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Three-fers from seamers Matt Henry (3-14), Daryl Mitchell (3-32) and Henry Shipley (3-32) set up New Zealand’s series clinching six-wicket win in the third and final ODI in Hamilton on Friday (March 31). The trio picked up nine among them to roll out Sri Lanka for a paltry 157 inside 42 overs, while a gritty…
Second T20 international, Chittagong Bangladesh 202-3 (17 overs): Das 83, Talukdar 44, Shakib 38*; White 2-28 Ireland 125-9 (17 overs): Campher 50,Tector 22, Hume 20*; Shakib 5-22, Taskin 3-27 Bangladesh won by 77 runs Bangladesh comfortably saw off Ireland by 77 runs to secure an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match Twenty20 series in Chittagong. A delayed start…
The Indian Premier League (IPL), one of the most well-known cricket tournaments in the globe, will likely have its biggest season yet with IPL 2023. A significant setback for their respective IPL teams is the fact that there are a number of injury worries for the 2023 season. The journey to IPL 2023 has already…
Bangladesh T20I’s opener Rony Talukdar is an exception. The right-handed batsman made a return to the national fold following a gap of nearly eight years with the three-match T20I’s against England, a thing not common in cricket history of Bangladesh. Talukdar made his T20I’s debut against South Africa in 2015 where he batted at number…
Rajasthan Royals, the first-ever IPL champions, enjoyed their best season since that triumph in 2022. Lot of the work was done at the 2022 auction table and despite not being entirely flawless, the team gelled well to overcome the minor flaws in squad composition. The batting might of Jos Buttler and effectiveness of their spin…
A better batting performance from Pakistan saw them win the third T20I against Afghanistan by 66 runs and avert a 3-0 whitewash. Captain Shadab Khan, who became only the seventh bowler to 100 T20I wickets, led from the front, first scoring a 17-ball 28 and then returning figures of 3 for 13 in a Player-of-the-Match…
Daryl Mitchell and Melie Kerr walked away with the top honours at New Zealand’s annual cricket awards in Auckland on Thursday (March 23). Mitchell won the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal as the outstanding men’s cricketer of the year whereas Kerr won the inaugural Debbie Hockley Medal for being the outstanding women’s cricketer. Mitchell was also…
Gujarat Giants vs UP Warriorz Highlights: Tahlia McGrath and Grace Harris slammed fifty each as UP Warriorz defeated Gujarat Titans by three wickets at the Brabourne Stadium on Monday. With this win UP Warrorz also sealed the final playoff berth and joined Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals for the next stage. The pair added 78 runs…
Abdul Rehman, the veteran domestic coach, has been named interim head coach of Pakistan men’s team for the upcoming three-match T20I series against Afghanistan. Meanwhile, former pacer Umar Gul has been appointed as the bowling coach for the series, PCB chair Najam Sethi announced on Twitter on Tuesday. Mohammad Yousuf, who was earlier announced as…
Rookie Australian left-arm spinner Matthew Kuhnemann, who made an impressive debut in the Test series against India, said he has received “some awesome tips” about his craft from star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. Kuhnemann said Jadeja stuck to his “promise and spent about 15 minutes talking about everything” after India clinched the series 2-1 following the…