Cricket
Sydney, (UNI) Mitchell Marsh will take over Australia’s captaincy for the white-ball tour of South Africa after Steve Smith and Mitchell Starc were ruled out with injuries. Australia are also without the services of Pat Cummins, who is recovering from a fractured wrist that he sustained during the Ashes. Smith is nursing a tendon injury…
Dublin, (UNI) India edged out Ireland by a very thin margin of 2 runs on DLS method against Ireland in the first at The Village here on Friday. Chasing 140 runs target, India ended at 47/2 in 6.5 overs when rains stopped the match. Ireland were restricted to 139/7, thanks to Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh…
Dublin, Aug 18 (UNI) Some clean hitting from Barry McCarthy who cracked his career best score of 51 not out helped Ireland to post a face-saving 139/7 in the first T20I match against India at the Village here on Friday. McCarthy’s innings was strung with four boundaries and as many sixes off 33 balls. At…
Dublin, (UNI) After missing key events including the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup following an injury, pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is set for an international comeback when India take on Ireland in a three-match bilateral T20I series starting Friday. Bumrah will also have the additional responsibility of captaining the side on his return after a…
Mumbai, (UNI) Anticipation reaches a crescendo as the stage is set at the Asia Cup 2023 for the ‘Greatest Rivalry’ that has long defined cricket history – India versus Pakistan. With fervent cricket enthusiasts worldwide counting down to the highly anticipated showdown on September 2 from 3.00 pm (IST), Star Sports, the official broadcaster of…
Dubai, (UNI) Former West Indies player Marlon Samuels has been found guilty of four offences under the Emirates Cricket Boad (ECB) Anti-Corruption Code following a hearing by an independent Anti-Corruption Tribunal. Samuels, who was charged by the ICC (in its capacity as the Designated Anti-Corruption Official under the ECB Code) in September 2021, has been…
Bengaluru, (UNI) India’s star wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant is back on field batting for the first time after recovering from a life-threatening accident last year. The star player was seen batting in a practice match, a video of which has gone viral on social media, especially X (Twitter). The match was played on Independence Day and…
London, (UNI) England have received a huge boost ahead of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 as Ben Stokes reversed his ODI retirement, and was named in the squad for the four-match ODI series against New Zealand. England coach Matthew Mott had recently revealed that he was eager to lure the Test team skipper…
Colombo, (UNI) One of the rising stars of Sri Lankan cricket, Matheesha Pathirana has been in fine form and is the joint-highest wicket-taker in the ongoing Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2023 with his sublime sling action. The young pacer recently revealed that he has learned to perform well in T20 cricket from former Indian captain…
Dubai, (UNI) India batter Shubman Gill has reached a career best 25th position in the ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings following a half-century in the fourth match of the series against the West Indies in Lauderhill last week. Gill has moved up 43 places after scores of 77 and nine in the last two T20Is…
