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Navi Mumbai, Oct 23: A resurgent Team India stormed into the semifinals of the Women's World Cup with a commanding 53-run victory over New Zealand via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method on Thursday, thanks to breathtaking centuries from Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal. After suffering three consecutive defeats earlier in the tournament, India entered the must-win clash under mounting pressure. But the script was rewritten in style at the D.Y. Patil Stadium, where the top order fired as on ...Read More >
Navi Mumbai, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Openers Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal scored contrasting centuries and shared a 212-run partnership to lay the foundation for India's 53-run win via DLS method against New Zealand in a rain-hit Match 24 of the ICC Women's ODI World Cup here on Thursday. The win sealed India (six points) a place in the semifinals, where they joined Australia, England and South Africa with a match to spare. Though both India and New Zealand have a match each and can tie on ...Read More >
Navi Mumbai, Oct 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian opener Smriti Mandhana continued her sensational run-scoring spree in 2025, scoring a quick-fire century against New Zealand in Match 24 of the Women's ODI World Cup at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Thursday. Mandhana reached her 14th career century off 88 balls, hammering 10 fours and three sixes, putting up another batting masterclass in a match that India need to win to qualify for the semifinals. Mandhana, who had scored five centuries a ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 22 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer Mohammed Kaif made a bold claim on star batter Virat Kohli's failure during the Perth ODI against Australia, saying that the legend is "not in his batting zone" at the moment and lacks rhythm. Virat's return to Indian colours after the ICC Champions Trophy in March fell flat as he was caught fishing to an outside off-stump delivery for an eight-ball duck, handing a catch to Cooper Connolly at backward point. As he is in Adelaide for t ...Read More >
During the Women's World Cup clash, Heather Knight made headlines by scoring a magnificent century for England, helping them set a target of 288 for 8 against India. The Indian side responded with grit, as Deepti Sharma's phenomenal four wickets swung the momentum, illustrating India's fighting spirit. Indore: The ever-reliable Heather Knight stamped her authority with a splendid century before India, led by off-spinner Deepti Sharma, stormed back in sensational fashion to restrict England to 2 ...Read More >
Navi Mumbai, Oct 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu summed up the thrilling finish, crediting her team's never-say-die attitude after she bowled a sensational final over to pull off a seven-run win against Bangladesh in a match that went down to the last ball at the ICC Women's World Cup 2025, here at DY Patil Stadium here on Monday. Her four-wicket burst (4-42) in the death overs, including four scalps in four balls, turned the contest around as Sri Lanka snatched victor ...Read More >
Navi Mumbai, Oct 20 (PTI) Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu said it would be a "miracle" if her team is able to seal a semifinal berth in the Women's World Cup despite notching a thrilling seven-run victory against Bangladesh, here on Monday. Sri Lanka might have earned two crucial points to take their tally to four -- the same as India and New Zealand -- but their extremely dismal net run rate (NRR) puts them in a disadvantage as they compete with the other two teams to secure a last-four ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): Former India cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu has issued a clarification after a viral social media post attributed to him regarding the 2027 ODI World Cup. A post that went viral on X claimed that Sidhu had said, "If India wants to win the 2027 ODI World Cup, then BCCI ( Board of Control for Cricket in India) should remove Ajit Agarkar and Gautam Gambhir as soon as possible and hand over the captaincy to Rohit Sharma again with full respect." Dismissing the vi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) formr India skipper Anjum Chopra criticised all-rounder Deepti Sharma's game plan as Team India suffered their third consecutive loss at the ongoing Women's ODI World Cup after falling short by just four runs during their chase against England on Sunday. While vice captain Smriti Mandhana and captain Harmanpreet Kaur put up a brilliant performance with the bat, the former's wicket initiated a collapse as India's batting unit started crumbling under pressure. ...Read More >
Indore, Oct 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) When India's team sheet came after being put into bowling first by England in a crucial 2025 Women's ODI World Cup clash at the Holkar Stadium, everyone was left jaw-dropped when India's keenly awaited tactical reshuffle resulted in Jemimah Rodrigues being left out. In a bid to bolster the bowling attack and go in with six bowlers, something which they faced criticism before, India opted to leave out a specialist batter in Jemimah and bring in seamer Renuka Singh ...Read More >
India's Virat Kohli (centre) reacts as Australia's paceman Mitchell Starc (left) celebrates his wicket during the first ODI in Perth Sunday. AFP Australia captain Mitchell Marsh guided his side to a comfortable seven-wicket win against India in a rain-affected first one-day international in Perth Sunday. Chasing 131 for victory in a match that was reduced to 26 overs a side, Marsh scored 46 not out as the home side cruised to an easy win to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Matt Rensh ...Read More >
Deepti Sharma's all-round effort (4/51 & 57-ball 50) went in vain as India choked in the late overs of the run-chase and handed England a 4-run win in Indore on Sunday. It was the third successive loss in a high-scoring encounter for the hosts in the ongoing World Cup. However, with this win, England have become the third team to qualify for the semifinals. India were cruising in the run-chase till the fall of Smriti Mandhana, who departed 12 short of a century. Needing 55 runs off the last 53 ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's senior batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli had forgettable returns to international cricket in the first ODI against Australia, but former India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar believes the duo will bounce back with stronger intent and smarter plans in the upcoming matches. India suffered a seven-wicket defeat at the rain-marred series opener in Shubman Gill's maiden assignment as ODI captain, replacing Rohit. Nayar analysed Rohit's short stay at the ...Read More >
Kolkata: The return of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to international cricket lasted 22 balls in all as India endured a poor start to their white-ball tour of Australia. It was a seven-wicket defeat in the first ODI which had to be curtailed to a 26-over affair owing to four rain interruptions at Perth on Sunday. Both sides wanted to bowl first in damp conditions on a pitch that had very little grass. Mitchell Marsh won the toss to put India into bat and it turned out to be a grim outing for the ...Read More >
Indore, Oct 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) In her 300th international game, Heather Knight's fluent 109 anchored England's innings, but Deepti Sharma's incisive four-wicket haul ensured India clawed back in the death overs to restrict the visitors to 288/8 in their crucial 2025 Women's ODI World Cup clash at the Holkar Stadium on Sunday. Amy Jones had laid the foundation with a brisk 56 at the top, but it was Heather's innings that gave England the momentum. Her fourth ODI century, laced with 15 fours and ...Read More >
A superb six-wicket haul by Devendra Singh Bora and composed batting from Prashant Chopra and skipper Kunal Chandela helped Uttarakhand fight back strongly against Bengal on Day 3 of their Ranji Trophy Group C clash on Friday. Resuming at 274 for 6, Bengal were bowled out for 323, thanks largely to Bora's fiery spell that fetched him career-best figures of 6 for 79. The right-arm seamer struck twice in quick succession in the morning session, removing overnight batter Sumanta Gupta for 82, and ...Read More >
Saurashtra's last-wicket pair of Chetan Sakariya and Yuvrajsinh Dodiya waged a grim battle to give their team a crucial four-run first innings lead despite Karnataka leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal grabbing eight wickets in an excellent spell on Day 3 of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match in Rajkot on Friday. Resuming from their overnight 200 for four, Saurashtra were in danger of conceding the innings lead after slipping to 342 for nine with Shreyas (8/110) doing the bulk of damage. But Chetan Sa ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Under brooding grey clouds that hovered over the Greenfield Stadium, Kerala's batting unravelled in a heap of unfulfilled promise, dismissed for 219 in response to Maharashtra's 239. The visitors then raced to 51/0 in 9 overs, courtesy Prithvi Shaw's quickfire unbeaten 37, when bad light stopped proceedings an hour before the scheduled close on Friday. A 71-run deficit felt like a punch in the gut to the last season's runner-up, especially after they won the toss on Day 1 and ...Read More >
Solid fifties by Devdutt Padikkal, Karun Nair and R Smaran helped Karnataka reach 295 for five amid regular strikes by Saurashtra on Day 1 of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match in Rajkot on Wednesday. Padikkal (96, 141b, 11x4), Nair (73, 126b, 9x4) added 146 runs for the third wicket after left-arm spinner Dharmendra Jadeja (4/100) dismissed opener Nikin Jose and skipper Mayank Agarwal early in the innings. Smaran was batting on 66 (120b, 4x4, 2x6) at stumps along with veteran Shreyas Gopal. ...Read More >
Seamer Jatin Pandey picked up three wickets on debut to leave former champions Tamil Nadu tottering at 18 for five after Ishan Kishan's 173 propelled Jharkhand to 419 all out in their Ranji Trophy Group A match on Thursday. At stumps on the second day, M Shahrukh Khan was batting on 4 and India U-19 star RS Ambrish, on his debut, was yet to open his account. Jharkhand skipper Kishan, who ended the opening day unbeaten on 125, looked good for a double century until he was dismissed by Ambrish, ha ...Read More >
Kolkata: There hasn't been a younger India captain since, well, MS Dhoni. But cricket's two oldest formats hardly overlap these days, and the next ODI World Cup is two years away. So Shubman Gill shouldn't exactly feel the heat as he prepares to lead India in Australia for a three-match ODI series, beginning Sunday. And while the format may be dying, there is no denying the legacy that still needs careful shepherding -- a nearly 70% win record in the last 36 months, 2023 World Cup finalists and ...Read More >
Kuldeep Yadav's exceptional five-wicket haul highlighted his skill in exploiting small margins on a balanced pitch. Despite an early collapse, West Indies' John Campbell and Shai Hope forged a crucial partnership, bringing parity to the Test match and forcing India's bowlers to work harder. Kuldeep Yadav has played only 14 Test matches (Delhi Test against West Indies being his 15th) since he made his debut eight years ago. That is supremely unfortunate and while it may look unfair, it was also ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal fell short of a double hundred, but India cruised to 427-4 at lunch to continue their ascendancy on day two of the second and final test against West Indies on Saturday. Jaiswal fell for 175 after an almighty mix-up with skipper Shubman Gill, who was batting on 75 at the break with Dhruv Jurel on seven at the other end. Despite not being at his aggressive best, Jaiswal batted like no West Indies bowler could get him out at the Arun Jaitley ...Read More >
New Delhi: Mohammed Siraj and Washington Sundar took a scalp each as India continued to be dominant in the second and final Test by reducing the West Indies to 35/2 in 14.3 overs of their second innings at tea on day three at the Arun Jaitley Stadium Sunday. After enforcing the follow-on on the visitors with a commanding 270-run lead, thanks to Kuldeep Yadav's 5-82, bowling them out for 248 in the first innings, India continuing to get more breakthroughs has meant that they are still leading by ...Read More >
Prithvi Shaw made a strong statement by smashing a magnificent century for his new domestic team, Maharashtra, against his old team, Mumbai in a practice match on Tuesday. Shaw started his First-Class career with Mumbai in the 2016-17 season and made his Test debut the following year. He parted ways with his long-time domestic side earlier this year. Shaw's inconsistent form and fitness problems have drawn criticism in recent years, but now that he has switched teams, he is concentrating on qui ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) India's team management remains optimistic about B. Sai Sudharsan performing to his high potential very soon, said assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate ahead of the second Test against the West Indies, starting at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Friday. The upcoming game could prove pivotal for the Chennai-based left-handed batter, whose early Test career has yet to yield consistent returns - seven games and 147 runs, including just one fifty. Sudharsan's dismis ...Read More >
Indore, Oct 6 (PTI) Inspirational New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine continued her sublime form with yet another fluent half-century, but South Africa fought back brilliantly through left-arm spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba's four-wicket haul to bowl out the former champions for a modest 231 in their Women's World Cup group match here on Monday. Making her 300th international appearance, the 2024 T20 World Cup-winning captain Devine once again led from the front, crafting a composed 85 runs off 98 del ...Read More >
Mumbai, October 6: The biggest concern heading into the India-Pakistan clash at the R Premadasa Stadium was the threat of rain, which had earlier washed out the Australia-Sri Lanka match. But the weather gods stayed kind, allowing a full contest in which India reaffirmed their dominance over Pakistan with a commanding 88-run victory in the 2025 Women's World Cup on Sunday. India Women Led By Harmanpreet Kaur Avoids Handshake With Pakistan Women Cricketers After IND-W vs PAK-W ICC Women's World C ...Read More >
AHMEDABAD, India -- Ravindra Jadeja took 4-54 as India wrapped up the first test against West Indies by an innings and 140 runs on day three at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday. Kuldeep Yadav also picked 2-23, while Mohammed Siraj took 3-31 in 11 overs, as West Indies was bowled out for 146 runs (45.1 overs) in the second innings. The visitors had scored 162 runs in the first innings. In reply, India had declared its first innings at 448-5 with a lead of 286 runs. India had three centuri ...Read More >
Oct 4 (Reuters) - India captain Shubman Gill said his team played the "perfect game" to thump West Indies by an innings and 140 runs inside three days of the test series opener in Ahmedabad on Saturday. India bundled out West Indies for 162 and 146 and amassed 448-5 before declaring at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Opener KL Rahul, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and stumper-batsman Dhruv Jurel made hundreds, and the hosts' incisive bowling was backed by sharp catching. "Very happy with the win. Hon ...Read More >
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