Cricket

Skipper Mithali Raj‘s second successive fifty went in vain as Sophia Dunkley produced a fighting half-century after Kate Cross’ five-wicket haul to help England Women register a five-wicket win over India Women and grab an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series on Wednesday. Invited to bat, India could manage a below-par 221 in the

Lord’s will host a full-capacity ODI for the first time since the 2019 World Cup final © Getty Images England will play a home international in front of a full-capacity crowd for the first time since September 2019 next Saturday, after the second ODI against Pakistan at Lord’s was included in the UK government’s Event

The BCCI nominated Ravichandran Ashwin and Mithali Raj for Khel Ratna Award.© Instagram The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to send in the names of R Ashwin and Mithali Raj for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award while KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah and Shikhar Dhawan’s name will be proposed for

Report Heinrich Klaasen was left out of the XI and Aiden Markram given an opportunity at No.5 West Indies chose to bowl v South Africa For the third match in succession, Kieron Pollard won the toss and asked South Africa to bat first in Grenada. The series is locked at 1-1 and West Indies will

Jemimah Rodrigues, with her guitar, arrived at the scenic villa in Taunton.© Twitter The Indian women’s cricket team on Tuesday moved from Bristol to Taunton – the venue for their second ODI against England Women. The squad was in Bristol, where the two teams played the one-off Test match and the first ODI, which the

Report Conway and Gregory co-star in crushing ten-wicket victory at Canterbury Somerset 169 for 0 (Banton 107*, Conway 51*) beat Kent 168 for 8 (Gregory 4-27) by ten wickets There have not been many nights as extreme like this in the history of the Blast. A thick mist hung over Canterbury for much of the

Jay Shah: Safety of players and stakeholder was prime reason to shift T20 WC to UAE.© BCCI The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah on Monday said “safety of players and other stakeholders” was the prime reason behind shifting the ICC T20 World Cup to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

News New Zealand quick hopes winning the WTC gives his team the opportunity to play longer series more often New Zealand have played 18 bilateral Test series over the last five years. Of those, four have been three-match series, with two-match series making up the remainder. Compare that to the team they defeated in the

Captain Mithali Raj on Sunday said the time has come for India women’s team to think beyond long-serving and over-worked Jhulan Goswami by grooming young pace bowlers for future. Raj blamed both the batting as well as the bowling units for India’s below-par show in the first ODI against England on Sunday, which the visitors

Report Allrounder cracks 74 from 35 balls in massive total of 224 for 3, before Bess completes rout Yorkshire 224 for 3 (Thompson 74, Stoneman 50) beat Northamptonshire 142 (Bess 3-17) by 82 runs Yorkshire Vikings’ Jordan Thompson made a T20 career-best 74 to help his side go top of the North Group with an

Rohit Sharma poses a photo with his daughter and with Ajinkya Rahane’s child.© Instagram Rohit Sharma, who is currently spending some quality relaxing time, took to social media to post a cute photograph with his daughter Samaira. The photo also had Ajinkya Rahane’s daughter Aarya in the frame. Also, it looks like they were spending

Report Captain makes 30 from 14 balls after taking four wickets to seal six-wicket victory South East Stars 108 for 4 (Smith 30) beat Lightning 107 (Smith 4-15) by six wickets Captain Bryony Smith shone with bat and ball as South East Stars began their Charlotte Edwards Cup season with a comfortable six-wicket win over

Kapil Dev is a known name in every household in India. The all-rounder was the Indian cricket team’s captain, when they won the 1983 World Cup, which was a huge turning point in the game’s history in the country. The image of the legendary cricketer holding the trophy at the Lord’s is a recognisable photograph

News “If the opportunity arises it’s one I would be massively excited for and what I want to do” Lauren Winfield-Hill has admitted to losing her way as a batter while “trying to be a good team person” and is targeting a return to opening for England in ODI cricket in their upcoming one-day series

Sohaib Maqsood celebrated his national call-up with his fifth half-century of the tournament, while Rilee Rossouw saved his best for the grand finale as Multan Sultans defeated Peshawar Zalmi by 47 runs to win the Pakistan Super League 6 under Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium floodlights on Thursday evening. Sohaib, was given a lifeline when he

Tony Palladino was released by Derbyshire at the end of 2020 © Getty Images Tony Palladino has launched a legal action against Derbyshire CCC, alleging wrongful dismissal and discrimination on the grounds of mental health. Palladino, who became something of a club legend as he carried the Derbyshire attack for season upon season with his

Shikhar Dhawan posted a video of himself on Instagram.© Instagram Shikhar Dhawan, on Thursday, posted a video of himself on Instagram after completing the “Make People Think It’s A Photo” challenge. In the short clip, the stand-in India skipper for the limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka could be seen hanging from a pull-up bar with

News Captain backs positive approach after batters get caught in two minds on final day Virat Kohli, India’s captain, says that his batters may need to take more “risks” in tough conditions to provide more support to their bowling attack. Kohli’s India were bowled out for 217 and 170 in their two innings in Southampton,