Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended good wishes to Team Australia, who will be playing in the final of the ongoing ICC Women’s ODI World Cup. PM Modi’s statement came during the signing of a massive historic trade deal with Australia aiming to boost economic ties between the two countries. “I would like to
Month: April 2022
IPL 2022: Tim Southee covered a lot of ground before taking a stunning catch.© BCCI/IPL Kolkata Knight Riders pacer Tim Southee ran from long-off to mid-on before holding on to a very difficult catch to end Kagiso Rabada’s entertaining knock on Friday. After a brilliant start, Punjab Kings lost wickets at regular intervals and looked
Punjab Kings (PBKS) wicketkeeper-batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa, who had earlier withdrawn his retirement from international cricket, said that he was told to do so by the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) board. Rajapaksa has been in blistering form for PBKS in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, as he has scored a total of 75 runs in
Pak vs Aus: Babar Azam celebrated his ton while still being on 99 not out.© Twitter Not many people knew exactly what had transpired on the third ball of the 41st over at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore when Babar Azam celebrated his ton in fine style against Australia. Normally, when a player scores a
IPL 2022, KKR vs PBKS: Shreyas Iyer was dismissed on 25 by Rahul Chahar.© BCCI/IPL Kolkata Knight Riders climbed to the top of the IPL points table with a comprehensive six-wicket beating of Punjab Kings at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday night. KKR have already played three matches in IPL 2022, winning two and losing
India won the 2011 Cricket World Cup by defeating Sri Lanka in Mumbai.© Twitter On April 2, 2022 Team India completes its 11th anniversary of lifting the ODI Men’s Cricket World Cup for the second time in their cricketing history under the inspirational leadership of MS Dhoni. India had defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets
Since the 2019 IPL, Mohammed Shami has been at his best inside the first six overs.© BCCI/IPL Gujarat Titans’ pacer Mohammed Shami broke the back of Lucknow Super Giants’ batting lineup in an IPL 2022 match earlier this week as he went on to take the wickets of KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock and Manish
IPL 2022: Mumbai Indians’ Kieron Pollard in action against Delhi Capitals.© BCCI/IPL After a disappointing Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign last season, Mumbai Indians failed to start the IPL 2022 on a winning note as the five-time champions were narrowly beaten by the Delhi Capitals in their opening game at the Brabourne Stadium last Sunday.
NZ vs Netherlands Score Updates: Skipper Tom Latham scored a brilliant hundred.© AFP New Zealand vs Netherlands, 2nd ODI, Live Score Updates: Skipper Tom Latham remained unbeaten on 140 as he helped New Zealand post 264/9 in 50 overs in the second ODI vs Netherlands at the Seddon Park in Hamilton on Saturday. Leading 1-0
IPL 2022: Umesh Yadav is currently the Purple Cap holder.© BCCI/IPL The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) team jumped to the top of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 points table after their second win in three matches on Friday. KKR managed to comfortably chase down Punjab Kings’ target of 138 runs as they secured a
Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has revealed the two batters he likes to get into competition within the fascinating game. Ashwin, who is representing Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, played his first match for the franchise against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). He could not take any wicket but went quite economical,
IPL 2022: KKR stars Umesh Yadav and Andre Russell with the Purple and Orange cap.© BCCI/IPL Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) recovered from an early top-order collapse to beat Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 6 wickets in match 8 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Chasing a target of 138,
Rohan Gavaskar played 11 ODIs for Team India, scoring 151 runs at an average of 18.87.© Instagram Former India player Rohan Gavaskar on Friday posted a throwback photo of him batting as a kid to shut down a troll, who had questioned his credentials. Rohan, son of Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar, represented India in
File pic of Dwayne Bravo.© AFP West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo is one of the most decorated T20 players and recently overtook Lasith Malinga to become the leading wicket-taker in Indian Premier League (IPL) history. Bravo revealed how the wicket of Yuvraj Singh in an ODI all the way back in 2006 set his career
IPL 2022: Andre Russell announced his return to form with a stunning 31-ball 70.© BCCI/IPL West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell announced his return to form with a stunning 31-ball 70 that saw Kolkata Knight Riders chase down 138 in less than 15 overs against Punjab Kings on Friday. For two seasons now, Russell has failed
News As a result, ND are up to second place on the Plunket Shield points table Northern Districts had just begun their second innings, having put up 496 for 6 declared in the first. Central Districts had responded with 408 for 7 declared and their bowlers had picked up an early wicket as well when
Preview Jayawardene v Sangakkara and Malinga, Ashwin v Ashwin, Boult v Rohit are few of the subplots Big picture Mahela Jayawardene vs Kumar Sangakkara & Lasith Malinga. Rohit Sharma vs Sanju Samson. Kieron Pollard vs Shimron Hetmyer. Jasprit Bumrah vs Trent Boult. M Ashwin vs R Ashwin. Saturday’s fixture between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals
As Shaun Marsh and Peter Handscomb posed for the cameras, the iconic Sheffield Shield nestled between the skippers made for a magnificent sight in front of the WACA’s famous scoreboard. After a 23-year drought, the burly trophy was back on Western Australian turf but not yet in the WACA’s possession, reinforced by a Cricket Australia
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Andre Russell felt “awesome” while hitting those eight monster sixes against Punjab Kings as he always knew what he needed to do when he walked in with KKR’s score reading 51 for four. Russell scored an unbeaten 70 off 31 balls and what looked like a tricky chase at one point ended in an anti-climax
Off-spinner Simon Harmer ended an absence of more than six years by taking four wickets and putting South Africa in charge on the second day of the first Test against Bangladesh at Kingsmead on Friday. Bangladesh were 98 for four at the close in reply to South Africa’s 367 all out. Harmer took four for
Report Bangladesh slump to 98 for 4 in reply to South Africa’s 367 on the second day Bangladesh 98 for 4 (Joy 44*, Shanto 38, Harmer 4-42) trail South Africa 367 (Bavuma 93, Elgar 67, Khaled 4-92, Mehidy 3-94) by 269 runs Simon Harmer marked his return to Test cricket by taking the first four
News The Pakistan board’s proposal, which includes India as a participating team, will be formally presented at the ICC Board meeting in Dubai next week The PCB’s proposed quadrangular T20I tournament could, according to the board’s projections, bring in as much as USD 650 million in revenue for the four participants as well as the
News It continues NZ’s long trip across Europe, following up from tours to England, Scotland and Ireland New Zealand are set to play two T20Is in Netherlands this August. In an announcement by the two boards, it was confirmed that they will be facing the hosts on August 4 and 6 at the Voorburg Cricket
Preview Both top orders misfired in their opening game. Can they bounce back? Big picture Near-close finishes, with middle order sealing the win for both these teams in their respective first matches of the season. Things went mostly right for Gujarat Titans in their first-ever outing in the IPL, against Lucknow Super Giants. Firstly, Hardik
News Nottingham, Leeds, Manchester and North London added to charity’s scope to boost participation The African-Caribbean Engagement (ACE) programme, the independent charity originally set up at Surrey to address a 75% decline in participation among black cricketers since 1995, has been granted ECB funding to become a nationwide project, with its impending expansion into four
News The returning offspinner says he has a lot of self-doubt despite being a match-winner for Essex in county cricket When he left South African cricket in 2017 – he was no longer part of the national set-up or the A team – his franchise future was hanging in the balance and he was unsure
Big picture After five weeks of a historic tour where the cricket has been tough and competitive for the most part, we have a decider to look forward to. It’s a tour that has perhaps attracted more attention off-field than on it, though the cricket has been of a high standard, and Pakistan can finally
In the eighth match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Punjab Kings (PBKS) by six wickets at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on Friday. Chasing a paltry target of 138, the Knight Riders were struggling at 51/4 in seven overs. Before Punjab could dominate further, Andre Russell absolutely turned the
Umesh Yadav continued his dream run with a four-wicket haul before Andre Russell returned to his brutal best to fire Kolkata Knight Riders to an easy six-wicket win over Punjab Kings here on Friday. Umesh (4/23), coming into the season with just two games over two IPL seasons and going unsold initially at the auction,