Navi Mumbai: India qualified for the semifinals of the Women’s World Cup after scintillating hundreds by Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal set up a commanding 53-run win over New Zealand via DLS Method here on Thursday. Asked to bat first, India posted an imposing 340 for three after the contest was reduced to 49 overs…
Sydney: It’s hard to find context in an ODI bilateral series with no major events scheduled in that format for the next two years. But that’s the space both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma exist in right now. Having become one format players for the national team and with the 50-over World Cup remaining an…
Special Correspondent Hyderabad: Once again, the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) finds itself in the spotlight — not for nurturing talent or building infrastructure, but for yet another controversy that reeks of carelessness and questionable governance. From flawed selections to opaque spending, from poor logistics to now the alleged supply of substandard player uniforms, the rot…
Indore: Stand-in skipper Tahlia McGrath lauded “world-class” Annabel Sutherland and Ashleigh Gardner for bailing Australia out of early wobble and guiding them to a six-wicket win over England in the Women’s World Cup match here on Wednesday. Sutherland (98 not out) and Gardner (104 not out) shared a 180-run alliance for the fifth wicket as…
Special Correspondent Hyderabad: It’s that time of the season again when the spotlight turns — not on the players, but on the selectors. And this time, it’s not admiration they’re attracting, but anger and disbelief. Hyderabad’s senior and junior selections have once again exposed the rot — favouritism, political interference, and outright disregard for merit….
Colombo: A semifinal berth already sealed, South Africa will look to maintain their winning momentum and enhance their chances of a top-two finish in the group stage when they take on Pakistan in the ICC Women’s World Cup here on Tuesday. Colombo’s weather may play spoilsport again and the Proteas women, who now have eight…
Indore: England held their nerves to edge past India by four runs and book a place in the semifinals of the Women’s World Cup here on Sunday. Electing to bat, England rode on skipper Heather Knight’s classy 109 off 91 balls (15×4, 1×6) — in her 300th international appearance — to post 288 for 8….
Perth: Australia takes a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series with a dominant victory in this rain-affected encounter. Opting to bowl first on a lively Perth surface, the hosts’ pacers were relentless from the outset. Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc delivered with precision, dismissing Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli cheaply. Shubman Gill was caught…
Hyderabad: At a time when the Hyderabad Cricket Association continues to reel under allegations of corruption, nepotism, and mismanagement, two local cricketing entities have set an inspiring example by celebrating integrity and performance in the game. The Mocherla Bhaskar Rao Foundation, led by Sai Ram, and Charminar Cricket Club, headed by Mahboob Ahmed, have joined…
Kabul: At least three Afghanistani cricketers have been killed in a Pakistani airstrike in Paktika province. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said that the players had traveled from Urgun to Sharana in the eastern Paktika province on the Pakistan border to take part in a friendly match. The ACB named the three players as “Kabeer,…
