The 2023 Border-Gavaskar series is going from bad to worse for Australia. While skipper Pat Cummins had to fly back home due to an illness in the family, marquee pacer Josh Hazlewood has now been ruled out of the entire series, having failed to recover from an Achilles injury that has been troubling him since
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File photo of Rashada Williams© AFP West Indies’ Rashada Williams has been fined 15 per cent of her match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct. The incident took place during her side’s Group 2 match against Ireland in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 on Friday. Williams was found
Pakistan Women vs West Indies Women,T20 World Cup: West Indies win by 3 runs.© AFP PAK-W vs WI-W Highlights, Women’s T20 World Cup 2023:West Indies kept their semi-final hopes alive after edging out Pakistan by 3 runs in a Group B match at the Boland Park in Paarl. Chasing a target of 117, Pakistan were
India batter Virat Kohli scaled another historic milestone in his career, becoming the fastest batter to score 25,000 runs in international cricket. He did so on Day 3 of the second Test against Australia in New Delhi. In the process, Kohli surpassed his idol and the Master Blaster, Sachin Tendulkar, who had reached the landmark
Women’s T20 WC: Australia defeated South Africa by six wickets.© AFP SA vs AUS, Women’s T20 World Cup Highlights: Defending champions Australia defeated South Africa by six wickets to easily book a place in the Women’s T20 World Cup semi-finals on Saturday. Chasing 125 to win, they reached their target with 21 balls to spare. Tahlia
Had Nathan Lyon been an India skipper, he would have issued a quick rebuttal if someone had dared to refer Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin as lower-order batters. On an interesting second day, Ashwin (37) and Axar (74) added 114 runs for the eighth wicket after India had slumped to 139/7, with Lyon taking his
England all-rounder and Test skipper Ben Stokes made history on Saturday, surpassing New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum to become the player with the most sixes in the history of Test cricket. He reached the milestone during the first Test between England and New Zealand at Mount Maunganui. On day three of the Test match in the
1st Test, Day 3 Live: England look to extend lead against New Zealand at Bay Oval.© AFP NZ vs ENG, 1st Test Live Updates: England look to extend their 98-run lead over New Zealand on Day 3 of the 1st Test at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. The visitors lost openers Ben Duckett, for 25,
Bates became the first woman from any country to reach 1000 runs in T20 World Cups.© AFP Suzie Bates led a return to form by New Zealand’s batters as they scored 189 for three in their Women’s T20 World Cup match against Bangladesh at Newlands in Cape Town on Friday. Bates hit 81 not out
Naseem Shah in action during Pakistan Super League (PSL)© Twitter Pakistan cricket team fast bowler Naseem Shah was fined 10 per cent of his match fees for hearing the wrong helmet during the Pakistan Super League (PSL) match between Quetta Gladiators and Multan Sultans. Naseem, who is currently playing for the Gladiators, was penalised under
Mumal Mehr, a 14-year-old girl from a small village near Barmer, Rajasthan, has taken social media by storm. A video of the teenager batting fabulously with a wide range of shots has been widely shared on social media. Even the great Sachin Tendulkar was impressed and shared the video from his Twitter account with a special
Ravindra Jadeja made a brilliant comeback into the Indian Test side in the first match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in Nagpur. The left-arm spin allrounder took seven wickets in the match and scored a half-century also. The performance earned him ‘Player of the match’ Trophy. As world no. 2 India take on world
New Zealand take on England on Day 1 of 1st Test© AFP New Zealand vs England 1st Test Day 1 LIVE:England declared their first innings at 325/9 against New Zealand on Day 1 of the first Test on Thursday. Zak Crawley departed for just 3 runs before Duckett and Pope stabilised the English ship. However,
PAKW vs IREW, Women’s T20 World Cup: Muneeba Ali scored a ton.© AFP PAK vs IRE, Women’s T20 World Cup Highlights:Muneeba Ali hit the first century of the Women’s T20 World Cup and the first ever by a Pakistani woman when she made 102 against Ireland at Newlands in Cape Town on Wednesday. The bespectacled
File photo of Bangladesh players.© AFP A Bangladesh player at the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa was reportedly approached for spot-fixing. According to a report in the ESPNcricinfo, the player has informed the authorities about it, as per the anti-corruption code of conduct. The media house stated that Dhaka-based Jamuna TV released an
After registering a thrilling victory in their tournament opener against Pakistan, Harmanpreet Kaur-led Team India faces West Indies in the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa on Wednesday. India will eye a top berth in Group B with the match against the Caribbean side, who are at the bottom of the table after
Women’s T20 WC 2023: Australia won by eight wickets.© AFP AUS vs BAN, Women’s T20 World Cup Highlights:Australia defeated by Bangladesh eight wickets in a Group A match of the Women’s T20 World Cup on Tuesday at St George’s Park in Gqeberha. Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana made a half-century but lacked support in her team’s Women’s T20
Celebrations are going on at the residence of Jasia Akhtar here ever since she became the first woman cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to be picked by a Women’s Premier League (WPL) franchise during the auction in Mumbai on Monday. “When I got the news of Jasia’s selection, I could not believe it. I am