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Led by Ben Duckett’s brisk 68-ball 84, England made a quick start to the first Test against New Zealand, heading to Tea at 134 for 2 at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Thursday. The hard-hitting southpaw crunched 14 boundaries en route to his fifth Test half-century. Put in to bat, England struggled early on,…
Deepti Sharma became the first Indian, male or female, to reach 100 T20I wickets as she set up India’s six-wicket victory against the West Indies in Cape Town on Wednesday (February 15). On a wicket aiding the slower bowlers, Deepti finished with excellent figures of 3 for 15 from her four overs to restrict the…
Nigar Sultana’s 50-ball 57 proved too little in the end as Australia cruised to a comfortable 8-wicket win at St George’s Park, on Tuesday. Georgia Wareham’s 3 for 20 played a pivotal role in limiting Bangladesh to 107 for 7 – the lowest score in a completed innings so far in the ongoing T20 World…
It was a curiously anti-climactic scene as Scotland claimed the inaugural CWC League 2 title with a comprehensive win in Kathmandu on Wednesday, knocking over the Namibians for just 154 before George Munsey struck a 61-ball century to lead the Scots to a 10-wicket victory in just 22.1 overs. This extends their lead over their opponents to…
Shreyas Iyer has been declared fit ahead of the second Test against Australia in Delhi, the BCCI confirmed on Tuesday (February 14). As a result, the middle-order batter will join the squad in New Delhi after getting clearance from the BCCI Medical Team. Iyer has been sidelined for close to a month with a back…
Alick Athanaze, the captain of the Windward Islands, and Barbados pace bowler Akeem Jordan have earned their maiden call-ups to West Indies’ 15-member squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against South Africa, starting in Centurion on February 28. Athanaze, who first came into prominence in the Under-19 World Cup played in New Zealand in…
On a rare windless day in Gqeberha, the second most sought-after team of cricketers in the women’s game stepped into the St George’s Park nets for a meditation. With thoughts swirling as the inaugural Women’s Premier League auction took place on the other side of the Indian Ocean, Australia’s cricketers were tasked with calming their…
South Africa’s day was difficult even before they arrived at Boland Park on Monday to play New Zealand in the women’s T20 World Cup. Defeat would probably have taken them out of the race for the semi-finals. At the WPL auction, only four of their dozen players who entered their names were bought. They couldn’t…
WPL Auction: Smriti Mandhana Sold To RCB For Rs 3.4 Crore; Harmanpreet Kaur Goes To MIIndia’s star opener Smriti Mandhana has been sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 3.4 crore in the ongoing Women’s Premier League 2023 auction in Mumbai on MondayAsian News InternationalUpdated: February 13, 2023 03:21 PM ISTRead Time:2 min WPL Auction:…
The roar and a very David Warner-esque celebration said it all. Earnestly religious, Jemimah Rodrigues isn’t usually the one with such striking displays of aggression or emotion on the cricket field. But this was special. So, after helping herself to a fifty, and India to a seven-wicket win in their 2023 T20 World Cup opener against Pakistan,…