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PAK vs WI Live: Babar Azam with Nicholas Pooran.© AFP PAK vs WI, 2nd ODI Live Updates: Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat against West Indies in the second ODI of their three-match series in Multan on Friday. A century from Babar Azam — his third in as many matches in the format — powered

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will miss the second Test after testing Covid positive.© AFP New Zealand captain Kane Williamson was ruled out of the second Test against England in Nottingham on Friday, after testing positive for Covid-19 on the eve of the match. Williamson undertook a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) after experiencing minor symptoms

PAK vs WI, 1st ODI Live: Pakistan take on West Indies in the series opener in Multan.© AFP PAK vs WI, Live Updates: Pakistan will take on West Indies in the first ODI of the three-match series at the Multan Cricket Stadium. Pakistan will be oozing with confidence, after putting on a brave show against

Australian openers David Warner and Aaron Finch smashed half-centuries in an impressive 10-wicket win against Sri Lanka in the first T20 international in Colombo on Tuesday. The visitors eased to 134-0 in 14 overs, chasing just 129 for victory, after a penetrative Josh Hazlewood spell restricted the hosts to 128 all out in 19.3 overs.

File image of Colin de Grandhomme.© AFP All-rounder Colin de Grandhomme has been ruled out of the remainder of New Zealand’s Test series against England with a heel injury, the Black Caps said on Monday. After the 35-year-old bowled only 3.5 overs in England’s second innings in the first Test, a scan revealed a tear

India captain Rohit Sharma has been rested for the 5-match T20I series against South Africa.© AFP Former India pacer RP Singh has reacted to the decision to rest captain Rohit Sharma for the upcoming five-match T20I series against South Africa. Rohit had a below-par Indian Premier League season with the bat as Mumbai Indians finished

England captain Ben Stokes and predecessor Joe Root led a thrilling rally on Saturday to set up a dramatic finish to the first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s. England were 216 for five at stumps on the third day, needing just 61 more runs to reach a victory target of 277 but with no

Daryl Mitchell and Tom Blundell were both eyeing coveted hundreds at Lord’s after batting New Zealand into a commanding position on Friday’s second day of the first Test against England. In a match where bowlers on both sides had previously been on top, the pair’s unbroken partnership of 180 took the World Test champions to

England debutant Matthew Potts took four wickets against New Zealand only for the hosts to collapse as well on the opening day of the first Test at Lord’s on Thursday. The World Test champions were dismissed for 132 before England, in the first of this three-match series, slumped to 116-7 by stumps. Pre-match, there had

India’s 2-1 Test series win in Australia in 2020-21 remains one of the major milestones in the country’s cricket history. It was not just about the victory but also the way the Ajinkya Rahane-led Team India made a glorious comeback in that series. After the Virat Kohli-led India lost the first Test, the then India

Virat Kohli was the most Tweeted about player of the IPL 2022 season.© BCCI/IPL The IPL 2022 season came to an end on Sunday after the Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans defeated Rajasthan Royals in the summit clash at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Gujarat Titans defeated Rajasthan by seven wickets and 11 balls to spare

Trent Boult played for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2022.© BCCI/IPL Trent Boult and Henry Nicholls may miss New Zealand’s first Test against England despite being named in the squad for the clash starting at Lord’s on Thursday. Boult played in the Indian Premier League final for Rajasthan Royals on Sunday and is unlikely to

Nobody gave them a chance but Gujarat Titans, bucking all pre-tournament predictions, surprised everyone by lifting the Indian Premier League title in a dream maiden season after a seven-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals in the final here on Sunday. Gujarat’s highly-rated bowling attack, led by skipper Hardik Pandya (3/17) himself, limited a formidable Rajasthan Royals

West Indian all-rounder Deandra Dottin starred with both bat and ball as she powered Supernovas to an unprecedented third Women’s T20 Challenge title triumph with a four-run win over Velocity in a thrilling final here on Saturday. Dottin top-scored with a 44-ball 62 at the top of the order to help Supernovas to 165 for

Jos Buttler smashed an unbeaten 106 in Qualifier 2 against RCB.© BCCI/IPL Jos Buttler was at his destructive best on Friday as he hit his fourth century of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad against Royal Challengers Bangalore to send his team to their first final since

Velocity suffered a 16-run defeat in the Women’s T20 Challenge but still qualified for the final on the basis of a better net run-rate, knocking out victors Trailblazers from the tournament in Pune on Thursday. Velocity will face Supernovas in the summit clash on Saturday. Invited to bat, Sabbhineni Meghana and Jemimah Rodrigues smashed scintillating

Rajat Patidar en route to scoring a ton for RCB vs LSG.© BCCI/IPL Rajat Patidar owned the big stage with a magnificent hundred as Royal Challengers Bangalore beat debutants Lucknow Super Giants by 14 runs in the IPL Eliminator here on Wednesday.RCB will now take on Rajasthan Royals, losers of first qualifiers, in qualifier 2,

IPL 2022: LSG and RCB clash in Eliminator on Wednesday.© BCCI/IPL Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore clash in the IPL 2022 Eliminator at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday. At stake will be a place in Qualifier 2, which is scheduled to be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on

Pooja Vastrakar picked up four wickets for just 12 runs in a brilliant pace-bowling display as Supernovas notched up an easy 49-run win over Trailblazers in a record-breaking opening match of the Women’s T20 Challenge in Pune on Monday. The 22-year-old Vastrakar claimed the wickets of Trailblazers’ captain Smriti Mandhana (34), her opening partner Hayley

Punjab Kings ended their campaign on a winning note, crushing an already demoralised Sunrisers Hyderabad by five wickets in an inconsequential final IPL league match here on Sunday. Batting first, Sunrisers Hyderabad managed only 157 for 8 on a good batting track. But it was never going to be enough as Liam Livingstone made mincemeat

Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant© BCCI/IPL It was a heartbreaking loss at the end for Delhi Capitals as they had themselves to blame for not making it to the playoffs of IPL 2022. It all started when their top order failed to give a solid start against Mumbai Indians on Saturday, which led to a

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Matthew Wade is frustrated after he is dismissed for 16.© BCCI/IPL Matthew Wade was an angry man on Thursday after the Gujarat Titans batter was dismissed LBW while batting on 16 by Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Glenn Maxwell. More than the score, it was his mode of dismissal that frustrated the Australian. After spin-allrounder Maxwell’s delivery

Quinton de Kock played with exuberance for Lucknow Super Giants against Kolkata Knight Riders to score a brilliant ton in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 on Wednesday. He stayed unbeaten on 140 (70b, 10x6s, 10x4s) as LSG scored a massive 210/0 in 20 overs. His fellow opener and LSG captain KL Rahul stayed unbeaten

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Spinners Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav were inspirational in the middle overs even as Shardul Thakur complemented the duo with a career-best IPL figures as Delhi Capitals inched closer towards play-off qualifications beating Punjab Kings by 17 runs in an IPL match on Monday. Invited to bat, DC posted 159 for 7 courtesy Mitchell Marsh‘s

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IPL 2022: Andre Russell played a match-winning role in KKR’s win over SRH.© BCCI/IPL Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Andre Russell has crossed 2,000 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Saturday. He accomplished this feat during his side’s match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at MCA Stadium in Pune. During the match, he played a solid

IPL 2022: Rahul Tripathi hit a fine fifty when SRH last met KKR this season.© BCCI/IPL Struggling after four straight losses, Sunrisers Hyderabad will need to sort their bowling woes when they take on an inconsistent Kolkata Knight Riders as both the teams look to to stay afloat in the IPL play-off race here on

Mumbai Indians on Thursday snuffed out defending champions Chennai Super Kings’ faint hopes of making the Indian Super League play-offs with a five-wicket win in a low-scoring match in Mumbai. Opting to bowl, MI shot CSK out for 97 with pacer Daniel Sams (3/16 from 4 overs) running though the MS Dhoni-led side’s top-order with