Cricket updates from 2.30pm (BST) start Carse will not face charges | Read the Spin | Mail JimA top edged skier and Buttler just about clings on with the gloves! Baker has England’s first.2nd over: Sri Lanka 22-0 (Nissanka 11, Udara 10) Archer’s first two balls are cut away on the off side by Udara! Too much width from Jofra and it gets worse for him as a top edged hook from Nissanka does indeed sail away on the breeze for SIX! Decent start from Sri Lanka as the tv camera zooms in on Fleming, McCullum and Southee on the England boundary. What’s the collective noun for Kiwis? Continue reading...
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Somerset and Nottinghamshire lost to Yorkshire and Sussex respectively in a big boost to WarwickshireThere’s been a wicket at Grace Road, Hamza Sheikh and, oh! there’s a wicket here, Lammonby fishing gets an outside edge and YJB collects. A ninth wicket in the match for Ben Cliff. Somerset 76 for four and James Rew gets the chance to play an innings for the selector’s notebook (Stephen Fleming popped into Headingley yesterday). Ooof, and Cliff skates past his outside edge first ball. This is looking quite sticky for Somerset.Another for Ari Karvelas who is having a dreamy 24 hours, Hutton caught, very well, at slip. Notts are eight-down and lead by just 32. Continue reading...
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Chris Gayle hit the fastest century in World Twenty20 history as West Indies crushed England by six wickets in Mumbai in 2016. Where does Gayle sit on the list of all time fastest centuries?
In Test cricket, Brendon McCullum broke the joint record of Viv Richards and Misbah with a 54 ball century against Australia in the 2nd Test in 2016.
AB de Villiers took 31 balls to smash the fastest century in one-day internationals.
In T20s, Namibia’s Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton set a new world record with the fastest ever century, taking just 33 balls to reach triple figures and fire his nation to victory over Nepal in 2024.
In Sept 2026, Abhishek Sharma smashed a 30 ball century for India against Afghanistan in the 3rd T20 in New Delhi. This was the fastest ever T20 century against a full nation.
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Chasing down a mammoth score unshackles the batsmen.
If the stroke makers keep their nerve to the end, it is a spectacular occasion that is enjoyed by the cricket crowd as boundaries are intermingled with the "will they/wont they" nervous tension of a record run chase.
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Ricky Ponting and James Sutherland, take note. This story is representative of a growing phenomenon in Australian cricket. It was penned by a typical Australian fan who hits out hard at its current team’s lack of sportsmanship and the resulting drop in interest to follow cricket.
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