West Indies beats Nepal by nine wickets, becomes first team to qualify for Super Eights

Australia captain Steve Smith downplayed his fiery exchange with Jofra Archer at the Gabba as “good banter” after letting his bat deliver the final riposte in the first major flashpoint of the Ashes on Sunday. Australia cruised to an eight-wicket victory to take a 2-0 lead in the series, but a frustrated Archer added spice…

NEW DELHI: As India prepare for an unfamiliar battlefield in Guwahati, former opener Aakash Chopra believes that the hosts still enter the second Test against South Africa with a subtle but crucial edge — the innate familiarity of Indian conditions. Even though the ACA Stadium is hosting its first-ever Test, Chopra insists that “home advantage”…

Amid the Sooryavanshi-Jaiswal mayhem, Bumrah returned wicketless for the third consecutive match. A rarity in Bumrah’s illustrious T20 career. For Bumrah, this unwanted hat-trick of going wicketless for three matches in a row was in fact the first time in nearly 8 years and only the fourth time in his entire T20 career. Vaibhav Suryavanshi…

The T20 format has tilted so heavily in favour of batters that Stephen Fleming recently suggested the very idea of a “finisher” may be fading away, with teams now opting for all-out aggression from ball one. One will find Sunrisers Hyderabad at the genesis of this high-octane approach. After a tame loss to Royal Challengers…

File photo of Cheteshwar Pujara© AFP Ignored Indian cricket team batter Cheteshwar Pujara expressed his disappointment at not featuring for the national side in the recent past. Pujara, who was hailed as a strong contender for the No. 3 spot in the batting order, has not played for India since June 2023. Although…

Pakistan’s captain Salman Ali Agha (L) and India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav (R) after the coin toss of the T20 World Cup cricket match in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (AP) Was Sunday’s India vs Pakistan clash ever not going to happen?I don’t think anybody directly involved with cricket administration was in major doubt. It was always a…