Category Archive for: ‘Cricket’

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has surged to the top of the ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers with a career-best haul of 13-140 in the final Test that helped defeat New Zealand by a massive 321 runs, India’s second biggest victory in terms of runs. Ashwin, who was named man of the series after he finished with 27 wickets in a …

Gautam Gambhir makes a come back to Indian Test Squad as he is recalled to the team in place of injured KL Rahul for the next two test matches against New Zealand. The announcement came late on Tuesday as Team India landed in Kolkata for the second Test scheduled on Friday . Also, fast bowler Ishant Sharma, who missed the …

India ended the day one of the second cricket Test against New Zealand at 239 for seven at Eden Gardens, in Kolkata on Friday. Wriddhiman Saha (14) and Ravindra Jadeja (0) will resume India’s first innings on Saturday. India are leading the three-match series 1-0, having won the first Test by 197 runs in Kanpur. Brief Scores: India 1st innings: …