Kolkata: Despite a brilliant effort by skipper Riyan Parag, including 6 consecutive sixes, the Rajasthan Royals lost to the Kolkata Knight Riders by 1 run at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. Chasing 207, RR lost wickets early before Parag took charge and scored 95 off 45. This included 6 consecutive sixes off the bowling of…
Colombo: All-rounder Nilakshika Silva brought her years of experience to play during a counter-attacking 33-ball 56 as Sri Lanka humbled India by three wickets — their first win in seven years against their fancied rivals — in a women’s Tri-series match here on Sunday. The victory, the islanders’ second in the tournament, helped them inch…
Bengaluru: Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni on Saturday took the blame on himself for his side’s narrow two-run loss against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here, saying he should have “converted a couple of more shots to ease the pressure” when he was in the middle. CSK failed to score four runs…
Bengaluru: Ayush Mhatre nearly upended Romario Shepherd’s ferocious 14-ball fifty with a 94 of rare class, but Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowlers kept their nerves in the death overs to carve an out-of-the-woods two-run win over Chennai Super Kings and get closer to IPL playoffs here on Saturday. Once the RCB piled a massive 213 for…
Dharmshala: Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant’s woeful form with the bat and Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer’s sublime touch have made Sunday’s mid-table clash an engrossing contest—one that could decisively shape the fortunes of either side as the IPL enters its business end. Iyer’s understanding of game situations and his evolution as a captain,…
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Titans roared back to winning ways with a 38-run mauling of Sunrisers Hyderabad after Prasidh Krishna’s outstanding bowling complemented Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler’s explosive half-centuries in the Indian Premier League here on Friday. The result meant SRH are all but out of the playoffs race, even as GT boosted their prospects. The…
Mumbai: The recent Pahalgam terror attack has thrown the Asian cricket calendar into uncertainty, with India’s white-ball tour of Bangladesh in August now under serious doubt. India were scheduled to tour Bangladesh in August for a white-ball series comprising of three ODIs and as many T20Is. However, diplomatic tensions and controversial remarks from a former…
Dubai: Former head coach Ravi Shastri sees in young Sai Sudharsan an all-format batter who deserves to be in the India side for the Test series against England later this year. India will start the new World Test Championship cycle (2025-2027) with an away five-Test series in England, with all eyes on the squad selection…
Jaipur: Mumbai Indians extended their remarkable winning streak to six matches with a 100-run rout of Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League here on Thursday, pushing the home team out of the race for the playoffs. Openers Rohit Sharma (53 off 36 balls) and Ryan Rickelton (61 off 38) struck sublime half-centuries before Suryakumar…
Dubai: The iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground will host the final of the expanded Women’s T20 World Cup on July 5 next year, the International Cricket Council announced on Thursday. The 12-team tournament will begin on June 12 and feature 33 matches, culminating in a grand finale at Lord’s, which also hosted the final of the…
