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Cape Town: Teen sensation Ayesha Naseem might have made the cricket world sit back and take notice of her batting prowess against India in the T20 World Cup but her skipper Bismah Maroof is pained at the realisation that Pakistani women won't be part of...

Cape Town: Harshitha Samarawickrama and Nilakshi de Silva shared an unbeaten 100-run partnership as Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by seven wickets in a low-scoring match to register their second consecutive win in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup. Opting to bat on Sunday night, Bangladesh...

New Delhi: The third Test between India and Australia scheduled to be played from March 1-5 has been shifted from Dharamsala to Indore, owing to poor outfield conditions, BCCI said Monday. That the match will be shifted was confirmed Sunday itself after BCCI curator Taposh...

Mumbai: Prolific batters Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur and teen sensation Shafali Verma are expected to spark bidding wars when they go under the hammer during the inaugural Women's Premier League auction, here Monday. Among the overseas names, Alyssa Healy, Beth Mooney, Elysse Perry, Nat Sciver,...

Bhubaneswar: Karnataka shocked holders Kerala 1-0 while Odisha beat Goa 4-1 in the final round matches of the 76th National Football Championship for the Santosh Trophy here Sunday. Karnataka dominated the match, pressing high and shifting flanks with ease as they put pressure on Kerala,...

Cape Town: Indian bowlers failed to impress in the back end of the Pakistan innings as they allowed their rivals to post a competitive 149 for 4 in their opening match of the Women's T20 World Cup here Sunday. Pakistan, who elected to bat, were...

Mumbai: Pace bowler Jaydev Unadkat was released from the Indian squad for the second Test against Australia so that he can play in the Ranji Trophy final for Saurashtra, the BCCI said Sunday. The 31-year-old Undakat will add more firepower to Saurashtra, which will take...

New Delhi: The third Test of the ongoing series between India and Australia scheduled to be played in Dharamshala from March 1 to 5 is all set to be shifted to another venue as the relaid outfield is not match ready, according to BCCI sources....

New Delhi: Uncapped Australia left-arm spinner Matt Kuhnemann, who is flying in for Mitchell Swepson, has a "live chance" to make his debut in the second Test against India starting here February 17 if the visitors opt for three spinners, said coach Andrew McDonald. Kuhnemann,...

Paarl: Australia's off-spin all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner insists the gap between the defending champions and other teams is closing despite their convincing 97-run win over New Zealand to open their 2023 Women's T20 World Cup on a great note. Ashleigh picked 5/12 to help Australia bowl...