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The Netherlands edged past Nepal for a tense six-wicket win in their T20 World Cup opener in Dallas. The Dutch made hard work of chasing only 106, reaching their target in the 19th over after a spirited bowling display from Nepal. Opener Max O’Dowd anchored the innings with an unbeaten …

Shillingstone posted 177 batting first and were bowled out in 36.2 overs before beating their opponents by 76 runs. “He hit me for a couple of fours and sixes in the over before,” Burns added. “He had been coming down the wicket every few balls, I tried to make him …

In the wake of the Newton report, a committee was set up to consider sanctions against those involved and Stephenson said they now “know where they stand” without elaborating further. Meanwhile, Essex are working with the victims to “reintegrate” them back into the club, he said. “That is going to …

Watch the best shots from Afghanistan’s 154-run opening partnership as they thrash Uganda by 125 runs in the T20 World Cup. Source link

Stirling’s team face T20 World Cup debutants in their following two games – Canada on 7 June in New York before moving to Florida to take on USA a week later. “I certainly never thought I would play a cricket game in New York in my life – it’s something …

Essex have been charged over allegations relating to racist language or conduct at the club between 2001 and 2010. The charges have been brought by the Cricket Regulator, accusing Essex of breaching England and Wales Cricket Board directive 3.3. It states that “no participant may conduct themself in a manner, …

Henry Moeran, Steven Finn and Matt Henry look ahead to England v Scotland. Source link

Anrich Nortje takes career-best T20 figures of 4-7 to help South Africa open their T20 World Cup campaign with a comprehensive six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in New York. READ MORE: South Africa beat Sri Lanka in T20 World Cup opener Available to UK users only. Source link

Cricket fans in New York share their excitement at the arrival of the T20 World Cup in the Big Apple as Sri Lanka face South Africa. Source link

David Wiese stars as Namibia beat Oman in a dramatic super over at the T20 World Cup in Bridgetown, Barbados. Source link

“Friday night was a bit of a disappointment to say the least, but I’m big enough and ugly enough and have played enough T20 cricket to know that you can turn it around within a couple of days,” Thompson told BBC Radio York after passing 100 wickets in the format. …

Six months on, Salt returns to Barbados as one of England’s key men, the batter with giving England a rapid start. He has risen to second in the International Cricket Council’s batting rankings and in December made consecutive hundreds against West Indies in the Caribbean. It is form that has …

A team has won a 40-over match after just one legitimate ball of their chase in Stoke-on-Trent. Checkley’s second XI recorded a 10-wicket victory over Wedgewood’s second XI in a 40-over match in the first round of the Cricket Cave Talbot Shield in the North Staffordshire and South Cheshire League. …

At Northampton, Sunrisers were set 124 to beat Diamonds on a slow surface but fell behind the run-rate and were left needing to score 11 off the final over, bowled by Erin Burns. But Scrivens hit a reverse sweep for four and heaved another boundary through backward square leg off …

Brook was speaking at England’s first training session in Barbados before the opening match of their T20 World Cup defence on Tuesday against Scotland at 15:30 BST. He appears leaner and said he used his five months at home to work on his fitness, having had a busy first 18 …

Dan Norcross, Peter Della Penna and Cameron Ponsonby review the USA’s win over Canada at the Men’s T20 World Cup. Source link

Alex is off to the men’s T20 World Cup and tells us all about where she’ll be heading in the coming weeks. Source link

Aaron Jones clubbed a brutal unbeaten 94 as T20 World Cup co-hosts USA beat Canada by seven wickets in a pulsating and colourful tournament opener in Texas. The USA came into the match on the back of a 2-1 series win over Bangladesh and thrashed the Canadians 4-0 when the …

Watch a Virat Kohli-inspired India beat rivals Pakistan in an extraordinary finish to a Men’s T20 World Cup classic in Melbourne in 2022. READ MORE: Men’s T20 World Cup schedule, fixtures, times & venues Available to UK users only. Follow the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup with ball-by-ball commentary on …

The Foxes got off to a dodgy start when Zak Chappell removed Sol Budinger for a golden duck to the third ball of the match, quickly followed by Pat Brown’s dismissal of Rishi Patel in the third over. It was the cue for a nice touch from paceman Brown on …