England last week went 2-0 up in the three-match series playing bold and aggressive cricket under their new leadership pair of captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum. But England lost six wickets within 12 overs, mostly due to good bowling by the Test world champions, rather than cavalier batting. Bairstow and Overton, however, counter-attacked
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IND vs LEI, Tour Match, Day 2 Live Score Updates:India declared on their overnight score of 246/8 and now the focus would be on the likes of Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj to see if they can make the ball talk against Leicestershire on Day 2 of the ongoing tour game. It was KS
Adil Rashid is set to miss England’s white-ball series against India after being given clearance by cricket chiefs to make a holy pilgrimage to Mecca. One of the five pillars of Islam, the hajj is meant to be undertaken by all Muslims who are able and have the means at least once in their lives.
In-form Daryl Mitchell powered New Zealand’s revival after Stuart Broad struck early for England on the first day of the third Test at Headingley on Thursday. New Zealand were 225 for five at close of play, with Mitchell 78 not out following his hundreds at Lord’s and Trent Bridge. Those inspired efforts were insufficient to
IND vs LEI, Tour Match, Day 1 Live Updates: India face Leicestershire in a four-day Tour match at the Uptonsteel Cricket Ground. This will be the only practice game for Team India ahead of their rescheduled fifth Test against England in Edgbaston, starting July 1. Indian players will look look to hit their top form ahead
Ahead of the fifth scheduled Test match against England on July 1, team India will lock horns with Leicestershire in a four-day warm-up match beginning on Thursday. The rescheduled match is a part of last year’s five-match Test series that had to be delayed after the fourth Test due to a Covid-19 outbreak in the
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson hopes there will be “healing” at his former team Yorkshire on the eve of a third Test against England that was almost moved from the county’s Headingley headquarters because of a racism row. Pakistan-born former off-spinner Azeem Rafiq first raised allegations of racism and bullying in September 2020, related to
It was a moment to cherish for a nation that is going through a very difficult phase as the Sri Lanka national cricket team beat Australia in the fourth ODI to seal the series 3-1, with a match to go. This is Sri Lanka’s first bilateral ODI series win at home against the mighty Aussies
England captain Ben Stokes missed training after feeling unwell on Tuesday as his side started their preparations for the Headingley Test. Stokes was absent while the rest of the squad trained ahead of Thursday’s first day of the final Test in the three-match series. An England and Wales Cricket Board spokesperson indicated that Stokes had
Former Indian women’s cricket team captain Mithali Raj said goodbye to cricket last week after a 23-year-long cricket career. She quit as the leading run-scorer in women’s international cricket. Apart from her “Bradman-esque” contribution to women’s cricket, she’ll be remembered for all that she has done to bring the women’s game into the mainstream in
Jason Roy was bought by Gujarat Titans in the IPL mega auction but pulled out of IPL 2022 saying that the bio-bubble fatigue had taken a toll on him, and that he’d like to spent some quality time with his family. Soon after the England batter was handed a suspended two-match international ban by the
Ravichandran Ashwin is a veteran Indian off-spinner.© Twitter Senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has not travelled to the United Kingdom along with his team mates for the one-off ‘fifth Test’ after testing positive for COVID-19, a BCCI source told PTI on Monday. Ashwin is currently in quarantine and will only join the squad after meeting all
Shikhar Dhawan with son Zoravar.© Instagram Shikhar Dhawan is currently enjoying a break from his hectic schedule in cricket. Playing for Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, the left-handed opener scored 460 runs in 14 matches to end up as the eighth-highest scorer in the franchise cricket league. He had an average
Virat Kohli had made his Test debut 11 years ago, in 2011© BCCI It was on this day, 11 years ago, that Virat Kohli made his debut in the longest format of the game. The right-handed Kohli had made his Test debut against the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica, and in the game, he registered
England took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series as they beat Netherlands by 6 wickets.© Twitter England beat off a plucky attack by the Netherlands on Sunday to defeat the hosts by six wickets in a shortened 2nd one-day international at VRA cricket ground outside Amsterdam. The Netherlands won the toss and opted to
India and South Africa shared the series 2-2 after the 5th T20I was washed out.© BCCI India and South Africa shared honours in the five-match T20I series after the last game in Bengaluru on Sunday was called off due to rain with only 3.3 overs of play possible. India and South Africa were on level
India and Sri Lanka will square off in 3 T20Is, 3 ODIs© Twitter The Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian women’s cricket team arrived in Sri Lanka on Sunday for its limited-over tour of Sri Lanka, beginning on June 23. Without senior players like Mithali Raj, who has announced her retirement, and veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami, a young
1st Test, Day 3 Live: Bangladesh eye steady start after West Indies’ domination.© AFP WI vs BAN, 1st Test, Day 3 Live Updates: With Bangladesh completely on back foot, West Indies on Day 3 will aim to clinch an early win in the first Test of the two-match series. The guests, who are trailing by 112