Run-rate is the average number of runs scored per over by a team in their entire innings – so, for example, a score of 140 off 20 overs equals seven runs per over. Net run-rate is calculated by subtracting the opposition’s run-rate from the other team’s run-rate. The winning side will therefore have a positive
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Welsh Fire captain Phil Salt would ideally like The Hundred to be a week longer after his side played three matches in five days. His second-placed side won at Birmingham Phoenix on Saturday afternoon and defeated Southern Brave in Cardiff on Monday evening, before losing to Manchester Super Giants on Wednesday afternoon. “It’s been a
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Second Test, Queen’s Park Oval, Port-of-Spain (day four of five) West Indies 344 (Greaves 73; Sajid 4-85) & 117 (Sajid 4-32, Usman 4-39) Pakistan 387 (Shafique 160*, Babar 88; Warrican 6-112) & 77-2 Pakistan won by eight wickets; series drawn 1-1 Scorecard Pakistan completed their first overseas Test win in three years with an eight-wicket
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Last month, younger brother Nasser, 58, told BBC Essex he would “not get out of bed” to play senior cricket, believing he left the sport on the perfect note. He retired after scoring a match-winning 103 not out in his final match for England against New Zealand at Lord’s more than 22 years ago. Mel,
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Hampshire recalled Eddie Jack and Lumsden, both unused in The Hundred franchise tournament, while Glamorgan gave a debut to 17-year-old Harry Wallace, son of former club captain Mark, and brought back Ingram for his first tournament game since the 2024 final win. Home skipper Nick Gubbins chose to bat, but he and Ali Orr went
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Drizzle just before play was due to start at 11:00 [BST] meant the action was delayed by 10 minutes and resulted in an over being docked off each innings. Perhaps buoyed by successfully chasing down 294 and 314 in their past two group matches, Kent chose to stick Surrey in after winning the toss but
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