Somersaultwho has won two of the last three T20 titles, looked down and out when they needed 80 runs off 27 balls to beat yorkshire. The target of 162 set by the Tykes was the lowest in T20 matches at Headingley this season by 31 runs. Only Adam Lyth (64), with a third half-century of
Gloucestershire have brought back South African bowler Duan Jansen for the remainder of their T20 Blast campaign after Liam Scott suffered an injury. Left-armer Jansen, 26, took 16 wickets early in the competition when he played in six of the team’s group matches. He took a wicket every 8.25 balls in his 22 overs in
Northamptonshire head coach Darren Lehmann has asked his players to “live in the moment” ahead of the T20 Blast quarter-finals. The Steelbacks topped the Central and West Group but lost three of their last four games. Northants will look to reach a second consecutive day of T20 finals when they host Gloucestershire, who finished third
Surrey batsman Laurie Evans says her team is ready for the T20 Blast quarter-final against the Nottinghamshire Outlaws on Wednesday. Despite an eight-wicket defeat to Essex at the Kia Oval on Sunday, Surrey reached the knockout rounds after finishing second in the South group. Ahead of the trip to the Midlands, Evans insists the team
Seeking a first T20 Blast crown, yorkshire ran out of the blocks against Nottinghamshire at a sweltering Headingley as Lyth and Will Luxton (38) shared an 89-run opening stand inside the first eight overs. Jonny Bairstow (32) and Logan van Beek (28) helped the already qualified visitors reach the target of 194. Root’s two wickets,
Wayne Madsen, Derbyshire Falcons’ all-time leading T20 run-scorer, will retire from domestic T20 cricket. The 42-year-old will play his final T20 Blast match on Sunday when the Falcons host Leicestershire, but will still feature in the County Championship and One-Day Cup. Madsen is the fourth highest run-scorer in Blast history and has amassed 5,108 runs,