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INDIA CRICKET Thakur will lead the 15-member squad. © Getty The West Zone Selection Committee has named Shardul Thakur as captain of a 15-member West Zone squad for the upcoming Duleep Trophy matches. The team announcement, made following a selection meeting held at MCA’s Sharad Pawar Indoor Cricket Academy in BKC on Friday (August 1), features seven Mumbai players, four from Gujarat, and two each from Maharashtra and Saurashtra. Apart from Thakur, the big names from Mumbai include Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer and Sarfaraz Khan, Maharashtra’s Ruturaj Gaikwad is also part of the team. Meanwhile, former India regulars Ajinkya Rahane…
Pakistan beat the West Indies in their opening T20 international on Friday as their spin bowlers inflicted the damage in a 14-run victory to extend a miserable run for the West Indies. The Pakistani spin specialists halted the West Indies’ chase of 179 to ease to a 14-run victory under the lights in Lauderhill, Florida. Saim Ayub posted a half-century and his teammates produced a steady flow of runs as the West Indies slumped to a sixth T20 defeat in a row, having been whitewashed 5-0 by Australia on home soil earlier in July. When Jason Holder dismissed Ayub for…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Gus Atkinson bagged a five-wicket haul to bowl India out for 224 © Getty Despite the help on offer, India’s bowlers looked rattled and short of ideas in the opening session on Day 2 as England raced away to 109/1 at Lunch. Zak Crawley used his reach, Ben Duckett used his feet and unorthodoxy as the two became the most prolific England opening pair against India, going past the 932 runs scored by Alastair Cook and Andrew Strauss. While Crawley got into the groove right from the first over, a key moment for Duckett came…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL South Africa Champions sealed a thrilling one-run victory over Australia Champions in the second semi-final of the World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025 at Edgbaston on Thursday, securing their place in the final against Pakistan Champions. Defending 187, South Africa held their nerve in the final over as Wayne Parnell successfully defended 14 runs, even after being struck for a six on the first ball. Australia ended their innings at 185/7. Dan Christian fought hard with an unbeaten 49 off 29 balls, hitting three fours and three sixes, but couldn’t take his side over the line.…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has officially announced the schedule for the upcoming T20I tri-nation series involving Pakistan, Afghanistan, and hosts UAE, set to take place at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium from August 29 to September 7. The tri-series will serve as a warm-up event ahead of the ACC Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025, which is scheduled in the UAE from September 9 to 28. All matches will be played under lights, with a 7:00pm local time start. The tournament will begin on Friday, August 29, with Pakistan facing Afghanistan in the opening clash. Each team…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL The proposal to boycott the Legends League final has been rejected. During the PCB Governing Board meeting, it was decided to uphold the policy of keeping politics out of sports. According to details, an emergency virtual meeting of the PCB Governing Board was held yesterday, attended by all members. The only agenda item was the World Championship of Legends. PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi presided over the meeting via video call from the USA. Sources say that the participants unanimously decided that no one would be allowed to use the name “Pakistan” in future editions of the…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL A T20I tri-nation series involving Pakistan, Afghanistan, and hosts United Arab Emirates (UAE) is likely to kick off on August 29 in Sharjah, sources confirmed on Thursday. According to insiders, the series will feature a total of seven matches, including the final, all set to take place at the historic Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The final is scheduled for September 7. The series is expected to begin with a match between Pakistan and Afghanistan on August 29. UAE will play their first game the following day against Pakistan. Initially, Pakistan was set to host Afghanistan for a…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Pakistan T20I captain Salman Ali Agha expressed satisfaction with his team’s performance after securing a 14-run win over West Indies in the opening match of the three-match series at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium on Friday. Speaking at the post-match press conference, Agha appreciated the all-round effort from his side and pointed out the key moments that shifted the game in Pakistan’s favour. “It was a great game. We assessed the conditions well, batted and finished strongly. We started well with the ball, dominated the middle overs, and the spinners were outstanding. Even though we…
The final day of Round 12 in the Rothesay County Championship 2025 promises high-stakes county cricket. Watch live streams and catch in-depth match reports from Division One and Two encounters as the red-ball action concludes between 29 July and 1 August. Rothesay County Championship 2025 Division 1 Round 11 Day 4: July 29–August 1 Nottinghamshire vs Somerset, Rothesay County Championship Division One Worcestershire vs Hampshire, Rothesay County Championship Division One Essex vs Warwickshire, Rothesay County Championship Division One Yorkshire vs Sussex, Rothesay County Championship Division One Rothesay County Championship 2025 Division 2 Round 11 Day 4: July 29–August 1 Gloucestershire…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 Chris Woakes hurt his left shoulder after landing awkwardly on a dive he put in on Day 1 at the Oval © Getty Chris Woakes has been ruled out of the remainder of the fifth Test against India at the Oval after sustaining an injury on his left shoulder on the opening day of the match. “At this stage, the injury has ruled him out of any further participation in the Test,” the England and Wales Cricket Board said in a statement on Friday ahead of the second day’s play. Woakes suffered the injury while…