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WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2025 Gaud led the way for India with figures of 3-20 © Getty Eight Indian batters reached double digits on a sluggish Colombo surface, but Harleen Deol’s 46 proved the top score as the visitors posted a competitive 247. The total turned out to be more than enough, with India’s bowlers – led by Kranti Gaud’s 3 for 20 – dismissing Pakistan for 159 to seal an 88-run win and move to the top of the table. Sidra Amin fought a lone battle with a resilient 81, but with little support from the other end, Pakistan fell…
Insects stopped play for a period as India and Pakistan played out another drama-filled match in their World Cup clash in Colombo India rolled to an 88-run win against Pakistan to go top of the ICC Women’s World Cup in a match laden with controversy and bizarre goings on. Three wickets apiece to Kranti Goud and Deepti Sharma saw Pakistan bundled out for 159 to slump to two defeats in as many matches and fall well short of India’s 247, an innings that had to be halted for an impromptu fumigation because of a flying bug infestation. The match in…
AUSTRALIA A TOUR OF INDIA, 2025 [File photo]: Prabhsimran Singh struck a quick-fire hundred to star in India A’s win © AFP Prabhsimran Singh blasted a 68-ball 102 as India A chased down Australia A’s total of 317 to secure a 2-wicket win in the third unofficial ODI in Kanpur, to win the series 2-1. Electing to bat, Australia were pushed on the back foot early, courtesy the strikes of Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana, which had reduced the visitors to 26 for 3 by the sixth over. Lachlan Hearne promised to revive the innings in the company of Cooper…
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2025 South Africa were bundled out of their third lowest ODI score against England © Getty Two bruised teams, one more than the other, face each other in Indore searching for a win to get their World Cup campaign off the ground. This game presents both sides with a chance to course correct early. For South Africa, it’s also an opportunity to get one back at New Zealand to whom they lost last year’s T20 World Cup final to. New Zealand’s World Cup began with a loss to their trans-Tasman rivals. Despite getting into a position of…
IRANI TROPHY 2025-26 The victorious Vidarbha team pose with the trophy © Cricbuzz Vidarbha became the first team since Karnataka in 2014/15 to win the Irani Cup outright following their 93-run win over Rest of India on Sunday, October 5. After dominating much of the contest, Vidarbha successfully defended their 361-run target on the final day with Harsh Dubey leading the way with 4-73. Resuming the day on 35/2, having already lost both openers the previous evening, ROI faced an early setback after losing captain Rajat Patidar in the fifth over of the day. They struggled to stitch together a…
BANGLADESH CRICKET BOARD BCB president Aminul Islam said he did not feel there was any government interference in the upcoming BCB elections © BCB Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam said he did not feel there was any government interference in the upcoming BCB elections, scheduled for October 6. Aminul, who replaced Faruque Ahmed, completed his tenure on Sunday (October 5). He maintained that he was not in a position to comment on those who withdrew from the election race. Earlier, Tamim Iqbal withdrew from the elections, alleging government interference after 15 clubs were barred from participating. However, on…
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP 2025 The no-handshake stance between India and Pakistan continues in the Women’s World Cup © Getty In continuation of India’s no-handshake stance in their games against Pakistan, skippers Harmanpreet Kaur and Fatima Sana avoided the pleasantries at toss in their Women’s World Cup 2025 encounter in Colombo on Sunday (October 5). Cricbuzz had earlier reported that the ICC match officials were going to appraise the two teams separately of the match-day protocols in advance to avoid any unwanted episode on field. The decision comes amid lingering tensions between the two cricket boards, following a series of controversies…
Catch up on all the standout performances, as well as how the big names fared on day two Matthew Renshaw put his name up in lights with a superb century on day two of the Sheffield Shield season, with his Queensland teammates Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne also in the runs. The Bulls’ Test-capped top three made light work of the Tasmanian attack at Allan Border Field, the home side reaching 1-248 off 68 overs at stumps in response to the Tigers’ first innings 379. Khawaja starts summer with free flowing fifty for Bulls Australian opener Khawaja hit a free…
Zimbabwe and Namibia are the latest qualifiers for the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup, which will be held in India and Sri Lanka across February and MarchThe two nations came through the Africa Qualifier to seal their places in the 20-team tournament proper and there are now just three further spots up for grabs. Those will go to the top three teams in October’s Asia-Pacific Regional Final in Oman.Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Samoa and United Arab Emirates the nine sides in the mix for qualification.Samoa will be able to call upon former New Zealand captain…
IRANI TROPHY 2025-26 Harsh Dubey bagged four wickets on the final day © Cricbuzz Vidarbha became the first team since Karnataka in 2014/15 to win the Irani Cup outright following their 93-run win over Rest of India on Sunday, October 5. After dominating much of the contest, Vidarbha successfully defended their 361-run target on the final day with Harsh Dubey leading the way with 4-73. Resuming the day on 35/2, having already lost both openers the previous evening, ROI faced an early setback after losing captain Rajat Patidar in the fifth over of the day. They struggled to stitch together…