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
Northamptonshire head coach Darren Lehmann says there is “no problem” with his team’s form in the T20 Blast after progressing to the quarter-finals. The Steelbacks lost three of their last four Central and West Group matches, including a five-wicket loss to Warwickshire on Sunday. But Northants still comfortably topped the group to secure a home
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,
Fifth T20 international, Southampton England 257-3 (20 overs): Butler 131 (64), Arroyo 95* (45); Dub 2-22 India 201-8 (20 overs): Kishan 56 (35), Varma 53 (25); Curran 3-36 England won by 56 runs and won the five-match series 4-0 Scorekeeper Jos Buttler scored a majestic 131 to take England to the top of the world
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,
