Sri Lanka’s teenage spinner Dunith Wellalage has been included in the final 12 for the second Test against Pakistan in Galle, skipper Dimuth Karunaratne said on Saturday. The 19-year-old Wellalage, a left-arm orthodox who awaits his Test debut, seems a likely replacement for injured spinner Maheesh Theekshana as the hosts look to bounce back in
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File image of Chris Jordan© AFP At the 2021 T20 World Cup, England started as one of the favourites. With an aggressive brand of cricket, they looked poised to reach the final until a five-wicket loss to New Zealand in the last four stage stopped their progress. England batted first to score 166/4, but could
PCB chairman Ramiz Raja has lauded the national team for its recent win against Sri Lanka in the Galle Test, saying the victory is at par with Pakistan’s historic triumph over India in the 1987 Bangalore Test. Pakistan chased down a stiff 342-run target on the final day to register a four-wicket win over Sri
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ICC Elite Panel member Nitin Menon is among 10 officials grouped in the newly introduced A category of BCCI umpires. The others in the A+ category include four international umpires — Anil Chaudhary, Madangopal Jayaraman, Virender Kumar Sharma and K N Ananthapadmabhanan. Rohan Pandit, Nikhil Patwardhan, Sadashiv Iyer, Ulhas Gandhe and Navdeep Singh Sidhu are
The Indian cricket team starts yet another tour, this time without the presence of many seniors, in the Caribbean islands on Friday. Led by Shikhar Dhwan, Team India faces West Indies in the first ODI of a three-match series in Port of Spain on Friday. The absence of players like Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant
File image of Shaheen Afridi© AFP Pakistan pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has been ruled out of the second Test against Sri Lanka with a knee injury, the team said Thursday. Shaheen, a left-arm quick, played a key part in the tourists’ opening win on Wednesday in Galle as he took four wickets in the
It was a momentous occasion for Pakistan as Abdullah Shafique hit an epic 160 to anchor his team’s record chase of 342 at Galle as the tourists won a thrilling opening Test against Sri Lanka on Wednesday. The opener capped his marathon display with the winning runs in the final session on day five, jumping
Cheteshwar Pujara celebrates his third double-century of the season.© Twitter Cheteshwar Pujara emulated a feat of one of the most celebrated Indian batsmen of all time in scoring a double-century for Sussex against Middlesex at Lord’s on Wednesday. The last Sussex batsman to post a double century at the Home of Cricket was India opener
England white-ball captain Jos Buttler has described Ben Stokes as “once-in-a-generation player”, while his predecessor Eoin Morgan hailed him as a “true leader” after the star allrounder retired from ODIs, leaving the cricket world shocked. The chief architect of England’s historic 2019 World Cup triumph, Stokes ended his 105-match ODI career with a forgettable 5-run
1st Test: Pakistan reclaim the third spot as Sri Lanka slip down to six.© AFP Pakistan on Wednesday reclaimed the third spot in the World Test Championship tables after beating Sri Lanka in the first Test at the Galle International Stadium. Riding on Abdullah Shafique‘s unbeaten knock of 160, Pakistan chased down a record total
Team India arrived in Trinidad on Wednesday ahead of their white-ball series against West Indies, which is scheduled to start from Friday. Shikhar Dhawan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shreyas Iyer, Avesh Khan, Ishan Kishan and Mohammed Siraj were some of the players seen at the hotel along with the rest of the squad. “Trinidad – WE ARE
ENG vs SA, 1st ODI Live: Jason Roy (in picture) opened batting for England with Jonny Bairstow.© AFP England vs South Africa, 1st ODI Live Score And Live Updates: Rassie van der Dussen scored 133 runs off 117 balls as South Africa posted 333 for 5 against England in the first ODI of the three-match series
The Indian team celebrates after the 3rd ODI win.© AFP Indian cricket team’s 2-1 series win over England presented the team with a lot of positives. Hardik Pandya‘s all-round show and Rishabh Pant‘s batting were the biggest of them all. On Sunday, Pandya partnered Rishabh Pant (125*, 113 balls) to rescue India from a tricky
File photo of Virat Kohli© AFP Virat Kohli had a forgettable run in the recently-concluded England Tour. In none of the matches in Tests, ODIs or T20Is against Englanr, the former Indian cricket team captain could score big. His string of scores in the recent Tour of England are 11, 20, 1, 11, 16 and
Former West Indies skipper Denesh Ramdin announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect on Monday. Ramdin played his last match for West Indies in a T20I in December 2019. However, he will continue to play franchise cricket. “It is with great pleasure that I announce my retirement from international cricket. The past 14
Yasir Shah in action during Sri Lanka vs Pakistan first Test in Galle.© AFP Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah on Monday bamboozled Sri Lanka batter Kusal Mendis with a peach of a delivery. In the ongoing first Test match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium, the spinner pitched the ball outside leg
Star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant scored his maiden ODI century as India defeated England by five wickets in the third and final ODI at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester. With India reeling at 72 for four in their chase of 260, Pant produced a sensational knock of 125* off 113 balls to rescue India