Left-handers turned out to be the flavour on the opening day of the Irani Cup clash between Ranji Trophy champion Vidarbha and the Rest of India at the VCA Stadium in Jamtha on the outskirts of Nagpur. It was Manav Suthar, among the most highly-rated left-arm spinners in the country, who drew first blood. Operating…
Pakistan on Tuesday included five spinners and recalled paceman Shaheen Shah Afridi in an 18-man squad for the two-match Test series at home to South Africa. Besides the deadly spin duo of Noman Ali and Sajid Khan, Pakistan named Abrar Ahmed, Faisal Akram, and veteran Asif Afridi for the series starting in Lahore on October…
England clinched a 2-0 victory in its T20I series with Ireland after winning the third match by six wickets on Sunday. Chasing 155 to win, England got there with 17 balls to spare thanks to 55 runs off 35 balls by Jordan Cox and an unbeaten 37 off 26 balls by Tom Banton at Malahide….
New Zealand announced the squad for its upcoming three-match Chappell-Hadlee T20I series against Australia on Tuesday. Kia kaha, Kia māia, Kia manawanui He pānui – our squad for the Chappell-Hadlee T20I series showdown against the Aussies at Bay Oval 🫡 pic.twitter.com/7oxrtunNUi — BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) September 16, 2025 All three T20I matches will be played at…
South Africa grabbed an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series against world champion Australia after Lungi Ngidi’s five-wicket haul secured their 84-run victory in the second One Day International in Mackay on Friday. Electing to bat, South Africa posted 277 before being all out with five deliveries left in their innings. Matthew Breetzke (88)…
India reached 51 for one at stumps after Ekansh Singh’s fighting century guided England to 309 on a rain-hit day two of the second Youth Test in Chelmsford on Monday. At close of play, Ayush Mhatre was batting on 20 alongside Vihaan Malhotra on six, with India U-19 trailing by 258 runs. Only 28.3 overs…
Mitchell Owen made an impressive debut as Australia beat West Indies by three wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match Twenty20 International series in Jamaica on Sunday. Owen took a wicket with his medium pace bowling before returning to smash 50 off 27 balls as Australia chased down a 190-run target with seven…