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They will also have Mark Deyal as part of their set-up with the batter joining from the St Lucia Kings. Last month, TKR announced that Dwayne Bravo will be returning to the franchise ahead of CPL 2023. “We are very happy to be able to retain most of the Caribbean …

Lunch England 325 for 1 (Duckett 161*, Pope 97*, Crawley 56) lead Ireland 172 (McCollum 36, Broad 5-51) by 153 runs Bazball and patience are polar opposites but even under the former’s ethos, Ben Duckett continues to prove that old adage that all good things come to those who wait. …

Members of India’s 1983 World Cup-winning cricket team are “distressed and disturbed” at leading Indian wrestlers being “manhandled” by security personnel in the national capital of Delhi earlier this week. In a statement, the squad members also said they are “most concerned” that that athletes might be “dumping” their medals …

India have picked the core of their under-19 team that won the 2023 U-19 Women’s World Cup in the India A squad for the Emerging Women’s Asia Cup in Hong Kong from June 12-21. The BCCI have also ensured continuity by appointing former allrounder Nooshin Al Khadeer as head coach. …

Who should keep wicket for India during the World Test Championship final against Australia? India have a call to make between two inexperienced candidates, with KS Bharat having played only four Tests and Ishan Kishan yet to debut in the format, and Ravi Shastri feels the choice could come down …

Former West Indies captains Carl Hooper and Floyd Reifer have been appointed as assistants to new white-ball head coach Daren Sammy ahead of West Indies’ three-match ODI series against UAE and the World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe. Former New Zealand allrounder James Franklin has also joined the staff as an …

Toss Afghanistan chose to bowl vs Sri Lanka Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bowl first, citing the freshness of the surface at Hambantota. Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi expected there to be some early movement. Dasun Shanaka said he would have bowled first too, but expected there to be runs …

Yorkshire 195 for 6 (Malan 83, de Grandhomme 3-24) beat Lancashire 180 for 8 (Hartley 39) by 15 runs There have been many wonderful Roses contests in the Blast, but perhaps for a truly momentous night there has never been one quite like this. Yorkshire, trying to rise above off-field …

Essex 163 for 7 (Khushi 53, Shadab 3-28) beat Sussex 138 (Harmer 4-28, Critchley 3-28) by 25 runs Captain Simon Harmer took only the third T20 hat-trick by an Essex bowler as they thrashed Sussex Sharks by 25 runs to make it two wins out of two in the Vitality …

Derbyshire 189 for 5 (Madsen 109*) beat Leicestershire 187 for 5 (Ackermann 59*) by two runs A career-best unbeaten 109 by veteran campaigner Wayne Madsen set up Derby Falcons for a first win of the Vitality Blast season over East Midlands neighbours Leicester Foxes, who ran them close but ultimately …