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Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 1st Test, Day 4© AFP Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 1st Test Day 4 LiVE:Pakistan put in a resounding show with the bat in the first innings of the first Test, scoring 461 runs after Sri Lanka were bundled out for 312. Saud Shakeel scored an unbeaten 208 to put Pakistan in

Veteran Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin dropped a bombshell on fans as he revealed that players in the national team are more of ‘colleagues’ than friends. As Indian cricket lovers were trying to overcome Ashwin’s sentiments, young opening batter Prithvi Shaw echoed the all-rounder’s sentiments, suggesting the players hardly open up to each other. Shaw, who

The second installment of the BBL overseas draft is set to place on September 3 alongside the inaugural WBBL overseas draft. Both drafts will follow very similar rules to last year. Here is everything you need to know. What is the overseas draft and where will it be held? BBL and WBBL teams no longer

India take on Bangladesh in first Women’s ODI© Twitter After sealing the T20I series against Bangladesh 2-1, the Indian women’s cricket team would look to repeat the same result in the ODI series against Bangladesh. The two teams square-off in the first ODI at the Shere Bangla stadium in Dhaka. India captain Harmanpreet won the

Big picture: Sri Lanka start as favourites On July 16, Sri Lanka played Pakistan in Galle in the first of two Test matches, with the second Test starting on the 24th, also in Galle. That statement is true for both 2022 and 2023. It’s not clear why this series has been set up to perfectly

1st T20I Live: Bangladesh and Afghanistan square off in Sylhet.© AFP BAN vs AFG, 1st T20I Live: After being outplayed by the visitors in the recently-concluded ODI series, Bangladesh now eye a comeback with a win in the first T20I against Afghanistan in Sylhet. Afghanistan took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ODIs, before Bangladesh registered

Richa Ghosh, the 19-year-old wicketkeeper-batter, has become the third Indian player to sign a contract in the Hundred for 2023, replacing the injured Georgia Redmayne at London Spirit. Ghosh will join Smriti Mandhana (Southern Brave) and Harmanpreet Kaur (Trent Rockets) in the competition next month, who were retained from last year’s squad and signed in

For only the second time in their history, Team India will be playing a Test match at Windsor Park in Dominica as hosts West Indies come calling for the first Test of a two-match series, starting later on Wednesday. In 2011, the venue hosts hosted a Test between West Indies and India for the first

On India’s previous tour of the Caribbean in 2019, Hanuma Vihari realised his childhood dream of scoring a Test century. Four years on and 10 Tests later, Vihari finds himself at a crossroads. When Cheteshwar Pujara was dropped during the home series against Sri Lanka early last year, Vihari replaced him at No. 3. It’s

Ahead of the upcoming edition of the DP World ILT20, defending champions, the Adani Sportsline-owned Gulf Giants have announced the players whom they will be retaining from the inaugural edition. The Gulf Giants, who had put on an incredible and magical performance, brought home the trophy in a grand way at the inaugural edition of

Toss India chose to bowl vs Bangladesh India captain Harmanpreet Kaur called correctly and elected to field in the opening T20I against Bangladesh in Mirpur. There were a number of changes to the playing XI from the last time India were in action in a T20I. For starters, they have two debutants – Andhra’s Anusha

BAN vs AFG, 2nd ODI: Bangladesh will take on Afghanistan© AFP BAN vs AFG, 2nd ODI, Live Updates:Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bowl against Afghanistan in the second ODI of the three-match series on Saturday at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram. Afghanistan have taken 1-0 lead in the series after they defeated the

Litton, who has led Bangladesh in the past but only as a stand-in captain, was the vice-captain for the ODI series against Afghanistan. It is understood that he will only be a stopgap captain, for the rest of this series, and Shakib Al Hasan is the frontrunner to become captain of the ODI side to

Zaka Ashraf has been appointed as the new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) ten-member management committee for a period of four months, as reported by ESPNcricinfo. The Prime Minister of Pakistan has approved a new PCB management committee for four months amid a delay in the election process due to ongoing legal disputes

England have made three changes for Thursday’s third Ashes Test at Headingley, with Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, and Moeen Ali returning to the starting XI in place of James Anderson, Josh Tongue and the injured Ollie Pope. The XI was confirmed shortly before England’s captain, Ben Stokes, addressed the media at Headingley, where his team

Former Australian captain Mark Taylor has reminded cricketers that if stumping is one of the modes of dismissals permitted by the laws of the game then it’s entirely the batsman’s responsibility to guard his wicket. England batter Jonny Bairstow’s dismissal on the final day of the second Ashes Test at Lord’s has brought stumping into

Australia coach Andrew McDonald was “disappointed” with his counterpart Brendon McCullum saying the teams wouldn’t be sharing a beer following the controversial stumping of Jonny Bairstow on the final day at Lord’s. McDonald reinforced Pat Cummins’ comments that it was a dismissal they had been watching for when it came to Bairstow and added he

ENG vs AUS, 2nd Ashes Test, Day 5 Live: England need 257 runs to win© AFP ENG vs AUS, 2nd Ashes Test, Day5, Live Updates:England will begin the fifth and final day of the ongoing second Ashes Test against Australia from 114/4 with Ben Duckett (50*) and Ben Stokes (29*) standing unbeaten at the crease.