A few days before Tamil Nadu’s final Ranji Trophy league match against Baroda, R. Vimal Khumar was already looking ahead to the next season. When N. Jagadeesan was picked for India A duties in November, Vimal was drafted in at the eleventh hour. On Saturday, he made full use of the opportunity, striking his second…
India bowled its most expensive PowerPlay ever in T20Is as New Zealand amassed 79 for one in the first six overs during the fifth T20I in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday. Finn Allen, in particular, took the Indian bowlers to the cleaners as he smashed 57 runs off 25 balls within the first six overs. Rachin Ravindra…
Premier League leaders Arsenal have raced into a two-goal lead at Leeds, thanks to more set-piece magic. The Gunners lost talisman Bukayo Saka to a muscle injury during the warm-up at Elland Road, but substitute Noni Madueke has stepped up to fill his England team-mate’s boots. He set up both of the visitors’ goals, with…
Ishan Kishan’s astonishing 42-ball century helped power India to a mammoth total of 271 for five in its fifth and final T20I against New Zealand in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday, January 31. India’s final total is the third-highest total it has ever registered in T20Is. The highest remains the 297 for six it scored against Bangladesh…
Hyderabad saved its best batting performance for the final league match of the Ranji Trophy season. After centuries from Abhirath Reddy and K. Himateja handed the host a commanding position in the Elite Group D clash against Chhattisgarh, Pragnay Reddy joined the centurion’s list on Day 3 at the Gymkhana Ground here on Friday, helping…
Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE coverage of the third T20I between South Africa and West Indies, being held at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on January 31. WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCH The third T20I between South Africa and West Indies will be televised live on the Star Sports Network from 9:30 PM IST….
Indian tennis star Manish Sureshkumar has secured his place in the singles final of the ITF $15,000 tournament in Hyderabad following a masterclass in resilience. Currently ranked ATP 964, Sureshkumar overcame a series of daunting deficits to defeat American Keshav Chopra (ATP 1253) in straight sets, 7-6(4), 6-4. A Masterclass in Mental Toughness Sureshkumar’s path…
Skipper Salman Agha hit his highest score in the shortest format before Pakistan’s spinners routed Australia by 90 runs in the second Twenty20 International in Lahore on Saturday. Agha hit a 40-ball 76 and Usman Khan smashed a 36-ball 53 as Pakistan made 198 for five, its highest-ever T20I total against Australia. This was enough…
Ishan Kishan pressed his case for inclusion in India’s playing XI for the upcoming T20 World Cup by slamming his maiden T20I century in India’s final T20I against New Zealand in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday, January 31. Kishan reached his maiden T20I century from 42 deliveries in a knock with six fours and eight sixes. He…
Elena Rybakina produced a composed performance to defeat world number one Aryna Sabalenka in a dramatic three-set final and claim her first Australian Open title. The fifth seed recovered from a 3-0 deficit in the deciding set to secure a 6-4 4-6 6-4 victory, avenging her defeat to Sabalenka in the 2023 final and lifting…
