2nd ODI: Harmanpreet, Pratika fifties carry India to 251/9 against Australia

IANS | February 27, 2026 1:31 PM

Hobart, Feb 27 (IANS) Half-centuries from captain Harmanpreet Kaur and opener Pratika Rawal carried India to 251/9 in their 50 overs against Australia in the second ODI of the women’s multi-format series at the Bellerive Oval on Friday. The total, though, may prove to be below-par on a benign surface that offered little assistance to the bowlers.

T20 WC: WI cannot be taken for granted; India needs a smart plan to handle their batting threat, says Gavaskar

IANS | February 27, 2026 12:18 PM

Chennai, Feb 27 (IANS) Defending champions India registering a comfortable 72-run win over Zimbabwe may have steadied nerves in the camp, but legendary opener Sunil Gavaskar stated that they cannot afford to take two-time champions West Indies lightly and the Men in Blue need to come up with smart plans to tackle the Windies batting threat when the two teams meet in a cracking winner-takes-it-all Super Eights showdown in Kolkata on Sunday.

Rinku left for Delhi from Chennai at 5:00 AM: BCCI secy Saikia

IANS | February 27, 2026 10:47 AM

Chennai, Feb 27 (IANS) Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Devajit Saikia expressed condolences to left-handed batter Rinku Singh and his family after the cricketer's father, Khanchand Singh, died following a prolonged battle with liver cancer.