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Durham have been relegated to Division Two of the County Championship after a remarkable collapse saw them slump to defeat to Yorkshire on the final day of the season.A draw looked the most likely result at Headingley heading into the fourth day but Durham were bowled out for only 85 in their second innings, condemning them to defeat by an innings and 44 runs. The result spares Hampshire, who began the final day against Surrey on 148-9 and needing 33 runs for victory.They fell 20 runs short, with James Fuller the final man out as Rahul Chahar claimed an incredible eighth…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The International Cricket Council has fined India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav and Pakistan’s fast bowler Haris Rauf 30 per cent of their match fees for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the Asia Cup. Pakistan batter Sahibzada Farhan, however, was let off with a warning, according to ESPNCricinfo. The sanctions were imposed by ICC match referee Richie Richardson following incidents during the high-voltage Pakistan-India encounters earlier this month. Suryakumar was fined after being found guilty of making comments alluding to military conflict following the group-stage clash on September 14. The penalty followed a formal complaint from…
Pakistan men’s captain Salman Ali Agha said on Saturday that he welcomed his players being aggressive on the field ahead of the first-ever final of an Asia Cup between Pakistan and India. Under fire after two comprehensive losses at the hands of India in the ongoing Asia Cup, the Green Shirts proved they were good enough to make it to the tournament’s final when they edged Bangladesh by 11 runs in their last Super Four outing on Thursday and all that matters now for the side are the title honours. Speaking at the pre-match press conference in Dubai, Salman said:…
The big bat swing and beyond… ©Getty On a muggy April 2025 night in Hyderabad, Abhishek Sharma shuffled across his stumps, opened his front leg, and whipped a full and wide delivery from Marco Jansen over mid wicket. The maximum measured 106 meters, a number usually associated with men built like Andre Russell. Abhishek is not. He’s more compact, unassuming, barely heavier than the average university student and carries no visible hint of brute strength. But his bat swing is what makes him stand out. And every time it’s unleashed, the laws of size and muscle are rewritten. Ravichandran Ashwin,…
Pakistan will be gunning for revenge, but an unbeaten India look firm favourites to retain the men’s Asia Cup title when the arch-rivals clash in a potentially testy final in Dubai on Sunday. The Indian juggernaut has crushed every opposition on their path before swaggering into the final of the eight-team tournament looking every inch the reigning 20-over world champions. Pakistan were beaten comprehensively twice, first in the group stage and then in Super Fours, by an India team containing the world’s top-ranked batter and bowler in the T20 format in opener Abhishek Sharma and spinner Varun Chakravarthy. Six-hitting machine…
BCB ELECTIONS Razzak represented Bangladesh 200 times across formats © Cricbuzz Former national left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak confirmed to Cricbuzz on Saturday that he had resigned from the selection panel to join the election race of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, scheduled on October 6. “I have resigned from the selectors post to join the BCB election,” Razzak told this website after submitting the nomination paper from category 1. “I served this nation as a player and a selector and now want to take the new challenge that lies ahead by joining the board of directors if elected,” he said. Razzak,…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Defending champions India survived a scintillating century by Pathum Nissanka to edge out Sri Lanka in a Super Over after their Asia Cup match ended in a tie on Friday. India, who had already booked their place in the final against Pakistan, posted an impressive 202-5. In reply, however, Nissanka hammered 107 off 58 balls to lead Sri Lanka’s chase which also ended on 202-5 in the last Super Four contest of the regional tournament in Dubai. Sri Lanka managed just two runs from their Super Over which was bowled by Arshdeep Singh. Kusal Perera sliced…
Arshdeep Singh bowled a fantastic Super Over to set up India’s win ©Getty India will go into Sunday’s Asia Cup final against Pakistan undefeated, but if anything, the campaign so far has been far from perfect. It’s underlined how far they are from a finished product. Against Sri Lanka, in what was technically a dead rubber, it took a special Super Over from Arshdeep Singh to seal the game. That India pulled through was no surprise; they now have six wins out of six in tied matches, including a bowl-out, and know how to handle pressure. What was surprising was…
ASIA CUP 2025 Pandya left the field after bowling just one over, the first of the innings, while Abhishek fielded for 9.2 overs before going off the field © Getty Both Abhishek Sharma and Hardik Pandya were sidelined for significant portions of the second innings in Dubai due to cramps, India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel revealed. While Abhishek seems to be doing fine, Hardik will be assessed on Saturday ahead of the Asia Cup final against Pakistan on Sunday. “Hardik, I know we’ll assess sort of tonight and tomorrow morning and we’ll make a call on that. Abhishek is fine,”…
Australia are vowing to continue their hell-for-leather T20 batting approach on their whistle-stop tour of New Zealand, beginning next week. Mitch Marsh’s men have touched down in the quaint north-island hub of Mount Manganui where they will contest the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, playing three T20Is in four days against the Kiwis from Wednesday. Alex Carey was en route to NZ on Saturday as a confirmed starter for the series following the recent death of his father Gordon due to leukemia. Carey had been a late call-up to the T20I squad after Josh Inglis suffered a calf injury earlier this month. The…