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Recent Match Report – Sussex vs Yorkshire 2023
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Recent Match Report – Sussex vs Yorkshire 2023

Sussex 120 for 6 (Alsop 35, Fisher 4-53, Coad 2-10) vs YorkshireNew-ball duo Matthew Fisher and Ben Coad helped Yorkshire make the absolute most of only 42 overs of play possible on a rainy day one at Headingley as they restricted promotion-chasing Sussex to 120 for 6.Sussex, third in Division Two with eight draws and a win, are one of only two unbeaten sides in either division of the LV= Insurance County Championship this season - Glamorgan the other.But they were put under intense early pressure after surprisingly electing to bat first under a cloudy sky and on a green-tinged pitch.Seamers Fisher and Coad shone with 4 for 53 from 13 overs and 2 for 10 from 12 respectively during a day including a pair of two-hour plus rain delays.After electing to bat, Sussex captain Tom Alsop top-score...
Recent Match Report – Afghanistan vs Bangladesh 2nd T20I 2023
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Recent Match Report – Afghanistan vs Bangladesh 2nd T20I 2023

Soon after, rain forced a long break of 98 minutes and the game was reduced to 17 overs a side. It gave Afghanistan, who had already batted 7.2 overs, less than ten overs to post a decent total. Mohammad Nabi, who made a fifty in the first T20I, however looked anxious at the crease and couldn't get going. He was lucky too, when Shakib at cover and wicketkeeper Litton dropped him off consecutive balls in the ninth over, when he was on 15. Nasum Ahmed was the unlucky bowler.
Recent Match Report – Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 1st Test 2023
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Recent Match Report – Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 1st Test 2023

Tea Sri Lanka 185 for 5 (Dhananjaya 74*, Mathews 64, Afridi 3-56) vs PakistanIf the first session was Pakistan's, the second was undoubtedly Sri Lanka's. Angelo Mathews and Dhananjaya de Silva put on 131 for the fifth wicket after Shaheen Shah Afridi had set them back with a three-wicket burst in the morning to drag their side back into the first Test in Galle. But for Mathews falling on the stroke of tea for 64, it would have been the perfect session for Sri Lanka.But even with that wicket, Sri Lanka will be pleased to have got to where they have, having begun the session on a precarious 64 for 4. On the way to a 121-run session, the pair of Mathews and Dhananjaya negated whatever Pakistan threw at them, as the early movement that had so assisted the seamers began to dull.This meant anyt...
Recent Match Report – Somerset vs Surrey 2nd Semi Final 2023
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Recent Match Report – Somerset vs Surrey 2nd Semi Final 2023

Somerset 142 for 7 (Abbott 4-23) beat Surrey 118 (Henry 3-19, Overton 3-24, Green 3-25) by 24 runsCraig Overton, Matt Henry and Ben Green claimed three wickets apiece in a stunning defence of a sub-par target of 143, as Somerset overcame Surrey by 24 runs to book their place in the Vitality Blast final, where they will face the 2019 champions, Essex, with the chance to cap a record-breaking campaign with their first T20 title since 2005.At the halfway mark of the contest, it seemed Surrey already had one foot in the final, after a masterful display from their own seam attack, led by Sean Abbott's stand-out figures of 4 for 23. The build-up to their campaign had been overshadowed by the absence of Sunil Narine, who opted to stay in the USA for the maiden season of Major League Cricket, but...
Recent Match Report – West Indies vs India 1st Test 2023
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Recent Match Report – West Indies vs India 1st Test 2023

India 312 for 2 (Jaiswal 143*, Rohit 103) lead West Indies 150 by 162 runsCenturies from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma put India in a commanding position on the second day of the first Test at Windsor Park. At stumps, India were 312 for 2, leading West Indies by 162 with Jaiswal unbeaten on 143 and Virat Kohli 36.Having started the day on 80 for no loss, Jaiswal and Rohit showed great patience throughout their 229-run partnership. It was the first time in Test cricket that India took a first-innings lead without losing a wicket.Run scoring wasn't easy, though. India managed only 232 in 90 overs on the second day despite losing just two wickets. West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite used nine bowlers with Rahkeem Cornwall being the most threatening. However, Cornwall had to leave the f...
Recent Match Report – South Zone vs West Zone Final 2023
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Recent Match Report – South Zone vs West Zone Final 2023

West Zone 129 for 7 (Shaw 65, Kaverappa 4-44, Vyshak 2-29) trail South Zone 213 (Vihari 63, Mulani 3-29, Gaja 2-27) by 84 runsVidwath Kaverappa is 24 years old. He isn't what you'd define as a tearaway quick. But he's lively and can certainly leave batters in a daze with his quick arm-speed, zip and movement off the pitch both ways. It's an incredible skill to have, all-natural and honed from his early days on the hockey field, from when he learnt to manoeuvre his wrists with the stick.Kaverappa only began bowling with the cricket ball seriously when he was 18, when he moved to Bengaluru from Coorg, the hockey heartland, to attend his pre-university college. And being away from home meant that he felt the need to keep himself engaged to prevent being homesick. He chose to spend time on th...
Recent Match Report – Surrey vs Notts 2023
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Recent Match Report – Surrey vs Notts 2023

Surrey 339 for 8 (Clark 107, James 4-74) vs NottinghamshireJordan Clark struck his first century of the season as Surrey took advantage of Nottinghamshire's severely depleted bowling resources to build a strong platform in their LV= Insurance County Championship clash at the Kia Oval.The all-rounder hit 107, sharing a seventh-wicket partnership of 97 with Sean Abbott to steer the home side, who had stuttered to 70 for four after being put in, to 339 for eight at stumps.Nottinghamshire lost seamer Jake Ball to injury in the first session and their problems were later compounded when fellow opening bowler Brett Hutton limped off with cramp. Hutton, who had earlier increased his season's tally of wickets to 36 - the joint-second highest in Division One - attempted to resume bowling towards t...
Recent Match Report – Kent vs Warwickshire 2023
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Recent Match Report – Kent vs Warwickshire 2023

Warwickshire 155 for 2 (Yates 53*) trail Kent 171 (Stewart 50, Hannon-Dalby 4-56) by 16 runsWarwickshire dominated the first day of their LV= Insurance County Championship with Kent at Canterbury, reaching 155 for two at stumps, a deficit of just 16. Rob Yates was unbeaten on 53, while Sam Hain was 29 not out.Earlier Oliver Hannon-Dalby took 4 for 56 as Kent were bowled out for 171, a score that would have been even lower had Grant Stewart not blasted 50 from 45 balls. The hosts' last three wickets added 93, more than half their total.Australia's Glenn Maxwell, originally signed for the Vitality Blast, made a rare first-class appearance and bowled five overs, taking nought for 17, having been awarded his Warwickshire cap in a short ceremony before the start.Kent chose to bat in broad suns...
Recent Match Report – Australia vs England 3rd Test 2023
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Recent Match Report – Australia vs England 3rd Test 2023

England 237 (Stokes 80, Cummins 6-91) and 254 for 7 (Brook 75, Starc 5-78) beat Australia 263 (Marsh 118, Wood 5-34) and 224 (Head 77) by three wicketsThe Ashes are still alive. England's batters clinched a three-wicket win in a white-knuckled run chase at Headingley, led by Harry Brook's 75 on his home ground before Chris Woakes and Mark Wood took them across the line.Australia, who would have sealed a first away Ashes win since 2001 with victory, struck regularly on the fourth day to leave England in serious trouble at 171 for 6. Mitchell Starc was the spearhead, taking two wickets either side of lunch - including the middle-order engine room of Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow.Brook and Woakes added 59 for the seventh wicket, England's highest partnership of the match, before Starc's fift...