Ranchi, India beat Sri Lanka by 69 runs in the second T20 International at the Jharkhand International Stadium here on Friday to level the three-match series 1-1. Opener Shikhar Dhawan (51) scored a quickfire half century as India scored 196/6 in 20 overs. In reply, the visitors scored 127/9 in 20 overs. India earlier lost […]
Ranchi, Having suffered a stinging defeat in the series opener, India will aim to make a strong comeback when they take on Sri Lanka in the second Twenty20 International (T20I) here on Friday. Having whitewashed Australia 3-0 in their own backyard, the Indians were expected to do well at home against the Lankans as they […]
Minister for Sport Stuart Ayres today announced former NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell will be appointed to the existing vacancy on the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust. “Barry’s passion and enthusiasm for sport along with his long term service to the public of NSW, makes him an appropriate candidate for this position,” Mr Ayres said. […]
Melbourne, History was created on Friday with both the men’s and women’s cricket teams clinching series wins at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Friday. The Indian men dominated with both bat and ball to beat Australia by 27 runs in the second Twenty20 International and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ongoing three-match […]
Lahore, A Pakistani fan of Indian cricketer Virat Kohli was taken into custody for raising the tricolour on his roof in Punjab province. The police, who arrested the fan on Tuesday, identified him as Umar Draz, who hails from Okara district of Pakistan’s Punjab province, about 200 km from here. “We raided the house of […]
Australia’s and India’s Women’s Cricket Teams Set to do Battle The Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars are wonderful role models and one of the most successful sporting teams in Australia ranked number one across all three formats. This series against the Indian Women will be a closely fought contest and is an intriguing match-up ahead of […]
· Warner, Marsh and Hastings achieve career-high rankings as Maxwell, Smith, Rahane, Jadeja and Ishant Sharma move up the order · Boult to start series against Pakistan as No.1 ranked ODI bowler as New Zealand aims to move into third position India’s Rohit Sharma has surged into the top five of the MRF Tyres ICC […]
· India piles up 483 for five against Canada; England makes 307 for seven against Namibia and Pakistan scores 291 for seven against Nepal; Sri Lanka beats New Zealand by four wickets · Centuries by Kishan, Bhui, Ihsanullah, Nazmul and Murray; five-wicket hauls by Curran, Anders and Mashinge · Photographs from Saturday’s matches […]
· Milne vaults 26 places to a career-high 13th in latest MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for T20I Bowlers; Mustafizur rockets 78 places to a career-best 37th · New Zealand moves ahead of South Africa and Pakistan to fifth spot, Bangladesh drops behind Scotland to 11th position · Opportunity for both Australia and India to […]
Sydney, Australia cricket coach Darren Lehmann has been hospitalised with Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) here on Saturday. Lehmann reported a swollen left calf to the team’s medical staff ahead of the fifth One Day International (ODI) against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground and was immediately referred for a scan that revealed the issue. The […]