ILT20 Season 3: MI Emirates meet Warriorz, Capitals face ADKR on Super Sunday

IANS | February 1, 2025 7:38 PM

Abu Dhabi/Dubai, Feb 1 (IANS) It will be a Super Sunday in Season 3 of the International League (IL) T20 with two dynamic matches packed in a single evening as MI Emirates take on Sharjah Warriorz and Dubai Capitals meeting Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in what that promises to be thrilling contests featuring big-hitting, smart bowling, and electric fielding. MI Emirates will be hoping to take another step closer to a place in the playoffs when they take the field for the first match of the evening.

Raina vs Dhawan on cards in Legend 90 League opener on Feb 6

IANS | February 1, 2025 6:56 PM

Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Feb 1 (IANS) Former India cricketers Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan will face off each other when Chhattisgarh Warriors lock horns with Delhi Royals in the blockbuster opening match of the upcoming Legend 90 League in Raipur on Feburary 6. The opening match promises a thrilling encounter as seasoned stars reunite to rekindle their on-field rivalries. The match will witness former Indian cricket stalwarts Suresh Raina and Shikhar Dhawan going head-to-head, marking the beginning of an action-packed tournament.

Alana, Ash help Australia thrash England; sweep Women’s Ashes series 16-0

IANS | February 1, 2025 5:51 PM

Melbourne, Feb 1 (IANS) It has been a summer of cricket to remember for Australia Women as they whitewashed their biggest rivals England Women 16-0 in the 2024-25 Ashes series. The hosts sealed the trophy with a massive victory by an innings & 122 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Alana King was named player of the series having taken 23 wickets, nine in the Test match, at an average of 11.17 to equal Ash Garnder's record, when she picked 23 wickets in the 2023 Ashes series.

1st Test: Lyon and Kuhnemann spin Australia to innings & 242 runs victory over Sri Lanka

IANS | February 1, 2025 4:29 PM

Galle, Feb 1 (IANS) Spinners Nathan Lyon and Matthew Kuhnemann shared the spoils as defending WTC champions Australia registered a massive win against Sri Lanka by an innings and 242 runs on Day Four of the first Test at the Galle Cricket Stadium on Saturday. The loss was the hosts' worst-ever defeat in Test cricket, with their previous biggest being when they were hammered by an innings and 239 runs by India in 2017.

ILT20 Season 3: Pooran’s panache helps MI Emirates register handsome win against Gulf Giants

IANS | February 1, 2025 12:32 AM

Dubai, Feb 1 (IANS) The MI Emirates’ captain Nicholas Pooran was in the form of his life, guiding his side over the line against the Gulf Giants in the ILT20 Season 3 at the Dubai International Stadium here on Friday evening. The MI Emirates won the game by five wickets and registered their first season victory in Dubai. Skipper Pooran, who walked away with the Player of the Match award, finished unbeaten on 58 off 37 deliveries and made a huge impact in the match.

4th T20I: We should have gone on to win the game, says Buttler

IANS | January 31, 2025 11:44 PM

Pune, Jan 31 (IANS) England’s captain, Jos Buttler, acknowledged his team’s initial brilliance but admitted that they lost momentum at crucial moments in the chase allowing India to clinch the T20I series 3-1 with a thrilling 15-run victory in the fourth match at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Friday.

4th T20I: Bishnoi, Rana star as India seal series with thrilling 15-run win over England

IANS | January 31, 2025 11:07 PM

Pune, Jan 31 (IANS) Ravi Bishnoi (3-28) and debutant Harshit Rana (3-33) claimed three wickets each as India beat England by 15 runs in the fourth T2OI at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here on Friday. India thus took an unbeatable 3-1 lead and sealed the series with the last T2OI scheduled to be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.