Shami fails to find place, Bumrah named vice-captain for New Zealand Test series (Ld)

IANS | October 12, 2024 12:50 AM

Mumbai, Oct 12 (IANS) Seasoned pacer Mohd Shami failed to find a place in the Indian Test squad for the upcoming three-match series against New Zealand with the national selectors deciding to hand over the vice-captaincy to pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah. The selectors decided to drop left-arm pacer Yash Dayal from the squad that played the two-match series against Bangladesh as they picked 15 players for the New Zealand series.

Women's T20 WC: Australia beat Pakistan to remain perfect with three in three but suffer injuries

IANS | October 12, 2024 12:26 AM

Dubai, Oct 12 (IANS) Reigning champions Australia romped for their third win in three matches after a massive victory over Pakistan in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup at the Dubai International Stadium here on Friday. Australia rode on a superb effort by their bowlers to bundle out Pakistan for 82 and then reached 83/1 with 54 balls remaining for a nine-wicket triumph that took them to six points from three games.

We're trying to push limits of what we can do as a team, says ten Doeschate ahead of 3rd T20I

IANS | October 11, 2024 9:19 PM

Hyderabad, Oct 11 (IANS) India's assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate asserted that the team management is pushing players to their limits to prepare them for the crunch situations that may occur in the next 18 months. With the T20I retirement of legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, the Suryakumar Yadav-led team is trying all its arsenal from the inventory in the lead-up to the important white-ball tournaments including the 2025 Champions Trophy, 2025 Asia Cup and the 2026 T20 World Cup.

'It was awesome': Pope credits Brook-Root partnership for win in Multan

IANS | October 11, 2024 5:39 PM

Multan, Oct 11 (IANS) England stand-in captain Ollie Pope credited the historic 454-run partnership between Harry Brook and Joe Root after an innings and 47 runs win over Pakistan in the first Test here on Friday. The partnership was the highest for England in Test cricket, surpassing the 411-run stand between Peter May and Colin Cowdrey against the West Indies in 1957. The record stand propelled England to declare at 823/7, which was followed by the visitors bowling out Pakistan for 220 on Day Five to complete an astonishing win.

Women's T20 WC: West Indies thrash Bangladesh, keep semis hopes alive

IANS | October 10, 2024 11:31 PM

Sharjah, Oct 10 (IANS) The West Indies women remained on course for a place in the semifinals, coming up with an inspired display of power-hitting to outplay Bangladesh by eight wickets in a key Group B clash in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium here on Thursday. Both teams came into the game on two points with two games remaining, knowing that victory was crucial to keeping their semifinal qualification hopes alive.