SPORT IN BRIEF

CRICKET Yair Nagavkar was in fine form in the Israel Night League. The Israel under-18 Maccabiah star smashed a remarkable 48 runs off 19 balls to win the Richard Ableson man-of-the-match award as Division One leaders MYL secured their seventh consecutive win, beating 2017 runners-up YMCA by 82 runs. Young Israel Thunder are favourites for the title with a strong squad featuring former Israel captain Herschel Gutman, Eshkol Solomon and Yaniv Razpurker.

FOOTBALL Scott Kashket returned to action after eight months of rehabilitation in Wycombe’s 5-1 FA Cup defeat against Preston North End.