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News The crowd for the final in Perth set a new benchmark for a standalone WBBL match A WBBL final which brought a record crowd and record TV ratings could herald a shift towards more primetime matches in the future as the tournament looks to its next stage of evolution. Perth Scorchers claimed the title

IND vs NZ: KS Bharat came on as a substitute wicketkeeper on Day three© BCCI/Twitter India’s substitute wicketkeeper-batter KS Bharat said he just had 12 minutes to get ready after being asked to get behind the stumps on the third day of the ongoing Test against New Zealand here on Saturday. A seasoned first-class cricketer,

Report Half-century from Gayle not enough as Udana holds his nerve It may have taken a week but finally, after five wins out of five, the winning streak of Team Abu Dhabi came to an end courtesy of the Bangla Tigers. That was despite a thrilling knock from none other than Chris Gayle, who –

New Zealand will not start as favourites despite facing an Indian team missing several key players, skipper Kane Williamson said Wednesday, as the world’s two top-ranked teams geared up for a spin battle in their first Test. Hosts India have rested skipper Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami while opener

Report Jamie Overton smashes last two balls for six each to make it five wins out of five Team Abu Dhabi 124 for 4 (Salt 56, Overton 20*) beat Delhi Bulls 121 for 4 (Shepherd 39*) by six wickets It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster year for Phil Salt. After breaking his foot in

Unofficial Test: India A celebrate a wicket against South Africa A.© Twitter The India A bowlers had a tough time on the field as Pieter Malan and Tony de Zorzi scored centuries to take South Africa A to 343 for three at stumps on day one of the opening unofficial Test here on Tuesday. After

Deccan Gladiators 113 for 1 (Kohler-Cadmore 51*, Banton 44) beat Delhi Bulls 112 (Rossouw 48, Russell 3-17) by nine wickets In a match which featured established internationals like Eoin Morgan, Mohammad Hafeez and Andre Russell, it was instead the uncapped Tom Kohler-Cadmore who was the man to watch with a blistering unbeaten 51 off 19

IND vs NZ: Team India head coach Rahul Dravid© Twitter Newly-appointed India chief coach Rahul Dravid says the 3-0 result over New Zealand augurs well for the team in the long-run but at the same time, he is realistic enough to not read too much into the overall outcome with Black Caps having to play

News The duo put on a match-winning unbeaten stand of 94 off just 32 balls to get Deccan Gladiators’ campaign off to a winning start “To bat with someone like him just gives you so much confidence and freedom to just go and try and express yourself.” Those were the words of 25-year-old Tom Moores,

India captain Rohit Sharma on Friday lauded the application of his players under pressure situations and attributed the T20 series win over New Zealand to “team effort”. India on Friday defeated New Zealand by seven wickets to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. The series-win came just after their Super 12 exit

News The three-year broadcast deal with state television broadcaster PTV was signed in 2020 A landmark cricket broadcast deal that was expected to fetch in excess of USD 200 million for the Pakistan Cricket Board is understood to be cancelled. The PCB has opened a new tender inviting bids for new media rights for home

India captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday admitted that the win against New Zealand in the first T20 International did not come easy in the end but said the players would learn from the experience. India bungled towards end before recovering in time to fashion a five-wicket win over New Zealand in Rohit’s first match as

As a 15-year-old playing local club cricket, Azeem Rafiq was pinned down in a car and had red wine poured down his throat. Soon after arriving at Yorkshire County Cricket Club, he and other players from Asian backgrounds were subjected to racist treatment and offensive language such as being told to “sit over there near

David Warner was dropped from SRH’s playing XI during IPL 2021© Instagram SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) assistant coach Brad Haddin revealed that the decision of dropping Australian batter David Warner during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 was not related to cricket. After having a below-par outing in the IPL 2021, Warner was adjudged as Player

Report Williamson’s brilliant 85 in vain as New Zealand lose second straight global limited-overs final Australia 173 for 2 (Marsh 77*, Warner 53) beat New Zealand 172 for 4 (Williamson 85, Hazlewood 3-16) by eight wickets This has been a tournament of tricky, two-paced pitches, and as a consequence it has recorded the lowest scoring

BCCI Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled to take place on December 4© AFP The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will be updating its members on the T20 World Cup 2021 held in UAE, the National Cricket Academy and domestic season in its upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM), scheduled to take place on

News Faragher steps down despite denying alleged incident from 2017 Essex have announced the resignation of John Faragher as chair with immediate effect, following an allegation of racist language used at a board meeting in 2017. Faragher denies the claim made against him but stepped down following a meeting of the Essex board on Thursday

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