Lahore, Feb 27 (IANS) Head Coach Trott lauded Afghanistan's win over England in the Champions Trophy to keep their semifinal hopes alive but wants his team to immediately shift their focus to the Australia showdown, where a win will seal their place in the knockouts.
Lucknow, Feb 27 (IANS) UP Warriorz (UPW) have signed Australian batter Georgia Voll as a replacement for Chamari Athapaththu for the remainder of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2025, after the Sri Lankan skipper left the tournament to resume national duties ahead of their tour of New Zealand, starting on March 4.
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) The cricket world rose in effusive praise for the Afghanistan men's cricket team, especially Ibrahim Zadran and Azmatullah Omarzai, as they played a stellar role in a stunning victory over former champions England in the Champions Trophy 2025 in Lahore on Wednesday.
Bengaluru, Feb 26 (IANS) Mumbai Indians romped to a comprehensive victory against UP Warriorz to go on top of the points table in the women's Premier League (WPL) 2025 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Wednesday. MI skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said whatever her team tried executing, it all came off well.
Lahore, Feb 26 (IANS) England captain Jos Buttler conceded that his team had 'not been good enough' after their eight-run defeat to Afghanistan knocked them out of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy here on Wednesday. In a high-pressure chase of 326 at the Gaddafi Stadium, Joe Root’s valiant 120 went in vain as Azmatullah Omarzai’s all-round brilliance scripted a historic Afghan victory.
Lahore, Feb 26 (IANS) Afghanistan pulled off a historic victory, defeating England by eight runs in a thrilling Group B encounter at the Gaddafi Stadium here, knocking the former World Champions out of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. England’s struggles in ODI cricket continued as they slumped to their sixth consecutive defeat, their worst losing streak since September 2009.
Bengaluru, Feb 26 (IANS) Nat Sciver-Brunt starred with both bat and ball to help Mumbai Indians jump to the top of the 2025 Women’s Premier League (WPL) points table with a comfortable eight-wicket win over UP Warriorz at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Wednesday.
Bengaluru, Feb 26 (IANS) Nat Sciver-Brunt stood up again to hit a solid 75 not out as Mumbai Indians jumped to the top of the standings in the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2025 with a comfortable eight-wicket win over UP Warriorz at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday. After Nat picked 3-18, her best WPL bowling figures, to help MI restrict UPW to a below-par 142/9, the all-rounder rose to the occasion by hitting an unbeaten 75 off 44 balls, laced with 13 fours, to close the chase with three balls to spare.
Bengaluru, Feb 26 (IANS) All-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt picked 3-18, her best bowling figures in the Women’s Premier League (WPL), as Mumbai Indians restricted UP Warriorz to 142/9 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The Netherlands have announced their 15-member squad for their upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 matches, set to happen in Namibia from March 5 to 13. Apart from playing two ODIs against hosts Namibia on March 7 and 13, the Netherlands will also play as many matches against Canada on March 5 and 11.
