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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday announced the Indian Women’s ODI and T20I squad for their upcoming tour of Bangladesh. “The Women’s Selection Committee has picked India’s squad for the upcoming three-match T20Is and ODI series against Bangladesh respectively. All six matches will be played at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket

England’s captain Ben Stokes (L) and Australia’s Pat Cummins (R) chat on the field on July 2, 2023.© AFP England captain Ben Stokes insisted he would not have wanted to win a game of cricket with the kind of dismissal that led to Jonny Bairstow‘s controversial exit during Australia’s victory in the second Ashes Test

ENG vs AUS, 2nd Ashes Test, Day 5 Live: England need 257 runs to win© AFP ENG vs AUS, 2nd Ashes Test, Day5, Live Updates:England will begin the fifth and final day of the ongoing second Ashes Test against Australia from 114/4 with Ben Duckett (50*) and Ben Stokes (29*) standing unbeaten at the crease.

Mitchell Starc sparked an England collapse at Lord’s on Sunday before Ben Duckett was given a controversial reprieve as the hosts maintained their bid for a remarkable win in the second Ashes Test. England were 114-4 at stumps on the fourth day, still needing a further 257 runs to reach a target of 371. Left-handed

File image of Prithvi Shaw© BCCI/IPL Talented Mumbai opener Prithvi Shaw will be plying his trade for English county side Northamptonshire after finishing his Duleep Trophy engagements later this month. The 23-year-old is currently out of India contention and it is understood that people close to him have advised him to have a stint in

2nd Ashes Test, Day 4 Live: Rain had forced early stumps on Day 3.© AFP ENG vs AUS, 2nd Ashes Test, Day 4 Live: Australia firmly remain in control of the proceedings heading into Day 4 of the ongoing second Ashest Test against England at Lord’s. The visitors will resume at 130/2, leading the hosts by

Australia’s Usman Khawaja dug in to put Australia in control against England after the hosts’ batting collapse in the second Ashes Test at Lord’s on Friday. Ashes-holders Australia were strongly placed at 130-2 in their second innings, a lead of 221 runs, when rain forced an early close to the third day’s play. Conditions for

Dhananjaya de Silva hit a career-best 93 while Maheesh Theekshana took three important wickets to ensure Sri Lanka’s pole position in the Super Six leg of the ICC ODI World Cup qualifiers in Bulawayo on Friday. Sri Lanka now have six points from three games and are likely to finish among top two and qualify

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

The Zimbabwe-Oman match in progress.© AFP Zimbabwe claimed a tense 14-run win over Oman on Thursday to start the Super Six stage of the World Cup Qualifier on a high, after Sean Williams‘ third hundred of the event. The African side racked up 332-7 from their 50 overs batting first in Bulawayo before a brave

Australian batter Steve Smith has now become the player with the second-highest number of centuries for his country. He accomplished this feat in his side’s Ashes second Test against England at Lord’s. Smith continued with his rich run of form in English territory, scoring his 32nd Test hundred. The former Australia skipper produced a delightful 110

ENG vs AUS, 2nd Ashes Test, Day 2 Live: Australia to resume at 339/5© AFP ENG vs AUS, 2nd Ashes Test, Day 2, Live Updates:Australia will begin the Day 2 of the ongoing second Ashes Test against England from 339/5, at Lord’s in London. Currently, Steve Smith (85*) and Alex Carey (11*) are standing unbeaten

Star batsman Steve Smith’s unbeaten 85 was the centrepiece of Australia’s impressive 339-5 on the opening day of the second Test against England at Lord’s on Wednesday. But off-spinner Joe Root, better known as the number one-ranked batsman in Test cricket, took two wickets in four balls late in the day. His double strike ensured

File photo of MS Dhoni© Twitter Former India captain MS Dhoni‘s decision to bat ahead of an in-form Yuvraj Singh in the 2011 ODI World Cup final against Sri Lanka turned out to be a game-changer. Knowing the Muttiah Muralitharan challenge that awaited the Indian team, Dhoni told the then-India coach Gary Kirsten that he

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

IRE vs UAE, World Cup Qualifiers, Live: Ireland will take on UAE© Twitter IRE vs UAE, ICC World Cup Qualifier 2023, Live Updates:Ireland will be squaring off against United Arab Emirates in their last Group B clash of the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023 Qualifiers on Tuesday, at the Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo. Both the teams have

As the International Cricket Council announced the schedule for the ICC ODI World Cup 2023, former India cricketer Virender Sehwag sat in the broadcaster’s studio to share some interesting anecdotes from his career as a cricketer. Sharing an intriguing story from India’s triumphant 2011 World Cup-winning campaign, Sehwag said that MS Dhoni, the skipper of

File image of Suresh Raina© BCCI/IPL Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina reflected on the tough times he went through after getting injured. In 2007, Raina suffered a career-threatening knee injury which left him bedridden for six months. Due to this injury, he was left out of India’s 2007 T20 World Cup squad. The left-handed batter