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CARDIFF: Marco Jansen and Corbin Bosch took two wickets apiece as South Africa beat England by 14 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in a rain-marred first T20 in Cardiff on Wednesday. Bad weather reduced what should have been a 40-over contest at Sophia Gardens to just 12.5 in total. England chasing a revised 69 in five overs for victory, finished on 54-5 as they failed to keep pace with a daunting run rate of nearly 14 an over against a quality attack. Jansen (2-18) and Bosch (2-20) did the bulk of the damage in an England innings where only Jos…
ASIA CUP 2025 Hesson is in charge of the limited-over sides. © Getty In cricket, there is no clash bigger than India vs Pakistan. No contest that draws more eyeballs, none that generates more buzz and none that invoke stauncher emotions. So on the eve of Pakistan’s opening encounter of the Asia Cup against Oman, it was only natural that the prevailing discourse was not about their upcoming game but about the one that follows. In fact, so much was clear when Pakistan’s Head Coach, Mike Hesson, addressed the media ahead of Pakistan’s first game. While there’s no denying that…
ASIA CUP 2025 Litton Das struck a 39-ball 59 © Getty Litton Das led from the front with an unbeaten half-century as Bangladesh got off to a winning start in the 2025 Asia Cup. Hong Kong came up with a much better performance with the bat compared to their outing on the opening night against Afghanistan but Bangladesh still got the job done with almost three overs left. Where was the game won? The middle overs difference Parameters Hong Kong Bangladesh Score 67/1 71/0 Run rate 7.44 7.89 4s/6s 4/3 5/0 Hong Kong Powerplay – Bangladesh take early control Phase…
ASIA CUP, 2025 Oman will bank on Jatinder Singh’s experience to steady their new-look side © Getty The last 12 months for Oman have been nothing short of a roller-coaster ride. Their squad holds a new look to it from the one that took part in the T20 World Cup last year with only three players remaining from that 15-man squad. A pay dispute between Oman Cricket and its players over the distribution of the prize money received from the mega event led to the walkout of 11 players at the start of the ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia…
DULEEP TROPHY 2025 Kumar Kartikeya picked up four wickets. © Sportzpics Kumar Kartikeya and Saransh Jain spun Central Zone into a commanding position on the opening day of the 2025 Duleep Trophy final against South Zone at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground in Bengaluru. On a surface that offered plenty of assistance to the spinners, the duo shared nine wickets between them to bowl South Zone out for just 149. In reply, Central Zone’s openers made steady progress to reach 50 without loss at Stumps. Put in to bat, South Zone got off to a sedate start as the…
Skipper Litton Das top-scored with 59 as Bangladesh beat a spirited Hong Kong by seven wickets in their first match of the Asia Cup on Thursday. Hong Kong posted 143-7 after Nizakat Khan made 42 in the T20 meeting in Abu Dhabi, where the minnows were invited to bat first. Bangladesh lost two early wickets in their chase to raise Hong Kong’s hopes of an upset, but Litton put on a stand of 95 with Towhid Hridoy, who made an unbeaten 35, to reach 144-3 in 17.4 overs. Litton reached his 50 in 33 balls but fell to medium-pace bowler…
Skipper Litton Das top-scored with 59 as Bangladesh beat a spirited Hong Kong by seven wickets in their first match of the Asia Cup on Thursday. Hong Kong posted 143-7 after Nizakat Khan made 42 in the T20 meeting in Abu Dhabi, where the minnows were invited to bat first. Bangladesh lost two early wickets in their chase to raise Hong Kong’s hopes of an upset, but Litton put on a stand of 95 with Towhid Hridoy, who made an unbeaten 35, to reach 144-3 in 17.4 overs. Litton reached his 50 in 33 balls but fell to medium-pace bowler…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Kamran Akmal hopes the much-anticipated encounter between India and Pakistan in Dubai goes ahead peacefully, amidst concerns of tensions spilling over on and off the field. The high-voltage Asia Cup match on Sunday comes just four months after a military conflict between the two neighbours — their most serious standoff since the 1999 Kargil war. The conflict followed a terrorist attack on the Indian tourist site of Pahalgam in April, which killed 26 people. India accused Pakistan of involvement, charges that Islamabad strongly denied. The incident escalated into missile and aircraft attacks from…
BCCI ELECTIONS The BCCI elections are scheduled for September 28 © AFP Sachin Tendulkar has categorically denied being in contention for the presidency of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Amid wild speculation that the cricket legend was set to take over as the board’s next president, his team has issued a statement firmly dismissing the rumours. “It has come to our attention that certain reports and rumours have been circulating regarding Mr. Sachin Tendulkar being considered, or nominated, for the position of President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI),” the official statement…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL India captain Suryakumar Yadav on Wednesday expressed his excitement for the high-octane ACC Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025 clash against arch-rivals Pakistan, scheduled to be played here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Former champions India started their Asia Cup 2025 with a record-shattering victory over United Arab Emirates (UAE) here. Speaking at the post-match presentation, Yadav explained that he opted to bowl first to analyse how the pitch would react in the second innings before expressing his satisfaction with the team’s performance. “Wanted to see how the wicket was playing. It was the…