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As India beat Zimbabwe by 5 wickets in the 2nd ODI in Harare on Saturday, all-rounder Deepak Hooda notched an impressive, and rather unique, world record. Since his international debut, India have won every match that he has played in, across formats. Hooda has now been part of 16 successive wins for India, which is

Birmingham Phoenix 153 for 4 (Jones 48, Davidson-Richards 3-30) beat Northern Superchargers 148 for 5 (Healy 46) by five runs Birmingham Phoenix Women maintained their perfect start to The Hundred with a five-run win over Northern Superchargers at Edgbaston. It’s three wins out of three now for Phoenix after a stroke-laden 48 from Amy Jones,

Babar Azam in action against Netherlands Pakistan captain Babar Azam slammed his eighth fifty-plus score in nine innings as he helped his team beat Netherlands in the second one-day international. Babar scored 65-ball 57 as Pakistan chased down Netherlands’ total of 186 with ease. Mohammad Rizwan (69) and Agha Salman (50) remained unbeaten remained unbeaten

“I am very happy that we will be hosting New Zealand in the West Indies,” Courtney Walsh, West Indies head coach, said in a CWI release. “They are a very competitive team, and this will make for a great series for our team. As it comes just after we’ve had the Women’s regional tournaments and

Netherlands vs Pakistan 1st ODI Highlights: Pakistan successfully defended 314 for 6© Twitter Netherlands vs Pakistan, 1st ODI Highlights: Pakistan defeated Netherlands by 16 runs in the first ODI of the three-match series in Hazelaarweg, Rotterdam. Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah returned figures of 3 for 67 and 3 for 51, respectively, as Netherlands scored 298 for

Ponting suggested that Suryakumar should bat at No. 4 in the Indian line-up. “Surya (Yadav) scores 360 degrees around the ground, a bit like an AB de Villiers did when he was in his actual prime. The lap shots, the late cuts, you know, the ramps over the keeper’s head. He can hit down the

Cheteshwar Pujara scored second conecutive century in Royal London One-Day Cup 2022.© Twitter India batter Cheteshwar Pujara is enjoying a sensational outing in England at the moment. The player had scored a century on August 12 while playing for his team Sussex. Pujara had scored 107 runs off just 79 balls with the help of

File photo of Shakib Al Hasan.© Twitter All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been named as the Bangladesh captain for the upcoming Asia Cup and T20 World Cup. The BCB also announced a 17-member squad for the Asia Cup, which will be played in the UAE from August 27. The Asia Cup 15th edition of the

Southern Brave 159 for 4 (Wyatt 65, Dunkley 34*) beat London Spirit 155 for 4 (Mooney 97*, Kerr 37, Wellington 3-30) by six wickets Danni Wyatt‘s brutal 65 off 34 balls led Southern Brave to a six-wicket victory against London Spirit and spoiled Beth Mooney‘s party after the Australian opener had earlier scored a women’s

File image of Shakib Al Hasan.© AFP Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan on Thursday cancelled an endorsement deal with a betting site hours after the Bangladesh Cricket Board issued an ultimatum to him to either ditch it or face the axe by the national team. “Shakib gave a letter to us saying that he was

Dean, the 21-year-old off-spinner, takes over from the vastly experienced Knight, who missed England’s entire Commonwealth Games campaign – they lost the bronze-medal play-off to New Zealand – with a hip injury that has left her needing to use crutches and is expected to keep her on the sidelines for a period of months. “It’s

Former Indian skipper and ex-chairman of the selection committee Krishnamachari Srikkanth said that had he been the chairman of selectors currently, pacer Mohammed Shami would have been a part of Men in Blue’s squad for upcoming Asia Cup 2022, which will take place from August 27 onwards. The All-India Senior Selection Committee on Monday announced

Senior fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah is expected to be ruled out of the upcoming Asia Cup with a back injury, which would require some time to heal. The Indian squad for the continental championship will be selected on Monday, but it is still not clear if the official announcement will happen on the day. “Jasprit

5th T20I Live: India face West Indies in a dead rubber in Lauderhill, Florida.© AFP IND vs WI, 5th T20I Live Updates: India face West Indies in the fifth and final T20I at the Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill, Florida. With the series already in the bag, India would look to test their bench

For Harmanpreet Kaur, playing for the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games “means a lot” and a favourable result in the final can “change a lot of things” for the game in India. Speaking after India’s four-run win in a seesaw semi-final against England at Edgbaston on Saturday, Harmanpreet, now India’s all-format captain, said the

Shreyas Iyer‘s performance will be under intense scrutiny as India gear up for the back-to-back T20I games against West Indies, starting here on Saturday, with the twin objective of winning the series and also firming up squad for T20 World Cup. India are currently leading the five-match series 2-1 and nothing would be more satisfying

After more than 17 months of delays, USA Cricket’s 2020 general elections finally concluded this week with Atul Rai and Kuljit-Singh Nijjar prevailing in a stacked field for the club director and individual director positions respectively. Nadia Gruny was also reelected for the female elite-athlete director position in a candidacy that was unopposed. Rai, the

IND-W vs BAR-W Live: India face Barbados in a virtual knockout clash.© AFP CWG 2022 India Women vs Barbados Women Live Updates: India take on Barbados in a women’s cricket Group A match in the ongoing Commonwealth Games at Edgbaston Cricket Ground. This is a do-or-die game for the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side as a defeat