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Women’s World Cup: England back on track after one-wicket win over White Ferns
Auckland : Defending champions England on Sunday boosted their chances of a semifinal berth in the ICC Women's World Cup, defeating hosts New Zealand by just one wicket at the Eden Park to move up to fifth place on the table with four…
Women’s World Cup: Would have liked for a few wickets in the power-play : Yastika Bhatia
Auckland : India top-order batter Yastika Bhatia on Saturday admitted that her team would have liked to pick some wickets in power-play while defending 277 against Australia in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup.At Eden Park on Saturday,…
Women’s World Cup: One of those days when bowling unit didn’t do well : Mithali Raj
Auckland : India captain Mithali Raj rued an off day for the bowling department in their ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match against Australia at Eden Park.After making 277/7 on a fresh pitch with short square and straight dimensions, India…
Jay Shah’s term as Asian Cricket chief extended by a year
Mumbai : The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah's term as president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) was on Saturday unanimously extended by a year till the 2024 AGM.
The decision was taken at the ACC AGM in…
Women’s World Cup: Australia enter semifinals with six-wicket win over India
Auckland : Captain Meg Lanning led from the front as Australia entered the semifinals of ICC Women's Cricket World Cup with a six-wicket win over India at Eden Park on Saturday.After Mithali Raj, Yastika Bhatia and Harmanpreet Kaur slammed…
Jimmy Anderson not happy with England exclusion, keen to return ‘later in the summer’
London : England's pace bowling stalwart Jimmy Anderson has not been able to come to terms with his omission from the Test squad for the three-match series against the West Indies currently underway in the Caribbean, and hopes to return to…
Tamim Iqbal terms triumph against South Africa very special; lauds lower order as well
Centurion : Bangladesh skipper Tamim Iqbal termed his side's historic 38-run triumph against South Africa in the opening ODI of the three-match series as "a very special win", and lauded the contribution of the lower order, which helped the…
Shoaib Akhtar calls for unlimited bouncers, Bodyline to be legalised in Test cricket
Karachi : Former Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar has called for 'Bodyline' bowling to return to Test cricket and asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) to remove restrictions on the number of bouncers that can be bowled in the…
Women’s World Cup: New Zealand, England in a must-win situation
Auckland : Host New Zealand and defending champions England are in a must-win situation when they clash in a league match of the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup at the Eden Park here on Sunday.With just one win from four outings so far, the…
Bangladesh score historic victory over South Africa in first ODI
Centurion : Bangladesh's top order fired on all cylinders as the tourists notched up a massive 314/7 and then dismissed South Africa for 276 to secure a historic away 38-run win in the first One-Day International at SuperSport Park and take…