southern Brave in a tight encounter at Headingley to register their first win of the competition.Opener Marsh smashed six sixes and four fours in a knock of 69 off 34 balls before Lawrence’s unbeaten 51 from 25 balls took the hosts to 187-5. Sunrisers captain Zak Crawley was dismissed for a golden duck as England spinner Adil Rashid claimed his third wicket of the afternoon after earlier removing Marsh and fellow opener Ryan Rickelton (37). Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Adil Rashid once…
The Hundred Men’s with comprehensive scores, detailed match reports and scorecards as Sunrisers Leeds meet Southern Brave and Welsh Fire clash with MI London. Sunrisers Leeds (Men) vs Southern Brave (Men), Match 5, The Hundred Mens Mitchell Marsh and Dan Lawrence struck brutal half-centuries as SunRisers Leeds overcame Southern Brave in a tight encounter at Headingley to register their first win of the competition.Having made 41 on his debut on Tuesday, Marsh smashed 69 from 34 balls on his first home appearance to set the platform for his side before Lawrence’s 24-ball half-century took the hosts to 187-5, a total…
Birmingham Phoenix (Men) held off a spirited Trent Rockets (Men) chase to claim a thrilling 10-run victory in Match 4 of The Hundred Mens. Explosive half-centuries from Joe Clarke and Will Smeed powered Phoenix to a formidable 214/4 before Tom Banton’s blistering 67 threatened an unlikely chase. However, disciplined bowling in the closing stages ensured Phoenix emerged victorious in a high-scoring contest. Match Analysis Birmingham Phoenix produced one of the standout batting performances of this year’s competition. Joe Clarke set the tone with a magnificent 68 from just 33 balls, combining elegant strokeplay with clean power, while Will Smeed complemented…
NSW spinner steals the show, with more than a little help from Kim Garth, as Rockets skittle Phoenix There were Australian superstars aplenty in action in The Hundred overnight but it was the unlikely figure of NSW spinner Samantha Bates who claimed player of the match in Trent Rockets’ thrashing of Birmingham Phoenix at Edgbaston. After Rockets skipper Ashleigh Gardner won the toss and elected to field, they proceeded to dismantle the Phoenix for just 64 – the joint-second lowest total in the history of the women’s competition. It was Gardner’s national teammate Kim Garth (2-5) who set the tone for…
Birmingham Phoenix were skittled for just 64 by Trent Rockets as they slumped to a resounding nine-wicket loss at Edgbaston in the women’s competition in The Hundred.Phoenix’s total – in which well over half their runs were made by Australia’s Ellyse Perry (39), four batters were out for ducks and their second top-scorer made six – was the joint second-lowest in the competition, behind only their own 54 all out in 2024. Uncapped Australia spinner Samantha Bates (3-13), compatriot Kim Garth (2-5) and former England all-rounder Georgia Elwiss did the bulk of the damage for Rockets. Image: Ellyse Perry was…
A staggering display of sustained hitting from Birmingham Phoenix’s top order propelled them to a statement 10-run win over Trent Rockets on Friday night at Edgbaston.A raucous home crowd were treated to a slugfest that yielded 29 sixes across both innings as the Rockets, chasing 215 to win, briefly threatened to make history in The Hundred. After the powerplay, Rockets’ openers Ben Duckett and Finn Allen smashed 54 unbroken runs and were up with the rate. The Phoenix needed their Pakistan overseas star Usman Tariq, to undo the partnership, inducing a skewed lofted drive from Allen to be caught by…
All 11 Ashes wickets when ‘genius’ Carey stood up to pace Of all the factors that derailed the Bazball regime, none were as unlikely as the supple, rubber-encased hands of two Antipodean wicketkeepers. Alex Carey last month watched with interest as a strategy, first trialled by India last year with encouraging results and then deployed by the Australian with skilled efficiency during the home Ashes, was exploited even more ruthlessly by New Zealand’s Tom Blundell in last month’s final act of the Ben Stokes-Brendon McCullum era. From five Tests in Australia last summer, 11 England wickets fell while Carey was…