Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad pointed to dew as the chief cause for his team’s loss against Punjab Kings at Chepauk. The hosts got the worse of the conditions after losing the toss and were restricted to 162 for 7 with only one of their nine batters scoring at a strike rate of over 150. “Probably I would say 50-60 runs short,” Gaikwad said upon being asked about their…

Punjab Kings 163 for 3 (Bairstow 46, Rossouw 43) beat Chennai Super Kings 162 for 7 (Gaikwad 62, Rahane 29, Chahar 2-16, Brar 2-17) by seven wickets Chennai Super Kings were left reeling at the Chepauk Stadium as Punjab Kings made it back-to-back wins with a comfortable seven-wicket victory to retain a slim, outside chance at making the playoffs. They have also become the second team to beat CSK five…

Western Storm 236 for 5 (Wilson 65, Luff 59, Wraith 40*) beat South East Stars 298 for 5 (Scholfield 74, Davidson-Richards 65, Cranstone 63*) by eight runs (DLS method) Western Storm demonstrated tremendous tenacity with the bat to register an unlikely victory over top-of-the-table South East Stars in an entertaining Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy match at the Cooper Associates Ground in Taunton. Set a daunting target of 299 to win…

The PCB’s schedule for the 2025 Champions Trophy could have India based in one city for the entire tournament, as the board looks for ways to accommodate a potential first visit by India to Pakistan in nearly 17 years. Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi are the three venues the PCB is planning to host the two-week Champions Trophy in. ESPNcricinfo understands the draft schedule has India based in and playing all…

The Blaze 189 for 8 (Gammon 39, Burns 3-40) beat Northern Diamonds 188 (Dobson 54, Munro 3-28, Higham 2-11, Gordon 2-33) by two wickets Wales international Bethan Gammon‘s 39 from No. 7 helped last year’s finalists The Blaze win their first Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy match of the season at the fourth attempt as they chased 189 to beat Northern Diamonds by two wickets with two balls remaining at Scarborough….

Sunrisers 214 for 5 (Scrivens 118*) beat Central Sparks 213 (Freeborn 93, Coppack 3-26, Hancock 3-34) by five wickets A high-class century from Grace Scrivens ensured that Sunrisers continued their strong start to the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy season with a five-wicket victory over Central Sparks at Kidderminster. Put in, Sparks lost both openers for ducks and recovered only partially to post a moderate 213 all out thanks principally to…

Mervyn King, who spent a decade working as the governor of the Bank of England, will take over from Mark Nicholas as president of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Nicholas has been recommended to the club’s committee to take over as chair when his tenure ends in October, when King will replace him. “It is an extraordinary honour to be asked by our current president to serve as the next president…

Southern Vipers 208 for 7 (Adams 51, Elwiss 43, Norris 3-45) beat Thunder 206 for 9 (Smale 99, Mack 37, Smith 3-19) by three wickets Nancy Harman got Southern Vipers over the line in a tight three-wicket victory over Thunder to give the holders three wins in a row. Allrounder Harman, in her first appearance of the season, came to the crease with Vipers wobbling on 136 for 6 needing…

Rohit Paudel, in great form in the ongoing T20 series against the visiting West Indies A side at home, will lead a familiar-looking Nepal squad at the T20 World Cup, to be played in the West Indies and the USA next month. From the expanded Nepal squad that is playing the T20s against West Indies – and are 2-1 down after three games – Aarif Sheikh, Bibek Yadav and Aakash…

Oman have unveiled Aqib Ilyas as their new captain while naming the squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup in June. Ilyas replaces Zeeshan Maqsood, who had led the team since the 2016 T20 World Cup. Oman have otherwise been consistent in their selection with Shoaib Khan being the only player who was not part of the side in the ACC Premier Cup 2024 that took place in April. Opening…