Nottingham, June 28 (IANS) Stand-in skipper Smriti Mandhana smoked her first century in the shortest format and left-arm spinner N Shree Charani grabbed a four-fer on debut as India defeated England by 97 runs, their heaviest defeat, in the first T20I to start the series with a massive win here on Saturday.
Bulawayo, June 28 (IANS) Reigning champions South Africa began their campaign in the 2025-27 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle in commanding fashion, despite stumbling early on, as they reached 418/9 at stumps on Day 1 of the first Test against Zimbabwe at the Queens Sports Club here on Saturday.
Nottingham, June 28 (IANS) Smriti Mandhana created history with a century against England in the first T20I at Trent Bridge as she became the first Indian woman to score a hundred in all three formats. She is also the second Indian woman to score a T20 ton after regular skipper Harmanpreet Kaur.
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) India’s left-arm seamer Khaleel Ahmed has signed a deal with Essex to play County Championship and One-Day Cup games until the end of the 2025 season. Ahmed, 27, has been in England since the end of May as a member of the India A squad facing England Lions in red-ball games.
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) India’s mixed disability cricket team made history this week as they took the field at the Mecca of Cricket, the Lord’s, for the very first time. The match, part of the ongoing Vitality I20 Mixed Disability Series against England, is an achievement for a side that’s been playing mixed disability cricket for nearly eight years. This also marks India’s official entry into this format on the global stage.
Bulawayo, June 28 (IANS) Teenaged left-handed batter Lhuan-dre Pretorius has become the youngest South African to score a Test century during his side’s first Test against Zimbabwe at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo on Saturday.
Colombo, June 28 (IANS) Sri Lanka captain Dhananjaya de Silva hailed the significance of the World Test Championship (WTC) after his side thumped Bangladesh by an innings and 78 runs at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) here to secure their first win of the current cycle. De Silva, reflecting on Sri Lanka’s position in the global competition, acknowledged that with his team playing fewer Tests than most, every match takes on the feel of a knockout encounter.
Birmingham, June 28 (IANS) In the wake of double batting collapses that prevented India from taking a tighter grip on the first Test against England, fast bowler Prasidh Krishna stated that the lower-order batters are diligently honing their skills in net sessions and trusting their skills to stay at the crease for a longer period.
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) India’s struggles in Test cricket are piling the pressure on head coach Gautam Gambhir, according to former opener Aakash Chopra, as the team reels from a five-wicket defeat to England in the first Test at Headingley.
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) In September 2019, a teenager with a jaw-dropping bat swing and a fearless attitude lit up Indian cricket. Shafali Verma, then just 15, exploded onto the international scene with a power game that left many opposition bowlers rattled. But in sports, evolution is inevitable, and in Shafali’s case, it became essential.
