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India won the toss and elected to bat first on Friday in their clash against Oman in the lead-up to the Pakistan encounter in the men’s Asia Cup in Abu Dhabi. The Men in Blue rested pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah in this dead-rubber clash against Oman. India will face Pakistan next on Sunday. Pakistan captain Salman Agha said his team were ready to face India in the next round of the Asia Cup after last week’s group-stage match between the arch-rivals ended in acrimony when the Indian side refused to shake hands. Pakistan beat the United Arab Emirates in their…
World champions India overcame a gutsy Oman team to win the last group match of the men’s Asia Cup by 21 runs on Friday and stay unbeaten in the T20 tournament. India had already qualified for the Super Four stage and posted 188-8 after they elected to bat first at Abu Dhabi. Oman — ranked 20th in world T20 rankings — put up a spirited batting show and finished on 167-4 after top knocks from Aamir Kaleem, who made 64, and Hammad Mirza, who hit 51. The left-right batting pair of Kaleem and Mirza put on 93 runs for the…
AUSTRALIA A TOUR OF INDIA, 2025 Padikkal made a 150 before rain washed out the last session in Lucknow. © Getty Devdutt Padikkal’s 150 powered India A to within a run of Australia A’s total of 532. However, on the final day, rain played a big part in the match petering out to a draw in Lucknow. On an otherwise batting-heavy game, both teams saw centuries being piled on with a total of four across innings. Padikkal, coming in at No. 4 for India A, was the last to get to the landmark which had already been achieved by Josh…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Sri Lanka chased down a daunting target of 170 with six wickets in hand to knock Afghanistan out of the Asia Cup in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. Sri Lanka wrapped up their Group B fixtures unbeaten, with the former champions getting home with eight deliveries to spare. Having topped the group, Sri Lanka marched into the second round, with Bangladesh joining them as the other qualifier. It was quick Nuwan Thushara who set the tone, rattling through the Afghan top order with four wickets. Then it was wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis who stole the limelight in the…
Matthew Wade scored a 65-ball hundred and Mitch Owen had 50 inside five overs as Tasmania thumped Victoria Victoria v Tasmania | One-Day Cup Matthew Wade’s powerful best and more Mitchell Owen fireworks have propelled Tasmania past Victoria in a One-Day Cup triumph that threatened the history books. Tasmania were all out for 381 at Brisbane’s Allan Border Field after No.6 Wade (105) brought up a century off 65 balls and opener Mitch Owen made 53 off 21 and Beau Webster 81 off 95. Wade whacks 65-ball ton in mammoth Tassie total The Tigers’ third-highest score in the domestic competition’s…
ASIA CUP 2025 Afghanistan arrived at the Asia Cup with big hopes, but have been sent out the earliest © Getty Afghanistan head coach Jonathon Trott said on Thursday that sometimes ‘setback helps to regroup’ as they made an early exit from the ongoing Asia Cup. Afghanistan were one of the favourites to progress past the group stage, but successive defeats to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka ended their campaign prematurely. Sri Lanka sealed their place in the Super 4s with a clinical six-wicket win over Afghanistan in the final Group B clash. The result also confirmed Bangladesh’s progression, while Afghanistan…
The first four-day match between India A and Australia A has ended in a draw on a fourth-straight wet day in Lucknow. The Indians declared on 7-531, one run behind the Aussies, after only 38 overs were possible due to intermittent rain in the first and second sessions. The visitors reached 0-56 in the inconsequential second innings, with Sam Konstas (27no) and Campbell Kellaway (24no) both unbeaten. Back row: Bartlett, Scott, Thornton, Rocchiccioli, Kellaway, Edwards. Front row: Konstas, Murphy, O’Neil, McSweeney, Philippe, Peake, Connolly // BCCI-Supplied The hosts began the final day 129 runs in arrears and looked determined to draw…
Pakistan are set to chase South Africa’s daunting 313-run total according to the Duckworth-Lewis method in their second one-day international (ODI) pre- Women’s World Cup ODI encounter in Lahore. The rain-affected clash saw the Proteas’ innings get restricted to 46 overs after a disruption in play as the Pakistani bowlers had a forgettable day with the ball. Opening batter Tazmin Brits continued her dominant run with the bat — notching up a mammoth unbeaten 171 in just deliveries. Proteas skipper Laura Wolvaardt ably supported Brits with a hundred of her own as the two batters set up the third-highest Women-ODI…
Pakistan were all set to chase South Africa’s daunting 313-run total, but fell 25 runs short in their second one-day international (ODI) pre- Women’s World Cup ODI encounter in Lahore. A spectacular knock by Sidra Amin, who brought up her second consecutive century of the series, brought them close, but in the end, the Duckworth-Lewis method adjusted 313-run target was a step too far. Set a mammoth score to chase after the Proteas batters ruled the roost in the first innings, Sidra stepped up again under the Gaddafi Stadium lights to score a sublime hundred — but failed to close…
AUSTRALIA WOMEN TOUR OF INDIA, 2025 Alyssa Healy pled guilty to the offence © Getty Australia have been fined 10 percent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over rate against India in the second ODI between the two sides at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, New Chandigarh on Wednesday (September 17). Australia were found guilty of being two overs short at a target time after considering all available time allowances. Alyssa Healy pled guilty to the offence. Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, players are fined five…