An impressive century from opener Rishi Patel rescued Division Two leaders Leicestershire on the opening day of their County Championship game against Northamptonshire. In conditions that largely favoured the bowling side, Patel’s 105 from 189 balls was key as Leicestershire recovered from 119-55 to total 304 at the Uptonsteel County Ground. Australian paceman Harry Conway...
Fourteen-year-old batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi experienced the lows of elite sport just three days after his record-breaking century as he was dismissed for a two-ball duck in the Indian Premier League. The prodigious talent became the youngest player to hit a men’s T20 century in Monday’s victory over Gujarat Titans, but in his following outing he...
Vaibhav’s entry to the IPL has been dramatic. He started his career with a six off the first ball he faced and went on to score a hundred in just his third appearance. Born in Samastipur, a small district in India’s Bihar, he quickly showed promise. Vaibhav’s father, Sanjeev Suryavanshi, himself a club-level cricketer, saw...
Rajasthan Royals’ 14-year-old batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi made history as the youngest player to hit a century in men’s T20s. Suryavanshi pulled Rashid Khan for six to bring up the second fastest hundred in the Indian Premier League (IPL) – and fastest by an Indian player – from 35 balls. The teenage left-hander smashed seven fours...
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Manchester United let a three-goal lead slip against Championship side Coventry City but still edged through on penalties in an epic semi-final last year. Coventry, managed by former United striker Mark Robins, looked well beaten with less than 20 minutes to play, but Ellis Simms and Callum O’Hare gave the Sky Blues a lifeline. Haji...
Martin Andersson’s maiden first-class century led a Derbyshire fightback after Logan Van Beek looked to have given his new side the platform to push for a handsome victory on his Leicestershire debut in the County Championship. Ex-Middlesex all-rounder Andersson finished unbeaten on 101 as Derbyshire recovered from 139-6 six in reply to Leicestershire’s 484 to...
Arya’s knock comes after he was bowled for a first-ball duck by England bowler Jofra Archer in Punjab’s previous match. A former India Under-19 international, Arya caught the eye last year by hitting six sixes in an over in a T20 match in the Delhi Premier League. It was in December a timely century helped...
Six such boundaries carried him past 50 and there would be seven more on the way to three figures, reached in style with an on-drive back past the stumps to the pavilion rope. Fightbacks of course need co-conspirators and not for the first time, Ryan Higgins was first to come to Holden’s assistance. A classy...
Cyriel Dessers makes sure his 100th competitive appearance for Rangers is a memorable one, following a host of spurned chances with a late winner in a thrilling comeback away to Dundee. Read article in full at source...
Hassan Nawaz blazed Pakistan’s fastest T20 century as his side raced to a nine-wicket victory over New Zealand in Auckland. Chasing a challenging 205, the opener smashed an unbeaten 105 from 45 deliveries to take his side to victory in the third T20 and keep the five-match series alive. The 22-year-old, who was playing in...