IPL 2025: Clinical all-round display helps Punjab Kings thrash Lucknow Super Giants

IANS | April 1, 2025 11:12 PM

Lucknow, April 1 (IANS) Punjab Kings put up a masterclass in both bowling and batting as they steamrolled Lucknow Super Giants by eight wickets with 22 balls to spare in Match 13 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium here on Tuesday. It was a ruthless display from the visitors, who outclassed LSG in all departments to claim their second consecutive win in the tournament.

Pakistan fined for slow over-rate in ODI opener against New Zealand

IANS | April 1, 2025 8:00 PM

Dubai, April 1 (IANS) Pakistan have been fined 10 percent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate in the first One-day International against New Zealand at Napier on Saturday. "Jeff Crowe of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after Mohammad Rizwan’s side was ruled to be two overs short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration," the ICC said in a release on Tuesday.

Ex-captain Charlotte Edwards appointed England women's team head coach

IANS | April 1, 2025 7:24 PM

London, April 1 (IANS) Charlotte Edwards has been announced as the new head coach of the England women's team by the England and Wales Cricket Board on Tuesday. Edwards is a former England captain who represented her country over 300 times, winning two World Cups and lifting the Ashes five times across a 20-year playing career.

IPL 2025: Rohit starts on bench as Mumbai elect to bowl first vs KKR

IANS | March 31, 2025 7:28 PM

Mumbai, March 31 (IANS) Former skipper Rohit Sharma was demoted to the substitutes' bench as Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bowl first against Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 12 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at the Wankhede Stadium here on Monday.