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INDORE, India (AP) -- India stumbled from a position of strength as England held its nerve to win by four runs and secure its semifinal spot at the Women's Cricket World Cup on Sunday. Chasing a winning target of 289, tournament co-host India was on course for victory for much of its innings - Smriti Mandhana top-scored with 88, while skipper Harmanpreet Kaur hit a run-a-ball 70. England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt picked up 2-47 in eight overs, while left-arm spinner Linsey Smith bowled a tight ...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 >
Left-arm spinner Shams Mulani spun a web around Jammu and Kashmir to grab a seven-wicket haul as Mumbai beat the hosts by 35 runs in an exciting opening round group D encounter in the Ranji Trophy in Srinagar on Saturday. Jammu and Kashmir needed 222 runs to reach the winning target of 243 on the final day but courtesy Mulani, who also scored 91 in Mumbai's first essay, the home team were all out for 207 in 64.4 overs. With the pitch assisting slow bowlers, Mulani returned with 7/46, his 17th fi ...Read More >
Maharashtra didn't have the best start to their Ranji Trophy 2025-26 campaign. Playing their first match against Kerala at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, the team saw them lose three wickets even before they could open their account. This was after Kerala won the toss and invited Maharashtra to bat first. The first batter to depart was Prithvi Shaw, who had shown major signs of comeback before the tournament began. Shaw was dismissed for a four-ball duck by MD Nidhe ...Read More >
Jharkhand placed themselves in a dominant position, potentially on the brink of an innings victory, after pacer Jatin Pandey marked his first-class debut with an impressive five-wicket haul, forcing Tamil Nadu to follow on in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match on Friday. At the close of play on the third day, hosts Tamil Nadu found themselves in deep trouble at 52 for three in their second innings, after being bowled out for a mere 93 in their first innings. This was thanks to Pandey's 5/35 ...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 >
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: 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 >
New Delhi, Oct 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) India captain Shubman Gill emphasised the importance of grooming seam-bowling all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy in home conditions, stating that it is better to give him game time at home and use that as preparation for overseas tours. Providing Reddy with more opportunities to contribute in an all-round role in the second Test, starting at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday, remains a priority for India. He bowled only four overs in the first innings of the first ...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 >
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 >
Nagpur: Before the clouds rolled in and dimmed the afternoon light at VCA Jamtha, Manav Suthar sent down a delivery that gave hints of things to come. The ball, angled at middle and leg, gripped the surface and spat sideways past Dhruv Shorey's bat. A puff of soil rose, a reminder that the pitch was alive, and even wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan, surprised by the vicious spin, muttered a few words in disbelief. Until then, the turn had been teasing, occasional, but never cruel. But that moment -- tha ...Read More >
Rest of India batter Yash Dhull and Vidarbha pacer Yash Thakur were involved in an ugly war of words on the final day of the just-concluded Irani Cup in Nagpur. The incident happened after Thakur dismissed Dhull on the first ball of the 63rd over of Rest of India's 361-run chase. The batter tried to slash a short-pitched ball but was unable to get hold of it properly, as Atharva Taide at deep third man boundary took a well-judged catch inches inside the boundary ropes. This resulted in Thakur a ...Read More >
Mumbai, October 5: As India and Pakistan once again faced each other on the cricket field, this time during the ICC Women's ODI World Cup match, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur upheld the 'no handshake' policy in the group stage fixture against their arch-rivals here at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Sunday. At the toss, neither India's captain, Harmanpreet, nor Pakistan's captain, Fatima Sana, took the initiative to exchange the customary pleasantries. After Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl ...Read More >
Mumbai, October 5: India men's T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav believes the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side can extend their unbeaten streak against Pakistan to 12-0 in women's ODIs if they 'focus completely on playing good cricket'. India face Pakistan in a high-stakes group-stage clash of the 2025 Women's ODI World Cup in Colombo on Sunday. IND vs PAK, ICC Women's World Cup 2025: Former Indian Cricketer Sarandeep Singh Hopes Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma Shine in India vs Pakistan Clash. "Women's ...Read More >
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], October 3 (ANI): Vidarbha solidified their control over the Irani Cup match against Rest of India, building on a substantial lead of 224 runs by the end of the third day at Nagpur's Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium. The third day began with Rest of India at 142/5 in response to Vidarbha's 342, with captain Rajat Patidar and Manav Suthar at the crease. However, Vidarbha's Aditya Thakare made an immediate impact, dismissing Suthar lbw off the first ball of the d ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) In-form opener KL Rahul's serene unbeaten 11th Test hundred and Shubman Gill's composed fifty helped India tighten their grip on the first Test against the West Indies by taking a lead of 56 runs at lunch on day two's play at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday. India added 97 runs in the morning session for the loss of just Gill and reached 218/3 in 67 overs at lunch interval. Rahul, who resumed from 53, survived a close call in the first over when an edge off ...Read More >
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], October 2 (ANI): A calm and composed half-century from KL Rahul powered India to 121/2, trailing by 41 runs at the end of Day 1 against the West Indies on Thursday. India lost just two wickets in the third session on Day 1 of the first Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, with Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sai Sudharsan falling to the West Indies bowlers. Jaiswal and Rahul opened the innings for India. Host reached 23/0 after 12.4 overs, with both the openers at ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, Oct 2 (UNI) Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav turned the first Test on its head as West Indies crumbled to 162 all out at the stroke of Tea at the Narendra Modi Stadium here today. Siraj opened the floodgates, cleaning up Tagenarine Chanderpaul for a duck before sending back Brandon King and Alick Athanaze. Bumrah then reminded everyone why he is the master of chaos -- John Campbell thought he was safe, but UltraEdge said otherwise, and he was walking back after a coup ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, Oct 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Fast bowlers Mohammed Siraj (4/38) and Jasprit Bumrah (3/41) led a clinical bowling display as India dismissed West Indies for 162 in 44.1 overs on day one of the first Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday. Electing to bat first on a green pitch West Indies were 90/5 at lunch, and are now bowled out by tea break taken early. Siraj set the tone for a dominating bowling performance from India as he picked three of the first four wickets to fall for the W ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Union Minister Suresh Gopi stirred controversy on Tuesday by claiming that those elected by "corpses" are now serving the state. Speaking at a neighbourhood meet called "Kalungu" in Idukki district, he alleged that cadavers from 25 years ago had cast votes in Kerala elections. Media reports have previously highlighted incidents of deceased voters being listed as active in Kerala's voter list, he said, while indirectly referring to the accusations of "scientific rigging " aga ...Read More >
CWC 2025: India put Sri Lanka on the back foot with clinical bowling performance In a high-stakes clash between India and Sri Lanka in the ICC Women's World Cup 2025, every wicket carried huge significance. India's bowlers worked tirelessly to contain the Sri Lankan batters on a tricky Guwahati pitch. Deepti Sharma emerged as a key weapon with the ball, combining precision, pace, and strategy. The visitors' experienced batters struggled to find gaps against India's disciplined attack. One dismi ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Sept 16 (UNI) Make no mistake, this is where the real test begins. Australia Women, sitting pretty after a clinical eight-wicket win in the opening WODI, are knocking on the door of yet another series triumph. Nine wins out of the last ten clashes against India, and 47 in 57 overall -- that's the kind of record that shouts champion pedigree. They arrive at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium with the wind in their sails and a dressing room brimming with confi ...Read More >
India (IND) will face Pakistan (PAK) in the most anticipated clash of the Asia Cup 2025 on... Kuldeep Yadav spearheaded India's spin attack as they delivered another commanding performance, dismantling Pakistan in Dubai. Ruthless from the outset, India restricted their rivals to just 127/9 before cruising to the target with 25 balls remaining. India wasted no time asserting dominance, striking in just the second delivery of the match before Pakistan could even settle. It took 15 balls for the ...Read More >
Dubai: India's spin-heavy strategy paid off handsomely once again as Kuldeep Yadav spearheaded a clinical bowling display to restrict Pakistan to 127/9 in their Asia Cup Group A clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium here on Sunday. Opting to field just one frontline seamer once again, India's spin bowling trio of Kuldeep, Axar Patel, and Varun Chakaravarthy stifled Pakistan by picking six wickets collectively. While Kuldeep took 3-18 and Axar picked 2-18, the duo operated at a miserl ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Sep 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Yash Rathod fell agonisingly short of his maiden first-class double century, but his career-best 194 put Central Zone firmly in charge against South Zone on Day Three of the 2025-26 Duleep Trophy final at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru on Saturday. Central, who resumed day three on 384 for 5 with a lead of 235, went on to post 511 in 145.1 overs, stretching their advantage to 362. At stumps, South Zone were 129 for 2, still trailing by 233 runs. R ...Read More >
New Delhi: Wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Haris played a smooth and confident knock, scoring a quick half-century to help Pakistan register a big 93-run victory over a lower-ranked Oman side in their Group A Asia Cup match on Friday. Choosing to bat first, Pakistan posted 160 for 7, with Haris contributing 63 runs from 43 deliveries. Oman had a terrible start to their chase, losing captain Jatinder Singh and Aamir Kaleem early, and were eventually bowled out for just 67 in 16.4 overs. Jatinder wa ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Sep 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Central Zone took firm control of the 2025-26 Duleep Trophy final in Bengaluru on Friday, thanks to commanding centuries from Rajat Patidar and Yash Rathod on day two at Centre Of Excellence. Patidar struck a fluent 101 off 115 balls while Rathod remained unbeaten on 137, guiding Central to 384 for 5 at stumps on the second day at the BCCI Centre of Excellence. With that, Central now lead South Zone by 235 runs. The day had begun with Central trailing by 99 r ...Read More >
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