Cricket

India storm into Women’s World Cup semi-finals beating NZ

Team India bounced back in style after three consecutive defeats, registering a commanding 53-run (DLS method) win over New Zealand in Navi Mumbai on Thursday to seal their place in the semi-finals of the Women's World Cup.

2025-10-23T18:42:55.029213+00:00 IST

Rabada shares his views on victory over Pakistan at Rawalpindi

South Africa fast bowler Kagiso Rabada hailed his team's hard-fought win in the subcontinent as a career highlight, saying the victory would boost the confidence of the young squad.

2025-10-23T18:05:35.865534+00:00 IST

"Reminded me of Yuvraj Singh...": Ashwin praises Cooper Connolly

"There is not much experience in this Australian batting line-up, yet they showed so much strength that they proved to the world that the next generation of batters are truly ready. Cooper Connolly's cover drive reminded me of Yuvraj Singh's cover drive from his debut during the Champions Trophy against Australia," Ashwin said.

2025-10-23T18:05:06.409030+00:00 IST

"Needs more time in middle...": Ashwin on Kohli

Former India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin drew an interesting comparison between Virat Kohli's dismissal in Adelaide and the way Rohit Sharma has been out a couple of times. Kohli was dismissed for a duck for the second consecutive match on Thursday against Australia.

2025-10-23T17:44:58.559402+00:00 IST

Tilak reveals health scare during 2022 India A game

Tilak was speaking on the "Breakfast with Champions with presenter Gaurav Kapur. In his debut IPL season, Tilak made 397 runs in 14 matches at an average of above 36 and strike rate of above 131 with two fifties and was the find of the season for Mumbai Indians (MI) in a dissappointing season.

2025-10-23T17:43:42.522821+00:00 IST

Abhishek Nayar praises Rohit Sharma's fighting spirit

Former Team India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar on Thursday praised opener Rohit Sharma's fighting spirit during Men in Blue's innings against Australia, highlighting the player's resilience and ability to make the most of challenging conditions.

2025-10-23T16:49:22.898485+00:00 IST

Litton Das returns as Bangladesh name squad for first two T20Is

Bangladesh have received a major boost ahead of their T20I series against West Indies, with captain Litton Das returning to the squad for the first two matches to be played in Chattogram next week.

2025-10-23T15:57:04.334552+00:00 IST

Smriti Mandhana matches century records during ODI World Cup game

India Women opener Smriti Mandhana rewrote record books as she levelled with legendary Australia batter Meg Lanning for most international cricket centuries, and with South Africa's Tazmin Brits for most women's ODI tons in a single calendar year during the ICC Women's World Cup match against New Zealand Women at DY Patil Cricket Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Thursday.

2025-10-23T15:33:23.446032+00:00 IST

Bangladesh crush West Indies by 179 runs to clinch ODI series 2-1

Bangladesh produced a dominant all-round performance to thrash West Indies by 179 runs in the series decider at Mirpur on Thursday, sealing the three-match ODI series 2-1. After posting a strong total of 296/8, the hosts bowled out the visitors for 117, wrapping up the innings inside 30.1 overs, all with spin.

2025-10-23T14:54:40.503875+00:00 IST

Iyer speaks on partnership with Rohit after Adelaide loss

Iyer scored 77-ball 61 and had a 118-run stand for the third wicket with Rohit (73 in 97 balls, with seven fours and two sixes), which took India to 264/9, but half-centuries from Matt Short (74 in 78 balls, with four boundaries and two sixes) and Connolly (61* in 53 balls, with five fours and a six) helped Aussie seal the series.

2025-10-23T14:23:42.250637+00:00 IST

"Took best none-for I’ve ever seen": Marsh lauds Hazlewood

Hazlewood produced a remarkable spell of control, finishing with figures of 0/29 in 10 overs, which included two maidens

2025-10-23T14:21:51.402892+00:00 IST

Irfan Pathan questions India’s decision to leave out Kuldeep

Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan expressed his disappointment after India opted to leave out left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav in the must-win ODI against Australia in Adelaide. India's bowling attack struggled to make breakthroughs as Australia chased down the target of 265, sealing the series.

2025-10-23T14:08:03.447930+00:00 IST

Always been good battle with India in ODIs: Adam Zampa

Australia leg-spinner Adam Zampa expressed delight after his match-winning performance against India in the second ODI, calling it a 'great battle' and lauding both teams for their ability to adapt to different conditions.

2025-10-23T13:33:33.191779+00:00 IST

India lose first ODI at Adelaide in 17 years

Rohit's 97-ball 73 and Shreyas Iyer's 61 in 77 balls, helped India to a solid 264/9 in 50 overs, giving fans some hope after the underwhelming performances of skipper Gill (9) and Virat Kohli (0). During the run-chase, Matt Short (74 in 78 balls, with four boundaries and two sixes) and Cooper Connolly (61* in 53 balls, with five fours and a six) produced valuable half-centuries that always kept the scoreboard ticking, and Mitchell Owen's cameo of 36 in 23 balls (with two fours and three sixes) killed the game for India as the target was chased down with two wickets and 22 balls in hand.

2025-10-23T13:11:03.729164+00:00 IST

"He missed out on big knock...": Gill hails Rohit's knock

Rohit's 97-ball 73 and Shreyas Iyer's 61, helped India to a solid 264/9 in 50 overs, giving fans some cheer after flop shows by skipper Gill (9) and Virat Kohli (0). During the run-chase, Matt Short (74 in 78 balls, with four boundaries and two sixes) and Cooper Connolly (61* in 53 balls, with five fours and a six) produced valuable half-centuries, and Mitchell Owen's cameo of 36 in 23 balls (with two fours and three sixes) killed the game for India as the target was chased down with two wickets in hand.

2025-10-23T12:39:13.458392+00:00 IST

Afghanistan penalised for slow over-rate against Zimbabwe

The Afghanistan Cricket Team have been fined 25 per cent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate in the one-off Test, which was being played at Harare Sports Club.

2025-10-23T12:36:22.764639+00:00 IST

Ultimate goal is to end my career with highest ICC titles to my name: Tilak Varma

Young Indian cricketer Tilak Varma has set an ambitious target, stating that he wants to have the highest number of ICC titles in his career and also match the records of veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in terms of their title wins.

2025-10-23T12:34:13.207873+00:00 IST

Injury blow to South Africa as Miller, Coetzee out of Pak series

The South African Men's selection panel confirmed Proteas Men's stand-in T20I captain David Miller and fast bowler Gerald Coetzee have been ruled out of the upcoming white-ball tour of Pakistan, as per a post of Proteas Men's Instagram handle.

2025-10-23T12:28:54.338542+00:00 IST

Connolly, Short fifties take Australia to series win over India

With this win, Australia is 2-0 up in the series with a game to go. While India managed to reach a solid 264/9 thanks to half-centuries from Rohit Sharma (73 in 96 balls, with seven fours and two sixes) and Shreyas Iyer (61 in 77 balls, with seven fours) and a valuable late 37-run stand between Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh, Short (74 in 78 balls, with four boundaries and two sixes) and Connolly (61 in 53 balls, with five fours and a six) kept the team afloat even as the wickets were lost. Owen's quickfire cameo of 36 in 23 balls (with two fours and three sixes) effectively killed the game for India.

2025-10-23T11:52:05.112576+00:00 IST

“I fell at people’s feet for one opportunity": Tilak Varma

"There were times when I even fell at people's feet asking for just one opportunity to play. That made me a hard person. People say I do well under pressure but I have seen such things that make me hard and all this feels like nothing," he added.

2025-10-23T11:40:23.962414+00:00 IST