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India won the second T20I against New Zealand in Auckland by 7 wickets to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. KL Rahul (57) and Shreyas Iyer (44) added 104 runs for the third wicket to anchor the Indian chase. Both the young Indian batsmen have been in good form, which has been on show in the series so far. KL Rahul was adjudged the Man of the Match for his unbeaten knock as well. However, the Ravindra Jadeja-Sanjay Manjrekar twitter banter

Winning two back to back T20Is on Friday and Saturday, Pakistan have already won the three-match T20I series. Both teams now meet for the third and final game at the Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore with very different agendas in front of them. While Pakistan will look to clean sweep the Tigers, Bangladesh, on the other hand, will look to play for pride and salvage a win. Bangladesh are languishing at ninth in the ICC T20I rankings while Pakistan has strengthened their position at

India got off to a winning start in their first overseas tour in 2020 as they beat New Zealand by six wickets in the first T20I in Auckland. The New Zealand vs India 2020 2nd T20I will be played on January 26, Sunday. Courtesy their win in the first game, India have an upper hand going into this second game. The Indian batsmen rose up to the occasion as they chased down 204 needed for victory. Despite losing Rohit Sharma early, KL Rahul

The qualification system for the T20 World Cup will be revamped from the 2021 edition onwards and the Global T20 Qualifier played by 14 teams will be divided into a couple of smaller tournaments for qualification. Every tournament will have 8 teams in the mix. Right beneath these two major tournaments, there will be some changes made to the sub-regional system with lesser tournaments across Asia, Africa and the East Asia Pacific without the number of teams being lowered. 12 teams in the

The Bangladesh cricket team led by Mahmudullah will play a full-fledged series in Pakistan after 12 years with the first T20I at the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore kicking off the series on Friday. The Pakistan vs Bangladesh 2020 series will be played over two months which includes three T20Is, two Tests and a solitary ODI game. Despite security issues in Pakistan remaining a big concern for some time now for touring teams, Bangladesh skipper brushed aside the scrutiny over his side's security in

India play New Zealand in a full-fledged tour comprising of five T20Is, three ODIs and two Tests with the T20Is kicking off the series from January 24 at Eden Park, Auckland. This is the first time India is playing in a five-match T20I series. Also, this is the first time both the teams are meeting since their last in the 2019 World Cup semi-final where India lost to New Zealand to exit the tournament. India comes into the series after being unbeaten at

Prithvi Shaw earned his maiden ODI call-up after Shikhar Dhawan was ruled out of the New Zealand series owing to his shoulder injury. Dhawan injured his shoulder in the third and final ODI in Bengaluru against Australia which saw him leave the field, never to come back again. Meanwhile, Sanju Samson has been named the replacement for the T20I series while Prithvi Shaw will take Dhawan's place in the ODI squad. Shaw's journey in international cricket has been a topsy-turvy one so far,

The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League is likely to kick off from March 29 with Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians set to play the season opener at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai. The squads for IPL 2020 are now ready with the franchisees buying players that they thought would fit the bill. Overall, all the squads are strongly composed and all the bases are covered. The IPL 2020 captains have also been chosen for all the respective teams. While some

17-year old Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana bowled the fastest delivery in international cricket history after clocking a 175 kmph delivery against India in the U-19 World Cup game in Bloemfontein on Sunday. Resembling an action similar to that of legendary Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga, Pathirana bowled the delivery with almost identical action. This was India's first match in this edition of the tournament, where they are the current defending champions.  The incident happened in the last delivery of the fourth over

On the 19th of December this year, the franchises of the biggest club-based spectacle, the IPL, went into a bidding war. As most franchises intended to deal with their deficiencies, not many players had the good fortune to be associated with a reputable IPL team. Only 61 players from the lot were lucky enough to get selected, with Rajasthan Royals purchasing the most number of players. The battle for overseas attractions such ass Glenn Maxwell, Pat Cummins and Chris Morris garnered a lot

The Indian Premier League over the years has seen a number of matchwinning bowling performances. From hat-tricks to four-wicket hauls to five-wicket hauls, several bowlers have made a name for themselves in the tournament. Jasprit Bumrah, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal are examples of Indian bowlers who broke through the Indian team after their IPL exploits. Among the overseas names Lasith Malinga, Kagiso Rabada, Dwayne Bravo and Imran Tahir who have achieved huge success in the past. Many of

The 13th season of the Indian Premier League is likely to start from March 29 in Mumbai with Mumbai Indians taking on the Chennai Super Kings. The match kicks off a series of 60 plus matches after which the season finale is likely to be played on May 12. All the teams have build a strong squad after the IPL 2020 auctions and are eyeing to lift the title in the upcoming season. Over the years the IPL has seen big names winning

The Delhi Capitals played with a new-found aggression in the IPL 2019 and making it to the playoffs of the tournament for the first time since 2012. A young group of players led by a young captain in Shreyas Iyer played with a head-on approach which took other teams by surprise. Sourav Ganguly joined the franchise as an advisor and along with Ricky Ponting the coach turned the fortunes of the team around. With another new season approaching the management are now busy

Australia recently was hugely affected by a bushfire attack causing grievous injury to the animals and the humans living in and around the area. The bushfires consumed nearly 18 million acres of land, causing thousands to evacuate and killing potentially millions of animals. The Australian state of New South Wales, where both Sydney and Canberra are located, declared a state of emergency this week, as worsening weather conditions could lead to even greater fire danger. The Bushfire Cricket Bash will be played to

Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma is all set to feature in Jhulan Goswami's upcoming biopic, tentatively titled as Chakdah Express. The movie will be directed by Prosit Roy who worked with Anushka Sharma earlier in Pari. Anushka was seen to shoot for the same at the Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata on Saturday. She looked in the groove for the role as she was shooting donning the Indian jersey and trying to emulate the walking style of the former legendary women's cricketer. The entire

England and South Africa are currently playing four-match Test series which is a part of the World Test Championship. The series is tied at 1-1 after England won the second Test match in Cape Town after the Proteas won the first Test in Centurion. However, the Centurion Test became a highlight for an entirely different reason. England players Ben Stokes and Stuart Broad were involved in a bitter on-field spat which became the talking point of the Test match. The spat happened on