Cricket
Rajkot, (UNI) In a crucial encounter at Niranjan Shah Stadium here on Tuesday, England emerged victorious by 26 runs over India in the third T20I of the series. Set a target of 172, India’s chase faltered under pressure, finishing at 145/9 in their allotted 20 overs, despite late efforts from Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel….
Galle, Jan 28 (UNI) Stand-in captain Steve Smith on Tuesday confirmed that Travis Head will open the batting alongside Usman Khawaja in the first Test against Sri Lanka, putting an end to speculation about Khawaja’s opening partner. The decision, announced on the eve of the match, sees Head replacing teenage rookie Sam Konstas at the…
Islamabad, Jan 28 (UNI) The tickets for next month’s ICC Champions Trophy featuring top eight cricketing nations will go on sale from Tuesday, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Monday. All matches of the event will be held across three venues in Pakistan — Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi — from Feb 19 to March…
Dubai, Jan 27 (UNI) India batter Smriti Mandhana has been named the ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year after a phenomenal 2024 in the format. The left-handed opener was a cut above in the 50-over game in 2024, scoring a mountain of runs and doing so in style. One of the factors that set…
Shillong, Jan 25 (UNI) Superb batting on Saturday by Jaskirat Singh Sachdeva and guest professional Sumit Kumar ensured that Meghalaya were able to take their Ranji Trophy 2024-25 Elite Group A match against Odisha into a fourth and final day on Sunday (tomorrow). Jaskirat was unbeaten and unbowed on 53 from 109 deliveries (6x4s) at…
Chennai, (UNI) In a humdinger of a contest that went down the wire, left hander Tilak Varma’s unbeaten half century anchored a brilliant chase as India won by two wickets in a tense finish to go 2-0 up in the second T20 against England at the M A Chidambaram Stadium on a memorable Saturday night….
Chennai, Jan 25 (UNI) Despite a superb cameo by skipper Jos Butler, Indian bowlers, especially the spinners, strangulated the England batting line up restricting them to 165 for nine in the second T-20 match at the M A Chidambaram Stadium here on Saturday night. After losing early wickets, Jos Butler kept scoring with his usual…
Basseterre, Jan 25 (UNI) New Zealand have ensured a direct entry to the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 after Bangladesh lost the last match of their ICC Women’s Championship series against the West Indies here. New Zealand were assured the direct berth on Friday as they finished ahead of Bangladesh on the basis of…
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 25 (UNI) Puja Mahato arrived at the ICC Women’s U19 T20 World Cup with a huge amount of responsibility as both captain of Nepal and a full international. The 18-year-old has done so and then some in Malaysia, culminating in a brilliant Player-of-the-Match display against the hosts in the 4th Place Play-off….
New Delhi, Jan 24 (UNI) Shardul Thakur delivered a masterclass in crisis management, smashing a defiant century to rescue Mumbai from a precarious position against Jammu & Kashmir in the Ranji Trophy clash in Mumbai on Friday. After an early flourish from skipper Rohit Sharma, Mumbai were staring at a massive collapse before Thakur’s unbeaten…
