Mumbai: Spinners reigned supreme as West Indies beat England by 30 runs in their T20 World Cup match here on Wednesday. Spinners Gudakesh Motie and Roston Chase took three and two wickets respectively as West Indies bowled England out for 166 in 19 overs, after setting a target of 197. Sam Curran top-scored for England…
Ahmedabad: South Africa defeated Afghanistan after two Super Overs in a thrilling Group D match of the T20 World Cup here on Wednesday. Sent in to bat, South Africa rode on a 114-run partnership between Quinton de Kock (59) and Ryan Rickelton (61) to post a competitive 187 for 6. In reply, opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz…
New Delhi: Flamboyant Indian opener Abhishek Sharma has been hospitalised with a stomach infection, leaving him doubtful for the T20 World Cup match against Namibia here on Thursday. Abhishek has been hospitalised here for the past two days. “Abhishek has been admitted to a private hospital in Delhi due to a stomach infection. Some tests…
Colombo: Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan on Tuesday said they will approach their high-profile clash against India with a positive and attacking mindset. Pakistan called off its boycott of the match against India late on Monday night. The two teams will meet in a marquee contest here on February 15. “We’ll go in with the same…
New Delhi: India’s Aakriti Dahiya and Anjum Moudgil won the silver and bronze medal respectively in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions event at the Asian Shooting Championship here on Tuesday. Kazakhstan shooter Sofiya Shulzhenko set a new world record in the same event enroute winning gold at the Karni Singh Range. Sofiya ended the…
Dubai: The ICC on Monday said it would not be imposing any penalty on the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for refusing to play its T20 World Cup matches in India. The world governing body said it decided after a dialogue with the BCB, as well as the Pakistan Cricket Board, which announced a boycott of…
Islamabad/Dhaka: The India-Pakistan match in the T20 World Cup will go ahead as scheduled after Pakistan’s government decided to withdraw its boycott call following persuasion from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, ending an impasse that cast a shadow on the ongoing tournament. The game against India is scheduled to be held in Colombo on February 15….
Colombo: Pakistan pacer Salman Mirza on Monday said that the team is preparing for the entire T20 World Cup and will play against arch-rivals India on February 15 here if his government decides so. While addressing a press conference ahead of Pakistan’s match against the USA on Tuesday, Mirza was asked if the players had…
Islamabad: There has been a clear shift in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)’s tone over boycotting the February 15 match against India in the 2026 T20 World Cup. After the Pakistani government’s brief social media statement asking the team not to take the field against India in Colombo, the initial worry among several stakeholders was…
Bengaluru: India’s newest Davis Cup hero Dhakshineswar Suresh says his dream run for the country is “just the beginning” as he prepares to step into full-fledged competition on the ATP Tour after completing his studies at a US university. Pursuing communication studies at Wake Forest University, the 25-year-old will complete his degree in May this…
