Cricket

Rizvi aims to replicate last year's success with bat for

Sameer Rizvi, so far in three matches, had a quiet outing with the bat, scoring 89 runs at an average of 29.67 and a strike rate of 132.84.

2025-08-22T14:38:04.818783+00:00 IST

South Africa seal ODI series against Australia

This is South Africa's fifth consecutive bilateral ODI series win against Australia.

2025-08-22T14:36:12.194627+00:00 IST

South Africa's Matthew Breetzke scripts history

South Africa's star batter Matthew Breetzke continued his love affair with the bat, smashing his fourth consecutive fifty score in One-Day Internationals. The right-handed batter, on Thursday in the second ODI against Australia, slammed 88 runs off 78 balls.

2025-08-22T12:20:50.769253+00:00 IST

Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town set to host SA20 4 Final

Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town has been announced as the destination for the SA20 Season 4 Final, with Kingsmead, Centurion and the Wanderers hosting key Playoff matches of the competition starting on 26 December 2025.

2025-08-22T11:10:28.577988+00:00 IST

ICC Women's World Cup: Navi Mumbai replaces Bengaluru as venue

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday announced a revised schedule for the upcoming ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in India and Sri Lanka as M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is unavailable to host the matches.

2025-08-22T09:24:51.664061+00:00 IST

Little surprised that this match is going to happen: Manoj Tiwary

Ahead of the Asia Cup 2025, former Indian cricketer Manoj Tiwary shared his thoughts on whether the India-Pakistan clash must be played or not, saying that he is very surprised seeing that the match is taking place after the Pahalgam terror attack.

2025-08-22T07:42:52.874203+00:00 IST

BCCI invites applications for National Selector positions

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday invited applications for positions on its Senior Men's (two), Women's (four), and Junior Men's (one) Selection Committees.

2025-08-22T07:33:17.816753+00:00 IST

Temba Bavuma rested for second ODI against Australia

The South African Cricket Team has rested regular skipper Temba Bavuma for the second ODI of the three-match series against Australia at Mackay owing to the ongoing rehabilitation of his hamstring injury, as per the ICC.

2025-08-22T06:16:26.432891+00:00 IST

2nd ODI: SA win toss, opt to bat first against Australia

The Proteas currently lead the three-match series 1-0 with the third and final T20I set to be played on Sunday, August 24 at the same venue.

2025-08-22T04:42:07.588227+00:00 IST

Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20: Bengaluru defeat Shivamogga

The Bengaluru Blasters notched up a comfortable 7-wicket victory over Shivamogga Lions to register back-to-back wins in the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 at the Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar Stadium on Thursday.

2025-08-22T04:15:35.510148+00:00 IST

DPL: West Delhi Lions edge out Central Delhi Kings in thriller

The Delhi Premier League (DPL) clash between Central Delhi Kings and West Delhi Lions turned into a nail-biter at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday, with the Lions holding their nerves to seal a dramatic 3-run win.

2025-08-22T03:12:14.964875+00:00 IST

BJP's Yediyurappa on Bengaluru stampede

On June 4, 11 people died and several were injured in a stampede outside Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy stadium as a massive crowd of nearly 3 lakh people had gathered to witness the victory celebration of Royal Challengers Bengaluru, celebrating their maiden IPL trophy win.

2025-08-21T21:43:38.825221+00:00 IST

Gouher Sultana bids adieu to international cricket

India left-arm spinner Gouher Sultana on Thursday announced her retirement from international cricket.

2025-08-21T20:51:27.435050+00:00 IST

Ashwin opens up about his retirement decision

Ashwin's retirement came in the middle of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy last year. The veteran all-rounder sent shockwaves through the cricketing fraternity by announcing his retirement from international cricket following the draw in the third Test at Brisbane.

2025-08-21T20:43:05.939815+00:00 IST

Rahul Dravid reveals best captain he played under

Former India batting stalwart and head coach Rahul Dravid handpicked the best skipper he played under while citing the contributions that different personnel have made during their captaincy stints.

2025-08-21T19:52:48.824320+00:00 IST

Thisara Perera backs Sri Lanka to reclaim T20 Asia Cup title

Former Sri Lankan Cricketer Thisara Perera believes Sri Lanka has a talented side and certainly has a chance to reclaim the upcoming T20 Asia Cup in Dubai.

2025-08-21T19:51:00.791122+00:00 IST

Karthik baffled by Iyer's exclusion from India's Asia Cup squad

Former wicketkeeper batter Dinesh Karthik has been left baffled by Shreyas Iyer's exclusion from India's squad for next month's Asia Cup, which is scheduled to kick off on September 9 in the UAE.

2025-08-21T19:50:08.607257+00:00 IST

Indian opener Jaiswal tops Wisden's 'Best 40 Young Players' list

The Wisden Cricket Monthly produced the list last month, with opinions coming from various writers worldwide and players aged 23 or below were judged by their track record so far and what they could become for their nation across all formats of the game.

2025-08-21T17:27:42.613117+00:00 IST

Women's DPL: South Delhi Superstarz seal spot in final

South Delhi Superstarz clinched a win against Central Delhi Queens by 10 runs during the Women's Delhi Premier League fixture at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Thursday.

2025-08-21T17:13:25.407894+00:00 IST

Trevor Manuel named chair of 2027 WC LOC

Former South African cabinet minister Trevor Manuel has been appointed chair of the 2027 Cricket World Cup Local Organising Committee (LOC) board on Thursday, according to ESPNcricinfo.

2025-08-21T15:25:20.707525+00:00 IST

Rahul Dravid opens up about his relationship with Rohit Sharma

Former India head coach Rahul Dravid spilt the beans about working with former T20I and Test captain Rohit Sharma during their stint together that ran nearly for three years.

2025-08-21T15:06:01.337807+00:00 IST