For 48 overs of the chase in a Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 fixture at the Holkar Stadium here on Sunday, India had every reason to believe the two points belonged in its kitty. Chasing 289, Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur stitched a 125-run stand, after which Deepti Sharma joined forces with the former to…
India: Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Amanjot Kaur, Sneh Rana, Kranti Gaud, Sree Charani, Renuka Singh Thakur England: Tammy Beaumont, Amy Jones, Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Sophia Dunkley, Emma Lamb, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell Source link
India pacer Mohammed Siraj on Wednesday landed in his hometown Hyderabad after a stellar performance in the intensely contested drawn Test series against England, and enthusiastic fans made a beeline to welcome him. Siraj was the leading wicket-taker in the five-match series. He played all the five games and bowled a mammoth 185.3 overs. The…
India head coach Gautam Gambhir was all praise for skipper Shubman Gill leading from the front during the just-concluded England series as he expects him to shine brightly in the years to come. Gill played a massive role in India’s creditable 2-2 draw, scoring 754 runs with four hundreds in the five-match series. “I think…
Mohammed Siraj couldn’t hold back his tears as Dhruv Jurel ran in and hugged him. Shubman Gill stood quietly for a moment, looking up at the sky, before the teammates rushed towards him to celebrate. Prasidh Krishna waved towards the packed stands as the tricolour fluttered high. Monday morning at The Oval felt surreal. After…
India skipper Shubman Gill was named India’s ‘Player of the Series’ after the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series ended in a 2-2 stalemate at The Oval in London on Monday. Gill was the leading run scorer of the five-match series, finishing with a whopping 754 runs in 10 innings at an average of 75.40. He struck as…
Joe Root notched up his 39th Test hundred, off 137 balls, during the fourth day of the fifth and final Test between England and India at the Oval on Sunday to become the fourth-highest century-maker in the history of the format. Root surpassed Kumar Sangakkara’s tally of 38 tons, and is now only behind Sachin…
As Joe Root and Jacob Bethell walked out for the final session, not many expected India to fight back. Until then, the fourth day of the fifth Test looked tilted towards England as Root (105, 152b, 12×4) and Harry Brook (111, 98b, 14×4, 2×6) made batting look easy as the host inched closer to chasing down a massive 374 at The Oval. But 30 minutes into the post-tea session…
The day the fate of this thrilling Test series will be decided is finally here. England is chasing a record 374 runs and India holds the edge, with Mohammed Siraj dismissing Zak Crawley off the last ball of Day 3. Though India will fancy its chances of levelling the series, it will also be wary…
With India setting a challenging 374-run target on the third day of the fifth Test at the Oval, England will need to register a record run chase in its bid to clinch the series. The Oval in London has historically been a tough venue for fourth-innings run chases, with a target in excess of 200…