Cricket

February 13, 2025 12:12 PM

India’s best audition for World Cup slots in WPL 2025

The 2025 Women's Premier League (WPL) gets underway in Vadodara on Friday and the expanding edition of the five-team league is tipped to showcase India's formidable pool of exciting talent over the next four weeks. Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will clash with hosts Gujarat ...

February 13, 2025 9:04 AM

Gill smashes hundred, India sweep ODI series against England

India completed a 3-0 series sweep against England after Shubman Gill's fluent hundred, helped by some incisive bowling, secured their victory by 142 runs in the final one day international in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Gill smashed 112 to help India rack up 356 before being all out in exactly 50 over...

February 12, 2025 9:53 AM

Starc pulls out of Champions Trophy, Smith to lead Australia

Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has withdrawn from the Champions Trophy for personal reasons, leaving the squad without its three frontline quicks for the ODI tournament in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates. Starc's withdrawal comes after pace stalwarts Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood were ...

February 9, 2025 2:39 PM

Cricket-Australia beat Sri Lanka by 9 wickets to sweep series

Australia beat Sri Lanka by nine wickets inside four days of the second test to complete a 2-0 series sweep in Galle on Sunday. Replying to Sri Lanka's first innings score of 257, Australia made 414 riding hundreds by skipper Steve Smith and Alex Carey to take charge of the contest. Australia bowl...

February 8, 2025 1:55 PM

Team India arrives in Cuttack for crucial 2nd ODI against England

The Rohit Sharma-led Team India arrived in Cuttack on Saturday early morning ahead of the second ODI against England at Barabati Stadium. The hosts had an emphatic start to the three-match series as they outclassed England by four wickets in Nagpur. The BCCI's official X handle posted a video of t...

February 7, 2025 12:03 PM

Movie night cut short, India’s Iyer puts up a show against England

India's middle order batter Shreyas Iyer had to cut short a movie night and turn in earlier than planned on Wednesday but a match-defining half-century against England the next day made it all worthwhile. Iyer's belligerent 59 off 36 balls set up India's comfortable chase of 249 in the one-day seri...