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Pacer Mohammed Siraj rued missing a chance to get his maiden five-wicket haul against Sri Lanka as India registered the biggest win by runs in ODIs at the Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram. Siraj expressed that he tried really hard to get to his first fifer in the 50-over format but could only manage four wickets

File photo of Suryakumar Yadav.© Twitter Suryakumar Yadav has been going from strength to strength in the last few months. The world No. 1 T20I batter was recently promoted to the position of vice-captain in the T20I series against Sri Lanka. On Friday, Suryakumar was added to India’s Test squad for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar series

Opener Ross Adair struck a brisk 65 as Ireland levelled a three-match T20 series against Zimbabwe with a six-wicket victory in Harare on Saturday. Zimbabwe made 144 with captain Craig Ervine top scoring on 42 and Ireland knocked off the runs with two balls to spare, setting up a series decider on Sunday. Apart from

Opener Shweta Sehrawat smashed an unbeaten 92 after skipper Shafali Verma blazed away to a 16-ball 45 as India crushed South Africa by seven wickets to begin their campaign in the inaugural Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup on a rousing note in Benoni on Saturday. Set a challenging target of 167 after South Africa opted

New Zealand pacer Tim Southee surpassed compatriot and legendary all-rounder Daniel Vettori to become the leading wicket-taker in international cricket for his country on Friday. The veteran pacer achieved this record during New Zealand’s third ODI against Pakistan in Karachi. In the match, Southee was exceptional, taking 3/56 in 10 overs at an economy rate

The BCCI on Friday announced Team India’s squads for the upcoming white-ball series against New Zealand, as well as the first Two Tests against Australia. Hardik Pandya will lead the team in the T20I series against New Zealand, while Rohit Sharma will take charge of the team for the ODIs against the Blackcaps, as well

PAK vs NZ, 3rd ODI Live: Kane Williamson key for New Zealand in chase of 281.© AFP PAK vs NZ, 3rd ODI Live Updates: Chasing a target of 281, New Zealand are six wickets down against Pakistan, and edging closer towards a series defeat. Earlier,Fakhar Zaman scored his 8th century, while Mohammad Rizwan scored a steady half-century

Young female players will get their much awaited opportunity to shine on the global stage when the inaugural U-19 Women’s World Cup begins in Benoni, South Africa on Saturday. While the International Cricket Council has staged 14 Men’s U-19 World Cup editions since 1988, the future stars of the women’s game will finally get the

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is likely to reveal the names of five franchises which will feature in the inaugural edition of Women’s Indian Premier League (IPL) and the cities they will operate from on January 25, reported ESPNCricinfo on Thursday. The financial bids of these franchises, currently sealed in envelopes

Under-fire KL Rahul made amends for his poor run of form as he anchored India’s series clinching four-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the second ODI with a dogged 64 on a tricky Eden Gardens track. Snubbed time and again by Indian think-tank, Kuldeep Yadav proved his mettle yet another time as he formed a

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Opener Devon Conway hit a sparkling hundred to help New Zealand achieve a convincing 79-run win over Pakistan in the second one-day international in Karachi on Wednesday. The left-hander scored 101 and captain Kane Williamson made 85 before a collapse which saw New Zealand lose nine wickets for 78 runs and restricted them to 261

2nd ODI Live: Babar Azazm is key for Pakistan.© AFP PAK vs NZ, 2nd ODI Live Updates: Babar Azam is nearing the 50-run mark. Pakistan have lost four wickets in a 262-run chase. Mohammad Rizwan is the latest batter to depart. Spinner Mohammad Nawaz took four wickets to help Pakistan restrict New Zealand to 261

Mickey Arthur has spurned an offer from the PCB to return as the head coach of the national team, forcing the board to continue its search to find a replacement for incumbent Saqlain Mushtaq. The Pakistan Cricket Board on Tuesday said it was in discussions with Arthur for a new stint as head coach but

An authoritative Virat Kohli headlined India’s utterly dominant performance with his 45th ODI hundred as the hosts pummelled Sri Lanka by 67 runs in the first of the three-match series in Guwahati on Tuesday. Asked to bat first, India rode former skipper Kohli’s 87-ball 113 and fluent half-centuries from his successor Rohit Sharma (83) and

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Shadab Khan, who has been a consistent performer for Pakistan over the past four-five years, especially in white-ball cricket, is currently not part of the team for the ongoing three-match ODI series against New Zealand. Pakistan lead the series 1-0 after beating the Kiwis by six wickets in the series-opener in Karachi on Monday. Shadab,

Injured Australian pace bowler Mitchell Starc has indicated he will most certainly miss the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar series against India at Nagpur from February 9, saying he should be available from the second Test onwards. Starc suffered an injury on the opening day of the Boxing day Test against South Africa, hurting the