Indian all-rounder Ashutosh Sharma has joined last year’s losing finalists Hampshire for this season’s One-Day Cup. Sharma, 27, scored 564 runs in three seasons in the IPL for Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals, at an average of 29.68 and a strike rate of 169. He holds the record for the fastest T20 half-century by an
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The Hundred Women Contest, El Óvalo MI London 107-8 (100 balls): Matthew 33 (22); baker 2-16 Sunrisers Leeds 109-3 (69 balls): Litchfield 43 (26); Stone House 1-12 Sunrisers Leeds won by seven wickets Scorekeeper. Table Sunrisers Leeds opened the new era of The Hundred with a dominant seven-wicket victory over MI London at The Oval.
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The inaugural auction of Hundred players has already taken place and the squads of all eight teams are already in good shape. For the first five editions of the competition, players were assigned to teams through a draft system with a set of salary levels. But following significant private investment in The Hundred, players not
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England all-rounder Jacob Bethell has been ruled out of The Hundred with a knee injury sustained during the recent one-day international series against India. Bethell had been named captain of the Birmingham Phoenix for the season. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said the 22-year-old underwent an MRI on Monday, but they did not
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The Women’s T20 World Cup created “unprecedented visibility” for women’s football, according to the tournament director. Beth Barrett-Wild, outgoing director of professional women’s cricket at the England and Wales Cricket Board, said the event, hosted by England and won by Australia, had broken records for stadium attendance and broadcast audiences. He spoke as he was
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Sussex have announced that former Kent boss Matt Walker will take over as new head coach for the 2027 season. The 52-year-old will take up the role on November 1, replacing Paul Farbrace, who is switching roles to become Sussex’s new Director of Cricket. Walker spent eight seasons as head coach at Kent, guiding them
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