Virat Kohli’s Bengaluru homecoming – albeit at the BCCI Centre of Excellence, a good 40km away from his beloved M. Chinnaswamy Stadium – began sweetly as he produced a fine century (131, 101b, 14×4, 3×6) to power Delhi to a four-wicket win over Andhra in the Vijay Hazare Trophy Elite Group-D opener on Wednesday. Kohli’s…
Devdutt Padikkal (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Karnataka created history in the Vijay Hazare Trophy against Jharkhand on Wednesday with one of the greatest run chases ever seen in List-A cricket at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Karnataka reached a massive target of 413 runs with 15 balls still left in the chase and five…
The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) premier List A tournament, the Vijay Hazare Trophy, kicked off on Wednesday with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma notching up centuries. The two veterans, who have retired from the T20I and Test formats, contributed in their teams’ victories. Delhi defeated Andhra by four wickets while Mumbai…
Shafali Verma’s 34-ball 69 powered India to a seven-wicket victory in the second T20I against Sri Lanka at the ACA-VDCA Stadium here on Tuesday. While her blitz made light work of the below-par 129-run target, Shafali said that she first focused on strike rotation before swinging her willow. “I thought it was my day, but…
Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: On his return to domestic cricket, India’s batting stalwart Virat Kohli produced another eye-catching performance as Delhi started their Vijay Hazare Trophy campaign with a thrilling four-wicket win over Andhra in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Playing at the BCCI Centre of Excellence, Delhi chased down the target…
Karnataka completed the second-highest chase in the history of List-A cricket as it chased down 413 against Jharkhand at the Narendra Modi Stadium Ground B in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Having been set an imposing target on the back of a 33-ball century from Jharkhand skipper Ishan Kishan, Karnataka chased down its target with 15 balls…
Uttar Pradesh (UP) began its Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025 campaign with an 84-run win over Hyderabad at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Wednesday, thanks to its spin trio. List-A debutants Zeeshan Ansari (four for 31) and Prashant Veer (three for 47), along with Vipraj Nigam, effected a middle-over chokehold after a collective effort…
Rohit Sharma came, won hearts and eventually scored a century to guide Mumbai to a eight-wicket win against Sikkim in a Group C fixture of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. The former India captain entertained the 20,000-plus spectators at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium with a flawless 94-ball-155, taking the young and inexperienced Sikkim bowlers to the…
Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea start their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group E campaigns on Wednesday in Casablanca. The Stallions were finalists in 2013 and qualified for the latest edition behind Senegal, including a 1-1 draw against the 2021 champions in Dakar. Equatorial Guinea collected eight points from six qualifying games to advance…
Kane Williamson (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: New Zealand Cricket have announced their squads for the upcoming limited-overs series against India as they keep a close eye on preparations for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, which will commence soon after the India tour. The series will feature three One-Day Internationals followed…
