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DULEEP TROPHY 2025 Jagadeesan contributed with the bat again in the second innings. © Sportzpics South Zone vs North Zone Led by Gurjapneet Singh’s 4-fer, South Zone bundled out North Zone for 361 in the first innings, on Day 4, to seal their place in the final. With an outright result out of sight, N Jagadeesan struck an unbeaten 52 as South Zone piled up 95 for 1 before captains of both teams decided to shake hands and accept a draw. Resuming the innings on 278 for 5, after having lost two wickets late on the penultimate day to run…
Jacob Bethell believes he should have played more cricket this summer after finding Test opportunities with England hard to come by.Bethell was only selected for the fifth and final Test of the series against India and scored single figures in both innings of the defeat at The Kia Oval which ensured the series was drawn. The lack of involvement for Bethell – who hit fifties in each of the three winter Tests against New Zealand as England won that series 2-1 – has been a key talking point during the summer and was amplified when he scored 58 off 40…
Here are all the Cricket Match Predictions, Previews & Expert Analysis for the County Championship Division One & Division Two 2025 – All matches to be played on September 8th. Rothesay County Championship 2025 – Division 1 and 2 – Teams, Player Squads, Fixtures Schedule, Venues – All you need to know Points Table LIVE SCORES – Essex vs Durham, County Championship Division One Match Prediction – Essex v Durham Essex Form Essex have rediscovered their rhythm in the County Championship, bouncing back with two strong results before the white-ball break. They thrashed Sussex by an innings and…
Pakistan is set to host a T20 International tri-series for the first time from November 17 to 29, according to a press release issued by the country’s cricket board on Sunday. Apart from Pakistan, the “three-nation tournament” would feature Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, the press release said. It added that the series was organised to “provide all teams with valuable preparation” ahead of next year’s International Cricket Council Men’s T20 World Cup, which will take place in India and Sri Lanka. Detailing its schedule, it further stated that the hosts would take on Afghanistan on November 17, marking the beginning…
File Photo: Sanju Samson was an almost peripheral figure in the nets on Sept 6. ©Getty If India’s first practice session at the ICC Academy in Dubai was about finding their bearings, the second was about intent. There was a sharper edge to the drills, a clearer order to who batted where and, in the process, a few quiet hints about how the team management is beginning to imagine its playing XI. None of it spoke more clearly than the silence around Sanju Samson. After his warm-up sprints and a token hit in the outfield, he settled on a red…
NEW CYCLE South Africa won the WTC mace by beating Australia at Lord’s earlier this year. © Getty Pakistan will host South Africa in a multi-format series beginning October 12, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced on Sunday. The tour will feature two Tests, marking the start of the 2025-27 ICC World Test Championship cycle for both teams. South Africa come in as reigning WTC champions, having won the 2023-25 edition. The Tests will be played in Lahore (October 12-16) and Rawalpindi (October 20-24). The teams will then contest six white-ball games, three T20Is and three ODIs. Rawalpindi will stage the…
COMEBACK! Sam Curran played a pivotal role in Oval Invincibles’ title-winning campaign in The Hundred, contributing 238 runs and 12 wickets in nine matches © Getty England have recalled all-rounder Sam Curran to their T20I squad to face South Africa and Ireland while all-format opener Ben Duckett has been handed a break. Curran’s recall – for the first time to an England white-ball team under Brendon McCullum – comes following another series loss, in the ODIs, to South Africa. The 27-year-old Curran, Player of the Tournament in England’s last ICC white-ball triumph, fell out of favour with the national selectors…
A blockbuster between India and Pakistan headlines the Asia Cup starting on Tuesday as they face off for the first time in cricket since their military conflict in May. Along with regional bragging rights, the T20 competition will serve as a build-up towards the T20 World Cup in February-March in India and Sri Lanka. The eight-team event in the United Arab Emirates begins when Afghanistan play minnows Hong Kong in Abu Dhabi. Arch-rivals India and Pakistan clash in Dubai on September 14, with Pakistan bowling great Wasim Akram saying players and fans from both teams should “remain disciplined and not…
CPL 2025 Dwaine Pretorius come clutch for the GAW in the death overs © Getty Guyana Amazon Warriors solidified their footing at fourth spot with a win in a death-overs thriller against table-toppers Trinbago Knight Riders. The Knight Riders, who have already qualified for the playoffs, were once again powered by Kieron Pollard, and his manic half-century, but the Warriors combined to snare their total of 167 for 5 in the very last over. Shai Hope was steady once more with a half-century and Shimron Hetmyer too hit big before Dwaine Pretorius’ six-hitting came to the Warriors’ rescue right at…
World number one Aryna Sabalenka overpowered Amanda Anisimova to defend her US Open crown on Saturday, defeating her American rival in straight sets to clinch the fourth Grand Slam title of her career. Sabalenka ruthlessly attacked Anisimova’s shaky service game to complete a 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) victory on Arthur Ashe Stadium, which cements her status at the pinnacle of women’s tennis. The 27-year-old from Belarus had gone into Saturday’s final knowing it was her last chance to grab a Grand Slam crown in 2025 after agonising losses in the Australian and French Open finals. Sabalenka duly atoned for those defeats…