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ASIA CUP 2025 India have never faced Oman in international cricket © ACC At India’s optional training session on match eve, nine players turned up and one visual stood out: Gautam Gambhir, stationed behind the nets, closely instructing Harshit Rana during an extended batting stint. In the adjacent net, Arshdeep Singh went about his drills with noticeably less guidance from the head coach and had a much shorter hit. Make of that what you will. With India already qualified and Oman out of contention, and with the game set in Abu Dhabi, a fair distance from India’s base in Dubai,…
ASIA CUP, 2025 Kusal and Kamindu Mendis put on an unbroken 52-run stand off 23 deliveries to take Sri Lanka over the line © ACC Sri Lanka marched into the Super 4s with a 6 wicket win over Afghanistan in the final clash of Group B. In the process, they also confirmed Bangladesh’s progression and Afghanistan’s elimination. Mohammad Nabi’s heroic 22-ball 60, which pushed Afghanistan up to a competitive 169/8 from a position of almost certain doom, wasn’t quite enough to earn his side a victory and qualification. Where was the game won? In the PowerPlay. While Afghanistan were left…
AUSTRALIA A TOUR OF INDIA, 2025 Josh Philippe’s unbeaten 123 came off just 87 balls. © Getty Josh Philippe’s blistering 123 not out off 87 balls headlined Australia A’s dominant batting performance on Day 2 of the first unofficial Test against India A in Lucknow. On a rain-hit day, Australia A posted a formidable 532/6 declared before India A began a strong reply, going to 116/1 at Stumps with Narayan Jagadeesan unbeaten on 50. Starting the day at 337/5, the overnight pair of Philippe and Liam Scott continued strongly as they extended their partnership to 81. Scott’s outing was ended…
THE HANDSHAKE FIASCO The ICC communique to the PCB emphasised that there was no wrongdoing on the part of Andy Pycroft © Getty The International Cricket Council (ICC) has categorically told the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) that it cannot remove match referee Andy Pycroft from the panel of match referees for the Asia Cup. It has been learnt that the ICC communique to the PCB emphasised that there was no wrongdoing on the part of the match referee. The ICC communique noted that it had conducted its own inquiry and concluded that Pycroft had actually helped prevent an embarrassment for…
Nottinghamshire are on the verge of a first Rothesay County Championship title in 15 years after completing a dramatic 20-run win over Surrey in their top-of-the-table clash at the Kia Oval. Surrey – chasing a fourth consecutive Division One title – resumed on 66-0 and needing a further 249 runs for victory, had captain Rory Burns (45) trapped lbw by Josh Tongue (5-100) early on the final day. Ollie Pope (41) pushed them closer to their target before momentum moved back Nottinghamshire’s way when the hosts lost Dan Lawrence (50) and Tom Curran (33) in successive overs, with Tongue then…
ASIA CUP, 2025 Afghanistan are now in must-win territory after the setback against Bangladesh © Cricbuzz Given how their campaign turned out in the T20 World Cup last year, Afghanistan were certainly one of the favourites to progress to the Super Four. However, heading into their final group game, they are now in must-win territory after the setback against Bangladesh. Their batting lineup has come under the scanner now in the tournament even though the sample size is just two games. Sediqullah Atal and Azmatullah Omarzai were the only big contributors in their big win over Hong Kong. The rest…
ASIA CUP 2025 Despite the toss being scheduled for 6:00pm local time, the Pakistan team left their hotel only around 5.45pm which resulted in a delayed start © AFP Much like the match eve, when Pakistan cancelled their press conference after hours of uncertainty, the Pakistan-UAE match day followed a similar script. Despite the toss being scheduled for 6:00pm local time, the Pakistan team remained at their hotel until as late as 5:30pm. Cricbuzz understands that the players were ready to leave, kit bags packed and lined up, but were instructed to wait until further notice. A sizeable crowd had…
Australia A’s first four-day match against India A is heading for a draw after Dhruv Jurel posted a day three hundred after more wet weather in Lucknow. India A finished at 4-403, trailing by 129 runs, with Jurel (113no) and Devdutt Padikkal (86no) guiding the home side out of the tiny bit of trouble they found themselves in during the second session. The tourists might have been thinking about bowling the hosts out when Indian skipper Shreyas Iyer fell for eight to leave the score at 4-222, a deficit of 310, but Jurel and Padikkal batted throughout the remainder of…
ENGLAND TOUR OF IRELAND, 2025 Salt took 46 balls for his 89. © Getty Phil Salt continued from where he left off against South Africa with another blazing knock as England got past Ireland by four wickets in the first T20I in Malahide. Chasing 197, England rode on Salt’s 89 off 46 to wrap up the game with 14 balls to spare and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. This was also the first time in six T20Is that England defeated a European nation in the format. England’s intent was clear right from the start of the chase.…
AUSTRALIA WOMEN TOUR OF INDIA, 2025 Smriti Mandhana’s 12th ODI century set-up India’s series-levelling victory © Getty Smriti Mandhana’s 12th ODI century set-up India’s series-levelling victory – by 102 runs – in the second ODI against Australia in Mullanpur on Wednesday. The opener’s knock stood out in India’s batting performance on a friendly wicket, but a late stutter kept the hosts to 292. Australia got off to a shaky start, made some progress in the middle-overs but a collapse at backend saw them succumb to their heaviest defeat in the format. Jemimah Rodrigues’ illness forced their hand, and India went…