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West Indies easily chased down the target under lights at Kensington Oval, powered by centuries from Keacy Carty and Brandon King to round off the match with eight wickets and secure a 2-1 victory over England in the series.  First cricketer from St Maarten to get an ODI century for West Indies, Keacy Carty's maiden ton off 97 balls was another highlight of the match for him. It was followed by King who made good use of getting dropped twice and scored his

Key complications seem to have arisen following a very unfortunate debacle of the India defense cricket team in New Zealand. Following the defeat, it appears the BCCI wants to assess the decisions made by the head team coach, Gautam Gambhir, along with the management and the team.  India's spin savvy home pitches have recently been in the spotlight as a cause for concern due to their tilt in the angle on which they deliver. Gautam Gambhir initiated the demand however this demand came

NEW DELHI: IPL 2025 mega auction dates confirmed. The BCCI said on Tuesday that the Indian Premier League 2025 mega auction is scheduled for the 24th and 25th of November 2025 in the Saudi city of Jeddah. The 2 day event shall coincide with the 3rd and 4th day's play of the Perth Test between India and Australia. About 1574 identified 402 overseas 1175 Indian players who will attend the 2 day event where 204 places are available. 48 capped Indian players including

Virat Kohli, in probably the last phase of his career, decided to celebrate his birthday in India and not go where he usually spends it.  Virat has been striking as a prominent figure in Indian cricket and has achieved the age of 36 today. As the face of the Nation in the Indian cricket team, Kohli has had one of the greatest emerging years with India winning the World Cup in June this year. Although 2024 was possibly one of his career years

The Border-Gavaskar series featuring India and Australia, which is highly anticipated and loved by fans, will start on November 22 with the first test being held in Perth.  Looking ahead to the Border–Gavaskar Trophy, the Indian captain Rohit Sharma has said that he is “not overly certain” whether he will play in the Perth Test.  Prior to the BGT series with Australia, India led by Rohit Sharma was thrashed 0-3 by New Zealand in their home series, losing even , the third ODI. 

Ajaz stars as New Zealand beat India 3-0 in historic Test sweep.India was all out for 121 in 29.1 overs while chasing a target of 147 set by New Zealand, failing to win the match after a score of 64 was made by a player named ‘Rishabh Pant’.  Patel, the New Zealand spinner, was the man of the match with a stunning 6 wickets helping New Zealand to clinch the historic 3-0 win over India in the test series. The final wicket belonged

India's proud home record which had never been lost is finally gone the defeat against England stunned the fans across the cricketing nation. this is a reality which may have been long dreaded. the end of a very successful era in Indian cricket, that which is shared by Kohli and Rohit Sharma.  Kohli and Sharma hardworking batsman have been a part of almost all the major indian efort of the last seventeen years starting from the 3 world cup trophies, reach the finals

NEW DELHI: Gary Kirsten stepped down as Pakistan’s limited-overs coach just a week before the Pakistan tour of Australia. The decision of Gary Kirsten comes on the heels of PCB restructuring the coaching roles and head coaches vacating the selection committee after the loss to England during the first Test. Former Pakistani cricketer and commentator in Dubai, Danish Kaneria, hailed Kirsten’s decision to leave for his own good. Kaneria reasoned, ‘It is not possible to bring a person in and expect him to

In his second consecutive double century performance Agni Chopra has once again proved his mettle, this time surpassing such legends of cricketers as Sir Don Bradman, further aiding historical purposes. This amazing achievement has caught the imagination of the cricketing world, placing Agni in the ever-growing list of promising young talents. A Historic Achievement Agni Chopra became one of the few cricketers to score back-to-back double tons in professional cricket history and he has achieved an elite status due to his remarkable accomplishment.

Steve Smith has stated that he will still play in the middle order but drop down to number four in place of the all-rounder in the test side, meaning that there is now a gap going forward that can only be filled by Usman Khawaja.  Captain Mitchell Marsh, their T20 captain along with his test comrades shall miss the upcoming three match series against Pakistan in November in light of upcoming test matches in Australia against India which are the focus for them. 

Pakistan wrapped up the last Test match by nine wickets in under three days, ensuring a series victory of 2-1 over England during the pre season tours held in Rawalpindi. Although Noman, the 38-year-old left-arm spinner and off-spinner Sahajid, 31, managed to get all 20 wickets on an equally weathered pitch during the second test of the series last week, they managed to get 19 more wickets today as England were bowled out on 112 runs on a self designed hard pitch. This

India vs New Zealand Highlights, 2nd Test Day 1: The Indians were at their dominant best with Washington Sundar excelling with a remarkable seven wickets. India vs New Zealand Highlights, 2nd Test Day 1: At the end of day 1, India stood at 16/1 and were trailing by 243 runs. India had Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill batting on 6* and 10*, actively securing the team’s position at 16/1 after 11 overs. Rohit Sharma was the only dismissal from the Indian team, trying

Charith Asalanka’s heroic batting guided Sri Lanka to victory over West Indies by five wickets in the second ODI on Wednesday, hence clinching victory in this bilateral series contest which comprised 3 matches.  Sri Lanka was running the chase for a daunting target of 190 which they managed to get with as many as 34 balls remaining. Asalanka finished this game with the bat scoring 62 at an impressive strike rate of Over 100.  This game also featured a rain delay causing the

Matches between Sri Lanka and West Indies always produce scintillating moments that elevate cricket as a sport. In the rain-curtailed second ODI of the series, Sri Lanka emerged victorious in the toss and chose to bowl first as it has been their trend in the previous matches where they are accustomed to chasing down targets. The toss was delayed by 2 hours due to rain and cut down to something which could be played in 44 overs per side. During the toss, there

According to ESPNCricinfo, cricket will not be included in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games scheduled for July 23- August 2, 2026.  This time, the list is quite short, which has only 10 disciplines and Cricket does not come in the list which returned during the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham thanks to a women’s T20 tournament after it last featured in Kuala Lumpur CWG in 1998. Australia won the competition after narrowly edging in the finals that were hosted against India captained by Harmanpreet

On Monday, the winning eleven of Women T20 World Cup 2024 Team of the Tournament was named by the ICC. Only the Indian skipper, Harmanpreet Kaur was the only Indian player in the side. In an otherwise average India return, Harmanpreet Kaur emerged to be the only silver lining for the Women in Blue. She was the leading run-getter for her side and was the fourth overall leading run scorer in the tournament with 150 runs in four appearances. Harmanpreet had a fifty-run

Women T20 World Cup final, Dubai New Zealand 158-5 (20 overs): Kerr 43 (38); Mlaba 2-31 South Africa 126-9 (20 overs): Wolvaardt 33 (27); Kerr 3-24, Mair 3-25 New Zealand became a surprising winner of the Women’s T20 World Cup with a convincing 32-run win over South Africa in an entertaining match played in Dubai. The White Ferns came into this tournament with 10 consecutive losses, marking it as their first T20 title after back to back defeats in the finals in 2009

Looking to win a shortened chase of 232 in 37 overs, the home team was successful with 5.3 overs to the end. Sri Lanka successfully completed a massive five-wicket victory in the rain-affected opening one-day international against the West Indies in Pallekele on Sunday, courtesy of an authorative fifty from captain Charith Asalanka and also from debutant Nishan Madushka.  Looking to win a shortened chase of 232 in 37 overs, the home team was successful with 5.3 overs to the end.  After reaching

Pakistan on Friday achieved an emphatic 152-run victory in the second Test against England at Multan Cricket Stadium, thus bringing the three-match series back on level terms. Pakistan won the match on the fourth morning, inspired by another great spell of spin from its bowlers, with Noman Ali taking an impressive 8 wickets in the match. England was bowled out for 144, with Ali needing just eight runs on a spin assisted pitch that targeted 297. There was no stopping Noman Ali. The

South Africa's dream of lifting the Women’s T20 World Cup in Dubai has not been extinguished yet, after they defeated Australian defending champions by 8 wickets. The match was played on Thursday. Bosch remained unbeaten on 74 runs thus making her the player of the match. With 16 balls left in the innings, South Africa achieved the required target comfortably due to Bosch's 48 ball innings where she scored eight fours and a six out of a total of 135. Bosch's performance got