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AFPIndia's Pant boosts World Cup hopes with IPL batting blitz
Rishabh Pant smashed an unbeaten 88 as he led Delhi Capitals to a tense IPL win over Gujarat Titans on Wednesday, boosting his chances of playing for India at the T20 World Cup.Pant has not only fired with the bat in the IPL but his sharp work behind the stumps prompted Delhi's director of cricket Sourav Ganguly and coach Ricky Ponting to back the India star for making the national team for the World Cup in June.
The TelegraphFlintoffs are tip of the iceberg as sons of 2005 Ashes heroes make their mark
All it took was three blows for Rocky Flintoff to set social media ablaze. Dipping his head as he pulled the ball, with the power and timing to launch it over midwicket, Flintoff crunched three sixes for Lancashire second XI last week. The mere act of releasing the clips made comparisons with his father, Andrew, irresistible. Rocky then backed up his half-century against Durham with a century against Warwickshire on Tuesday.
The TelegraphJamie Overton’s T20 World Cup dream hanging by a thread after inconclusive back scan
Jamie Overton’s hopes of becoming England’s big-hitting bolter for June’s T20 World Cup are hanging by a thread due to a back issue.
The IndependentPakistan vs New Zealand LIVE: Cricket score and updates from New Zealand in Pakistan 2024
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The GuardianEngland T20 selectors face headache after Jamie Overton’s back injury
England have seen their forthcoming selection for the T20 World Cup complicated by a back injury to Jamie Overton
The GuardianHead-to-head stats highlight why Test cricket is greatest sporting format
Every match comprises hundreds of contests between batter and bowler. If statistics are your thing, it’s mesmerising
PA Media: SportBen Duckett backs his ‘different’ skills to aid England’s T20 World Cup bid
Duckett has a strike-rate of 145 in a dozen T20 internationals but has often been on the fringes of the set-up.
Somerset County GazetteSaints win warm up games at Heathcoat ahead of Summer campaign
On Saturday the T20 match against Heathcoat the Saints were asked to bat first.
PA Media: SportNottingham Forest’s response to VAR controversy ‘too emotional’ – Stuart Broad
Broad, the second-highest England Test wicket-taker, was made a CBE for services to cricket during a ceremony at Windsor Castle on Tuesday.
AFPUnbeaten Stoinis ton helps Lucknow chase 211 to beat CSK
Australia's Marcus Stoinis hit an unbeaten 124 as Lucknow Super Giants chased down a target of 211 with six wickets and three balls to spare against Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday.Lucknow looked in trouble at 88-3 after 11 overs but Stoinis put on 70 runs with Nicholas Pooran, who hit 34 off 15 balls, and an unbeaten 65-run stand with Deepak Hooda to achieve victory in 19.3 overs.
PA Media: SportAndrew Flintoff’s son makes century for Lancashire second XI
Rocky Flintoff, 16, hit 116 against Warwickshire in the Second XI Championship.
SportsbeatBrilliant Athapaththu moves to top of world cricket's batting rankings
Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu is back at the top of the ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings after a superb 195 not out in the third ODI against South Africa in Potchefstroom.
The TelegraphAndrew Strauss: My England team would beat the Bazballers
“Oh, you lazy git.” With these words, Sir Andrew Strauss admonishes himself for missing a backhand volley on the padel court.
AFPWarner says mammoth IPL scores won't be replicated at World Cup
Australia's David Warner says the T20 World Cup in the United States and West Indies will not see the same mammoth scores built on flat pitches in this year's Indian Premier League."Even when we played there in the 2010 World Cup, the pitches weren't high-scoring," he said.
Reading ChronicleHistoric cricket clubs to merge 'with a view to competing in the top divisions'
The members of Bracknell Cricket Club and Reading United Cricket Club have unanimously agreed to become one club, where Reading United merges into Bracknell CC to become Bracknell United. Forming one of the largest clubs in the region, this will improve cricketing opportunities for both clubs, thereby improving opportunities within the region. Both clubs held general meetings in February and March of 2024 and approved the proposal to become Bracknell United. The clubs will join forces to compete
Hereford TimesSix wickets for Thomas sends Burghill seconds to victory
EXPERIENCED bowler Aneesh Thomas took six wickets as Burghill, Tillington and Weobley seconds started their campaign with victory against Barnards Green thirds.
AFPJaiswal ton powers toppers Rajasthan to big IPL win
Yashasvi Jaiswal struck form with an unbeaten 104 as Rajasthan Royals consolidated their position at the top of the IPL table with a nine-wicket thrashing of Mumbai Indians on Monday.Rajasthan, who won the inaugural IPL in 2008 under late Australian hero Shane Warne, registered their seventh win in eight matches Jaiswal struck his second IPL hundred - both versus Mumbai -- as he smashed nine fours and seven sixes in his 60-ball knock and put on 109 runs with skipper Sanju Samson, who made 38.
PA Media: SportDefending champions Surrey ease past Kent at Canterbury
The Brown Caps endured a pocket of resistance in the shape of Joey Evison’s 53 and Matt Parkinson’s career-best 39 before dismissing the hosts.
AFPGanguly, Ponting back Pant to play T20 World Cup
Cricket greats Sourav Ganguly and Ricky Ponting on Monday backed India star Rishabh Pant to play the T20 World Cup in June after his return to the Indian Premier League following a serious car crash.Delhi head coach Ponting said he was sure Indian selectors would choose Pant for the T20's showpiece tournament beginning June 1 in the West Indies and the United States.
AFPKohli fined for angry outburst at IPL umpires
India star Virat Kohli has been fined half his match fee for an angry outburst in response to his dismissal from an Indian Premier League match, the league said Monday.Visuals on social media showed Kohli having a long discussion with an umpire after the match ended and pundits weighed in on the dismissal.
The TelegraphLord’s, Edgbaston and the Oval vying to host first India-Pakistan Test since 2007
English grounds are queuing up to host a potential Test series between India and Pakistan in the country, with Lord’s, the Oval and Edgbaston all known to be keen on hosting matches between the two rivals.
The TelegraphWhy 85mph is next barrier for women’s bowlers to break
A smooth acceleration in her run-up. The trademark move wide of the crease. Then, releasing the ball at rapid pace. These three simple steps have been the foundation of Shabnim Ismail’s brilliant career.
AFPDemolition man Head, Pandya booed, red-hot Kohli: IPL talking points
The Indian Premier League is around the halfway mark this season with teams scrambling to make the top four of the T20 tournament.- Pandya's tale of woe - Hardik Pandya joined five-time champions Mumbai Indians ahead of this season and replaced veteran Rohit as captain.
The ArgusOllie Robinson looks sharp as Sussex set up push for victory at Hove
OLLIE ROBINSON took two wickets in three balls as Sussex put themselves in a strong position to claim their first win of the season in the Vitality County Championship.
The TelegraphJoe Clarke shows why he could be England’s next Test wicketkeeper
England’s new off-spinner Shoaib Bashir spent a wicketless day when, after a winter under the Indian hammer, he was cast in the new role of potential match-winner for Somerset. It did not work out. On a perfectly true if slow pitch, Nottinghamshire’s Joe Clarke and Will Young achieved a new county third-wicket record partnership of 370, unbroken and chanceless.
