England start their latest bid to win the World Cup for the first time since 1966 as they face Croatia in their Group L opener. Thomas Tuchel’s side face a familiar foe in Arlington, Texas, having lost to Croatia in the 2018 World Cup semi-finals before beating them en route to reaching the Euro 2020…
Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan India captain Shubman Gill overcame intense heat and cramps to score 154, while Ishan Kishan struck his second ODI century as India beat Afghanistan by 170 runs in the second ODI in Lucknow on Wednesday and sealed the three-match series 2-0.After Afghanistan chose to bowl first in difficult afternoon conditions,…
India Women continued their impressive run in the T20 World Cup with a comprehensive 95-run victory over the Netherlands on Wednesday. Powered by a dominant opening partnership from Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma, India posted 209/5 — their highest total in Women’s T20 World Cup history — before bowling out the Dutch side for 114…
Gurnoor Brar has taken three-wicket hauls in both of his first appearances for India. (AP) TimesofIndia.com in Lucknow: Gurnoor Brar may have quickly earned attention for his pace, hard lengths and ability to trouble batters at the international level, but the right-arm pacer believes his journey is rooted firmly in the domestic circuit and the…
In a huge blow to the India’s Women’s T20 World Cup campaign, Shreyanka Patil sustained a serious injury to her right ankle during India’s bowling innings against Netherlands at Headingley, Leeds on Wednesday. Coming on to bowl in the sixth over, Shreyanka slipped in the field while trying to collect the ball from mid-on. She…
India’s Deepti Sharma etched her name into the history books by becoming the joint-highest wicket taker in international cricket during India’s Women’s T20 World Cup Group A fixture against Netherlands at Headingley, Leeds on Wednesday. She removed Dutch opener Phebe Molkenboer to go level with former Indian captain Jhulan Goswami, with both Indian bowlers now…
The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 has approved Jane Maguire as a replacement for Ava Canning in the Ireland squad. Maguire was named as a replacement when Canning was ruled out due to a stress fracture in her back. The replacement of a player requires the approval of the…
India came out largely unscathed from the cauldron that the Ekana Cricket Stadium was on Wednesday to beat Afghanistan by 170 runs in the second ODI to take an unassailable 2-0 series lead. As afternoon temperatures soared into the high 30s, players baked in the largely airless arena. With just 13,300 fans turning up at…
Portugal needed just six minutes to take the lead in their 2026 World Cup opener as Joao Neves gave them an early lead against DR Congo. The 2026 World Cup could be the last for Cristiano Ronaldo, though he has intimated a desire to feature at the 2030 tournament, and will be Roberto Martinez’s last…
The South Africa vs Pakistan Group A fixture of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 in Birmingham will be skipper Laura Wolvaardt’s 100th T20I. The 27-year-old opening batter has been one of South Africa’s most consistent run-scorers in the format, with 2,808 runs in 99 T20Is, including 16 half-centuries and three hundreds. ALSO READ: Australia…
