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Central Zone 182 (Rinku 38, Murasingh 5-42) and 239 (Mantri 68, Vivek 56, Porel 3-15, Shahbaz 3-66) beat East Zone 122 (Parag 33, Avesh 3-34, Saurabh 3-46) and 129 (Deep 24, Saurabh 8-64) by 170 runs Saurabh Kumar‘s career-best figures of 8 for 64 helped Central Zone romp to a 170-run win over East Zone

2nd Ashes Test, Day 3 Live: Harry Brook, Ben Stokes key for England.© AFP ENG vs AUS, 2nd Ashes Test, Day 3 Live: England aim to close in on Australia’s first innings total when they resume play on Day 3 at 278/4 at Lord’s. At stumps, England trailed Australia by 138 runs with Harry Brook and

Amol Muzumdar, Tushar Arothe and Jon Lewis are among at least five candidates understood to be part of BCCI’s shortlist for the position of head coach of the Indian women’s team. It couldn’t be confirmed if Hrishikesh Kanitkar, the current interim head coach, is part of the shortlist. The BCCI-appointed Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) is

According to The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) source, Thiruvananthapuram did not get a chance to host the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 because there can only be 10 venues for the tournament and they can not just focus on the south region as Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai are being selected as

Unlike other teams who have their league matches spread across most of the ten venues for the 2023 ODI World Cup in India, Pakistan will play their nine league matches in only five cities, according to the schedule released by the ICC and BCCI in Mumbai on Tuesday. Pakistan begin their campaign by playing both

Ishant Sharma is arguably one of the most lethal pacers India ever had. Making his international debut in 2007, the 34-year-old pacer has scalped 434 wickets for Team India. Ishant also had a great outing with the ball for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2023, where he took 10 wickets in 8 matches. As Team India

Marnus Labuschagne‘s dismissals at Edgbaston were something that the Australian coaching staff had not seen before but there is confidence from his long-time batting coach that he can respond in the second Test at Lord’s. Labuschagne edged behind against Stuart Broad, playing at deliveries he could have left, with his first-innings golden duck coming from

Former Indian cricket team all-rounder Irfan Pathan believes that Sanju Samson should be given a longer run in the ODI squad after the wicket-keeper batter was picked for the upcoming three-match series against West Indies. Samson had a decent Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season with Rajasthan Royals, and in the absence of Rishabh Pant

Former West Indies batter Robert Samuels has been appointed interim head coach of the West Indies women’s side for their upcoming limited-overs series against Ireland at home. Samuels had been assistant coach to Courtney Walsh until April, when Cricket West Indies (CWI) had decided not to renew their contracts as well as that of the

Despite a two-wicket setback against Australia, England head coach Brendon McCullum feels the first Ashes Test “validated” his team’s aggressive strategy and expects his side to “go a little harder” in the second Test at Lord’s next week. England scored 4.61 runs per over and targeted Australia’s bowlers from the first ball when Zak Crawley

MS Dhoni didn’t consider missing a single IPL game this season, even though it meant playing with a heavily strapped left knee in a cast. The former India captain, who led Chennai Super Kings to a fifth IPL crown, has since undergone surgery in Mumbai earlier this month and is “comfortable, happy and recovering.” “We

ZIM vs NED, World Cup Qualifiers 2023, Live: Zimbabwe opt to bowl© AFP ZIM vs NED, World Cup Qualifiers 2023, Live Updates: Zimbabwe skipper Craig Ervine won the toss and opted to bowl against Netherlands in the Group A match of the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023 Qualifiers on Tuesday, at the Harare Sports Club in

Offspinner Leigh Kasperek will replace medium-pacer Jess Kerr for New Zealand women’s tour to Sri Lanka. Kasperek, who last played an international game in September 2021, returns after Kerr was struck on the toe while batting in the nets. A subsequent scan revealed that Kerr will need six weeks of rehabilitation. Kerr’s injury came early

Photo of Ben Stokes from first Test of Ashes 2023.© AFP Former England skipper Kevin Pietersen has heaped praises on the captaincy of Ben Stokes. England are playing against Australia in the first game of Ashes 2023 at Edgbaston, Birmingham. On the opening day, the side declared its innings for 393 for 8 after Stokes

Ben Stokes‘ decision to declare England’s first innings at 393 for 8 after 78 overs, with Joe Root unbeaten on 118, “came as no surprise” to their players. That is according to Jonny Bairstow, who said that forcing Australia’s openers to survive four overs on the first evening represented “a shot to nothing” for them.

Two of the finest seamers England have produced, James Anderson and Stuart Broad have done wonders in the Test format. But, as experienced as they are, they don’t feature for England on a regular basis. But, when it came to deciding the team composition for the first Ashes Test against Australia, England skipper Ben Stokes

Afghanistan 35 for 3 (Malik 17, Ebadot 2-15, Shoriful 1-6) trail Bangladesh 382 (Shanto 146, Joy 76, Masood 5-79) by 347 runs In an eight-wicket morning session, Afghanistan’s fast bowlers triggered a Bangladesh collapse before the home side hit back with three quick strikes. Bangladesh lost their last five wickets for nine runs as they

File photo of Andre Russell© BCCI/Sportzpics Los Angeles Knight Riders (LAKR) have signed Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) stars players Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Lockie Ferguson, and Jason Roy for the inaugural season of the MLC, as per ESPNcricinfo. Apart from them, Australian spinner Adam Zampa, New Zealand batter Martin Guptill, and South African batter Rilee