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Yorkshire granted women's Tier 1 team from 2026, one year ahead of schedule
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Tuesday, 21 May 2024 11:46
Yorkshire, England's largest county, will be granted a Tier 1 women's team from 2026 onwards, in time for the second year of the new domestic competition, following a rethink by the ECB board.Yorkshire was initially overlooked when the ECB unveiled its eight host counties for the competition's inaugural year in 2025, with Durham instead chosen to represent England's northern-most region.…
KKR were just waiting to 'put up a show' after long break, says Venkatesh Iyer
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Tuesday, 21 May 2024 12:10
"The last game KKR played was on the 11th. So we were all desperate to go out there and showcase our talent," Venkatesh told the host broadcaster after the game.KKR's previous on-field action came in a win at home against Mumbai Indians on May 11, after which they had two washouts against Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals but still finished…
Form vs funk in RCB vs RR winner-takes-all rumble
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Tuesday, 21 May 2024 05:48
Match detailsRajasthan Royals (RR) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), EliminatorAhmedabad, 1930 IST (1400 GMT)Big picture: No second chancesOn April 21, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) lost a 200-plus chase to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by one run, their seventh defeat in eight games, leaving them last in the league. As a familiar feeling of despondency shrouded their season, ESPNcricinfo outlined how…
Buttler backs ECB's decision to pull players out of IPL early
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Tuesday, 21 May 2024 07:31
Jos Buttler has defended the ECB's decision to pull players out of the IPL playoffs in order to feature in England's T20I series against Pakistan - but believes that no international cricket should clash with the world's premier franchise league.Buttler is one of eight members of England's provisional T20 World Cup squad who left the IPL before the end of…
World Cup finalists reunited as prep for 2024 edition begins
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Tuesday, 21 May 2024 07:55
Big picture The last time England played Pakistan in this format, nearly 90,000 people turned up to watch, with a global audience potentially in the hundreds of millions. It came at the MCG in the 2022 T20 World Cup final, and as the Pakistani tears and wild English celebrations demonstrated, what was on the line mattered.That won't quite be the…
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