Birmingham: England announced their playing XI for the final Test of the three-match series against the West Indies at Edgbaston. England took an unassailable lead following their thumping 241-run win over the Caribbean side in the second Test in Nottingham. The West Indies have been hunting for their first Test win on English soil since 1988….
Bridgetown : After winning the T20 World Cup 2024 and ending India’s long wait for an ICC trophy, skipper Rohit Sharma opened up on his retirement from the 20-over format and said that there’s ‘nothing better than winning the cup and saying goodbye’. The Men in Blue got hold of the prestigious T20 WC trophy for…
Barbados: A fine exhibition of death bowling by trio of Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya and stupendous knocks by Virat Kohli and Axar Patel helped India end their ICC trophy drought, securing their second ICC T20 World Cup title by beating South Africa by seven runs in a thrilling final at Barbados on Saturday….
Providence: India captain Rohit Sharma lavished praise on the gun spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel for the spectacle they produced in the semi-final of the ongoing T20 World Cup against England in Guyana. After Jos Buttler smacked away Arshdeep Singh for three boundaries in the third over, Axar Patel turned the tide on his…
Tarouba : Following his side’s qualification to the final of the ICC T20 World Cup with a win over Afghanistan, South Africa skipper Aiden Markram said that though this is an opportunity that the team is getting for the first time, it is nothing to be scared of. South Africa ended their semifinal curse, registering their…
New York : A top-class bowling spell from pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah and a match-saving knock by Rishabh Pant were the highlights as India defeated Pakistan by six runs in their ICC T20 World Cup clash at New York’s Nassau County Stadium on Sunday. After winning this thriller, India is at the top of Group A…
Guyana : Spin wizard Rashid Khan and pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi sliced through the New Zealand batting order to help Afghanistan demolish the Blackcaps, registering an 84 runs victory in the Group C match of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2024 at the Providence Stadium on Friday (local time). With two out of two victories, Afghanistan…
Hosts maintain clean slate with two wins from as many matches Dallas: The United States beat Pakistan in a Super Over in Dallas on Thursday to achieve one of the biggest upsets in Twenty20 World Cup history and secure their second win of the tournament. Pakistan, the 2009 champions, recovered from a poor start to…
LONDON: Cricket’s culture of drinking alcohol is alienating British Muslims, whistleblower Azeem Rafiq said at a literature festival this week. Pakistan-born former off-spinner Rafiq, who first raised allegations of racism and bullying in September 2020 related to his two spells at Yorkshire County Cricket Club, was speaking at the Hay Festival on Thursday. He said…
The day dawned in cloudy fashion but with no rain. Only two matches were scheduled for day five, both on Turf One. The first was a crunch match between Saudi Arabia and Qatar in Group A. Both teams were on two points, Saudi from two matches played and Qatar from three. Victory for Qatar would…
