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Mumbai Indians added to their rich legacy as a franchise after being crowned the inaugural champions of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) after a seven-wicket victory over Delhi Capitals in the final at the Brabourne Stadiu in Mumbai Earlier in the day, Delhi Capitals skipper Meg Lanning won the toss and chose to bat first. Issy Wong continued her dream…
India’s all-format allrounder Ravindra Jadeja has been bumped up to Grade A+ category of BCCI central contracts, which has just three other players in Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah. The quartet will earn INR 7 Cr annually. Jadeja’s left-arm spin twin Axar Patel moved up from Grade B to A. Another allrounder to take a…
Having produced a thrill-a-minute contest in a rain-curtailed first T20I in Centurion on Saturday, South Africa and West Indies bettered that less than 24 hours later at the same venue, producing a run-fest for the ages. As it panned out, the hosts, fuelled by Quinton de Kock’s stunning hundred and Reeza Hendricks power-packed 68, gunned down the 259-run…
On Saturday (March 25), Ross Adair commented that Ireland struggled to adjust to the pace of ODI cricket in Bangladesh, resulting in Bangladesh clinching the series 2-0, with a third game washed out. However, Adair expressed optimism for the upcoming T20Is, which will be hosted at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram on March…
Mohali, which had famously hosted the India versus Pakistan semi-final in the ICC World Cup in 2011, may not host a match in this year’s edition of the marquee event. Fears of Mohali being left out as a venue for the ODI World Cup, which is slated to be played in India from October 5…
Mumbai Indians are up against the UP Warriorz in Eliminator match of Women’s Premier League (WPL 2023) on March 24 (Friday) at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. The winner of this match will go into the final, which is to take place on March 26 (Sunday) at Brabourne stadium in Mumbai. Delhi Capitals, who…
The Welsh Fire, one of the eight teams participating in The Hundred men’s tournament, is leaving no stone unturned in its quest for redemption in the upcoming 2023 season. After a dismal campaign in 2022 that saw them finish at the bottom of the table with eight consecutive losses, the Fire is looking to bounce…
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…
Argentine goalkeeper Leandro Requena scored one of the most outrageous goals you are ever likely to see during his Cobresal side’s 3-1 win over Colo-Colo in Chile’s top soccer league. With his team already leading 2-0 in the 77th minute, Requena took what initially looked like a fairly innocuous goal kick. However, with Colo-Colo goalkeeper Brayan Cortés well…
India clinched 1-0 victory over Myanmar at the Khuman Lampak Stadium in Imphal, in the opening match of the Tri-Nation International Football Tournament on Wednesday. Given India’s dominance over their rivals for most of the outing, the scoreline would have been bigger, but the team missed chances that kept the victory margin at the bare…
