The first T20I between India and New Zealand got abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain in Wellington on Friday. The two teams meet each other once again, this time at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, for the second T20I of the three-match series. While both the teams will be looking for
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File photo of Mandeep Singh.© BCCI Punjab skipper Mandeep Singh led from the front with a gritty 90 to guide his team to a 26-run win over Madhya Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Mumbai on Saturday. In a low-scoring affair at the Wankhede Stadium, Mandeep steered Punjab to 232 with other contributions coming
AUS vs ENG, 2nd ODI Live Score Updates: England are chasing 281 runs© AFP Australia vs England, 2nd ODI Live Updates:Chasing a target of 281, England are seven wickets down against Australia in the second ODI of the three-match series at Sydney Cricket Ground. Adam Zampa struck twice in the same over to swing the match back
Nepal on Friday won the One Day International (ODI) series against United Arab Emirates (UAE), the first International series that the Himalayan Nation has ever won on home ground. Nepali cricketers Ashif Sheikh and Gyanendra Malla scored half-centuries in the nail-biting game to defeat UAE by six wickets in the title decider on Friday running
File photo of Team India© AFP The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced that they have invited applications for the position of National Selectors for the senior men’s team. The BCCI also said that the deadline to submit the applications is 6pm IST on November 28. The board has scrapped
After facing disappointing losses in their respective semi-final clashes of the T20 World Cup 2022, India and New Zealand are squaring off in a white-ball series. Cricket fans around the world were left utterly disappointed after the first T20I match between the teams got abandoned due to rain, in Wellington on Friday. The Indian side, led
A depleted Delhi, without the services of seasoned pros Shikhar Dhawan and Ishant Sharma, slumped to their second successive defeat, losing to Karnataka by four wickets in a low-scoring Group B match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy on Thursday. Batting first at the JU (Salt Lake) ground, Delhi were bundled out for 159 in 45.4
After a disappointing T20 World Cup campaign, India will aim for a fresh start with the help of a “young and fearless” bunch in the three-match T20I series against New Zealand, beginning in Wellington on Friday. After the World Cup debacle in the UAE last year, India did adopt an aggressive batting approach but by
England vs Australia Live: David Warner Hits Fifty© AFP Australia vs England, 1st ODI, Live Updates: Australia openers David Warner and Alex Hales gave a strong start to their side in the chase of 288, against England in the first ODI of the three-match series. Earlier, Dawid Malan smashed a ton to drive England to 287/9 in
Cricket West Indies (CWI) have formed an independent group to conduct a comprehensive review of West Indies’ performance at the T20 World Cup. In the tournament, the two-time champions failed to even qualify for the Super 12 stage after stumbling to losses against Scotland and Ireland. In the independent group, former West Indies captain Brian
File image of Wasim Jaffer© Twitter Former India Test opener Wasim Jaffer has been reappointed batting coach of the IPL side Punjab Kings for the upcoming season after a gap of one year. Jaffer was the batting coach of Punjab Kings between 2019 to 2021 but stepped down from his role before the 2022 auction.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Director of Cricket Operations Mike Hesson on Wednesday said that star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, who is out due to a leg injury, will be back well before the next edition of the league to join his side’s campaign. Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell was ruled out of cricket for an extended period
File image of IPL trophy© BCCI/IPL IPL giants Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday ended their hugely successful 11-year association with legendary all-rounder Dwayne Bravo while Sunrisers Hyderabad released star batter Kane Williamson ahead of the cash-rich league’s mini auction. Tuesday was the last date to announce the full list of players retained and released by
File photo of Kamran Akmal© AFP Pakistan’s discarded wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has been served with a legal notice by Pakistan Cricket Board chairman for allegedly making defamatory and offensive comments on the media. A source close to Kamran confirmed that he got a notice from the legal department of the board, served on behalf of
One of the greatest overseas players to have played in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Kieron Pollard, has decided to call time on his career in the T20 league. A one-franchise man in the IPL, Pollard has been one of the pillars of Mumbai Indians. He decided to hang his boots after playing for MI
File image of Wasim Akram© Twitter England on Sunday became the first team to hold the 50-over Cricket World Cup and 20-over World Cup at the same time. The Jos Buttler-led side achieved the feat after beating Pakistan in a nervy T20 World Cup final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. After the result, legendary fast
After Pakistan’s narrow defeat to England in the final of the T20 World Cup, legendary pacer Shoaib Akhtar praised the Babar Azam-led side for putting up a gutsy fight. In the final, England bowlers restricted Pakistan to a below-par total of 137/8 after winning the toss. In reply, Ben Stokes hit an unbeaten fifty to
Questions remain on Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma’s T20 future© AFP The aftermath of India’s disastrous end to the T20 World Cup 2022 campaign has raised questions on the future of a number of veteran cricketers. The likes of Dinesh Karthik, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, and even skipper Rohit Sharma might be on their way out.