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Navi Mumbai: Smriti Mandhana (105) and Pratika Rawal (122) struck commanding centuries while Jemimah Rodrigues smashed an unbeaten 76 to propel India to a formidable 340 for three against New Zealand in their rain-affected Women's World Cup match Thursday. India's progression was affected by a rain...

Adelaide: Matthew Short and Cooper Connolly struck fluent fifties as Australia clinched the three-match ODI series with a convincing two-wicket win over India in the second game, here Thursday. Put in to bat, India posted a modest 264 for nine despite skipper Rohit Sharma's return...

Navi Mumbai: Young Indian opener Pratika Rawal made history Thursday, equaling the World Record for being the fastest to score 1000 runs in Women's ODI cricket, reaching the mark during Match 24 of the Women's World Cup against New Zealand at the DY Patil Stadium...

Chandigarh: Indian Premier League side Punjab Kings (PBKS) has roped in former India cricketer Sairaj Bahutule as its new spin bowling coach ahead of the league's next season. The 52-year-old Bahutule, who played two Tests and and eight ODIs in his brief international career, has...

Adelaide: Rohit Sharma mixed a lot of grit with some grace to score a potentially career-extending 73 on a spicy track that formed the cornerstone of India's decent total of 264 for 9 against Australia in the second ODI here Thursday. Courtesy Rohit's 97-ball knock...

A bizarre incident involving Indian cricket team captain Shubman Gill in Adelaide, Australia, has gone viral on social media. The video shows a fan shaking hands with Gill before suddenly shouting 'Pakistan Zindabad.' According to reports, the incident took place while Gill was walking along...

Lahore: Former captain Babar Azam and pacer Naseem Shah have been recalled to Pakistan's T20 squad for the upcoming home assignment against South Africa and a tri-Series involving Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe next month. Babar, afer being sidelined from the T20 format since December last...

Adelaide: Australia have brought in Alex Carey and Xavier Bartlett into their playing eleven as skipper Mitchell Marsh won the toss and elected to bowl first against India in the second ODI at the Adelaide Oval Thursday. Australia lead the three-match series 1-0 after securing...

Rawalpindi: Thirty-eight-year-old Pakistani spinner Asif Afridi became the oldest bowler to claim a five-wicket haul on Test debut Wednesday, before South Africa's lower-order batters staged a resilient fightback to frustrate the hosts in the second Test. The 38-year-old Afridi snared 5-61, but Senuran Muthusamy and Keshav...

Adelaide: Team India’s senior pro Virat Kohli, vice-captain Shreyas Iyer, and skipper Shubman Gill opted out of the team’s second training session ahead of their second ODI contest against Australia at the Adelaide Oval, Thursday. While fans gathered in good numbers to get a glimpse...