IND vs NZ, 5th T20I: Ishan Kishan scores maiden T20I century

Soon after India were beaten by England in the semifinal of the T20 World Cup in 2022, Rohit Sharma acknowledged India’s white-ball batting template was close to being outdated. Soon, there was a marked shift in the way India went about constructing innings in both T20Is and ODIs. The results followed, with Rohit himself setting…

Litton Das and Towhid Hridoy’s match-winning partnership for the third wicket was a throwback to the early days of T20 batting, when minimising risk was still trendy. The duo proved that the retro quality it imbibed was still efficient as Bangladesh cantered to a seven-wicket victory against Hong Kong at the Zayed Cricket Stadium here…

The Indian women’s squad for the home five-match T20I series against Sri Lanka was announced on Tuesday, with two promising youngsters getting their maiden senior team call-up. G. Kamalini and Vaishnavi Sharma, both part of India’s Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup-winning squad, were named in the 15-member team. Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the side, with…

The Indian team’s heavy reliance on all-rounders will be tested by a plucky Australia in the second ODI but the spotlight will continue to stay firmly on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, both of whom would look to turn back the clock with series-saving knocks here on Thursday. The opening ODI of the three-match rubber…

Bangladesh opener Shadman Islam smashed a century in the second Test against Zimbabwe on Tuesday, giving the host a lead of 64 runs at the end of the second day with three wickets in hand. Bangladesh was 291-7 at the close, with Mehidy Hasan Miraz (16) and Taijul Islam (5) remaining not out, in response…

Australia vs South Africa Live Score, ICC WTC Final 2025: The 2025 World Test Championship final between South Africa and Australia at Lord’s brings together two sides at very different points in their cricketing narratives. South Africa are desperate to end a 27-year ICC trophy drought and shed their long-standing image as cricket’s great underachievers….