Month: October 2021

News Shadab Khan scored 46 in 27 as KP went down to a team effort from Northern Northern 181 for 7 (Nawaz 51, Shadab 46, Shaheen 2-30) beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 167 for 8 (Iftikhar 58, Rauf 3-31) by 14 runs A whirlwind 90-run fifth-wicket partnership between Mohammad Nawaz and Shadab Khan helped Northern recover from the loss of four early wickets to beat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by 14 runs. Table-toppers KP…

News Australia coach concedes that India his team was behind for the best part in the one-off Test, points to dropped catches as part of the reason for it Australia coach Matthew Mott has admitted that his team had been playing catch-up since the first hour of the day-night Test against India after a wayward display with the new ball, and were also left to rue the number of dropped…

Report Punjab Kings’ qualification hopes hanging by a thread – they need to win their final game, and then have plenty of results go their way Royal Challengers Bangalore 164 for 7 (Maxwell 57, Padikkal 40, Henriques 3-12) beat Punjab Kings 158 for 6 (Agarwal 57, Rahul 39, Chahal 3-29) by six runs Virat Kohli‘s quest for a maiden IPL title before stepping down as captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore…

Preview Rishabh Pant and MS Dhoni will both be keen to get two shots at a place in the IPL final Big picture There isn’t a great deal of jeopardy in the contest. Both Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals have qualified for the playoffs but there is the small matter of confirming a place in the top two, which offers an extra shot at a place in the IPL…

News The thumb is “obviously not 100% at the moment but I am building it up,” he says at team’s departure press interaction Temba Bavuma is on track to leading South Africa at the T20 World Cup later this month. Bavuma, who broke his thumb in Sri Lanka last month, is four weeks post-surgery and is back in the nets. He is expected to be fully fit for the team’s…

Report Meg Lanning declared at the dinner break to see if India will want to set a target Dinner Australia 241 for 9 dec (Perry 68*, Gardner 51, Vastrakar 3-49) trail India 377 for 9 dec by 136 runs Ellyse Perry‘s charmed life continued on the opening session of the final day as she became the first Australian woman to score four straight Test fifties. Following on her epochal 213*…

Report Veteran’s 85* singlehandedly took Central Punjab to 168 before Sindh collapsed to fall behind on DLS Central Punjab 168 for 8 (Malik 85*, Shehzad 35, Raees 4-33, Abrar 3-39) beat Sindh 110 for 6 (Sharjeel 36, Qasim 3-20, Gul 2-15) by 12 runs (DLS method) Shoaib Malik singlehandedly carried Central Punjab through the second half of their innings as they defeated Sindh by 12 runs via the DLS method…

Report Jaiswal, Dube, Lewis decimate Super Kings attack as Royals keep playoff hopes alive Rajasthan Royals 190 for 3 (Dube 64*, Jaiswal 50, Thakur 2-30) beat Chennai Super Kings 189 for 4 (Gaikwad 101*, Jadeja 32*, Tewatia 3-39) by seven wickets A breathtaking opening stand of 77 in 5.2 overs between Yashasvi Jaiswal and Evin Lewis helped keep Rajasthan Royals afloat in the playoffs’ race, nearly putting into oblivion Ruturaj…

News The Australia opener was full of praise for the displays of Jhulan Goswami, Meghna Singh and Pooja Vastrakar When Meghna Singh beat Alyssa Healy‘s outside edge with her first ball in international cricket, during the first ODI in Mackay, India seemed to have discovered in her outswinger a key piece in their long-unresolved pace puzzle. With the newcomer’s skills complemented by Jhulan Goswami‘s ever-evolving mastery of movement and Pooja…