Cricket

TEAM USA SQUAD SELECTED FOR CRICKET WEST INDIES SUPER50 CUP

USA Cricket has announced the squad to compete in the Cricket West Indies Super50 Cup. Fresh off winning the recently completed ICC Americas T20 Sub Regional Qualifier, the group will travel to Barbados tomorrow to commence their limited over preparation for World Cricket League Division 3 in November in Oman. Team USA have been granted a request to travel with …

TEAM USA SQUAD SELECTED FOR ICC WORLD CRICKET LEAGUE DIVISION 3

USA Cricket has announced the squad to compete in ICC World Cricket League Division 3 in Muscat, Oman from November 7 through November 21. The timing of this announcement is to comply with the ICC’s deadline for submitting team rosters. To fortify the team’s middle order for the all-important ICC event next month, some changes have been made to the …

NISARG PATEL REPLACES SOHAL FOR ICC WORLD CRICKET LEAGUE 3

Sunny Sohal, who injured his knee during the Super50 has failed his scheduled fitness test and will require surgery. He has been replaced by Nisarg Patel in the Team USA Squad for next month’s WCL3 in Oman. The full ICC media release on the crucial ICC World Cricket League Division 3 is below. The International Cricket Council today announced the …

PARAAG MARATHE ELECTED CHAIR OF USA CRICKET

San Francisco 49ers executive Paraag Marathe has been unanimously elected as Chair of the USA Cricket Board, as newly established USA Cricket take another step forward towards International Cricket Council Membership. Marathe, President of 49ers Enterprises and Executive Vice President of Football Operations for the 49ers, has spent 18 seasons with the NFL franchise, serving in a variety of roles …

India thrash Bangladesh by 9 wickets in ICC Women’s WC Qualifier

India women produced an all-round effort to spank Bangladesh women by nine wickets in a Super Six match of the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier, in Colombo on Friday. Opting to bowl after winning the toss, Indian eves first restricted Bangladesh women to a paltry 155 for eight in 50 overs and then chased down the target, reaching 158 for …

Nair, Ashwin take India’s lead past 100 runs

Karun Nair was five runs away from his maiden double hundred while R Ashwin also joined the run feast with an unbeaten 54 as India tightened its grip over the fifth cricket Test against England, in Chennai on Monday. Young Nair, playing only his second Test, and Ashwin kept the England bowlers at bay in the second session to take …

Chennai Test: Moeen century lifts England to 284/4 on day one

All-rounder Moeen Ali lifted England’s sagging spirit by compiling a well-crafted century as the visitors made a solid start against India in the fifth and final cricket Test at Chennai. Moeen’s 120-run knock was the highlight of the opening day’s play. Day One in general belonged to the England during the ongoing fifth and final Test at Chennai, as skipper …

India thrash England by an innings and 36 runs, clinch series

A dominant India on Monday completed formalities by crushing England in the 4th Test by a whopping innings and 36 runs margin to take unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-Test series. Spin wizard Ravichandran Ashwin blew away the lower order with another superb effort of 6 for 55 as England were bundled out for 195 in 55.3 overs with just …

Mumbai Test: India’s replies strongly to England’s 400

Murali Vijay and Cheteswar Pujara led India’s strong response after Jos Buttler’s 76 pushed England’s first innings total to 400 on the second day of the fourth Test at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The Indian duo added an unbeaten 107 for the second wicket as India ended the day’s play at a comfortable 146 for 1, trailing England’s total …

Ranji Trophy: Gugale, Bawane set first class all-wicket partnership record

Swapnil Gugale and Ankit Bawane broke a 70-year-old partnership record for all wickets in the Ranji Trophy on Friday championship when they stitched a massive, unfinished stand of 594 for Maharashtra against Delhi in a Group B match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. When Maharashtra applied closure to their first innings, Gugale was unbeaten on a career-best 351, that …