Cricket
Antigua, July 31 (UNI) West Indies skipper Hayley Matthews is well aware of what her team needs to do in the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup. West Indies are placed in Group B of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 along with England, South Africa, Bangladesh, and Scotland. “We’re going in as underdogs again…
Pallekele, (UNI) India sealed the T20I series with a nail-biting 3-0 triumph after an edge-of-the-seat finale in the third and final match on Tuesday. Despite already having the series in the bag, India made four changes to their lineup, a move that added extra intrigue to an already intense clash. Batting first on a tricky…
Belfast, (UNI) Harry Tector has been fined 15 per cent of match fees for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the Belfast Test match against Zimbabwe. Tector was found to have breached the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, relating to “showing dissent at an Umpire’s decision…
Mumbai, July 29 (UNI) Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has outlined the future path for Hardik Pandya following his T20I captaincy snub. Having acted as deputy to Rohit Sharma in India’s triumphant ICC Men’s T20 World Cup campaign, Hardik was one of the front-runners to take over the mantle once Rohit retired from the…
Pallekele, July 27 (UNI) India clinched a commanding 43-run victory over Sri Lanka in the first T20I of the series, driven by standout performances from captain Suryakumar Yadav and Riyan Parag. Suryakumar’s explosive 58 off 26 balls, featuring eight boundaries and two sixes, propelled India to a formidable total of 213 runs. Rishabh Pant added…
Edgbaston, July 27 (UNI) Joe Root crossed the milestone of 12,000 Test runs in Birmingham on Saturday and also edged past the overall run tally of Brian Lara in Test cricket. Root notched up a brilliant hundred here on day two of the ICC World Test Championship match against West Indies and also crossed the…
Kabul, July 27 (UNI) Afghanistan will play a one-off Test match against New Zealand in India in September in what would be the first meeting between the sides in red-ball cricket. The match would take place from September 9 to 13 at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground. ACB Chairman Mirwais Ashraf expressed happiness in…
Dambulla, July 26 (UNI) In a crucial semifinal match of the Asia Cup, the Indian Women’s cricket team showcased an all-round performance to secure a place in the final on Friday. Winning the toss and opting to bat first, Bangladesh Women struggled right from the start due to the disciplined bowling attack by the Indian…
Dambulla, July 25 (UNI) India’s Harmanpreet Kaur has overtaken Meg Lanning to become the second leading run-scorer in Women’s T20I cricket. Harmanpreet scored 66 against the UAE earlier in the tournament, bringing her total to 3415 T20I runs, surpassing Lanning’s 3405 runs. Her teammate Smriti Mandhana, with 3378 runs, also has a chance to overtake…
Bengaluru, July 25 (UNI) The Shriram Capital Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 auction, held at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, saw the promising 18-year-old Samit Dravid, son of cricket legend Rahul Dravid, making his foray into franchise cricket. The Mysuru Warriors secured the young pacer for 0.5 Lakhs, marking a significant moment in the auction. Chethan LR…
