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SOUTH AFRICA TOUR OF PAKISTAN, 2025 Pakistan struck at regular intervals after getting bowled out for 378 © Getty Led by Noman Ali, Pakistan claimed a position of strength after reducing South Africa to 216/6 at stumps on Day 2 in the first Test at Lahore. After restricting the visitors to 378, South Africa started strongly with the bat but lost their footing in the final session. South Africa, who toiled hard on the first day, made light work of Pakistan’s lower order and picked up the five remaining wickets in just 10.4 overs with the hosts managing to add…
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2025 New Zealand won their previous game against Bangladesh © Getty New Zealand came into the 2025 Women’s World Cup with high hopes after clinching the T20 World Cup in similar conditions last year. However, they started their campaign on a poor note, getting beaten comprehensively by Australia and South Africa. While England and Australia have looked quite impressive in the tournament, all is not lost for T20 champions given hosts India have also lost two games on the trot now. That semi-final berth is well and truly up for grabs if New Zealand can stitch a…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL India closed in on a 2-0 series sweep in the second Test despite some spirited West Indies batting led by centuries from John Campbell and Shai Hope on Monday. Needing 121 for victory after bowling out the West Indies for 390, the hosts reached 63-1 at stumps on day four at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium. KL Rahul, on 25, and Sai Sudharsan, on 30, were batting in a stand of 54 at close of an absorbing day’s play. Yashasvi Jaiswal fell early for eight after left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican had the Indian opener…
Essex Cricket are delighted to announce the signing of young batter Liberty Heap ahead of the 2026 season. Heap, 22, joins Essex Women from Lancashire Women following a successful loan spell in which she represented Essex during September to close out the 2025 season. The right-handed batter has signed a one-year rookie deal and returns to a group led by Grace Scrivens, with whom she has already familiarised herself. Heap made her Essex debut in the final match of the 2025 season, when Essex Women hosted The Blaze at the Ambassador Cruise Line Ground on September 13. Batting at four,…
Hope and Campbell added 177 for the third wicket ©BCCI The dam finally burst at 10.39 on Monday morning, but the floodgates did not exactly open. What was expected to be an afternoon jog – a victory on a canter – for the Indian team turned into a stern examination for their bowlers as the West Indies showed there is still some steel left in their spines. There were two centuries and much more from the West Indies, who proved they are no pushovers despite their recent record in Tests, particularly against India. It could still be 2-0 for India…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL West Indies opener John Campbell on Monday said his and Shai Hope’s centuries in their fightback against India in the second Test were a good sign for struggling Caribbean cricket. Campbell made 115 in his first Test ton and put on 177 runs with Hope, who hit 103, to revive West Indies after India made the visitors follow-on at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium. West Indies slipped to 35-2 in their second innings but posted 390 all out to hand India a victory target of 121 on day four. The left-handed Campbell and right-handed Hope steered West…
Lord Ian Botham claims England’s Ashes warm-up schedule “borders on arrogance” and worries they will head into the series underprepared.Botham, who was part of two victorious tours of Australia in 1978-79 and 1986-87, starred for his country in an era when teams enjoyed long build-ups against state sides and is concerned about what awaits Ben Stokes’ squad Down Under. They will play a single three-day warm-up against the travelling England Lions at Lilac Hill before walking out for the first Test at Perth’s Optus Stadium on November 21.Speaking on the first episode of the Old Boys, New Balls podcast with…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL There is a strong possibility that the Pakistan cricket team will tour Sri Lanka in January 2026, with discussions between the two cricket boards currently underway. If the arrangements are finalized, Pakistani players could face further difficulties in obtaining NOCs (No Objection Certificates) for participation in the Big Bash League (BBL). Meanwhile, due to recent tensions, there are also concerns about Afghanistan’s scheduled tour of Pakistan next month. According to details, the Pakistan and Sri Lanka Cricket Boards are currently in talks regarding next year’s series. It is likely that three T20 internationals will be played…
WEST INDIES TOUR OF INDIA, 2025 Rahul and Sudharsan remained unbeaten at stumps. © BCCI West Indies continued to display batting improvements on the go as John Campbell and Shai Hope scored centuries to push India to the hilt in Delhi. India toiled for long periods as there was resistance from West Indies’ lower-order too, with Justin Greaves scoring a fifty in the midst of a final-wicket stand with Jayden Seales. Kuldeep Yadav followed his first-innings fifer with three in the second, while Jasprit Bumrah also picked three to bundle out West Indies for 390 in the final session. In…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Injured Australia captain Pat Cummins said Monday that he was “probably less likely than likely” to be fit for the first Ashes Test next month, but was still clinging to a shred of hope. Pace spearhead Cummins has not played since picking up a lower back injury in a Test match against the West Indies in July. Cummins admitted time was running out to get his body ready for the opening Ashes Test beginning in Perth on November 21. “I’d say probably less likely than likely, but still got a bit of time,” Cummins told reporters,…