Cricket

Bavuma becomes oldest SA batter to reach 2000 runs in ODIs

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma became the oldest player from his country to achieve the milestone of 2,000 runs in One Day Internationals (ODIs) during the third and final ODI against India at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Saturday.

2025-12-06T09:23:51.005535+00:00 IST

Crawley, Duckett hold firm as Starc stars in Australia's lead

Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley showed resilience, holding each end as they powered England to 45 without loss, trailing by 132 runs at dinner on Day 3 in the day-night Ashes Test in Brisbane. Australia had earlier been bundled out for 511, taking a massive 177-run lead.

2025-12-06T09:17:38.532188+00:00 IST

Ashes: Pat Cummins confident on returning during Adelaide Test

Australian captain Pat Cummins feels confident about returning for the upcoming third Ashes Test in Adelaide. Cummins also revealed how close he was to playing in Brisbane against England.

2025-12-06T08:59:49.920753+00:00 IST

Mitchell Starc joins elite list during second Ashes Test vs ENG

Veteran Australian cricketer Mitchell Starc joined the elite list of players who scored 50 or more runs and picked up a five-wicket haul in a day-night Test match. The ace player achieved this milestone on Day 3 of the second Ashes Test between Australia and England at the Gabba on Saturday.

2025-12-06T08:23:28.339916+00:00 IST

"Special day for us as a group": Justin Greaves after scoring memorable double hundred at Christchurch

West Indies star batter Justin Greaves opened up about his side's resilience after the Caribbean side played 164 overs in the fourth innings to avoid a defeat in the opening Test of the three-match series against New Zealand at the Hagley Oval on Saturday.

2025-12-06T08:02:28.000987+00:00 IST

India wins toss, opts to bowl against South Africa

The last time India won the toss in an ODI was during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 semi-final against New Zealand at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium.

2025-12-06T07:51:27.901004+00:00 IST

Burger, De Zorzi ruled out ahead of series decider against India

South Africa, ahead of the third ODI against India, suffered a significant blow as seamer Nandre Burger and batter Tony de Zorzi have been ruled out of the fixture due to injury.

2025-12-06T07:17:57.136095+00:00 IST

Ashes 2nd Test: Alex Carey, Mitchell Starc frustrate England

Australia continued to dominate in the ongoing Second Ashes Test against England at the Gabba on Saturday as they reached 450/8 in 99 overs, taking a lead of 116 runs at Tea on Day 3. Mitchell Starc (46*) and Scott Boland (7*) were unbeaten at the crease.

2025-12-06T06:47:31.486786+00:00 IST

Sehwag after West Indies pulled off an epic draw against Kiwi's

Justin Greaves was the star performer with the bat for the West Indies as he slammed a memorable maiden double century. Greaves remained unbeaten on 202 off 388 deliveries, including 19 fours. Kemar Roach also provided Greaves with vital support from the other end with 58 runs off 233 balls, with the help of eight fours.

2025-12-06T06:46:29.346681+00:00 IST

Jasprit Bumrah Turns 32: A look at Indian pace sensation's career

Bumrah made his international debut in early 2016 during India's white-ball tour of Australia. Before this, he had an outstanding domestic season, excelling for Gujarat in the Ranji Trophy and topping the bowling charts in the Vijay Hazare tournament. He was the highest wicket-taker in the T20I leg of the Australia tour, which India won 3-0.

2025-12-06T06:13:19.411115+00:00 IST

Greaves' double ton, Roach's resilience help WI avoid defeat

A memorable maiden double century from Justin Greaves and a solid knock from Kemar Roach have helped the West Indies to avoid a defeat in the opening Test of the three-match series against New Zealand at the Hagley Oval on Saturday.

2025-12-06T06:10:12.964269+00:00 IST

Ravindra Jadeja turns 37: A look at numbers, accomplishments

Having made his mark in age-group cricket as a crafty spinner who could be a handy batter down the order, Jadeja rose a hundred notches in his journey as an Indian cricketer ever since his debut in 2009, to a point where he can make any playing eleven in world cricket either as a specialist batter or a bowler.

2025-12-05T22:37:41.494561+00:00 IST

14-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi 6th-most searched in "people" category of Google's 'Year in Search 2025'

Suryavanshi, 14, who made history last year by becoming the youngest player to earn an Indian Premier League (IPL) contract after being bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 1.1 crores, has achieved plenty of milestones in a career that has taken off over the last year or so.

2025-12-05T20:16:38.254709+00:00 IST

Fakhar Zaman fined for breaching ICC Code of Conduct

Pakistan Fakhar Zaman was found guilty of a breach during the Tri-series final between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. He has been fined 10 per cent of his match fee for a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during the match in Rawalpindi,

2025-12-05T18:23:27.985615+00:00 IST

We have to get things right on Day 3 morning: Joe Root

England star batter Joe Root emphasised the need to "get things right" and take Australia's remaining four wickets early on Day 3 of the second Ashes Test at the Gabba.

2025-12-05T18:10:33.011824+00:00 IST

Ryan ten Doeschate explains challenges of two-ball rule in ODIs

Ahead of the India vs South Africa ODI series decider, India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate discussed the role of the two-ball rule in ODIs, particularly when discussing dew.

2025-12-05T17:53:52.480397+00:00 IST

Parag open to RR captaincy but not focusing on it

Riyan Parag said that he is not focused on the possibility of becoming the Rajasthan Royals (RR) captain ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season, but stated he's prepared to take on the role if the team management decides to entrust him with it, as per ESPNcricinfo.

2025-12-05T17:22:41.789515+00:00 IST

South Africa announce squad for ICC Men’s Under-19 World Cup

South Africa have announced a 15-member squad for the ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup, as per the ICC website. The marquee event is scheduled to take place in Namibia and Zimbabwe from January 15 to February 6, 2026.

2025-12-05T17:09:54.337223+00:00 IST

Weatherald lauds Head's "hard-work" in seeing off Archer's burst

After England scored 334 runs in the first innings courtesy a century from Joe Root and 76 from Zak Crawley, Australia had to face the new pink ball. Opener Travis, who had unleashed a brutal 83-ball 123 in the Perth Test and chased down 205 runs on the second day of the Test, controlled his natural game, seeing off Jofra's initial burst

2025-12-05T17:08:45.109276+00:00 IST

Laura Wolvaardt smashes record T20I hundred as SA crush Ireland

South Africa women's cricketer Laura Wolvaardt smashed an unbeaten 115 off just 56 deliveries -- the fastest T20I century by a South African woman -- to power the hosts to a commanding 220/2 in their 20 overs in the first T20I of the three-match series against Ireland, as per Wisden.

2025-12-05T16:41:51.504529+00:00 IST

Giving veteran Russell coaching role was Shah Rukh Khan's suggestion: KKR CEO

CEO of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Venky Mysore, has admitted that releasing the franchise's star all-rounder Andre Russell was the decision of the team's owner and superstar Shah Rukh Khan and appointing him as the team's "power coach" was a "spur of the moment" thought.

2025-12-05T16:35:28.435205+00:00 IST