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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.

ILT20 2025: ADKR and Gulf Giants clash in a do-or-die encounter for playoff spot

IANS | January 31, 2025 10:41 PM

Abu Dhabi, Jan 31 (IANS) With their chances of qualifying for the playoff stage hanging by a thread, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders will take on Gulf Giants in a crucial match of the International League (IL) T20 event at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Saturday, hoping to win the match and inching closer to making it to the knockout rounds. Their opponents, Gulf Giants too face a do-or-die situation.

Ranji Trophy Round-up: Saurashtra, Mumbai in driver's seat; Kerala register emphatic win

IANS | January 31, 2025 8:39 PM

Mumbai, Jan 31 (IANS) Former champions Mumbai inched closer to a dominant win over Meghalaya, posting a massive 671/7 before declaring on Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy Group A clash at Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy in Bandra Kurla Complex on Friday. In other matches, Kerala thrashed Bihar while Madhya Pradesh rode on twin double centuries to reach a massive score against Uttar Pradesh and Bengal, Saurashtra and Tamil Nadu take a strong position against their respective opponents on the second day of their matches.

Ayub misses out, Fakhar and Shakeel return to Pakistan squad for Champions Trophy

IANS | January 31, 2025 7:55 PM

Lahore, Jan 31 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced a 15-player squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, scheduled to take place in Pakistan from February 19 to March 9. Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khushdil Shah, and Saud Shakeel are all coming back into the squad for the tournament. The same squad will also feature in the tri-nation ODI series, featuring New Zealand and South Africa in Lahore and Karachi, in the lead-up to the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.

4th T2OI: Saqib Mahmood scripts history with triple-wicket maiden

IANS | January 31, 2025 7:55 PM

Pune, Jan 31 (IANS) England’s pace sensation Saqib Mahmood etched his name in history with a breathtaking triple-wicket maiden, the first-ever in men’s T20 internationals, dismantling India’s top order in a single over in the fourth T2OI at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium.

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