On a blustery Wellington day, an Antarctic chill blowing in with the southerly, New Zealand’s home advantage may have played a role in their victory. This is what Matt Henry thinks, after his 4 for 19 led the demolition of Sri Lanka’s batting order. Bowling first on a green pitch, New Zealand rolled Sri Lanka
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Head coach Gautam Gambhir offered them support but left the big decision to the players. “I can’t talk about the future of any player,” Gambhir said at the press conference after the series. “It’s up to them as well. But yes, what I can say is that they still have the hunger. They still have
Pakistan 194 (Babar 58, Rabada 3-55, Maharaj 2-14) and 80 for 0 (f/o) (Masood 37*, Babar 34*) trail South Africa 615 by 341 runs Pakistan were unscathed in their follow-on innings at Newlands, after being dismissed for 194 in the first outing halfway through the afternoon session. They remain 341 runs behind South Africa’s total
Australia still have two games left in the current cycle – against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka later this month. But even a 0-2 loss there would not be enough for either of India or Sri Lanka to displace them in the top two on the WTC table. For the record, even if Sri Lanka
File photo of Sunil Gavaskar© X (Twitter) Cricket Australia broke its silence on legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar‘s displeasure at not being invited to present the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Gavaskar was not happy with the decision to not call him at the presentation ceremony following the fifth Test match between India and Australia. However, Cricket Australia
Jasprit Bumrah, India’s stand-in captain, expressed disappointment at not being able to have a crack at Australia on what he described as “the spiciest wicket of the series” in Sydney. Bumrah didn’t bowl in India’s defence of 162 folloowing back spasms that flared up during play on Saturday. Bumrah went for precautionary scans and didn’t
Australia 181 (Webster 57, Prasidh 3-42, Siraj 3-51) and 162 for 4 (Khawaja 41, Webster 39*, Head 34*, Prasidh 3-65) beat India 185 (Pant 40, Boland 4-31, Starc 3-49) and 157 (Pant 61, Boland 6-45, Cummins 3-44) by six wickets Australia regained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the silverware that had eluded them for a decade, and
New Zealand opt to bowl vs Sri Lanka New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl first in the first ODI against Sri Lanka, at the Basin Reserve in Wellington. The substantial covering of grass on the pitch, which is likely to assist the seamers early, had prompted that decision from New Zealand’s new
Afghanistan 157 and 291 for 7 (Rahmat 139, Ismat 64*, Muzarabani 4-71) lead Zimbabwe 243 by 205 runs Afghanistan dragged themselves to a position of advantage on an attritional third day, with Rahmat Shah‘s gritty century, his third in Test cricket, headlining their much improved batting display from their first innings. On the second day
Rohit Sharma‘s decision to sit out of the Sydney Test shouldn’t be misconstrued as a retirement decision, he has said. He is confident “things can change” and those with a “mic, pen or laptop can’t decide when we should retire.” Rohit was reacting to media reports in India that had brought his Test future into
Pakistan have suffered a significant blow after Saim Ayub was ruled out for “up to six weeks” with a right ankle fracture, sustained during the first morning of the Test in Cape Town. The diagnosis rules him out of Pakistan’s two Test matches against the West Indies later this month, as well as a tri-series
Sam Konstas was at the centre of a fiery exchange with India’s stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah amid a dramatic finish to the opening day of the final Test at the SCG, which has set up another compelling duel when play resumes on Saturday. Australia’s reply started with just 15 minutes of the day remaining, and
India 141 for 6 (Pant 61, Boland 4-42) and 185 lead Australia 181 (Webster 57, Smith 33, Prasidh 3-42, Siraj 3-51) by 145 runs During the lunch break on the second day, Rohit Sharma cleared the air, saying that he had sat out of the Sydney Test and that he wasn’t retiring from Test cricket
South Africa 566 for 7 (Rickelton 259, Verreynne 100, Jansen 57*, Salman 3-129) vs Pakistan Having taken command before lunch, South Africa ground Pakistan into the dust in the afternoon. Ryan Rickelton ended up with 259, falling just short of Stephen Fleming’s 262 as the highest score at Newlands. Kyle Verreynne brought up his fourth
In a dramatic finish to play, Konstas got involved in a verbal exchange with Jasprit Bumrah over Khawaja’s attempts to ensure it was the final over, with the umpire stepping in. Two deliveries later, Khawaja nicked the last delivery of the day to slip with Bumrah turning and advancing towards Konstas with visible aggression. McDonald
Indian pacer Prasidh Krishna, shared his thoughts on the leadership styles of Jasprit Bumrah and Rohit Sharma. Krishna emphasized that while every captain brings their unique approach, the team’s preparation and clarity in execution remain constant, irrespective of who is at the helm. “I think no matter who is leading, as a team we prepare
There is an injury cloud over India captain Jasprit Bumrah, who left the field after bowling only one over after lunch on the second day of the New Year’s Test in Sydney. Just after 2pm local time, he was seen out of his Test whites, leaving the dressing room with the team doctor and a
Sydney Thunder 179 for 6 (Warner 49, Gilkes 43, Rutherford 39*, Morris 3-22) beat Perth Scorchers 177 for 4 (Allen 68, Connolly 43*, Green 3-20) by four wickets Needing 15 runs off the last over to chase down 178, Rutherford blasted veteran seamer Andrew Tye for three boundaries including a thick inside edge that raced
Afghanistan 157 and 46 for 3 (Rahmat 18*, Muzarabani 2-17) trail Zimbabwe 243 (Ervine 75, Raza 61, Williams 49, Rashid 4-94) by 40 runs Zimbabwe and Afghanistan wrestled for the advantage on a fast-paced day of Test cricket in Bulawayo, with the hosts only slightly ahead. Two-hundred-and-eighty-three runs were scored and 13 wickets fell on
Rishabh Pant has come under criticism for the risks he has taken during this Border-Gavaskar Trophy, risks that have left him with scores of 37, 1, 21, 28, 9, 28, 30. Perception from both outside the Indian team, and inside it, is that he doesn’t rein in his natural game when he needs to. Pant
Australia 9 for 1 (Bumrah 1-7) trail India185 (Pant 40, Boland 4-31, Starc 3-49, Cummins 2-37) by 176 runs Off-field chaos swirled around India in the lead-up to the Sydney Test. Their on-field batting performance on the opening day in Sydney was just as chaotic after Rohit Sharma dropped himself in a nearly unprecedented move
Zimbabwe are set to host Ireland for an all-format tour consisting of seven matches in February, the board announced on Friday. The tour will begin with a one-off Test match from February 6 to 10 in Bulawayo, before the white-ball leg in Harare. The teams will play three ODIs on February 14, 16 and 18
Karun Nair on Friday broke the world record for most List A runs without being dismissed, while guiding Vidarbha to an eight-wicket victory over Uttar Pradesh in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Karun, who smashed 112, set a new record of 542 runs without being dismissed, going past former New Zealand allrounder James Franklin, who in
Pakistan have been given an almighty scare at the start of the second Test against South Africa in Cape Town, with opening batter Saim Ayub stretchered off after injuring his ankle. The extent of the injury is not yet clear, but he has been taken to hospital for treatment. On the field, Ayub was unable
South Africa 72 for 3 (Rickelton 50*) vs Pakistan Ryan Rickelton, promoted to open the batting in Tony de Zorzi’s injury-enforced absence, scored fifty but was the only one of South Africa’s top three to kick on as Pakistan made three important breakthroughs in the morning session. Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder and Tristan Stubbs will
Both players were later confirmed to have suffered concussion and were sent to hospital for further assessment. Ollie Davies and Hugh Weibgen came into the Thunder side as the substitutes. It was the 16th over of the Scorchers innings, and Cooper Connolly hit Lockie Ferguson aerially on the leg side. Sams sprinted from the infield
Rohit Sharma had a worried look on his face as Virat Kohli was almost dimissed for duck.© X (Twitter) Star India batter Virat Kohli survived a first-ball duck on Day 1 of the series-deciding Sydney Test against Australia on Friday. The incident happened in the 8th over of India’s innings after Kohli walked out to
The issue of the change in leadership was not addressed directly at the toss at the SCG, with Bumrah only saying: “Our captain has shown his leadership as well, he has chosen to rest from this game. It shows the unity within the team.” Bumrah had captained India to victory in the first Test of
Taskin Ahmed became only the third bowler in history to take a seven-wicket haul in men’s T20s, claiming 7 for 19 in Durbar Rajshahi’s Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) match against Dhaka Capitals. It is also the best bowling figures in the BPL’s history, beating Mohammad Amir’s 6 for 17 for Khulna Tigers in 2020. Taskin
Steven Smith is “100%” certain he got his hand under the ball when he attempted to catch Virat Kohli at slip on the first day of the SCG Test, a decision that was referred to the TV umpire and eventually ruled not out. “100%. No denying it whatsoever, 100%,” Smith told Fox Sports at the
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