Bismah Maroof, the Pakistan captain, believes that India’s batters have benefitted greatly from playing regularly in overseas leagues, something her players have not been able to do. “Indian players and batters have developed and gained confidence because of opportunities to play in the leagues, which is not the case with our players,” Maroof said after
Month: July 2022
New Zealand 307 for 3 (Chapman 101*, Mitchell 74*, Allen 50 Leask 2-46) beat Scotland 306 (Leask 85, Cross 53, Bracewell 3-43, Duffy 3-52) by 7 wickets The last time Mark Chapman scored an ODI century was 2449 days ago. It came on his Hong Kong debut, having just completed both his exams and a
India’s T20 machine is purring again. All the talk coming from within the team – from the coach to the captain to the players – is that they haven’t done much different. But it is fairly clear that the early exit from last year’s T20 World Cup has led to some sort of a revolution.
South Africa 191 for 5 (Hendricks 70, Markram 51*, Willey 3-25) beat England 101 (Bairstow 27, Shamsi 5-24) by 90 runs For the first time since 2013, England will end a home summer without winning a white-ball trophy. They lost both the ODI and T20I series to India, shared the ODI series with South Africa
West Indies and India are playing a 5-match T20I series.© AFP The Indian cricket team’s last two games of the ongoing T20 series against the West Indies in the United States hangs in limbo as Cricket West Indies (CWI) is planning to hold the matches in the Caribbean due to visa issues. According to a
File photo of Pooja Vastrakar.© Instagram India all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar has recovered from COVID-19 and is set to join the women’s cricket team at the Commonwealth Games. Vastrakar and S Meghana had to stay back in India after contracting COVID-19 ahead of their scheduled departure. While Meghana played against Pakistan on Sunday, Vastrakar will be
Team India steamrolled Pakistan by eight wickets to bounce back to winning ways in the ongoing Commonwealth Games Women’s Cricket Competition 2022 at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Sunday. After batting first, Pakistan were completely dominated by Indian bowlers as the Women in Green were bundled out for a mere 99 in 18 overs. Sneh Rana
India brought their desired ‘killing attitude’ to the fore under pressure as they put up a ruthless performance to beat arch-rivals Pakistan by eight wickets and boost their chances of a semifinal berth at the Commonwealth Games at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Sunday. Pakistan’s decision to bat first backfired as Indian bowlers put the choke on
The Indian women’s cricket streamrolled Pakistan in a Group A clash in the ongoing Commonwealth Games on Sunday at Edgbaston, Birmingham. The Harmanpreet-Kaur led side defeated Pakistan by eight wickets with 38 balls to spare after they chased down a below-par total of 100. As a result, Harmanpreet Kaur overtook MS Dhoni to register most
On Saturday, BCCI announced the Indian men’s squad for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe, where the Men in Blue will be playing a three-match ODI series. Many first-choice players were missing from the 15-member unit, including regular skipper Rohit Sharma and global superstar Virat Kohli. Barring these notable absentees, another star, who was not named
Toss Pakistan Women chose to bat vs India Women18 overs a side Bismah Maroof called right at the toss and Pakistan opted to bat against India, even as an on-and-off drizzle in Birmingham delayed the start by close to an hour-and-a-half and reduced the contest to 18 overs a side. Nida Dar, who took a
Like in the first T20I on Saturday, Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine decided to bat first after winning the toss against Bangladesh in the second game in Harare. The visitors made two changes to the side which lost the first T20I – both in their bowling attack – as Mahedi Hasan and Hasan Mahmud replaced Nasum
Seamer Arshdeep Singh was impressive with his bowling display during India’s opening T20I against West Indies at Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad on Friday. The left-arm pacer picked up two wickets in the form of Kyle Mayers and Akeal Hosein while conceding only 24 runs in his quota of four overs. On the back of
West Indies fined 20% match fees for slow over rate in 1st T20I© AFP West Indies have been fined 20 per cent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate in the first T20I against India in Trinidad on Friday, ICC confirmed in a media release. Richie Richardson of the ICC Elite Panel of
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the Indian men’s squad for the upcoming ODI series against Zimbabwe, starting August 18 in Harare. All-rounder Washington Sundar and speedster Deepak Chahar have returned to the ODI setup. Notably, both Sundar and Deepak last played an ODI during the home series against West
Rohit Sharma’s buoyant India will look to continue the winning run and extend their domination over the West Indies when they clash in the second T20 International on Monday. The visitors are coming off a comprehensive victory in the opener of the five-match series. What separated the two teams in the first match was not
In the recently-concluded ODI series against West Indies, India opening batter Shubman Gill was in fine form and he registered 205 runs, with a best score of 98 in the third and final ODI. This performance helped him win Player of the Series accolade. After the series win, stand-in captain Shikhar Dhawan had said that
Former India opener and ex-chairman of the selection committee, Krishnamachari Srikkanth, expressed his displeasure over the Indian team’s selection in the recently-concluded first T20I against West Indies in Trinidad. Srikkanth observed that India should have gone with all-rounder Deepak Hooda over Shreyas Iyer in the playing XI. Notably, the opening T20I saw the return of
File photo of Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana© Twitter The Indian women’s cricket will be taking on Pakistan in their second Group A game of the ongoing Commonwealth Games. This match is a must-win for India after the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side came up short against Australia. Pakistan is also coming into the match on the
New Zealand 167 for 2 (Bates 91*, Devine 48, Mlaba 1-33) beat South Africa 154 for 7 (Tryon 39, Devine 3-37) by 13 runs Suzie Bates and Sophie Devine showcased all their experience and class as they led New Zealand to victory over South Africa at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Saturday. Bates led
Deepak Chahar has made a comeback to the Indian team after nearly six months, during which he was being treated for a back injury, for the ODI series in Zimbabwe in August. Rahul Tripathi has received a maiden ODI call-up, while Washington Sundar and Kuldeep Yadav have been included in the squad of 15 for
Big picture And just like that, England’s home white-ball summer is at its end. Twelve matches in 24 days may have been a treat for the fans but it proved tough on players and brought about one major casualty. Ben Stokes retired from ODIs after the first match against South Africa and was rested for
India batter KL Rahul on Saturday issued a lengthy statement, saying testing positive for COVID-19 has pushed his return to the international arena “back by a couple of weeks”, but he aims to recover as quickly as possible and be available for selection. It is important to note that Rahul had been named in the
Former India opener Virender Sehwag became victim of misinformation on Saturday when he wrongly congratulated Hima Das for winning gold at the ongoing Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022. Sehwag took to his official Twitter handle and captioned a pic of Das while congratulating her for bagging a gold for India. However, the truth is that the
Dinesh Karthik said his ultimate aim is to lift the T20 World Cup title in Australia.© AFP Veteran wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik, who was instrumental in India’s victory against the West Indies in the first T20 international here, said his ultimate aim is to lift the upcoming T20 World Cup title in Australia. Karthik, with his
The BCCI on Saturday announced Team India’s squad for the upcoming ODI series against Zimbabwe, starting from August 18 in Harare. Shikhar Dhawan will lead the 15-man squad, with regular captain Rohit Sharma being rested. Also, Deepak Chahar also make his return to the team after a lengthy injury. The veteran Dhawan recently led India
New Zealand, on Friday, exhibited superexplosive batting courtesy of 17 sixes and 18 fours to register their highest-ever T20I total in the second game against Scotland. Mark Chapman and Michael Bracewell dominated the proceedings with respective half-centuries. They both made their career-best score in the shortest format. Chapman’s 83 came off 44 deliveries, while Bracewell
India are ready to embrace the “odd failure” in their quest to ramp up the run rate across phases of a match, in the lead-up to the T20 World Cup, their captain Rohit Sharma has said after winning the first T20I against West Indies. “We want to try certain things when we bat in the
Zimbabwe chose to bat vs Bangladesh Zimbabwe have decided to bat first after winning the toss against Bangladesh in the first T20I in Harare. The home side have made one change from the XI that beat the Netherlands in the T20 World Cup Qualifier final, with the fast bowler Tanaka Chivanga replacing offspinner Tony Munyonga.
After registering a clean sweep in the ODI series against West Indies, India were back under the leadership of Rohit Sharma to take on the Men in Maroon in the first of five T20Is in Trinidad on Friday. The visitors carried the winning momentum in the T20I leg by beating West Indies the opening game
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