Shimron Hetmyer and Tom Curran celebrate after the match. (ILT20 Photo) Gulf Giants returned to winning ways with a commanding seven-wicket victory over the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in the ILT20 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Saturday. The win propelled the Giants to third place in the standings, strengthening their playoff chances, while ensuring…
Suryakumar Yadav during the 4th T20I against England in Pune. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: After a terrible start, India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav praised his team’s tenacity, giving Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube credit for leading the innings to a respectable total as they defeated England by 15 runs in the fourth Twenty20…
Mohammed Shami (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot erupted in loud cheers as India skipper Suryakumar Yadav walked out for the toss. But more than his decision to bat or bowl first, the fans were eagerly awaiting one major announcement—the return of star pacer Mohammed Shami.“Arshdeep is resting, Shami comes in,”…
NEW DELHI: The England bowling attack has been instructed to prioritize taking wickets over worrying about leaking runs against India’s ultra-aggressive batting unit, said senior paceman Mark Wood on Monday.Wood, who is eaturing in his first international series since July, has bowled decently in the series so far. However, fellow pacer Jofra Archer conceded 60…
MUMBAI: Mumbai may have won the Ranji Trophy 42 times, but Jammu & Kashmir can claim some serious bragging rights by saying that they have beaten the domestic giants in both their meetings in the Ranji Trophy, held in the space of a decade! Karnataka, who are the big boys of domestic cricket, are the…
Siddharth Desai (Image credit: Instagram) NEW DELHI: Siddharth Desai achieved a remarkable milestone in first-class cricket on Thursday, claiming nine wickets in an innings against Uttarakhand during a Ranji Trophy match at Gujarat College Cricket Ground A in Ahmedabad. His outstanding performance is now the best bowling display in the history of Gujarat cricket in…
Hardik Pandya went past Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the list of most wickets for India in the T20I format. Hardik surpassed two of the greatest bowlers in the history of Indian cricket with two wickets in the opening game of the five-match series at Eden Gardens. Playing on a slightly sluggish track in…
NEW DELHI: Paarl Royals defeated Joburg Super Kings completed a comfortable run-chase as the home team strolled home with six wickets intact for their third win in succession. The Joburg Super Kings batting order was held to 146/6 by the Royals, who were bowled out by Bjorn Fortuin, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Joe Root, and Dunith…
Lhuan-dre Pretorius (Image credit: SA20) NEW DELHI: Emerging talent Lhuan-dre Pretorius is rapidly becoming a SA20 sensation, delivering a second spectacular half-century in Paarl Royals‘ victory against MI Cape Town at Boland Park on Wednesday.His impressive 83 runs off 52 balls, including three sixes and eight boundaries, followed his debut score of 97 at the…
Sam Curran and Sherfane Rutherford celebrate after Desert Vipers beat Gulf Giants. (ILT20 Photo) Desert Vipers clinched their second consecutive victory in the ILT20 Season 3, defeating the Gulf Giants by six wickets at the Dubai International Stadium on Tuesday. An unbeaten 42 from all-rounder Sam Curran, coupled with Sherfane Rutherford’s explosive 40 off 18…