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South Africa vs Sri Lanka, Womens T20 World Cup Match: Sri Lankan players celebrate.© AFP South Africa vs Sri Lanka Women’s T20 World Cup Match Highlights:  Hosts South Africa failed to chase a 130-run target and lost the opener by three runs. Sri Lankan captain Chamari Athapaththu made a hard-hit half-century against South Africa. Athapaththu’s

Former Australia cricketer Tom Moody was extremely critical of Pat Cummins and Co after the visitors struggled on Day 2 of the first Test match between India and Australia in Nagpur. The pitch was the center of attraction before even a single delivery was bowled with ex-Australia cricketers and experts alleging “pitch doctoring” on India’s

KS Bharat made his Test debut in Nagpur match against Australia© Twitter The Indian cricket team handed a much-awaited debut to wicket-keeper batter KS Bharat as well as Suryakumar Yadav as the hosts took on Australia in the first Test of the 4-match series in Nagpur. Seeing Bharat get his maiden Test outing, Andhra Pradesh

Skipper Mayank Agarwal hit a double century to help Karnataka post 407 in their first innings and take the upper hand over Saurashtra in their Ranji Trophy semifinal in Bengaluru on Thursday. Resuming his innings at 110, Agarwal carried on his good form and played with more intent on the second day to score 249

Virat Kohli drops a chance while fielding during first Test.© Twitter While India dominated Australia on Day 1 of the first Test in Nagpur, there were a couple of occasions where the fielding could have been better. Surprisingly, it was Virat Kohli who was at the centre of two dropped chances. First, the former India

Suryakumar Yadav finally makes his Test debut while KS Bharat was also handed the Indian cap ahead of the first match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia in Nagpur on Thursday. Suryakumar has been enjoying a brilliant run of form in limited overs cricket for the past year and was even named the

Australia skipper Pat Cummins made it clear on Wednesday that his side is not bothered by the discussion regarding the pitch in Nagpur ahead of the first Test match starting February 9. Ian Healy started the controversy by saying that the hosts will be making the pitch in order to suit their game plan and

Having already secured a place in the World Test Championship (WTC) final, Australia take on India in a four-match Test series, with the first match starting on February 9. Last week, Australia legend Ian Healy had claimed that if India make ‘fair’ pitches, the visitors will win the series. However, Healy was heavily criticised by

Marnus Labuschagne vs R Ashwin battle is going to be an intriguing one© Twitter India are all set to take on Australia in a four-match Test series, starting on Thursday at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. While there are plenty of interesting match-ups, the battle between Ravichandran Ashwin and Marnus Labuschagne could decide

Gary Ballance became only the second Test batsman after Kepler Wessels to score a century for two countries, hitting an unbeaten 137 for Zimbabwe against the West Indies in Bulawayo on Tuesday. Needing at least 248 runs in reply to a West Indies’ declaration of 447-6 to avoid a possible follow-on, Zimbabwe declared at 379-9

Chris Gayle called the RCB fans as the best in the IPL.© BCCI One of the most daunting batters of his era, West Indies great Chris Gayle enjoyed a great fan following during his time with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Gayle, who played at RCB for seven years between

As the 2023 Asia Cup controversy spirals on, reactions are coming in from cricketers, fans as well as pundits. While the decision over the venue of the continental tournament has been put off in the latest Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting, veteran India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has also joined the social media world, giving his

Tagenarine Chanderpaul made an unbeaten double century after setting a new West Indies record of 336 for the first wicket with Kraigg Brathwaite on Monday before the tourists declared at 447-6 in the first Test against Zimbabwe. The opening stand at the Queens Sports Club in the southwestern city of Bulawayo surpassed the 298-run partnership

File image of Ravichandran Ashwin© AFP The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is on every Indian cricket fan’s mind currently. India sttart the four-Test series against Australia in Nagpur on Thursday. The contest between the top two Test teams, according to ICC rankings, is expected to be a keenly-fought affair with both the sides filled with star players.

The controversy over hosting rights of the Asia Cup 2023 continues, with there still be no agreement over where the continent tournament will take place. Though Pakistan hold the hosting rights for the tournament, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is unwilling to send its team to the nation. As the talks

Tagenarine Chanderpaul scored a century for West Indies© Twitter An opening double-century stand from openers Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul put the West Indies in the ascendancy against Zimbabwe in the first Test match in Bulawayo. In control for large periods across day one and two, the pair’s biggest threat seemingly came from inclement weather,

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam© Twitter Top Pakistani cricketers, including captain Babar Azam and Shahid Afridi, among others, were taken to the safety of the dressing room after a terror attack a few miles down the road where they were playing on Sunday. An exhibition match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) at the Nawab Akbar

The much-anticipated four-match Test series between India and Australia is set to get underway with the first match in Nagpur from February 9. The Pat Cummins-led side is preparing for the Test assignment in a unique manner, after having rejected the proposal to play a practice match. To counter the Ravichandran Ashwin threat in the