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Christchurch: Alyssa Healy smashed a whirlwind 170 to power Australia to a record-extending seventh ICC Women’s World Cup title, beating defending champions England by 71 runs in the final here on Sunday. It was a dominating performance from Australia after being invited to bat. Besides Healy’s special performance, Rachael Haynes (68) and Beth Mooney (62) […]
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Bhubaneswar: A tense shoot-out following a frantic end to the regular period, saw Indian men come away with a bonus point in their match against England in FIH Pro League here at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. A real up and down battle saw the lead change hands thrice and thrice the trailing […]
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New Delhi: The upcoming FIH Pro League double-header between the women hockey teams of India and England was postponed on Tuesday due to a Covid-19 outbreak in the British camp. The matches were scheduled to be played on April 2 and 3 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Game’s governing body FIH said the matches […]
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Mount Maunganui: An inconsistent India paid the price for a shoddy batting effort but England infused new life into their title defence with a four-wicket win in a league-stage game of the ICC Women”s World Cup, here on Wednesday. Inconsistency returned to haunt Indian batters as they were bundled out for a meagre 134 by […]
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Mount Maunganui: Their confidence high after an impressive win over the West Indies, India would look for much-needed consistency with the bat against a struggling England in their fourth league stage match of the ICC Women’s World Cup here on Wednesday. Currently placed third after a morale-boosting 155-run against the West Indies, India would like […]
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Mount Maunganui: South Africa produced an all-round display to continue their unbeaten run in the tournament, beating defending champions England by three wickets to register a hat-trick of wins in the ongoing ICC Women’s ODI World Cup here on Monday. South Africa first rode on Marizanne Kapp’s (5/45), her best bowling ODI figures, to restrict […]
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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 […]
