Cape Town, Feb 5 (IANS) The Season 2 of the SA20, South Africa’s franchise based domestic T20 league, is recording massive turnout in all six venues, which makes it a product with great potential now and in future too, says Kumar Sangakkara, chairman of MCC's World Cricket Committee.
Benoni (South Africa), Feb 5 (IANS) It may turn out to be a direct clash between India's batting might and South Africa's strength in bowling when the defending champions take on the hosts in the first semifinal of the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024 here on Tuesday.
Visakhapatnam, Feb 5 (IANS) Former England fast-bowler Darren Gough questioned premier batter Joe Root’s ‘reckless’ way of getting out in England’s 106-run defeat to India in the second Test in Visakhapatnam. On day four of the match at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium on Monday, England showed the positivity of continuing their uber-attacking approach, but it wasn’t sufficient as they were bowled out for 292 in 69.2 overs.
Visakhapatnam, Feb 5 (IANS) Chasing a record-breaking 399 on a day four pitch in India was never going to be easy, but England captain Ben Stokes believes that despite losing the second Test by 106 runs, his batters applied themselves and were able to put the bowlers under pressure.
Visakhapatnam, Feb 5 (IANS) Following a remarkable 106-run victory over England in the second Test here on Monday, India have reclaimed the second position in the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 standings, closing the gap behind table-toppers Australia.
Visakhapatnam, Feb 5 (IANS) After defeating England by 106 runs to win the second Test, India captain Rohit Sharma lauded the bowlers for stepping up to lead the team to victory in not-so-easy conditions.
Hobart, Feb 5 (IANS) West Indies fast-bowling all-rounder Jason Holder said he is keen to add to his 64 games in Test cricket after playing in the Men’s T20 World Cup.
Abu Dhabi, Feb 5 (IANS) MI Emirates continued to reign supreme in the ILT20 Season 2, registering a 30-run victory against the Desert Vipers at the Zayed Cricket Stadium to become the first team to secure the berth in the play-offs. Completing their sixth victory in eight matches, the MI Emirates asserted themselves with a first innings score of 188/5 buoyed by an elegant knock of 65 runs from Kusal Perera and a late innings assault from Nicholas Pooran (39). Ambati Rayudu also produced impeccable value for this team with a hard-fought innings of 44 runs.
Canberra, Feb 5 (IANS) Right-handed batter Ben McDermott has been called into Australia’s squad for the final ODI match against the West Indies after Matthew Short was ruled out of due to a low-grade hamstring injury.
Visakhapatnam, Feb 4 (IANS) As England face an improbable task of chasing a record 399 in the second Test against India, veteran fast-bowler James Anderson revealed head coach Brendon McCullum told the side to try and chase down any score posted by India at the end, even if it is 600.
