A fine half-century by skipper Babar Azam and an unbeaten 46 by Fakhar Zaman helped Pakistan beat defending champions West Indies by 7 wickets with 27 balls to spare in a warm-up match of the T20 World Cup here on Monday. Pakistan restricted West Indies to 130/7 in their allotted 20 overs with Shaheen Shah […]
Chennai Super Kings chief coach Stephen Fleming attributed the three-wicket defeat to Delhi Capitals in a contest between table-toppers to “difficult conditions” where stroke-play was tough and hitting big shots required lots of effort. After electing to bowl, Delhi Capitals restricted the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led CSK to 136/5 before surmounting the target with only two […]
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli lavished praise on Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell’s 37-ball, 56-run innings against Mumbai Indians, which was the cornerstone of the side’s 54-run victory over five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions on Sunday. On Sunday, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, the RCB top-order finally clicked with Kohli smashing a […]
Former England batsman Mark Butcher feels South Africa-born England cricketer Jason Roy will start ahead of Australia’s David Warner when Sunrisers Hyderabad take on Delhi Capitals here later on Wednesday. The two teams will play their opening match of the second phase of the IPL here and while Delhi Capitals are placed comfortably on 12 […]
The ICC has partnered with Cricket Australia to broadcast the upcoming Australian summer of cricket into emerging cricket markets including Europe and Southeast Asia, starting with the highly anticipated rematch between India and Australia, finalists in last year’s ICC T20 Women’s World Cup. ICC.tv, the streaming platform launched by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in […]
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Monday that the tour of Pakistan in October by their men’s and women’s teams has been cancelled due to “increasing concerns about travelling to the region.” The trip, which would have been the men’s team first trip tp Pakistan after 2005 and first ever by the […]
India and Australia women’s cricket teams will kick off their multi-format series when they resume their rivalries with the first game of the three-match One-Day International series here on Tuesday. While Australia will look to extend their record-breaking 24-match winning streak in ODI cricket, India, led by Mithali Raj, will hope to end the dominating […]
Australian women’s team pace bowler Ellyse Perry, who is set to return to her role as new-ball bowler after her career over the past 18 months was hampered by hamstring injury, has termed the forthcoming ODI series against India as an opportunity. “With Megan Schutt missing for this series, there might be more opportunity there […]
Australia’s Test skipper Tim Paine said on Friday that he is recovering well from the invasive neck surgery he underwent earlier this week and that after a six-week session with the physio at the hospital he will start his cricket rehab and be fit for the Ashes beginning at The Gabba on December 8. A […]
Bio-bubble life continues to take a toll on cricketers’ mental well-being, with top New Zealand women’s team leg-spinner Amelia Kerr announcing on Friday that she would not turn out for Brisbane Heat in this year’s edition of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) in order to focus on her mental health. The WBBL commences on […]