Cricket

NEW DELHI: Marnus Labuschagne, representing Glamorgan in England’s T20 Blast competition, made headlines with an extraordinary one-handed catch to dismiss Ben Charlesworth of Gloucestershire. Although Glamorgan ultimately lost in a last-ball thriller on Thursday, Labuschagne’s spectacular catch stood out.As Gloucestershire began their 10th over needing 96 runs from 66 balls, Charlesworth attempted to take on…

NEW DELHI: Just a few hours after he was presented the Sir Garfield Sobers trophy for winning the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year award 2023, Pat Cummins took a hat-trick against Bangladesh in their T20 World Cup Super 8 clash at Antigua on Friday.T20 WORLD CUP: SCHEDULE | POINTS TABLECummins, Australia‘s Test and ODI…

NEW DELHI: Australia legend Ricky Ponting handed the Sir Garfield Sobers trophy to Pat Cummins for winning the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year award 2023.Cummins, Australia’s Test and ODI captain Pat enjoyed an enviably successful 2023 both as captain and player, to win the men’s Player of the Year at the ICC Awards that…

NEW DELHI: As India defeated Afghanistan by 47 runs to make a winning start to their Super Eights campaign, in the T20 World Cup on Thursday, Jasprit Bumrah returned with another match-winning performance.Chasing 182, Afghanistan were bowled out for 134 with Bumrah registering astounding figures of 4-1-7-3.T20 WORLD CUP: SCHEDULE | POINTS TABLELauding his performance,…

NEW DELHI: The BCCI has unveiled the schedule for the eagerly awaited international home season of the Indian cricket team for 2024-25.The season will commence in September with a two-match Test series against Bangladesh, to be followed by a three-match T20I series.Chennai will host the first Test starting on 19th September while Kanpur will host…

NEW DELHI: India skipper Rohit Sharma on Thursday gave thumbs up to the Kensington Oval pitch in Barbados after enduring some tough times in the Group stage of the T20 World Cup at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium track in New York.Rohit won the toss and opted to bat against Afghanistan in their opening…

NEW DELHI: Team India secured a commanding 47-run victory over Afghanistan in their opening Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup in Barbados on Thursday, thanks to Suryakumar Yadav‘s fearless batting on a challenging pitch and a clinical bowling display.Despite Rashid Khan’s improved bowling figures of 3/26 against India, Suryakumar’s exceptional innings of 53…

NEW DELHI: “I have been the world’s number one batsman for the past two years,” Suryakumar Yadav had said in reference to his ability to adapt to various situations and adjust his style and technique based on the specific requirements of each match.And the top-ranked T20I batter truly lived up to his words with a…

NEW DELHI: A fearless half-century from swashbuckling Suryakumar Yadav was followed by a special spell from Jasprit Bumrah as India secured a commanding 47-run victory over Afghanistan in their opening Super 8 fixture of the T20 World Cup on Thursday in Barbados. Suryakumar’s quick-fire 53 off 28 balls helped set a challenging total of 181…