The Indian women’s cricket team achieved their biggest ODI victory by demolishing Ireland by an astonishing 304 runs in Rajkot on Wednesday, completing a 3-0 clean sweep. The match result was a foregone conclusion once India set a massive target of 436 runs for Ireland to chase.Ireland could only muster 131 runs before being bundled…

Sam Konstas (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: In a humorous incident, a fan’s enthusiasm to capture a photo with the rising Australian rising star, Sam Konstas, led to an unfortunate car accident. The 19-year-old, who has recently gained prominence for his impressive performances against India in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy, found himself at the centre of…

Jasprit Bumrah (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Jasprit Bumrah has been advised bed rest at home and the future course of action will be finalised only after swelling in his back subsides. The seamer reached home last week after a long tour of Australia and the current situation doesn’t look very encouraging. It is reliably understood…

Smriti Mandhana celebrates her hundred with opening partner Pratika Rawal. (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India skipper Smriti Mandhana continued her sensational form, smashing a blistering century in the third Women’s ODI against Ireland at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Wednesday. Poll What Do You Think About Smriti Mandhana’s Record-Breaking Century? Mandhana’s 70-ball hundred…

Pratika Rawal and Smriti Mandhana (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India Women set a new benchmark in one-day international cricket on Wednesday by recording their highest-ever total in the format. Powered by centuries from Pratika Rawal and skipper Smriti Mandhana, India crossed the 370-run mark in the 42nd over of the third ODI against Ireland in…

Prithvi Shaw. (Photo by Philip Brown/via Getty Images) Barring an official confirmation, Prithvi Shaw is set to be sidelined for Mumbai’s upcoming Ranji Trophy matches. He last played in December in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) but was not part of the Vijay Hazare Trophy squad.He was labelled “his own enemy” after not being…

Former Pakistan seamer Mohammad Amir in a file photo. NEW DELHI: “This is never guaranteed that I will play all the matches because it’s cricket, it’s the fastest format, and there are back-to-back games. At the end of the day, we are human beings,” Mohammad Amir, who rattled the likes of Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan,…

India Women vs Ireland Women Live Score 3rd ODI: India skipper Smriti Mandhana won the toss and chose to bat in the third and final women’s ODI against Ireland on Wednesday. The hosts, having already secured an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series, made two changes to their playing XI. Saima Thakor and Priya…

Scott Boland and Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has pointed to Scott Boland‘s inclusion as a decisive factor in India’s 3-1 defeat to Australia in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The fiercely contested five-match series saw Australia reclaim the trophy after a decade, bouncing back from a 0-1 deficit…