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CHENNAI: Mahendra Singh Dhoni was an established India star even before Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma were born. They were literally in their nappies when the legend of 'Captain Cool' was taking shape during those formative years of the Indian Premier League. But if they put hands on their hearts, neither the 19-year-old keeper-batter Kartik nor the 20-year-old left-arm spin bowling all-rounder Veer would have thought that by Tuesday evening, they would jointly walk into the record books wit ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) Mahendra Singh Dhoni was an established India star even before Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma were born. They were literally in their nappies when the legend of 'Captain Cool' was taking shape during those formative years of the Indian Premier League. But if they put hands on their hearts, neither the 19-year-old keeper-batter Kartik nor the 20-year-old left-arm spin bowling all-rounder Veer would have thought that by Tuesday evening, they would jointly walk into the r ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 15: India suffered a setback ahead of the concluding phase of the T20 International series against South Africa as all-rounder Axar Patel was ruled out of the remaining two matches due to illness, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed on Monday. Axar, who has been an integral part of India's white-ball setup with his all-round abilities, was unavailable for the third T20I in Dharamsala on Sunday, where wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav was drafted into the playing ...Read More >
Hubli (Karnataka), Nov 17 (PTI) Promising Ravichandran Smaran hit an unbeaten 227 and was being supported well by the lower-order to put Karnataka in the driver's seat on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Group B match against Chandigarh here on Monday. Resuming at the overnight personal score of 110 with Karnataka at 298 for 5, Smaran stitched crucial partnerships with Shreyas Gopal (62), Vidyadhar Patel (30) and Shikahr Shetty (59) as Karnataka declared at a mammoth 547 for 8 in 160 overs. ...Read More >
South Africa secured a 30-run victory over India in the opening Test. India collapsed for 93 while chasing 124 on the third day. South Africa leads the two-match series 1-0. Tight bowling from Simon Harmer and Marco Jansen proved decisive. Washington Sundar top-scored for India with 31. The Proteas set a challenging target after Temba Bavuma's unbeaten 55. South Africa took a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series after defeating India by 30 runs on the third day at Eden Gardens, where batting grew to ...Read More >
KOLKATA, India: Spinner Simon Harmer claimed a match haul of eight wickets to lead South Africa to a thrilling 30-run win over India inside three days of a low-scoring opening Test on Sunday. India, without captain and leading batsman Shubman Gill who was ruled out because of a neck injury he suffered on Saturday, faltered in their chase of 124 to be bowled out for 93 in Kolkata. Harmer, who had figures of 4-30 in the first Indian innings, struck key blows in the second session including gettin ...Read More >
A dropped catch, a missed run out, and some thrill-a-minute cricket later, pacer Sonu Yadav cleaned up No. 11 Kavuri Saiteja (two off seven balls) for Tamil Nadu to snatch a slender five-run first-innings lead over Andhra on the second day of their Elite Group-A fourth-round Ranji Trophy match at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium here on Sunday. Tamil Nadu eventually ended the day with a 107-run lead, with B. Sachin (51, 81b, 8x4) and Pradosh Ranjan Paul (26 n.o., 45b, 3x4) stitching together a 69-r ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Oct 30 (PTI) South Africa A resisted through a century-stand between Jordan Hermann and Zubayr Hamza, but India A spinners, led by Tanush Kotian, plucked wickets at regular intervals to keep the visitors to 299 for nine on the first day of the opening four-day match here on Thursday. Hermann (71) and Hamza (66) shared a 130-run stand for the second wicket after being asked to bat first, holding the SA innings together for a session and a half. But once Hamza fell to pacer Gurnoor Br ...Read More >
Navi Mumbai: Alive in the tournament by a touch of fortune, hosts India will search for a spark of magic reminiscent of skipper Harmanpreet Kaur's legendary knock eight years ago as they take on the mighty Australia in a blockbuster Women's World Cup semifinal here on Thursday.Kaur's 115-ball 171 not out at Derby, England, in 2017 semifinal against Australia was seminal moment which catapulted women's cricket from the footnote to the headlines.A victory over the seven-time world champions would ...Read More >
An evening showered ensured the day's play would be heavily curtailed as the game had to be called off. Chhattisgarh had a great start reaching 85 without loss but then lost their way to end up at 175 for 6, still trailing Mumbai by 240 runs. On a rain-marred day where the first one and half hours were lost due to unseasonal showers, Mumbai were bundled out for 416, their last two wickets managing to add just ten runs to the overnight score. Ayush Pandey and Shashank Chandrakar gave a cracking ...Read More >
Australia could be without their experienced skipper and wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy in the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 semi-final against India on Thursday (October 30) in Navi Mumbai. Head coach Shelley Nitschke suggested on Sunday that she still hadn't fully recovered, though the team remained 'hopeful'. Healy picked up a calf injury in Australia's training on October 19 and consequently missed their next two games against England and South Africa. Though the defending champions didn't p ...Read More >
England will monitor the fitness of key spin bowler Sophie Ecclestone before Wednesday's World Cup semi-final against South Africa, after she sustained a shoulder injury in Sunday's victory over New Zealand. The 26-year-old came off the field in the first over at Visakhapatnam after diving awkwardly over the boundary rope. She returned later in the innings to bowl, dismissing Brooke Halliday with her fourth delivery, but immediately walked off the field and did not return as England completed ...Read More >
Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Ahmed delivered remarkable figures of 6 for 34, aiding Bengal in dismissing Gujarat for 167 and subsequently achieving 170 for 6 in their second innings on the third and penultimate day of their Ranji Trophy Group C match on Monday. Resuming at 107 for 7 in response to Bengal's 279 all out, Gujarat were bowled out in 76.3 overs with Ahmed dominating the bowling attack, while Mohammed Shami (3/44) claimed three wickets. Gujarat's skipper Manan Hingrajia top-scored with ...Read More >
IMAGE: Saransh Jain's (103*) and Yash Dubey's (159) has taken Madhya Pradesh's total to 355/9 at stumps on Day 3 with a lead of 95 runs. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Nagaland's Nischal, Lemtur slam centuries to frustrate TN in Ranji Trophy Underdogs Nagaland showed they are made of sterner stuff as their batters fought tooth and nail all day to score 365/5 and frustrate Tamil Nadu who would be fancying their chances of enforcing a follow-on after a mammoth 512-run first-innings total in a Ranji ...Read More >
Karun Nair made his 25th first-class hundred to take Karnataka to a strong position against Goa on the rain-hit second day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match in Shivamogga on Sunday. Karun, who was omitted from the India Test squad after a middling series in England recently, made an unbeaten 174 off 267 balls to announce his return to the run-making ways. It helped Karnataka make 371 in their first innings after resuming from overnight 222 for five. Karun started the day from 86, and ba ...Read More >
Dimapur, Oct 27 (PTI) Underdogs Nagaland showed they are made of sterner stuff as their batters fought tooth and nail all day to score 365/5 and frustrate Tamil Nadu who would be fancying their chances of enforcing a follow-on after a mammoth 512-run first-innings total in a Ranji Trophy Group A match here on Monday. After promising TN left-arm pacer Gurjapneet Singh had left Nagaland reeling at 150/4 on Sunday by taking all the wickets, including a hat-trick that had reduced the northeastern s ...Read More >
Rain prevented a result between Bangladesh and co-hosts India in the final group stage game of the Women's World Cup as persistent rain had the final say in Navi Mumbai. Chasing an adjusted target of 126 under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method after the game was reduced to 27 overs per side, India were 57-0 when the match officials were forced to call off the dead rubber. Smriti Mandhana, the tournament's highest run scorer, hit an unbeaten 34 to keep her purple patch going but an injury to her ...Read More >
Rohtak, Oct 26: Left-arm spin bowling all-rounder Parth Vats starred once again with a fifer to guide Haryana to a commanding nine-wicket victory over Tripura in their Group C Ranji Trophy match here Sunday. The 21-year-all-rounder produced his second consecutive Player-of-the-Match performance, this time with the ball with a match haul of eight wickets as Tripura were bowled out for 47 in their second essay, which left the hosts with an easy target of 16 runs to achieve. Haryana chased down t ...Read More >
Ajinkya Rahane has seen it all in international cricket - the glory of leading India to a historic Test victory in Australia as well as the disappointment of being ignored despite giving his years of the dedication. The seasoned batsman understands the significance of keeping his cool in the mix of a rollercoaster ride of highs and lows. After playing a marvelous innings of 159 for Mumbai against Chhattisgarh in the Ranji Trophy on Sunday (October 26), Rahane briefly took time out to offer some ...Read More >
Assam aim for a home victory against Services in Tinsukia, marking the Ranji Trophy's return to the town after 25 years. Led by Denish Das and featuring star Riyan Parag, Assam seek to rebound from their opening draw. Services, fresh off an innings win against Tripura, presents a strong challenge at the newly renovated TDSA Stadium.After opening their Ranji Trophy campaign with a draw against Gujarat in an away game that fetched just a point, Assam will hope to get some home comfort when they ta ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Chandigarh bowlers put up a steady performance to bowl out Maharashtra for 313 on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy match at the Sector 16 stadium Saturday. After winning the toss, Chandigarh chose to field. Maharashtra were dismissed in 85.5 overs after losing wickets at regular intervals through the day.Maharashtra's start was slow as their opener Prithvi Shaw, and Siddhesh Veer were dismissed early for 8 and 7 runs respectively. Chandigarh pacer Jagjit Singh Sandhu struck earl ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Oct 25: Ruturaj Gaikwad continued his scintillating form with a sublime century as Maharashtra posted 313 before being bowled out against Chandigarh on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Group B clash, here on Saturday. Opener Arshin Kulkarni (50 off 55 balls) and Saurabh Nawale (66) also made valuable contributions with half-centuries. After Maharashtra suffered early setbacks with the dismissals of opener Prithvi Shaw (8) and Siddesh Veer (7), Gaikwad (116 off 163 balls) held ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 25 (PTI) Openers Sanat Sangwan, Arpit Rana and vice-captain Yash Dhull scored contrasting fifties but failed to convert into hundreds as Delhi ended the opening day's play against Himachal Pradesh on 306 for 4 in a Ranji Trophy group D clash here on Saturday. While last match's double centurion Sangwan (79 off 170 balls) was once again at his dogged best, his opening partner Arpit (64 off 110 balls), fighting for his place in the side, struck his maiden half century in the first ...Read More >
IMAGE: Ravindra Jadeja was not picked for the ongoing three-match ODI series in Australia, something he said was "not a surprise" after being informed of the team management's plans. Photograph: BCCI Ravindra Jadeja is set to play for Saurashtra in the second round of the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy, starting on October 25. The spin all-rounder's inclusion will give Saurashtra a big boost as they take on Madhya Pradesh at home in Rajkot, on the same surface where spinners claimed 31 of the 35 wickets ...Read More >
Her absence leaves the team grappling with a selection headache, as she performs the triple role of captain, opener, and wicketkeeper. IMAGE: Skipper Alyssa Healy, who hit back-to-back centuries in the previous two games, will miss Australia's next game against England in the Women's World Cup after straining her calf at training. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters Defending champions Australia will be forced to reshuffle their combination as they deal with the absence of injured skipper Alyss ...Read More >
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur (up three places to 15th), Australia opener Phoebe Litchfield (up five spots to 17th), and England veteran Heather Knight (up 15 rungs to 18th) have also made substantial gains. IMAGE: Smriti Mandhana is 83 points ahead of England's Nat Sciver-Brunt in the latest ICC ODI ranking for women batters. Photograph: ANI Photo India opener Smriti Mandhana has extended her lead at the top of the ICC ODI ranking for women batters following her fine run at the ongoing Women ...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 >
Mumbai, October 21: West Indies have strengthened their spin attack by adding left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein to their squad for the ongoing three-match ODI series against Bangladesh. Hosein is set to arrive tonight and will join the team ahead of the second ODI, as the visitors look to bounce back after a 74-run defeat in the series opener. His inclusion is expected to bolster the bowling unit as West Indies aim to level the series against the hosts. BAN vs WI 2025: West Indies Pacer Shamar Josep ...Read More >
NAVI MUMBAI, India (AP) -- Bangladesh lost four wickets off the final six balls in a stunning collapse as it slipped to a seven-run defeat to Sri Lanka at the Women's Cricket World Cup on Monday. With nine runs needed off six balls, Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu took three wickets in four balls as Bangladesh went from 194-6 to 194-9, also including a run-out, to spoil its hopes of recording a first win against Sri Lanka. Athapaththu's burst - 4-42 in 10 overs overall - restricted Bangl ...Read More >
NAVI MUMBAI: Chamari Athapaththu won the toss as Sri Lanka opted to bat against Bangladesh in the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup. Both teams have two points each, and the winner will stay in contention for a place in the semifinals. Bangladesh has never beaten Sri Lanka in women's ODIs. Defending champions Australia, England and South Africa have already sealed their semifinal spots, with the final place up for grabs. Bangladesh has two points from one win in five games -- it beat Pakistan ea ...Read More >
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