Cricket

Ashes 1st Test: Pope-Duckett stand puts England at advantage

At the end of the session's play, England was 59/1, with Duckett (28*) and Pope (24*) unbeaten.

2025-11-22T04:49:26.575653+00:00 IST

IND vs SA, 2nd Test: South Africa wins toss, opts to bat first

Team India is already 1-0 down in the series. With this series being of just two matches, it is important that they win this match to avoid another series loss in back-to-back years. Currently, India is on a four-match losing streak at home in Tests against South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia (SENA) at home, having endured a first-ever humiliating whitewash by New Zealand just last year. This is also the first Test being held in Guwahati, making it a historic moment in Indian cricket.

2025-11-22T03:24:10.737032+00:00 IST

Abu Dhabi T10: Moeen’s late assault powers Ajman Titans to win

On Friday, chasing 119, the Titans looked under pressure at 82/4 before Moeen produced an explosive over, flipping the match and sealing the result with two overs to spare at the Zayed Cricket Stadium, as per a press release.

2025-11-22T03:08:14.453217+00:00 IST

Anjum terms India's WC win as "biggest shift in women's cricket"

On November 2, all-round performances from a returning Shafali Verma and Deepti Sharma helped India make history as they defended 299 against first-time finalists South Africa to secure their first-ever world title across the ODI and T20I formats, winning the title clash by 52 runs at Navi Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium. This win came after two heartbreaks in the 2005 and 2017 World Cup finals and on the back of plenty of effort put in by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to boost women's cricket in India, such as introducing equal match fees as the men's team and the Women's Premier League (WPL).

2025-11-22T02:50:06.635536+00:00 IST

"We were number one team": Amre reflects on India's peak at home

Speaking on why India are suddenly losing matches on turning tracks, Amre said, "Well, I think it is also an art to play on a turning track. That was always with us. This result is also pointing out that we should prepare well for this. We should not deny that we have to, sometimes it's also critical to get the result. We should have turning tracks. We were successful and we were the number one team because we played on turning tracks earlier, and we had a batting unit that could score 400 runs and a bowling unit that could take 20 wickets."

2025-11-21T21:01:31.148410+00:00 IST

Indian Blind Women’s team confident ahead of T20 WC semifinal

The Indian Blind Women's Cricket team is set to face the Australia Blind Women's Cricket team in the semifinal of the first Women's T20 Cricket World Cup for the Blind 2025 on November 22 in Colombo.

2025-11-21T18:11:17.025936+00:00 IST

Suryakumar Yadav named in Mumbai squad, Shardul Thakur to lead 

Suryakumar's inclusion in Mumbai's T20 side comes ahead of India's T20I series against South Africa from December 9.

2025-11-21T18:04:49.353013+00:00 IST

‘It's always the plan’: Starc after first-over wicket in Perth

Australian pacer Mitchell Starc said he always looks to bowl aggressively after claiming seven wickets on the opening day of the first Ashes Test between Australia and England.

2025-11-21T18:02:14.978147+00:00 IST

Jonty Rhodes advises India to play on domestic surfaces

Former South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes believes India should play on the domestic surface to get back to what they have always been so strong at, playing on turning wickets.

2025-11-21T17:48:04.531251+00:00 IST

USA's Akhilesh Reddy charged for ICC Anti-Corruption Code breach

The International Cricket Council, acting on behalf of the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB), has charged USA cricketer Bodugum Akhilesh Reddy with three violations of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.

2025-11-21T17:19:44.967256+00:00 IST

Samson excited to play under Dhoni’s captaincy for CSK

India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson, recently traded from Rajasthan Royals to Chennai Super Kings, expressed his excitement about playing under MS Dhoni's captaincy in the IPL 2026. Samson praised Dhoni's calm and composed leadership and said he looks forward to supporting him in any way possible.

2025-11-21T16:50:23.566675+00:00 IST

Carse hails Stokes as England seize opening-day momentum

Stokes racked up figures of 5/23 as England ended the first day with a lead of 49 runs in Perth, with the hosts reeling at 123/9 after bowling out England for 172 earlier in the day.

2025-11-21T16:36:03.181954+00:00 IST

You've got to have a good change of pace and consistency: Walsh

Courtney Walsh, the legend, with 519 Test wickets to his name, is currently coaching the Royal Champs squad that boasts a strong contingent of fast bowlers, including Daniel Sams, Chris Jordan, Isuru Udana and UAE's Haider Razzaq.

2025-11-21T15:17:41.970677+00:00 IST

Pant’s wicketkeeping experience to aid India captaincy: Ponting

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting believes Rishabh Pant's experience as a wicketkeeper-batter will help him lead India in the deciding Test against South Africa in Guwahati. Pant is set to take over the captaincy after India's 30-run defeat in the opening Test at Eden Gardens. With Shubman Gill not playing due to injury, Pant faces a crucial task to level the series.

2025-11-21T15:04:20.964507+00:00 IST

Bangladesh A beat India A in Super Over thriller

Bangladesh A defeated India A in the semifinal of the ACC Men's Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 in a nail-biting Super Over at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium in Doha. With the win, Bangladesh secured a berth in the final and will compete against either Sri Lanka A or Pakistan Shaheens for the trophy.

2025-11-21T15:03:24.133893+00:00 IST

Guwahati set for landmark India vs South Africa Test

The toss is scheduled for 8.30 am, and the match will begin at 9 am, following the national anthems of both teams. The two captains will sign portraits of the stadium as part of the pre-match ceremony. A specially crafted gold coin created to mark the occasion will be presented to both skippers.

2025-11-21T14:47:08.308388+00:00 IST

South Africa confirm squads for white-ball series against Ireland

Cricket South Africa (CSA) have named the Proteas women's squads for their December 2025 series against Ireland, featuring three T20Is and three ODIs. Former captain Dane van Niekerk makes a return to both formats following South Africa's appearance in the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 final.

2025-11-21T14:29:29.117326+00:00 IST

Ben Stokes becomes fifth England skipper to take a fifer in Ashes

Stokes joins an elite group with former England skippers George Allen, John William Douglas, Frederick Brown, and Robert Willis. Stokes finished the day with a figure of 5/23 in just six overs that left Australia reeling at 123/9, still 49 runs behind England's first-innings total.

2025-11-21T13:26:39.860253+00:00 IST

South Africa names squads for India white-ball tour

One-Day International (ODI) captain Temba Bavuma will lead the side in the three-match ODI series from 30 November to 06 December, with matches in Ranchi, Raipur and Visakhapatnam, while Aiden Markram returns to captain the T20 International (T20I) side in the five-match T20I series to be played across India from 09 to 19 December.

2025-11-21T13:09:58.588275+00:00 IST

Starc, Stokes deliver first Day-1 twin five-fors since 2005

Mitchell Starc and Ben Stokes produced historic spells on the opening day of the Ashes Test in Perth, becoming the first pair since 2005 to take five-wicket hauls on Day 1 of a Test match. Starc claimed 7-58 to bowl England out for 172, before Stokes hit back with 5-23 to leave Australia struggling at 123/9.

2025-11-21T12:51:38.673004+00:00 IST

Habibur, Meherob take Bangladesh A to 194 in Asia Cup semifinal

Bangladesh A posted 194-6 against India A in the Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 semifinal, thanks to a 65-run fifty from Habibur Rahman and a late blitz of 48* off 18 balls by SM Meherob, setting a challenging target for India A.

2025-11-21T12:05:05.331757+00:00 IST