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The stand-in captain Steve Smith announced that Travis Head will take on the role of Usman Khawaja's opening partner during the first Test match against Sri Lanka at Galle on Wednesday.  According to Smith Sam Konstas who showed strong performance as an opener in his series debut against India may play in the middle order now that Head has been promoted.  Smith recognized Head's effective performance against spin during the 2023 Australian tour of India as potentially beneficial for the upcoming two-Test series

The ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 matches in Pakistan including group stage fixtures and the second semi-final will be available for general purchase from January 28 at 1 pm UAE time.  Fans interested in attending matches in the UAE now have the opportunity to register their interest through the official website before ticket announcements commence. India will compete in three matches in Dubai on February 20, February 23 and March 2.  General seating tickets for the 10 Pakistan matches will be available at

Senior pacer Mark Wood advised the England bowling attack on Monday to prioritize taking wickets instead of worrying about runs against India's ultra-aggressive batting unit.  So far in the series, Wood has demonstrated decent bowling throughout his first international assignment since July. The previous match in Chennai saw Jofra Archer concede 60 runs from four overs as Tilak Varma dismantled his bowling.  Under skipper Suryakymar Yadav India have moved their T20 performances forward and England needs to devise a strategy to face them

The defending champions India secured a spot in the semifinals of the U-19 Women's T20 World Cup with England advancing after defeating New Zealand by six wickets in Kuching on Monday.  The ball was dominated by Tilly Corteen-Coleman and Prisha Thanawala who took seven combined wickets that led New Zealand from 49 for no loss to 89 all out which resulted in England having to chase a modest target of 90.  The spin duo of Corteen-Coleman and Thanawala along with wicket-keeper Katie Jones'

After defeating Pakistan by 120 runs in Multan on Monday West Indies won their first Pakistan test match since 1990 which resulted in a 1-1 series draw.  Pakistan required 178 runs to win and sweep the series after stumps on the second day marked their score at 76-4 but they suffered quick losses of two wickets as Saud Shakeel (13) and Kashif Ali (1) were dismissed cheaply by Kevin Sinclair and Jomel Warrican.  Mohammad Rizwan provided the hosts with a chance to compete

The Dubai Capitals delivered an eight-wicket victory against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in front of fans at the Zayed Cricket Stadium during Sunday's ILT20 Season 3 match.  With their eyes on a formidable 204-run target the Dubai Capitals achieved the league’s biggest run chase due to Shai Hope and Gulbadin Naib delivering match-winning performances in their sensational 135-run partnership.  The Capitals won their match thanks to Shai Hope's composed half-century (74 not out off 53 balls) alongside Gulbadin Naib's explosive 80 off

National record holder Praveen Chithravel who won a bronze medal at the Asian Games is aiming to secure gold at the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Scotland.  He plans to beat his national record of 17.37m during this season.  At the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in 2022 Praveen Chithravel secured fourth place with a jump of 16.89m while his compatriots Eldhose Paul won gold and Abdulla Aboobacker claimed silver.  Bermuda's Jah-Nhai Perinchief won the bronze.   My goals extend beyond just one event as I strive

With their five-wicket triumph over Gulf Giants at Dubai International Stadium on Thursday, Dubai Capitals advanced to third place in ILT20 Season 3.  The Capitals chose to bowl first and managed to hold the Giants to a 153/5 total in 20 overs although Jordan Cox scored 70 runs off 53 balls.  The Capitals struggled at 4-77 after 12.2 overs due to the exceptional bowling of UAE spinner Aayan Afzal Khan who recorded figures of 4-0-23-2.  Shai Hope led the Capitals with his top

After returning to winning form at ILT20 Season 3 the Desert Vipers dominated the Sharjah Warriorz match to win by ten wickets at Dubai International Stadium on Wednesday.  Through Fakhar Zaman's 71 runs without loss and Mohammad Amir's four wickets the Desert Vipers secured their top league position with a dominant 10-wicket victory.  With 91 runs all out on the board Desert Vipers raced through their chase when Alex Hales (23 not out from 21 balls) smashed boundaries at the start of their

Opener Abhishek Sharma's 34-ball 79 and his teammate's strong bowling performance helped India win against England in the first T20 match.  Spinner Varun Chakravarthy and fast bowler Arshdeep Singh split five wickets as India ended England's innings at 132 when the hosts chose to bat first.  After losing two of his partners Sharma continued his strong performance and hit eight sixes plus five fours during his 20-ball fifty to lead India to a 12.5-over victory and take a 1-0 series lead in five

Before their match against Jammu and Kashmir Team India captain Rohit Sharma and young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal trained with Mumbai Ranji Trophy players at the Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy in BKC.  Mumbai holds the third spot in Group A after Baroda and Jammu & Kashmir because they face off against them on Thursday.  Mumbai added India captain Rohit Sharma to their team at BKC because Ajinkya Rahane leads them in this game. Yashasvi Jaiswal joins Rohit Sharma on the playing field since he

The Indian Physical Disability Cricket Team added another feather in its cap on Sunday with a thumping 79-run win over England in the final to win the PD Champions Trophy 2025 at the FTZ Cricket Grounds, Katunayake. India won the toss and batted first, scoring 197/4 in 20 overs and bowling England out for 118. In a tweet shared by the official handle of the Differently Abled Cricket Council of India: "A Momentous Victory!! India won the PD Champions Trophy 2025 after thumping the England side

On December 12 Vilius Pakalniskis sat down on the sandy beach in Jeddah after running 2,100km in 30 days.  When he sat back and took a breath the full impact of his achievement to run alone from Dubai to Jeddah in one month made him tear up.  All Pakalniskis wanted to rest by drinking water at that moment.  He sat on the beach unable to open his water bottle because he felt so tired. Pakalniskis sat crying on the beach because he couldn't

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca was pleased his side went back to winning ways with a 3-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday after his players restored the lead following a late second-half equaliser.  Second half goals by Marc Cucurella and Noni Madueke kept Chelsea in touch after Tosin Adarabioyo’s opener for the visitors was cancelled out by Matt Doherty’s own.  After two last-two games – one each with three-goal deficits blown – Maresca hailed his side’s reaction to secure the home win that

Dubai: The whole world’s eyes are on UAE as Asian Superpowers India and Pakistan are due to square off in the Champions Trophy in Dubai on 23 February.  But the only question everyone still wants to ask, yet no one has, is where to get tickets to see these guys go head-to-head in the biggest fight of the year.  Ticketing uncertainty for Dubai matches   Pakistan is staging the Champions Trophy on a hybrid system as the Indian government didn’t allow their national team

In another rain-affected low-scoring thriller where neither side could touch 70, debutants Nigeria captured the improbable by two runs in Kuala Lumpur on Monday (January 20, 2025), stunning a playing nations powerhouse of Women's cricket in New Zealand to claim their first ever points at ICC level. After an opening loss where Nigeria batted first to make 65-6, Nigeria fielded impressively to disrupt New Zealand's score chase. In the 13-over contest, the Kiwis were 57-5, needing nine runs with one over to go. But pacer Lilian

Sajid Khan and Abrar Ahmed paced Pakistan with their spin bowling, who dismissed West Indies for 123 to win the first test at Multan by 127 runs on day three while spinners ruled the land.  It was the shortest played men’s test in Pakistan which lost 40 wickets from 1064 balls.  Bowlers occupied 16 wickets on Sunday as seven wickets by Jomel Warrican held Pakistan's second innings to 157, and West Indies were all out for 251 at a time when the turgid

India will pick its teams for the ODI series against England and ICC Champions Trophy on Saturday, said the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday.  Skipper Rohit Sharma and men’s selection committee chairman Ajit Agarkar will be present at the press event which is being held at 12.30pm IST (11am UAE time).  "The Men’s Selection Committee will announce the Indian team for IDFC First Bank ODI series against England and the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, tomorrow in Mumbai. Selection

WPL 2025 will begin on 14 February. The third season of the Women Premier League (WPL) will start on 14th February 2025. Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru will face Gujarat Giants in Vadodara in the tournament opener. There will be a total of 22 matches played over 29 days in the WPL 2025. An eliminator and a final will follow the 20 league games. The tournament's knockout stage will commence on 13 February. In all, five teams — Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and UP Warriorz

The Abu Dhabi Knight Riders had claimed their debut ILT20 Season 3 victory as they got rid of Sharjah Warriorz by 30 runs in the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.  Jason Holder got four wickets for just 23 runs and David Willey returned with three wickets for 19 runs to keep them at 159/5.  Batting first, and unbroken 50 runs partnership in the final overs between Andre Russell and Laurie Evans helped the Knight Riders register 159/5 as Kyle Mayers put on