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England bowler Robinson hit for 43 in historic over


Louis Kimber hit eight boundaries from nine deliveries in the historic over


England fast bowler Ollie Robinson was hit for 43 runs in the most expensive over in the history of the County Championship.
Sussex’s Robinson was struck for five sixes - three of which were off no-balls - three fours and a single by Leicestershire's Louis Kimber in the fourth and final day of their Division Two match on Wednesday.
It is believed to be the most expensive over in all first-class cricket when there was no compliance from the bowler (i.e. bowling for a declaration).

Kimber's feat is comfortably the most runs scored by a batter in one over of English first-class cricket.
Surrey's Alex Tudor conceded 38 runs in an over to Lancashire's Andrew Flintoff in 1998 - a mark equalled earlier this week by Surrey’s Dan Lawrence off the bowling of England team-mate Shoaib Bashir.

Robinson is hoping to play a significant role for England men’s Test side this summer, particularly following the retirement of Jimmy Anderson after the opening game against West Indies at Lord's from 10 July.
Kimber's record-breaking over helped the batter continue an astonishing innings that had reached 191 off 92 balls by lunch - part of an eighth-wicket stand of an unbroken 200 with Ben Cox.
Leicestershire hit 236 from 29 overs in the morning session but still needed 89 runs for victory with just three wickets remaining when play paused at 13:00 BST.

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Pope's Cricket Team is a full Malayali squad: Gears up for England tour


St. Peter's Cricket Club along with Pope Francis and coach Dane Kirby

Kochi: St. Peter's Club, the official cricket team of the Vatican, has become a fully Malayali team. Five Malayalis were the first to get a place in this international team. Now the entire team, consisting of priests and students who seek priesthood, are Malayalis.

The team's first international match will be played in England on Friday. They will compete with various teams here till July 5.

The Vatican team is participating in the 10th edition of the competition series called 'Journey to the Light of Faith'. The match will be played against teams like The King's XI-England and St Mary's University at Windsor Castle, Westminster Abbey and Arundel Castle.

Before the match, the team members went to St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City and received blessings from Pope Francis. The Vatican Cricket Club was formed in 2023 with the aim of strengthening ties with countries and maintaining brotherhood through cricket.

There are nine priests and three clerical students in the team. Father Jose Eetulli, a native of Changanassery, is the captain. Fr Nelson Puthuparampil (Kannur), Fr Jose Richus (Thiruvananthapuram), Fr Prince Augustine (Kottayam), Fr Abin Mathew (Pala), Fr Joji Kavunkal (Chalakudy), Fr Santo Thomas (Kannur), Fr Paulson Kochuthara (Kochi), Fr Ebin Illikal (Thrissur), Brother Ebin Jose (Idukki), Brother Jays Jamie (Kothamangalam) and Brother Ajay Poovanpuzha (Kannur). Australian Dane Kirby is the coach.

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മലയാളി സ്*ക്വാഡായി ‘മാർപാപ്പയുടെ ക്രിക്കറ്റ് ടീം’; ടീമിലെ 12 പേരും മലയാളികൾ

കൊച്ചി: വത്തിക്കാന്റെ ഔദ്യോഗിക ക്രിക്കറ്റ് ടീമായ സെയ്ന്റ് പീറ്റേഴ്*സ് ക്ലബ്ബ് സമ്പൂർണ മലയാളി ടീമായി. ഈ അന്തർദേശീയ ടീമിൽ ആദ്യം ഇടം നേടിയത് അഞ്ച് മലയാളികളായിരുന്നു. ഇപ്പോൾ വൈദികരും വൈദിക വിദ്യാർഥികളുമടങ്ങുന്ന ടീമിൽ മുഴുവനും മലയാളികളാണ്.

ടീമിന്റെ ആദ്യ അന്തർദേശീയ മത്സരം ഇംഗ്ലണ്ടിൽ വെള്ളിയാഴ്ച നടക്കും. ജൂലായ്* അഞ്ചുവരെ ഇവിടെ വിവിധ ടീമുകളുമായി മത്സരിക്കും.

’വിശ്വാസത്തിന്റെ വെളിച്ചത്തിലേക്കുള്ള യാത്ര’ എന്ന പേരിൽ നടത്തുന്ന മത്സര പരമ്പരയുടെ 10-ാം പതിപ്പിലാണ് വത്തിക്കാൻ ടീം പാഡുകെട്ടുന്നത്. വിൻഡ്*സോർ കാസിൽ, വെസ്റ്റ്മിൻസ്റ്റർ ആബി, ആരുൺഡേൽ കാസിൽ എന്നിവിടങ്ങളിൽ ദ് കിങ്*സ് ഇലവൻ-ഇംഗ്ലണ്ട്, സെയ്ന്റ് മേരീസ് യൂണിവേഴ്*സിറ്റി തുടങ്ങിയ ടീമുകളുമായാണ് മത്സരം.

മത്സരത്തിനു മുന്നോടിയായി വത്തിക്കാൻ സിറ്റിയിലെ സെയ്ന്റ് പീറ്റേഴ്*സ് ബസിലിക്കയിലെത്തി ടീമംഗങ്ങൾ ഫ്രാൻസിസ് പാപ്പയെ കണ്ട് അനുഗ്രഹം വാങ്ങിയിരുന്നു. ക്രിക്കറ്റിലൂടെ രാജ്യങ്ങളുമായി ആത്മബന്ധം ഉറപ്പിക്കുക, സാഹോദര്യം സൂക്ഷിക്കുക എന്നീ ലക്ഷ്യത്തോടെയാണ് 2023-ൽ വത്തിക്കാൻ ക്രിക്കറ്റ് ക്ലബ്ബ് രൂപവത്കരിച്ചത്.

ഒൻപത് വൈദികരും മൂന്ന് വൈദിക വിദ്യാർഥികളുമാണ് ടീമിലുള്ളത്. ചങ്ങനാശ്ശേരി സ്വദേശിയായ ഫാ. ജോസ് ഈട്ടുള്ളിയാണ് ക്യാപ്റ്റൻ. ഫാ. നെൽസൺ പുത്തൻപറമ്പിൽ (കണ്ണൂർ), ഫാ. ജോസ് റീച്ചൂസ് (തിരുവനന്തപുരം), ഫാ. പ്രിൻസ് അഗസ്റ്റിൻ (കോട്ടയം), ഫാ. അബിൻ മാത്യു (പാല), ഫാ. ജോജി കാവുങ്കൽ (ചാലക്കുടി), ഫാ. സാന്റോ തോമസ് (കണ്ണൂർ), ഫാ. പോൾസൺ കൊച്ചുതറ (കൊച്ചി), ഫാ. എബിൻ ഇല്ലിക്കൽ (തൃശ്ശൂർ), ബ്രദർ എബിൻ ജോസ് (ഇടുക്കി), ബ്രദർ ജെയ്*സ് ജെയ്മി (കോതമംഗലം), ബ്രദർ അജയ് പൂവൻപുഴ (കണ്ണൂർ) എന്നിവരാണ് ടീമംഗങ്ങൾ. ഓസ്*ട്രേലിയക്കാരനായ ഡെയ്ൻ കിർബിയാണ് കോച്ച്.

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Louis Kimber hits fastest double hundred in England first-class cricket, second fastest of all time



England county Leicestershire batter Louis Kimber entered the record books on Wednesday (June 26) with the fastest double hundred in England's first-class history and second fastest of all time.
Kimber reached the double hundred off just 100 balls on day 4 of the Division 1 match against Sussex. Kimber's effort is second only to Afghanistan batter Shafiqullah Shinwari's 89-ball effort during the Afghan first-class match between Kabul and Boost region in 2017/18.

Kimber eventually got out after scoring 243 runs off 127 balls. He also hit 21 sixes in his innings - the most for a batter in an innings in the English county history. Kimber went past England skipper Ben Stokes' record of 17 sixes in 2022 for Durham vs Worcestershire.
During the match, Kimber also hit England pacer Ollie Robinson for 43 runs in an over - another record in first-class cricket.

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Shafali, Mandhana dominate South Africa on historic opening day in Chennai

The 292-run opening stand helped India's top six pile on 525 runs, the most in a day of Test cricket



Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma put on 292 for the opening wicket •

India 525 for 4 (Shafali 205, Mandhana 149, Tucker 2-141) vs South Africa

The gulf between India and South Africa in red-ball cricket could not be more evident. Shafali Verma demolished the bowlers with an extraordinary 205. Smriti Mandhana carried forward her ODI form from Bengaluru into the one-off Test in Chennai with a brilliant 149. Jemimah Rodrigues oozed class in her third half-century in this format. India blunted South Africa's attack, accumulating a crazy number of runs, 525 precisely, the most runs in a day's play by any team in Test history.

Opting to bat on a red-soil surface, India adopted the cautious approach in the first hour - where they did not hit the full tosses to boundaries - before motoring along to score 130 in the morning session. South Africa bowled well in patches and struggled for a majority of the time to hit the right lengths. The first real chance came when Marizanne Kapp spilled a half-chance when Mandhana pushed one to midwicket on 33. Mandhana and Shafali though eased up and put away the bad deliveries to boundaries.

But it was the afternoon session where India accelerated. They scored 204 runs in 32 overs and lost just two wickets. Shafali, scoring her maiden double Test hundred, picked her gaps well, scoring 142 runs on the on side. Five of her eight sixes were hit towards long-on and eight fours were launched towards square leg and long-on. After a poor run in the ODIs where she got dismissed trying to take on the bowlers early on, Shafali looked assured in whites on Friday, during her 197-ball knock and a record 292-run stand with Mandhana.

Mandhana, who also struck at a healthy strike rate of 92.54, slammed 27 fours and one six in her 161-ball innings. Her eye-pleasing cover drives were the highlight of the innings, fetching her 11 fours. However, whenever the likes of Nadine de Klerk and Masabata Klass dropped the length short, she was quick to pull it away to square leg and midwicket for fours. The duo reached three figures on consecutive balls in the 39th and 40th overs. For Mandhana, it was her third hundred in four international games across formats.
It took 52 overs for South Africa to break the opening stand when Mandhana nicked one to first slip while trying to get a single to reach 150. Shafali, however, marched on, using her strong wrists to keep the scorecard ticking at a quick pace.
Satheesh Shubha, who missed the last Test against Australia in December due to a fractured finger, looked solid in her 27-ball 15 but edged one to wicketkeeper Sinalo Jafta at the stroke of tea. India were 334 for 2 at the end of the second session.


In the final session, alongside Rodrigues, Shafali converted her 150 to 200 with a push to long-off in the 73rd as the 3000-odd crowd at Chepauk rose in applause. The duo put on a brisk 86 runs off 91 balls where Shafali contributed 48 runs off 31 balls and Rodrigues 38 off 60. However, a mix-up in the 75th over ended Shafali's stay. Chennai can be a harsh place for long-format games and tests even the best athlete's endurance. The 20-year-old Shafali, not only survived the hot and humid day but also thrived in her first international game at this venue.
That South Africa toiled, to contain and pick up wickets, was evident when Laura Wolvaardt asked seven of her players to bowl. It even took the captain more than 80 overs to bring in an experienced Sune Luus, now shifting from legspin to offspin. However, even Luus went for five runs an over in her three-over burst. The surface offered some turn towards the end of the day's play but otherwise, there was limited movement in the air and seam off the surface for bowlers in the morning session.
Rodrigues made 55, while Harmanpreet Kaur and Richa Ghosh remained unbeaten on 42 and 43 respectively. Delmi Tucker, having bowled 26 overs, picked up two wickets for South Africa. But the day truly belonged to India's youngest player in their XI.

India's 525 runs the most in a day in Test history

All the key numbers from a day when Shafali Verma and Co smashed records - most runs, fastest double, most sixes, and much else

525 for 4 - India's total on the opening day of the Chennai Test against South Africa. These are the most runs scored by any team in a day's play in Test history (men or women). The previous highest was 509 for 9 by the Sri Lankan men on the second day of the 2002 Colombo Test against Bangladesh.

1 - It is the first instance of 500-plus runs scored in a day's play in a women's Test match. An aggregate of 475 runs came on the opening day of the Christchurch Test in 1935, where New Zealand were bowled out for 44 before England's 431 for 4.

525 for 4 - India's total against South Africa is now their highest in women's Tests and the joint-third by any team in the format. The 467 all out against England in the 2002 Taunton Test was their previous highest.

1 - Shafali Verma is the first woman to score 200-plus runs in a day's play in a Test match. The previous most runs scored in a day was 189 by Betty Snowball for England on the first day of the Christchurch Test against New Zealand in 1935.

292 - Partnership runs between Shafali and Smriti Mandhana for the first wicket against South Africa. It is the highest opening stand in women's Tests, surpassing the 241-run partnership by Kiran Baluch and Sajjida Shah against West Indies in 2004.

The 354 runs scored by the two batters are also the most by openers in an innings in women's Tests. Baluch and Shah aggregated 340 runs in the Karachi Test.
1 - Number of partnerships in women's Tests higher than the 292 by Shafali and Mandhana. Denise Annetts and Lindsay Reeler shared a 309-run partnership for the third wicket against England in 1987.

The 292-run stand is the highest for India in the format, bettering the 275-run partnership by Thirush Kamini and Punam Raut for the second wicket against South Africa in 2014.
194 - Balls Shafali needed for her double-century. It is the fastest double-ton in women's Tests, bettering Annabel Sutherland's 248-ball effort against South Africa earlier this year.

2 - Shafali and Mandhana became the second pair of openers to score hundreds in the same innings in women's Tests. Charlotte Edwards and Laura Newton scored hundreds against New Zealand in 2004.

India's first innings is only the 11th instance of two or more batters scoring hundreds in the same women's Test innings and only the second for India. Thirush Kamini and Punam Raut scored tons in the 2014 Mysuru Test against South Africa.


2 - Shafali is now the second Indian to score a double-century in women's Tests after Mithali Raj, who made 214 against England in Taunton in 2002. She is overall the tenth woman to score a double-hundred in Tests.

20y, 152d - Shafali's age on Friday, which made her the second youngest to score a double-century in women's Tests, behind Mithali Raj, who was 19 years and 254 days old at the start of the Taunton Test in 2002.

8 - Sixes hit by Shafali in her 205-run knock. No batter had hit more than two sixes in an innings in women's Tests before. No woman has hit more than three sixes in their Test career previously. Shafali now has a career tally of 13 sixes, ten more than any other player.
India hit a total of nine sixes on Friday. The most sixes ever hit in a women's Test by both teams combined previously was six - by England and India in Bristol in 2021.

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India script history against South Africa, record highest-ever team total in women's Test cricket

The Indian women's cricket team achieved a remarkable feat on the second day of the ongoing one-off Test against South Africa. Having declared their innings at 603/6, Harmanpreet Kaur's side recorded the highest team total in women's Test cricket history, surpassing the previous best of 575/9 set by Australia earlier this year in Perth.



India's record-breaking total was propelled by an outstanding opening partnership between Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana.The duo shared an iconic stand of 292 runs, which is the highest opening partnership in women's Test cricket to date. Verma's exceptional innings of 205 runs and Mandhana's solid contribution of 149 runs laid the foundation for India's monumental total.
The Indian batting lineup continued to dominate the South African bowling attack, with Jemimah Rodrigues chipping in with a valuable 55 runs. The team's captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, and wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh remained unbeaten at the crease, both having scored past their respective half-centuries.

India's record-breaking performance was not limited to the second day alone. On the first day of the Test match, they had already etched their names in the history books by posting the highest-ever single-day total in a Test match. Their score of 525 for four surpassed the previous record held by the Sri Lankan men's team, who had scored 509 for nine against Bangladesh in Colombo in 2002.

This remarkable achievement by the Indian women's cricket team displays their batting mettle and their ability to dominate on the international stage. It also means the growing strength and competitiveness of women's cricket, which has been gaining significant momentum and recognition in recent years.
While individual performances played a crucial role in this historic feat, it was a collective effort by the Indian batting unit that enabled them to rewrite the record books. Their determination, skill, and unwavering focus were on full display, as they methodically built their innings and capitalized on the opportunities presented by the South African bowling attack.

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India thump South Africa by 10 wickets in one-off Women's Test

India registered a comprehensive win over South Africa in the one-off Test, defeating the side by 10 wickets.

India inflicted a crushing 10-wicket defeat on South Africa in the one-off Women's Test here on Monday with opener Shafali Verma's fastest-ever double-century and Sneh Rana's amazing first-innings figures of 8/77 playing a key role in the outcome of the match, where several records were broken.

India celebrates on the 4th and last day of the one-off Test

Brief Scores:
India: 603/6 decl and 37/0 in 9.2 overs.
South Africa: 266 and 373 in 154.4 overs

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യുഎഇ ടീമിലെ റി സിസ്*റ്റേഴ്*സ്; ഏഷ്യാകപ്പിനുള്ള യുഎഇ ക്രിക്കറ്റ് ടീമില്* ഇടംനേടി 3 മലയാളി സഹോദരിമാര്*


റിതികാ രജിത്, റിനിതാ രജിത്, റിഷിതാ രജിത് എന്നിവർ |

കല്*പറ്റ: ഒരു വീട്ടിലെ താരങ്ങള്* ഇനി രാജ്യാന്തര ക്രിക്കറ്റിലും ഒരുമിച്ചുണ്ടാവും. ഏഷ്യാകപ്പ് വനിതാ ടി20 ക്രിക്കറ്റ് ടൂര്*ണമെന്റിനുള്ള യു.എ.ഇ. ടീമിലാണ് മലയാളികളായ സഹോദരങ്ങള്* കളിക്കാനൊരുങ്ങുന്നത്. സുല്*ത്താന്* ബത്തേരി സ്വദേശികളായ റിതികാ രജിത്, റിനിതാ രജിത്, റിഷിതാ രജിത് എന്നിവരാണ് ഒരു വീട്ടില്* വളര്*ന്ന് ഒരുമിച്ച് അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര ക്രിക്കറ്റില്* കളിക്കുന്നത്.

മൂന്നുവര്*ഷമായി യു.എ.ഇ. ദേശീയ ടീമംഗങ്ങളായ മൂവരും ഇതുവരെ ആദ്യമായി ഒരുമിച്ചിറങ്ങിയിട്ടില്ല. ഏഷ്യാകപ്പിനുള്ള 15 അംഗ സംഘത്തില്* മൂവരും ഇടംനേടിയതോടെ ഒരുമിച്ചു കളിക്കാന്* അവസരമൊരുങ്ങി. 19, 21, 23 തീയതികളില്* ശ്രീലങ്കയിലാണ് യു.എ.ഇ.യുടെ മത്സരം. ഇന്ത്യ, പാകിസ്താന്*, നേപ്പാള്* എന്നിവരാണ് എതിരാളികള്*. യു.എ.ഇ.യില്* ബിസിനസ് നടത്തുന്ന ബത്തേരി അരുണാലയത്തില്* രജിത്തിന്റെയും രഞ്ജിനിയുടെയും മക്കളാണ്. സ്വകാര്യകമ്പനിയില്* എച്ച്.ആര്*. ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥയാണ് റിതിക. പ്ലസ്ടുവിനുശേഷം കംപ്യൂട്ടര്* എന്*ജിനിയറിങ് പഠനത്തിനുള്ള തയ്യാറെടുപ്പിലാണ് റിനിത. പ്ലസ്*വണ്* വിദ്യാര്*ഥിനിയാണ് റിഷിത.

ബാഡ്മിന്റണില്*നിന്ന് ക്രിക്കറ്റിലേക്ക്

യു.എ.ഇ.യില്*തന്നെ ബാഡ്മിന്റണ്* താരങ്ങളായി തിളങ്ങുമ്പോഴാണ് മൂന്നുപേരുടെയും ക്രിക്കറ്റിലേക്കുള്ള ചുവടുമാറ്റം. യു.എ.ഇ. ബാഡ്മിന്റണ്* ദേശീയ ടീമംഗങ്ങളായിരുന്നു മൂന്നുപേരും. ബാഡ്മിന്റണ്* അണ്ടര്* ഇലവന്* ഗേള്*സില്* 2016-ല്* കോഴിക്കോട് ജില്ലയ്ക്കായി റിനിതയും റിഷിതയും കളിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്. അണ്ടര്* ഇലവന്* ഡബിള്*സില്* റിനിതയും റിഷിതയും ചേര്*ന്ന ടീമായിരുന്നു ചാമ്പ്യന്*. കോവിഡ് വന്നപ്പോഴാണ് ബാഡ്മിന്റണ്* നിര്*ത്തി ക്രിക്കറ്റ് പരിശീലനം തുടങ്ങിയത്. 1980-കളില്* വയനാട് ജില്ലാടീമില്* കളിച്ചിരുന്ന അച്ഛന്* രജിത്തിന്റെ കീഴിലായിരുന്നു പരിശീലനം. ഒട്ടേറെ മത്സരങ്ങളില്* തിളങ്ങിയതോടെ യു.എ.ഇ. ദേശീയടീമിലും ഇടം നേടി. ബാഡ്മിന്റണ്* വേള്*ഡ് ഫെഡറേഷന്റെ സര്*ട്ടിഫൈഡ് അംപയറും ഇന്റര്*നാഷണല്* ക്രിക്കറ്റ് കൗണ്*സിലിന്റെ എ. ലെവല്* കോച്ചുമാണ് റിതിക.