Category: Cricket

England have made a single change to their squad for Wednesday’s crucial T20 World Cup group-stage encounter against the West Indies in Mumbai, drafting in Jamie Overton in place of Luke Wood. The decision follows England’s narrow four-run victory over Nepal in their opening Group C fixture at the Wankhede Stadium, a match that exposed […]

Australia tightened their grip on the third Ashes Test on Friday as Travis Head produced another commanding innings to leave the hosts in a dominant position at the end of day three in Adelaide. Head finished unbeaten on 142, steering Australia to 271 for four in their second innings and stretching their overall lead to […]

Robin Smith, former England batsman renowned for his fearless strokeplay and signature square cut shot, has died at the age of 62, his family has confirmed. Smith represented England in 62 Test matches and 71 one-day internationals between 1988 and 1996, including as part of the squad that finished runners-up in the 1992 Cricket World […]

Australia’s pace spearheads, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood, are ramping up their training as they look to return from injury for the second Ashes Test against England. Cummins took to the nets at Cricket NSW headquarters in Sydney on Tuesday during the Blues’ Sheffield Shield clash with Tasmania, bowling with a pink ball to simulate […]

As England prepares to face Australia in the opening Ashes Test on November 21, bowler Mark Wood has expressed confidence in his team despite the harsh criticism aimed at captain Ben Stokes by the Australian media. While newspapers have mocked England’s Bazball approach as “dopey” and targeted Stokes with a series of front-page jabs, Wood […]

South Africa delivered a commanding performance in Guwahati to knock England out of the Women’s Cricket World Cup with a 125-run victory, sealing a place in Sunday’s final and crushing England’s hopes of another global triumph. The match belonged to two standout stars — Laura Wolvaardt and Marizanne Kapp — who rose to the occasion […]

Zimbabwe took firm control of the one-off Test against Afghanistan in Harare, with Ben Curran stealing the spotlight after scoring his first-ever Test century. The left-hander’s calm and composed 121 laid the foundation for a dominant Zimbabwean total, supported by key contributions from Sikandar Raza and Brad Evans, as the hosts built a huge 232-run […]

Nepal carved their name into cricketing history on Monday night with a performance that stunned the cricket world, defeating the West Indies by 90 runs in Sharjah to complete a 2-0 series sweep. The result marked Nepal’s first-ever series triumph over a full-member nation, and the fact that it came against the two-time world champions […]

West Indies will head into their upcoming Test series against India without one of their frontline fast bowlers. Alzarri Joseph has been ruled out after suffering a setback with a recurring lower back injury, leaving the Caribbean side with a major hole in their pace attack. Cricket West Indies (CWI) confirmed in a statement that […]

Pakistan put on a polished all-round display to hand Sri Lanka their second consecutive defeat in the Asia Cup Super 4 stage, leaving the defending champions on the verge of elimination. The Men in Green comfortably chased down 134 with five wickets in hand and two overs to spare, thanks to a calm and composed […]