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Ashes 5th Test: Travis Head's unbeaten 91 helps Australia close on 166/2 (
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Australia opener Travis Head's brilliant half-century has helped his side to trail by xx runs in response to England's first innings score of 384 at the stumps on Day 2 of the ongoing fifth and final Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney on Monday.
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India U19 wins series opener against South Africa U19 via DLS method
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Harvansh Pangalia shone bright with a stellar 93-run knock, leading India U19 to a 25-run victory over South Africa U19 via the DLS method in a rain-affected series opener in Benoni on Saturday.
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Australia's titan in Asia, the comeback man: Usman Khawaja's career in num
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The 39-year-old is well known for being a resolute, gritty Test opener and for his outspoken nature on a variety of topics, be it on Australian cricket, his ethnicity and world politics. The left-hander is leaving behind a legacy as one of Australia's finest opening batters, who excelled in
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"Incredible career mate": Pat Cummins congratulates Usman Khawaja after re
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Australia Test captain Pat Cummins congratulated veteran opener Usman Khawaja on his "incredible career" after the 39-year-old confirmed his retirement from international cricket following the conclusion of the fifth Ashes Test against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground, starting Januar
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Usman Khawaja to retire from international cricket after fifth Ashes Test
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Veteran Australian opener Usman Khawaja has confirmed that he will retire from international cricket after the conclusion of the fifth Ashes Test against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground, beginning later this month, as confirmed by ESPNcricinfo on Friday.
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Ashes: Usman Khawaja to break silence over Test future ahead of Sydney Tes
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The 39-year-old Khawaja has been having a dismal run in Test cricket over the last two years. The left-handed batter has averaged 25.93 and 36.11 in the past two years. In 2025, the Australian opener scored 614 runs in 18 innings, including one fifty and one hundred.
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Aakash Chopra delivers bold prediction on WPL 2026, Orange Cap winners
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The fourth season of the WPL will start on January 9, with defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) and 2024 champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in action in the tournament opener.
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Shafali Verma rises to sixth place in latest ICC Women's T20I Batting Rank
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The 21-year-old Verma is the leading run-getter in the five-match T20I series against Sri Lanka. In four matches, the Indian opener has slammed 236 runs at an astonishing average of 118, along with three fifties. Verma is the only one to have breached the 200-run mark in the ongoing T20I
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Mandhana on brink of surpassing Shubman Gill's 2025 run tally
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Smriti Mandhana is on the verge of rewriting the record books as she continues her remarkable run with the bat in 2025. The India opener has already amassed 1703 runs across formats this calendar year, the most by any woman in a single year. With just 62 more runs, Mandhana will also become
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"Plan was similar": Smriti Mandhana after winning POTM award in fourth T20
Updated : 5 months ago IST
India Women opener Smriti Mandhana said that she felt happy to contribute with the bat for the team and also opened up about her 162-run opening partnership with Shafali Verma during the fourth T20I against Sri Lanka.
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India Women register highest team total in T20Is, hits 221/2 against Sri L
Updated : 5 months ago IST
An excellent batting performance from openers Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana and wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh has helped India Women to post their highest team total in T20I cricket during the fourth T20I of the five-match series against Sri Lanka at the Greenfield International Stadiu
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BBL: Haris Rauf, Glenn Maxwell, Joe Clarke shine as Melbourne Stars regist
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Haris Rauf's three-wicket haul and a blistering half-century from opener Joe Clarke have helped Melbourne Stars to secure a thrashing nine-wicket win over Sydney Thunder in the 14th match of the ongoing Big Bash League 2025-26 season on Sunday.
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