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Bangladesh vs Scotland, 2024 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup LIVE Updates© ICC Scotland vs Bangladesh LIVE Updates: Bangladesh have lost quick wickets after making a good starts against Scotland. Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana won the toss and opted to bat against Scotland in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 opener at the Sharjah International Cricket Stadium. Tournament

File photo of MS Dhoni© BCCI Former Indian cricket team wicket-keeper batter Dinesh Karthik completely supported IPL governing body’s decision to allow MS Dhoni to play as an ‘uncapped’ cricketer in the upcoming season. According to the new retention rules, any player who has not played for India in the past five years will be

Ireland vs South Africa Live Score Updates 1st ODI© X/@cricketireland Ireland vs South Africa Live Score 1st ODI: Ireland take on South Africa in the first ODI of a three-match rubber at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. South Africa have a few familian faces coming into the ODI side, most notably Rassie van der

Premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Tuesday agreed that having a limited number of Test centres helps the players but fell short of endorsing the idea for India, saying it was above his pay grade to comment on that. The debate on Test centres was reignited after Kanpur’s Green Park stadium came under criticism for a

Rohit Sharma’s captaincy drew praise from Sunil Gavaskar© X (Twitter) India captain Rohit Sharma once again proved his astute captaincy skills as the team bounced back from a weather-related setback in the Kanpur Test against Bangladesh to clinch a series-sealing win. As India took on Bangladesh in the 2nd Test at Green Park Stadium, more

File photo of Pakistan star Babar Azam© AFP Babar Azam in a late night on Tuesday resigned from the captaincy of the Pakistan cricket team.  Here’s the full text of his post: “Dear Fans, “I’m sharing some news with you today. I have decided to resign as captain of the Pakistan men’s cricket team, effective

Bangladesh head coach Chandika Hathurusinghe on Tuesday admitted that his team was blown away by India’s “not-seen-before” aggressive batting that eventually forced a result in the weather-hit second Test. Eight sessions were lost in the first three days due to persistent rain and it seemed that the game would just meander to a dull draw.

Australia are hot favourites for their seventh title at the women’s T20 World Cup starting Thursday in their first tournament appearance since the retirement of four-time tournament-winning captain Meg Lanning. New skipper Alyssa Healy faces a challenge in the United Arab Emirates, leading a team that has only failed twice to win the 20-over trophy

South African cricket coach Shukri Conrad on Monday named three spin bowlers in a 15-man squad to play two Tests in Bangladesh next month. The squad was announced on the same day that it was confirmed that South Africa will play Test matches in Dhaka and Chattogram.  The decision was taken following a security assessment

Virat Kohli in action for India during 2nd Test against Bangladesh© AFP Indian cricket team star batter Virat Kohli added another record to his already illustrious career as he became the fastest player to reach 27000 international runs during Day 4 of the second Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur on Monday. Kohli shattered legendary India

The Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council introduced a few stringent rules, especially pertaining to overseas players in a media statement on Saturday. From defining the retention rules, and salary slabs for IPL franchises, the statement also issued overseas players a potential 2-year suspension over auction mischief that has hurt teams over the last few

Jemimah Rodrigues in action© X (Twitter) Jemimah Rodrigues struck a crucial fifty as India secured a comprehensive 20-run victory against West Indies in a warm-up game ahead of the Women’s T20 World Cup on Sunday. Rodrigues anchored India’s innings with a steady 40-ball 52, including five boundaries, as they posted 141 for 8 in their

The day three of the second Test between India and Bangladesh at the Green Park Stadium was abandoned on Sunday without a ball being bowled due to wet outfield. Though it did not rain so far today, there were still some wet patches in the ground, including one near the bowler’s run up area. The

All 10 franchises will be allowed to retain upto six players before the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction. The IPL General Council members, during a meeting in Bengaluru on Saturday, decided that among those six retentions, one has to be an uncapped player. According to IPL GC’s official release, at least one of the

The Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council on Saturday announced the IPL player regulation 2025-27. Ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, the rules hold extra significance. All 10 franchises will be allowed to retain upto six players before the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction. The IPL General Council, during its meeting in Bengaluru

The IPL 2025 mega auction is set to take place in November.© BCCI The IPL Governing Council meeting is scheduled to convene on Saturday evening for the BCCI’s 93rd Annual General Meeting, to be held on Sunday. The primary point of interest will be the decision pertaining to the retention rule. It has been learnt

England vs Australia 4th ODI Highlights© AFP England vs Australia 4th ODI Highlights: England registered a thumping 186-run win to level the ODI series against Australia at 2-2 in the 4th ODI at Lord’s. With rain shortening it to a 39-overs-a-side game, England put up a whopping 312, led by Harry Brook’s 87 and Liam

File photo of Sri Lanka cricket team.© AFP Sri Lanka will host the West Indies for white-ball bilaterals in October, with a three-match T20I and ODI series, according to the ICC. Sri Lanka will seek to take confidence from their positive run in recent months, with an ODI series win over India, a Test match