My XI: Graham Gooch's toughest competitors: Wasim Akram | ESPNcricinfo.com

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Matches (17)IPL (1)TNPL (1)Vitality Blast Men (2)Vitality Blast Women (1)ENG-W vs WI-W (1)WCL 2 (1)ENG v ZIM (1)WI-A vs SA-A (1)Major Clubs T20 (6)WT20 PENTAs (in JAP) (2) PreviousRESULT • 


Final • IPL •  T20 •  Ahmedabad RCB


190/9 PBKS


(20 ov, T:191) 184/7 RCB won by 6 runs


ScheduleTableReportVideosRESULT • 1st Match • TNPL •  T20 •  Coimbatore LKK


149/8 DD


(17.2/20 ov, T:150) 154/3 Dindigul won by 7 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)


ScheduleTableSeriesSouth Group • Vitality Blast Men •  T20 •  Lord's Kent


Middlesex


Middlesex chose to field


ScheduleTableSeriesSouth Group • Vitality Blast Men •  T20 •  The Oval Surrey


Hampshire


Today5:30 PM Hampshire chose to field


ScheduleTableSeriesRESULT • 10th Match • Vitality Blast Women •  WT20 •  The Oval SUR-W


213/4 HAM-W


(20 ov, T:214) 181/8 SUR Women won by 32 runs


ScheduleTableReportSeriesRESULT • 2nd ODI •  Leicester ENG-W


366/6 WI-W


(45.4/50 ov, T:367) 223 ENG Women won by 143 runs


ScheduleReportSeriesRESULT • 74th Match • WCL 2 •  ODI •  Dundee NED


225 NEP


(47.1/50 ov, T:226) 226/5 Nepal won by 5 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)


ScheduleTableSeriesNot covered Live • Tour Match •  Arundel SA


313/2d Zmbns


(11 ov) 48/1 Day 2 - Zimbabweans trail by 265 runs.


ScheduleSeriesRESULT • 1st Unofficial TEST •  Gros Islet WI-A


240 & 272 SA-A


600/7d SA A won by an innings and 88 runs


ScheduleSeriesRESULT • Group A • Major Clubs T20 •  T20 •  Colombo (CCC) KYCC


81 ACCC


(17.3/20 ov, T:82) 82/9 Ace Capital won by 1 wicket (with 15 balls remaining)


ScheduleTableSeriesRESULT • Group B • Major Clubs T20 •  T20 •  Colombo (CCC) BLOOM


96 BRC


(19.2/20 ov, T:97) 99/8 Burgher won by 2 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)


ScheduleTableSeriesRESULT • Group A • Major Clubs T20 •  T20 •  Colombo (Colts) PSC


149/8 BSC


(19.1/20 ov, T:150) 145 Panadura won by 4 runs


ScheduleTableSeriesRESULT • Group B • Major Clubs T20 •  T20 •  Colombo (Colts) Tamil


139/9 NSWC


(18.2/20 ov, T:140) 142/3 Nugegoda SWC won by 7 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)


ScheduleTableSeriesRESULT • Group A • Major Clubs T20 •  T20 •  Colombo (PSS) MOORS


114 NCC


(14.1/20 ov, T:115) 118/6 Nondescripts won by 4 wickets (with 35 balls remaining)


ScheduleTableSeriesRESULT • Group B • Major Clubs T20 •  T20 •  Colombo (PSS) CHLM


178/8 PSC


(20 ov, T:179) 138/9 Chilaw CC won by 40 runs


ScheduleTableSeriesABANDONED • 5th Match • WT20 PENTAs (in JAP) •  WT20I •  Sano HKG-W


PHI-W


Match abandoned without a ball bowled


ScheduleTableSeriesRESULT • 6th Match • WT20 PENTAs (in JAP) •  WT20I •  Sano MNG-W


32/9 CHN-W


(8.1/20 ov, T:33) 33/3 CHN Women won by 7 wickets (with 71 balls remaining)


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