New Delhi Aug 23 (IANS) Captain Himmat Singh smashed an unbeaten 65 off 47 balls to lead East Delhi Riders to a five-wicket victory over West Delhi Lions in the 10th match of the Adani Delhi Premier League (DPL) T20 at Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Friday.
Houston (USA), Aug 23 (IANS) Ahead of the start of the second season of US Masters T10, The Chicago Players has been unveiled as the newest franchise for the upcoming League slated to be played in Houston, USA. The cricketing giants will return to the country as US Masters T10 Season 2 will be played from November 8 to November 12, 2024, in Texas. The Chicago Players is one of the six franchisees which will feature in the second season of the US Masters T10.
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Half-centuries by Aryan Rana and Jonty Sidhu and fine bowling by Sumit Kumar (4-22) helped Central Delhi Kings beat Purani Dilli 6 by 109 runs in the ongoing Adani Delhi Premier League T20 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Friday. Chasing a target of 218, Aprit Rana and Manjeet opened the innings. The team didn’t get off to the start they expected as Arpit Rana was dismissed for a duck by Money Grewal. Central Delhi Kings’ bowling attack was on point.
Bengaluru, Aug 23 (IANS) Hubli Tigers were back to winning ways as they defeated Bengaluru Blasters in an unprecedented triple Super Over thriller to complete their sixth victory of the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 here on Friday. Manvanth Kumar was the standout performer, contributing a quickfire 28, taking 4-33, and delivering match-winning exploits in the third super over.
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik said fast-bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is like a Kohinoor diamond for the national team, adding that being entrusted with the responsibility of captaincy will increase the risk of him being injured. Bumrah previously led India as a stand-in captain during the rescheduled fifth Test against England at Edgbaston in 2022, when regular skipper Rohit Sharma was out due to COVID-19 infection.
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The South Africa team will gather for a national training camp from August 25 to 30 at the Kingsmead Stadium in Durban to prepare for the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup, to be now held in the UAE from October 3-20. The team previously had a week-long skills camp held in Tshwane this month.
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Bangladesh's veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is amongst 156 people named in a murder case FIR filed in Dhaka's Adabor area, in connection with the protests called by students in the country earlier this month.
Gold Coast, Aug 23 (IANS) On a swinging day of red-ball cricket action in the unofficial four-day game, India ‘A’ captain, off-spinner Minnu Mani and Australia ‘A’ pacer Kate Peterson took five-wicket hauls each at the Kerrydale Oval on Friday.
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The first Test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at Galle, scheduled to begin on September 18, will have a rest day on September 21 due to presidential elections in the island nation.
Rawalpindi, Aug 22 (IANS) Mega centuries from Mohammad Rizwan (171*) and Saud Shakeel (141) enabled Pakistan to dominate the second day of the first Test against Bangladesh on Thursday. The hosts declared their first innings for 448/6 as only two wickets fell in the day.
