Dambulla, July 23 (IANS) Opener Shafali Verma's scintillating half-century (81 off 47 balls) coupled with Dayalan Hemalatha's 47 powered India to 178/3 against Nepal in the Group A match of the Women's Asia Cup at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium here on Tuesday.
Dambulla, July 23 (IANS) India stand-in captain Smriti Mandhana won the toss and opted to bat first against Nepal in a Group A match of the Women's Asia Cup here on Tuesday. India have rested regular skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and pacer Pooja Vastrakar for the encounter. S. Sajana and Arundhati Reddy come in for the duo in India's playing 11.
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Newly-appointed head coach Gautam Gambhir has taken official charge of the Indian team as the players assembled in Pallekele on Tuesday for the first training session in Sri Lanka ahead of the limited-overs series. Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian team reached Pallekele on Monday for the upcoming three-match T20I series, followed by three ODIs. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared a video of India's first practice session in Pallekele on their official X account.
Dambulla, July 23 (IANS) Pakistan Women's completed a dominating ten-wicket victory over the United Arab Emirates (UAE) side to proceed closer to the semifinals of the Women’s Asia Cup at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium.
Dubai, July 23 (IANS) India batters Harmanpreet Kaur and Shafali Verma have moved up in the ICC Women’s T20I Player Rankings after their recent performances in the ongoing Women's Asia Cup in Sri Lanka.
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Amidst ongoing violence in Bangladesh, where people have been killed and protests happening on the streets, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has said they are monitoring the situation in the country which is scheduled to host Women’s T20 World Cup this year from October 3-20.
Dundee (Scotland), July 22 (IANS) Scotland pacer Charlie Cassell broke South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada’s nine-year-old record for best bowling figures on debut in Men’s ODIs when he picked 7-21 in 5.4 overs against Oman in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 match here on Monday.
Colombo, July 22 (IANS) Following the conclusion of the ICC Annual Conference in Colombo, the global governing body’s board has appointed three of its directors -- Roger Twose, Lawson Naidoo and Imran Khwaja -– to review the delivery of 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup, held from June 1-29 in the USA and the West Indies.
Durban, July 22 (IANS) Durban’s Super Giants have bolstered their batting unit for the SA20 Season 3 with the signing of West Indies opener Brandon King. King, 29, is a vastly experienced T20 batter, having played 142 T20 matches, including 55 T20Is for the West Indies.
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Former captain Michael Vaughan has lauded Joe Root for being a special batter and has predicted that he could overtake Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most runs by a batter in the history of men’s Test cricket.
