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Birmingham: Two-time silver medallist Indian men’s hockey team will start its campaign against Ghana on July 31, while the women’s side also square-off against the same rivals on July 29 at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022, starting July 28. The Indian men’s team is placed in Pool B along with England, Canada, Wales and Ghana, […]
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Hamilton: Opener Rachael Haynes smashed a scintillating 130-run knock as Australia rode on a brilliant batting performance to eke out a 12-run win over defending champions England in a high-scoring ICC Women’s World Cup match here on Saturday. In another match, South Africa handed a 32-run defeat to Bangladesh in Dunedin. A minute’s silence was […]
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The PM also posted an image of him holding a cricket bat with Warne by his side and surrounded by young players.
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Kolkata: After winning the third and final T20I against West Indies, Team India became the number one ranked side in the shortest format of the game. The triumph helped India overtake England at the top of the T20 team rankings, with Rohit Sharma’s side now matching the top rating of 269. While England and India […]
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Melbourne: A strong bowling performance from Australia blew away Heather Knight’s England as the tourists lost the low-scoring second Women’s One-day International by five wickets with more than 14 overs to spare at the Junction Oval here on Sunday. Having already retained the Ashes series after the first ODI victory, Meg Lanning’s side was in […]
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North Sound: Their late arrival in the Caribbean had forced the ICC to rework the fixtures of their group matches but Afghanistan, with their magnificent run to the semifinals of U-19 World Cup, ensured the tweaking by the apex body was worth it, even if it meant rescheduling as many as four matches. Accustomed to […]
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Canberra: The one-off Test between Australia and England in the Women’s Ashes ended as a draw here at the Manuka Oval on Sunday. The hosts fell just one wicket short of bowling out England in the fourth innings while the visitors fell 12-run short of chasing down a record total. Australia and England will now […]
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Dubai (UAE): Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami on Thursday were named in ICC Women’s ODI Team of 2021. Mithali and Jhulan are the only two Indians in the side. The eleven will be led by England’s Heather Knight. The side has three players from South Africa, one from Australia, two from West Indies, and two […]
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Hobart: Australia completed a dominant 4-0 Ashes series victory over England on Sunday by winning the fifth Test by 146 runs with two days to spare. England, set a target of 271 for victory, crashed to 124 all in the last session on the third day at Hobart, losing 10 wickets for 56 after Zak […]
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Hobart: Travis Head spoiled a promising start for England in the Ashes on Friday with his second century of the series as Australia recovered from 12-3 to reach 241-6 at stumps on a rain-hit first day of the fifth Test. Head, who scored 152 in the opening Test at Brisbane, counterpunched England’s early success with […]
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Sydney: England tail-ender Stuart Broad hung on for 35 deliveries on the fifth and final day of the fourth Ashes Test to miraculously draw the game along with Jimmy Anderson to deny Australia a 4-0 series lead at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) here on Sunday. Staring at an almost certain defeat with Australian quicks […]
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Sydney: Usman Khawaja’s stunning return to Test cricket continued Saturday with a blistering century in Australia’s second innings on day four which led the hosts to 265-6 declared and set England an unlikely 388 runs to win the fourth Ashes Test. Openers Zak Crawley and Haseeb Hameed then survived a nervous 11 overs in fading […]
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Sydney: An unbeaten century by Jonny Bairstow (103 off 140 balls) on another rain-interrupted day saw England post 258/7 on Day 3 of the fourth Ashes Test, even as Australia strengthened their advantage with the ball, with Pat Cummins and Scott Boland taking two wickets apiece at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. Middle-order batter […]
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Sydney: Usman Khawaja’s ninth Test century lifted Australia to an imposing 416-8 declared before England’s openers survived a nervous five overs to be 13 without loss at the end of the second day of the fourth Ashes Test. Playing his first Test since 2019 and only in the team because of Travis Head’s positive test […]
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Sydney: The fourth Ashes test sprung to life late on Day 1 after sweeping showers threatened to dampen the prospects of both teams for a positive start at the Sydney Cricket Ground. After rain delays permitted only 21 completed overs in the opening two sessions, runs and wickets came more frequently in the final passage […]
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St John’s (Antigua): Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Saturday (IST) announced the squads for the upcoming limited-overs series against Ireland and England, with Kieron Pollard as the captain for both the series. Three players — Keacy Carty, Sheldon Cottrell, Hayden Walsh Jr — have been kept as Covid-19 reserves for the ODI series against Ireland, […]
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Melbourne: Test debutant Scott Boland returned with figures of 6/7 in his four overs as Australia crushed England by an innings and 14 runs on Day 3 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) to retain the Ashes on Tuesday. The victory ensures Australia stay at the top of the World Test Championship standings with 100 […]
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Melboune: England was hit by Covid-19 dramas within its support staff on Monday before its batsmen sustained another top-order collapse at the Melbourne Cricket Ground as Australia moved within sight of a series-clinching victory in the Ashes. Before play even began on Monday, Cricket Australia called for calm after a Covid-19 scare involving England’s support […]
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Melbourne: Australia showed their dominance with both bat and ball and were in a commanding position against England at the end of the opening day of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, here on Sunday. Marcus Harris (20 off 51) and Nathan Lyon (0 off 5) were unbeaten at the crease as […]
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Melbourne: Australia bowlers and opening batters David Warner and Marcus Harris ensured that the hosts dominated England on Day 1 of the ongoing Boxing Day Ashes Test here at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday. At stumps, Australia’s score read 61/1– trailing by 124 runs. Harris (20*) and Nathan Lyon (0*) are at the crease […]
