India sent in, Pandya and Head to debut

Toss Australia chose to field v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 03:17 Australia’s batting bench-strength very healthy – Finch Aaron Finch won the toss and elected to chase, sending India in to bat in the first Twenty20 international at Adelaide Oval. Both teams named debutants, with batsman Travis Head included for his first match for Australia and India including allrounder Hardik Pandya and fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah for their…

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Delhi And District Cricket Association to Move Court For Sri Lanka Twenty20I

The Feroz Shah Kotla last hosted India-South Africa Test match in December. © BCCI New Delhi: The Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) has decided to move court to get requisite compliance certificates which are mandatory for hosting the Twenty20 International against Sri Lanka at the Feroz Shah Kotla on February 12. (India to Play Three-Match Twenty20 Series vs Sri Lanka at Home) Accordingly, DDCA has intimated the Boar of…

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Rath, Nizakat give HK win on home ODI debut

Hong Kong 259 (Rath 97, Nizakat 94, Evans 4-41) beat Scotland 150 (MacLeod 57, Afzal 3-20, Nadeem 4-26) by 109 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details File photo – Nizakat Khan boosted the Hong Kong innings with a well-paced 94 off 93 balls Martin Hunter / © IDI/Getty Rain may have spoiled the maiden first-class match from being played on Hong Kong soil last week, but the weather behaved long enough for…

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India Look Favourites to Win ICC World Twenty20: Sunil Gavaskar

India beat Australia by 37 runs in the first Twenty20 to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. © AFP India romped home to a 37-run win over Australia in the first Twenty20 International thanks to some impressive bowling and a Virat Kohli blitzkrieg. Praising the performance of the visitors, former captain Sunil Gavaskar said that India look like favourites to win the World Twenty20 at home, starting March…

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Hossell stars in England Visually Impaired series win

Ed Hossell starred with the ball as England won by 150 runs in Adelaide to seal an Australia Day victory in the ODI and overall Lord’s Taverners International Blind Cricket Series. The home side were looking to work their way back into series contention as they hunted their first win and opted to field first having won the toss. England, unchanged from the side that went two-nil up in the…

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Unmukt Chand's Half-Century Takes India B Into Deodhar Trophy Final

India B captain Unmukt Chand’s 63-run innings included eight fours. © BCCI Kanpur: India B captain Unmukt Chand scored a half-century to steer his team to a seven-run win over Gujarat and make the final of the Deodhar Trophy here on Tuesday. (Ambati Rayudu, Unmukt Chand to Lead India ‘A’ and ‘B’ in Deodhar Trophy) Put into bat, India B scored 280 for eight with Chand (63), Suryakumar Yadav (47)…

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India vs Australia: Unbelievable Knock From Virat Kohli, Says Aaron Finch

Virat Kohli notched up his 10th fifty and his first against Australia in Adelaide. © AP Adelaide: Australia skipper Aaron Finch praised India’s star batsman Virat Kohli for his superb unbeaten innings which guided the visitors to a comfortable 37-run victory in the first of the three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket series at the Adelaide Oval here on Tuesday (Match Report | Scorecard | Highlights) Kohli remained unbeaten on 90…

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More Joy for India On Republic Day As They are Officially Crowned World No 1 in Tests

India are the new World No.1 in Tests following their series wins over Sri Lanka and South Africa. © BCCI There is more good news for India on Republic Day. With the Women’s team and men’s team securing wonderful victories in the Twenty20 internationals against Australia in Adelaide, the International Cricket Council released their rankings list which saw India crowned as the new World No.1 in Tests. (Virat Kohli’s Brilliant…

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India Women pull off record chase

India Women 5 for 141 (Kaur 46, Krishnamurthy 35) beat Australia Women 5 for 140 (Healy 41*, Mooney 36) by five wicketsScorecard and ball-by-ball details India Women put up a strong batting performance to win their first T20I in Australia © Getty Images India Women began their tour of Australia by pulling off their highest ever chase in T20 internationals, to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series in…

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Bracewell replaces McClenaghan for remaining Pakistan ODIs

Doug Bracewell has 16 wickets in ODI cricket, from 12 matches © Getty Images Fast bowler Doug Bracewell has been brought into New Zealand’s ODI squad for the remainder of the series against Pakistan, replacing the injured Mitchell McClenaghan. McClenaghan fractured the bone above his left eye during the first ODI on Monday, when the ball burst through his helmet grille while he was batting. He is set to undergo…

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