Guyana, Aug 18 (IANS) West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite has lamented his team’s inability to capitalise on a strong bowling performance in their 40-run loss to South Africa in the second Test at Providence Stadium.
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Leg-spinner Priya Mishra grabbed a sensational five-wicket haul to help India ‘A’ thrash Australia ‘A’ by 171 runs and secure a consolation win in the third 50-over match at the Great Barrier Reef Arena on Sunday.
Brisbane, Aug 18 (IANS) Queensland Cricket’s top officials have urged the state government to focus on creating a long-term stadium after Cricket Australia announced that the Gabba will not host a Test match in 2026/27.
Guyana, Aug 18 (IANS) South Africa Test captain Temba Bavuma said they had to work hard after registering the 40-run win over West Indies in the second Test to win the series 1-0. The victory also marks Proteas’ 10th consecutive series win over WI in the red-ball format.
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Former England captain Michael Vaughan believes making Dan Lawrence open in their upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka is not the right call, citing the decision is based more on prioritising his personality over ability.
Dubai, Aug 18 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday announced the match schedule for the U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 in Malaysia. Defending champions India will start their campaign against West Indies on January 19, a day after the start of the tournament.
Melbourne, Aug 18 (IANS) Australia captain Pat Cummins has announced eight weeks complete off from bowling as he prepares his body for another action-packed cricket season, starting with the five-match home Test series against India in November.
Melbourne, Aug 18 (IANS) Australia and England will play a one-off Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in 2027 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the longest format of the game. Cricket Australia also confirmed the allocation of men’s international Test match hosting rights over the next seven seasons.
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) Half-centuries by skipper Ayush Badoni and Priyansh Arya led the South Delhi Superstarz to a three-wicket victory over Purani Dilli 6 in the opening match of the inaugural edition of the Delhi Premier League T20 at Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Saturday. Arpit Rana's 59 off 41 and Vansh Bedi's 47 off 19 helped Purani Dilli 6 put up 197/3 in 20 overs before South Delhi Superstarz chased down the target in 19.1 overs.
Bengaluru, Aug 17 (IANS) L.R Kumar claimed a three-fer while K.L. Shrijith struck a half-century and Aneeshwar Gautam contributed a fine unbeaten 35 to help Hubli Tigers score their second successive win in the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 league at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, here on Saturday. Hubli Tigers rode on a fine all-round performance to overcome Gulbarga Mystics by six wickets with nine balls to spare in Match 6 of the event.
