Ireland stun India 2-0 in T20 series with thrilling one-run win

June 29, 2026 10:14 AM

Ireland stun India 2-0 in T20 series with thrilling one-run win

Ireland beat 20-over world champions India 2-0 in their two-match T20 bilateral series, as they secured a thrilling one-run win over the white-ball heavyweights on Sunday. Ireland's Jai Moondra and Matt Hollard dismantled the Indian batting line-up with three-wicket hauls as the visitors could only manage 153-9 after Ireland, put in to bat, posted 154-8 on a rain-disrupted afternoon in Belfast. The hosts, who earned their first-ever victory over India on Friday, handed the visitors their first...

Jaiswal slams ton as India sweep ODI series 3-0 against Afghanistan

June 21, 2026 6:39 AM

Jaiswal slams ton as India sweep ODI series 3-0 against Afghanistan

India sealed a 3-0 sweep of the One-Day International series against Afghanistan with a nine-wicket victory in Chennai on Saturday, powered by Yashasvi Jaiswal’s unbeaten century and a five-wicket haul from Prasidh Krishna. Chasing a modest target of 219, Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma gave India a flying start, putting on a 170-run opening stand that all but settled the contest. Rohit fell for 79, dismissed by Mohammad Nabi, but Jaiswal continued to dominate. The left-hander struck 14 fours and t...

Women’s T20 WC: Smriti, Shafali and Charani star as India crush Netherlands by 95 runs to go top of Group A

June 18, 2026 10:03 AM

Women’s T20 WC: Smriti, Shafali and Charani star as India crush Netherlands by 95 runs to go top of Group A

A commanding all-round performance led by Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma and Sree Charani powered India to a resounding 95-run victory over the Netherlands in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup at Headingley on Wednesday, lifting the defending ODI World Cup champions to the top of Group A. India produced their highest-ever total in Women's T20 World Cup history before a ruthless bowling display bundled out the Netherlands for 114 in 17.3 overs, securing their second win of the tournament and improvi...

Centurions Gill and Kishan lead India to series win over Afghanistan

June 18, 2026 9:59 AM

Centurions Gill and Kishan lead India to series win over Afghanistan

Captain Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan led the way with centuries as they set up India's massive 170-run victory over Afghanistan on Wednesday, sealing the three-match one-day international (ODI) series with two straight ​wins. Gill and Kishan added 224 runs for the third wicket as India scored 402 ‌after being put in to bat first in Lucknow. Afghanistan could only reach 232-9 in reply, with Darwish Rasooli retiring hurt. After Yashasvi Jaiswal (4) fell early and Rohit Sharma (48) was bowle...

C.D. Gopinath, last survivor from India’s first test-winning team, dies at 96

April 9, 2026 11:01 PM

C.D. Gopinath, last survivor from India’s first test-winning team, dies at 96

Chingleput Gopinath, the last surviving member of the first India team to win a test match, has died at the age of 96, the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) said on Thursday. Gopinath was the second-oldest living cricketer after Australia's Neil Harvey. India lost all six of the series they had played until then, including the one-off test against England that marked their debut. They had drawn matches with England, Australia and West Indies but victory eluded them for nearly two decades. ...

BCCI snubs traditional venues for Border-Gavaskar Trophy

March 27, 2026 11:14 AM

BCCI snubs traditional venues for Border-Gavaskar Trophy

India will host Australia in a marquee five-match series early next year but several of the country's traditional test venues have not been selected to stage one of cricket's fiercest rivalries in this format of the game. Nagpur will host the first match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy from January 21, followed by tests in Chennai, Guwahati, Ranchi and Ahmedabad, the Indian cricket board said on Thursday. Kolkata, Mumbai and Bengaluru were not allotted matches despite being established test cent...

PM Modi congratulates Team India on T20 World Cup win

March 9, 2026 11:09 AM

PM Modi congratulates Team India on T20 World Cup win

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated the Indian men’s cricket team for winning the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, praising their determination, discipline and teamwork after they defeated New Zealand to successfully defend the title. Led by Suryakumar Yadav, India beat Mitchell Santner’s New Zealand by 96 runs in the final to become the first team to win two successive T20 World Cups. In a post on X, PM Modi said: “By winning the T20 Cricket World Cup, Team India has pro...

T20 World Cup: Axar Patel’s semi-final masterclass helps India move past fielding woes

March 6, 2026 12:01 PM

T20 World Cup: Axar Patel’s semi-final masterclass helps India move past fielding woes

India put some forgettable fielding moments from this year's Twenty20 World Cup in the rear-view mirror during their semi-final win over England on Thursday, as Axar Patel's inspired display reminded his teammates of their quality. The defending champions had dropped 13 catches heading into the match at the Wankhede Stadium - the most by any side in this year's tournament - but Axar single-handedly raised the level and shifted the momentum in their seven-run win. Axar's first magical moment ca...

Sanju Samson credits years of hard work after powering India into T20 World Cup final

March 6, 2026 9:42 AM

Sanju Samson credits years of hard work after powering India into T20 World Cup final

India opener Sanju Samson said his knock against England on Thursday was the product of years of quiet work and difficult stretches, adding that the job remained unfinished as India look to secure back-to-back Twenty20 World Cup titles. Samson's 89 anchored India's total of 253-7 and laid the foundation for a tense seven-run semi-final win at the Wankhede Stadium. England, carried by Jacob Bethell's outstanding hundred, fell just short in one of the closest matches of the tournament. "I have b...

India need cool heads to cope with England power game in semi-final: Morne Morkel

March 5, 2026 10:04 AM

India need cool heads to cope with England power game in semi-final: Morne Morkel

India will need to play with clarity and calmness to combat England's deep and powerful batting line-up in the Twenty20 World Cup semi-final at the Wankhede Stadium, the hosts' bowling coach Morne Morkel said on Wednesday. India, bidding to become the first team to successfully defend the T20 World Cup title, meet two-time champions England in the last four for the third straight tournament, with each team winning one of the previous games. "We haven't really spoken about the perfect game. The...