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BANGLADESH TOUR OF SRI LANKA, 2025 After their recent slip to no. 10 in the ICC ODI rankings, Bangladesh’s new skipper insisted every win will matter. © BCB Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Bangladesh’s newly appointed ODI skipper, said on Tuesday (July 1) that the middle-order needs to step up in the absence of seasoned duo of Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah. The three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, beginning at R Premadasa Stadium on July 2, mark the starting of a new era for the visitors as they will be playing their first 50-over series following the retirement of the experienced pair.…
England face an uphill battle to avoid a home series defeat against India after falling to a 24-run loss in the second women’s T20I at the Seat Unique Stadium in Bristol. India slumped to 31-3 after losing the toss and being put in to bat by the hosts, only for Jemimah Rodrigues (63) and Amanjot Kaur (63 not out) to lead the fightback and put the visitors back on top. A late cameo from Richa Ghosh (32 not out) helped the visitors close on 181-4, with Tammy Beaumont (54) leading the England charge after the hosts fell to 17-3 early…
England face an uphill battle to avoid a home series defeat against India after falling to a 24-run loss in the second women’s T20I at the Seat Unique Stadium in Bristol. India slumped to 31-3 after losing the toss and being put in to bat by the hosts, only for Jemimah Rodrigues (63) and Amanjot Kaur (63 not out) to lead the fightback and put the visitors back on top. A late cameo from Richa Ghosh (32 not out) helped the visitors close on 181-4, with Tammy Beaumont (54) leading the England charge after the hosts fell to 17-3 early…
BENGALURU STAMPEDE The tragedy resulted in the death of 11 people and left several others injured. © Getty The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has found Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) “prima facie responsible” for the stampede that occurred on June 4 outside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium during the team’s IPL victory celebrations. The tragedy resulted in the death of 11 people and left several others injured. The Tribunal was hearing a petition filed by Additional Commissioner of Police Vikash Kumar Vikash, who had been suspended in the aftermath of the incident. In its ruling, the CAT absolved the police and pointed…
Angus Brown fired three consecutive sixes to wrap up an impressive seven-wicket win for England Men’s Mixed Disability against India Men’s Mixed Disability side, live on Sky Sports.Having already wrapped up their seven-match Vitality Mixed Disability IT20 series with two games to spare, England chased down their victory target of 115 inside 16 overs at the Seat Unique Stadium in Bristol. India batted first and made 114-8 from their 20 overs, Ravindra Sante top-scoring with 31 from 33 deliveries, with England chipping in with regular wickets and never allowing the visitors to get away.Farooq Mahmood (2-26) was the pick of…
SOUTH AFRICA TOUR OF ZIMBABWE, 2025 Having scored a hundred earlier, Corbin Bosch bagged a fifer to bowl Zimbabwe out for 208 © Zimbabwe Cricket Corbin Bosch starred with a fifer as South Africa inflicted the heaviest Test defeat on Zimbabwe, by 328 runs, on Tuesday (July 1). Chasing a mammoth 537 for victory, the hosts slipped to 82/6 in the morning session before a brief recovery ensued. However, Bosch (5-43) and Codi Yusuf (3-22) ensured an early finish by wrapping Zimbabwe’s second innings on just 208. Resuming from the overnight 32/1, Zimbabwe had a forgettable start to Day 4…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Haris is expected to take over as the T20I vice-captain in place of Shadab Khan, who is set to miss a crucial part of the upcoming white-ball season due to injury. Sources have confirmed that Shadab will likely undergo surgery on his right shoulder in the United Kingdom after experiencing ongoing discomfort. The procedure is expected to sideline him for nearly three months, ruling him out of the T20I series against Bangladesh, the tour of the West Indies, the proposed tri-nation series involving Afghanistan and the UAE, and possibly even the 2025 Asia…
After being ahead of England in most of the sessions in the first Test match, India failed to capitalise on the advantage on the final day and close out a win, with the hosts securing a five-wicket victory on the back of Ben Duckett’s 149. Shubman Gill, India’s young Test captain, believes an extra spinner in Leeds could have helped his side, and isn’t ruling out going with that option ahead for the second Test in Birmingham, starting Wednesday, 2 July. “In England, generally teams don’t play with two spinners, but the weather isn’t typical and there is very less…
INDIA TOUR OF ENGLAND, 2025 India face a tough call: unleash Jasprit Bumrah to keep the series alive, or rest him and risk falling 0-2 down © Getty “Let’s fill this town with artists,” declares a banner outside a themed storefront near Birmingham New Street Station, a sentiment the city seems to have taken to heart. This weekend, the original Black Sabbath – Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward – will play together at Villa Park for the first time in 20 years and the city has turned itself inside out in tribute. Murals have sprung up…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Pakistan’s women cricketers have made notable progress in the latest ICC Women’s T20I rankings, released on Tuesday. Left-arm spinner Sadia Iqbal has retained her position as the number one T20I bowler in the world with 746 points. She remains ahead of several top international players and continues to lead the rankings with consistent performances. Captain Fatima Sana has moved up one spot in the all-rounder rankings and is now placed 13th, while Nida Dar has climbed to 33rd in the bowling rankings. Nida is also ranked sixth in the world among all-rounders. Nashra Sandhu is another…