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Navi Mumbai: Australia skipper Alyssa Healy won the toss and elected to bat against India in the second semifinal of the Women's ODI World Cup here Thursday. For India, Shafali Verma came in for Pratika Rawal, who has been ruled out of the tournament, while...

Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Thursday increased the number of domestic cricket contracts from 131 to 157 players for the 2025/26 season. The PCB also added another category to the domestic contracts, with players now placed in four categories, an official said. The PCB...

New Delhi: Shreyas Iyer expressed his gratitude to his well-wishers for their support during his recovery from a serious injury, sharing a message on social media Thursday. The Indian batter sustained an injury to his rib cage while executing a brilliant catch during the third...

Canberra: Rain had the final say at the Manuka Oval in the Australian Capital Territory of Canberra, forcing the first T20I between India and Australia to be called off after persistent showers interrupted play twice, Wednesday. India had a promising outing with the bat before...

Canberra: India’s T20I captain and batting maestro Suryakumar Yadav added another feather to his glittering career by smashing his 150th six in T20 internationals during the first T20I against Australia here at the Manuka Oval Wednesday. With the milestone blow, he became only the second...

Canberra: Skipper Suryakumar Yadav smashed his way to 39 while his deputy Shubman Gill looked good on 37 as India reached 97 for 1 when rain stopped proceedings for the second time in the opening T20 International against Australia here Wednesday. Surya has so far...

Dubai: Former India skipper Rohit Sharma Wednesday claimed the top spot in the ICC Men's ODI batter rankings for the first time in his distinguished career. The 38-year-old Rohit created history as he rose two spots on the back of his superb unbeaten century (121...

Canberra: India all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has faced another injury setback as a neck spasm ruled him out of the first three T20Is in the ongoing series against Australia. Reddy, who had been recovering from a left quadriceps injury sustained during the second ODI in...

Canberra: Australia won the toss and chose to field first against India in the first T20I here at the Manuka Oval. The BCCI has confirmed that Nitish Kumar Reddy has been ruled out of the first three T20 Internationals. The all-rounder, who was recovering from...

Keonjhar: Nine-year-old girl Baishnavi Gupta of this district has brought laurels to the state by winning a gold medal in the junior category of the 16th National Kudo Championship held in Surat, Gujarat, recently. The remarkable success of Baishnavi, a student of Class IV of...