Cricket

LONDON (AP) — Former England fast bowler Peter Lever, a member of the triumphant 1970-71 Ashes side, has died at 84. His former Lancashire club made the announcement on Thursday.

GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Quinton de Kock made an unbeaten 97 off 61 balls as the Kolkata Knight Riders earned an eight-wicket win over the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League on Wednesday.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Jimmy Neesham took 5-22 and Tim Seifert blasted 97 from 38 balls as New Zealand beat Pakistan by eight wickets with 10 overs to spare in the fifth Twenty20 international Wednesday.

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Shreyas Iyer blazed a masterful unbeaten 97 off 42 balls and started his new stint as captain of Punjab Kings with a 11-run victory over Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday.

SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Former Bangladesh cricket captain Tamim Iqbal’s condition has improved, doctors said Tuesday, after he was hospitalized following cardiac arrest during a Twenty20 match.

VISAKHAPATNAM, India (AP) — Ashutosh Sharma's blistering 66 off 31 balls snatched for Delhi Capitals a dramatic one-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League on Monday.

SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Former Bangladesh men's cricket captain Tamim Iqbal is in hospital after suffering cardiac arrest during a Twenty20 match on Monday.

HYDERABAD, India (AP) — Ishan Kishan scored 106 not out off 47 balls as Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Rajasthan Royals by 44 runs in their season-opening encounter in the 2025 Indian Premier League on Sunday.

WINDHOEK — Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton scored 65 runs and Nikolaas Davin added 52 as Namibia defeated Canada by eight wickets in a T20 cricket game Sunday.

MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand (AP) — Jacob Duffy and Zakary Foulkes shared seven wickets as New Zealand bowled out Pakistan for 105 Sunday to win the fourth Twenty20 international by 115 runs and clinch victory in the five-match series with a game rem