Player of the Match Venkatesh ended on 38 not out off 33 deliveries with the bat, after taking 2 for 23 from three overs with the ball. Harpreet, on the other end, batted more aggressively in his nine-ball cameo to finish on 22 not out to seal the game for MP. But before they added
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Toss Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat vs Zimbabwe Rashid Khan won the toss and elected to bat to begin Afghanistan’s multi-format tour to Zimbabwe. Mujeeb Ur Rahman, who played his last T20I in June, is returning post-injury and will form the visitors’ spin attack along with Rashid and Mohammad Nabi. Zimbabwe captain
Toss England chose to bowl vs South Africa South Africa responded to their six-wicket defeat to England by making four changes for Wednesday’s series decider in Potchefstroom. Tazmin Brits, Sune Luus, Sinalo Jafta and Ayanda Hlubi were all left out, and Lara Goodall, Anneke Bosch, Mieke de Ridder and Masabata Klaas came in to the
Only weeks after both pushed ultimately unsuccessful cases for the Test opening vacancy, Bancroft and Konstas are set for more internal competition at Thunder. Nic Maddinson’s finger surgery has left the pair as the two clearest options to partner new captain Warner at the top to start the BBL, which the pair enters with varying
The form of India’s batting stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been massively discussed in recent months, with both batters suffering from inconsistency and getting out cheaply. While Kohli managed a hundred in good batting conditions in the first Test between India and Australia at Perth, the duo failed to contribute in the second
Joe Root isn’t the No. 1 Test batter in the world anymore. The man he said was “far and away the best player in the world at the minute”, Harry Brook, has gone to the top of the pile following his 123 and 55 in the second Test in New Zealand, which came on the
The draft for the tenth edition of the PSL will take place on January 11. The date for the draft is later than PSL drafts have historically taken place, though that is partially down to the window for the tournament being pushed back by a month; it will now take place in a four-week slot
Litton Das has been appointed Bangladesh captain for an entire T20I series for the first time – he filled in once for Mahmudullah on the tour of New Zealand in April 2021 – for the three-match series to round off the ongoing all-format tour of the West Indies. There is a return for batting allrounder
Toss India chose to bowl vs Australia India captain Harmanpreet Kaur elected to bowl in stifling conditions at the WACA as India seek a consolation win in the ODI series-finale against Australia. India were thoroughly outplayed across the opening two matches in Brisbane as their dreams of a first ODI series victory over Australia in
South Africa 183 for 9 (Miller 82, Linde 48, Shaheen 3-22, Abrar 3-37) beat Pakistan 172 for 8 (Rizwan 74, Ayub 31, Linde 4-21) by 11 runs Having not played for South Africa for three years, George Linde made up for lost time on one electric Kingsmead evening with a stunning all-round performance. A 24-ball
West Indies 230 for 3 (King 82, Lewis 49, Carty 45) beat Bangladesh 227 (Mahmudullah 62, Tanzid 46, Seales 4-22) by seven wickets West Indies coasted to a seven-wicket win against Bangladesh in St Kitts to claim the three-match ODI series. It was West Indies’ first ODI series win against Bangladesh in ten years. They
Nottinghamshire have signed Australian seamer Fergus O’Neill for the first four rounds of next year’s County Championship. O’Neill, who has an impressive first-class record of 94 wickets at 19.91, is only eligible for a short-term visa but he will cover for the absence of Dane Paterson for the start of the season, with the South
B Sai Sudharsan has undergone surgery in London for a sports hernia, and put out a social-media post on Tuesday saying, “Will be back stronger in no time.” Sudharsan, the 23-year-old Tamil Nadu and Gujarat Titans (GT) batter who is understood to be on the fringes of the India Test team – he has already
Back in the line of fire over his poor show in India’s defeat in the pink-ball Test against Australia, Virat Kohli has dug deeper in his pursuit of success ahead of the third Test. The veteran batter continues to practice in Adelaide, along with the other members of the team, after the second Test ended
Bengal 159 for 9 (Karan 33, Shami 32*, Pramanik 30, Jagjit 4-21, Bawa 2-27) beat Chandigarh 156 for 6 (Bawa 32, Yadav 27, Ghosh 4-30, Seth 2-35) by 3 runs Bengal are through to the quarter-finals of the 2024-25 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) after prevailing by three runs in a thriller against Chandigarh at
Saikia, who hails from Assam, is a former first-class cricketer. He is currently the BCCI joint-secretary. Binny used his constitutional powers to appoint Saikia as acting secretary in a stop-gap arrangement till a permanent secretary is appointed under the BCCI rules and regulations. In a letter addressed to Saikia, which is in possession of PTI,
Joe Root has hailed Harry Brook as “far and away the best player in the world” after Brook powered England to their first series victory in New Zealand since 2008. Both Root and Brook registered centuries in an emphatic 323-run win in the second Test against the Black Caps that confirmed an unassailable 2-0 scoreline
Sri Lanka arrived in South Africa dreaming of a World Test Championship final spot, but having now been crushed 2-0, that dream has almost certainly faded. There is special regret that Sri Lanka got to play on the two venues that would have best suited them – Durban and Gqeberha – and still could not
With 10 Tests to go in the current World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, several teams are still in contention, and no team is assured of a place in the top two. Here is how the teams currently stack up. South AfricaPercent: 63.33, matches remaining: Pak (2 home) South Africa’s 2-0 series sweep against Sri Lanka
Adam Hollioake, Surrey’s legendary former captain, has been named as Kent’s new head coach, on a three-year deal that will keep him at Canterbury at least until the end of the 2027 season. He will take over from Matt Walker, who stepped down in September after eight years in the role, with Kent having suffered
Left-hand batter Ben Curran and left-arm seamer Newman Nyamhuri have received their maiden call-ups to the Zimbabwe squad for their home T20I and ODI series against Afghanistan starting December 11. The 28-year-old Curran is the England-born middle brother of England internationals Sam and Tom Curran, and the son of former Zimbabwe international and coach Kevin
South Africa 358 and 317 (Bavuma 66, Markram 55, Jayasuriya 5-129) beat Sri Lanka 328 and 238 (Dhananjaya de Silva 50, Maharaj 5-76) by 109 runs South Africa have moved to the top of the World Test Championship (WTC) table after a 109-run win over Sri Lanka at St George’s Park. They swept the series
Mohammed Siraj has been fined 20% of his match fees while Travis Head has been reprimanded following their altercation during the second Test between Australia and India in Adelaide. In addition, one demerit point was also added to Siraj and Head’s disciplinary records. This was the first offence in the last 24 months for both
The verbal exchange between Mohammed Siraj and Travis Head was the highlight of Day 2 of the India vs Australia Adelaide Test. Siraj was hit for a six by Head and he cleaned up the batter on the very next ball. The right-handed pacer followed the wicket with a fiery celebration, something which didn’t impress
Devon Conway will miss New Zealand’s third and final Test against England this week ahead of the birth of his first child. New Zealand coach Gary Stead said the team supported Conway’s decision. “Family comes first in this environment and we’re all really excited for Dev and his wife Kim to welcome their first child,”
Sri Lanka 328 and 205 for 5 (Dhananjaya 39*, Kusal 39*, Paterson 2-33, Maharaj 2-62) need 143 runs to beat South Africa 358 and 317 (Bavuma 66, Markram 55, Jayasuriya 5-129) South Africa took major strides towards wrapping up a series whitewash on day four in Gqeberha, dismissing Sri Lanka’s top five after setting a
West Indies 295 for 5 (Rutherford 113, Hope 86, Greaves 41*) beat Bangladesh 294 for 6 (Mehidy 74, Tanzid 60, Mahmadullah 50*, Shepherd 3-51) by five wickets Sherfane Rutherford‘s maiden ODI century helped West Indies break their 11-match losing streak against Bangladesh with a five-wicket win in St Kitts. The home side hunted down a
Ben Sawyer has been reappointed head coach of the New Zealand women’s team for two years. Sawyer, who oversaw New Zealand’s first-ever T20 World Cup win earlier this year – they beat South Africa in the final – will remain at the helm until December 2026. This period includes the women’s ODI World Cup in
Speaking after India’s ten-wicket loss in the second Test in Adelaide, Rohit said: “We are just monitoring him because while playing Syed Mushtaq Ali, he got some swelling in his knee, which hampers his preparation to come and play a Test match. We want to be very careful, we don’t want to bring him here,
Prabath Jayasuriya now has ten five-wicket hauls in Test cricket. For context, that’s more than all but the three greatest Sri Lanka bowlers – Muttiah Muralitharan (67), Rangana Herath (34) and Chaminda Vaas (12). That Jayasuriya has got to double-figures in a mere 18 Tests is a reflection of how consistent he has been. But
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