THIRUVANANTHAPURAM — Vice-captain K.L Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav slammed unbeaten fifties to give India an eight-wicket win over South Africa in the T20I series opener at the Greenfield International Stadium on Wednesday. On a pitch which was made for fast bowlers to make merry, as seen from the five-wicket burst provided by Arshdeep Singh and […]
KARACHI — Mohammad Rizwan scored a fluent 88 and Haris Rauf and Mohammed Nawaz took three wickets each as Pakistan edged England by three runs in a rollercoaster finish to the fourth Twenty20 in Karachi on Sunday to square the seven-match series at 2-2. In a topsy-turvy contest, Liam Dawson threatened to snatch victory from […]
HYDERABAD — Virat Kohli’s scintillating strokeplay found its match in maverick Suryakumar Yadav’s batting pyrotechnics as the duo fashioned India’s series- clinching six-wicket win over Australia in the third and final T20 International here on Sunday. Kohli (63 off 48 balls) and Suryakumar (69 off 36 balls) shared a 104-run partnership to lay the platform […]
ISLAMABAD — The England cricket team beat Pakistan by 63 runs on Friday night in the third Twenty20 International cricket match of the ongoing series in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi. England took a 2-1 lead in the seven-match series being played between the two sides. Pakistan’s captain Babad Azam won the toss and […]
NAGPUR — Skipper Rohit Sharma blazed away to an unbeaten 46 as India registered a series-levelling six-wicket win over Australia in the second T20I here on Friday. Chasing 91, Rohit scored 46 off 20 balls which included four boundaries and as many sixes to take India over the line with four balls to spare in […]
KARACHI — A stunning century from Babar Azam (110 not out) along with a brilliant knock (88 not out) from Mohammad Rizwan powered Pakistan to a thumping 10-wicket win in the second T20I over England and level the series 1-1 at the National Stadium, here on Thursday. After winning the toss and opting to bat […]
KARACHI — A new-look England side took the opening T20 international by six wickets in Karachi on Tuesday, capping their return to Pakistan after 17 years in a memorable way. Opener Alex Hales hit a 40-ball 53 — his first international after a three-year absence on a failed recreational drug test — to anchor England’s […]
MOHALI — Australia produced a dominating performance to beat India by four wickets in the first T20I, to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Tuesday. Brilliant fifties by Hardik Pandya and K.L Rahul and a vital knock by Suryakumar Yadav powered India […]
KARACHI — England all-rounder Moeen Ali, who will deputise for skipper Jos Buttler in the T20I series against England beginning here on Tuesday, has said the seven-match fixture will be a stern test for the side as it prepares for the T20 World Cup in Australia next month, adding there was extra responsibility on him […]
MOHALI — Ahead of the T20I series against Australia, India captain Rohit Sharma confirmed that talismanic batter Virat Kohli will be the third opener in the side. Rohit also hinted at Kohli opening the batting in a few matches as the hosts begin their final leg of preparations for the T20 World Cup, to be […]