Jos Buttler top-scored again as England chased down an imposing target and beat West Indies by four wickets in the second T20 on Sunday to take a 2-0 lead and seal the three-match series, continuing its excellent form under new captain Harry Brook. Former captain Buttler’s 47 from 36 balls at Bristol’s County Ground came … Read more
KL Rahul on Friday gained the requisite confidence and much-needed game time ahead of the upcoming five-Test series with a hundred for India A against an England Lions bowling attack that featured Chris Woakes. Rahul’s flawless 116 off 168 balls — his 19th first-class hundred — was complemented by Dhruv Jurel’s 52 off 87 balls, … Read more
Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak, who is in Ahmedabad to watch the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 final between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings, connected the return of cricket to the Olympics after a century-long hiatus to India’s growing global impact, lauding the Board of Control for Cricket in India … Read more
It is not often that Chennai Super Kings visits Royal Challengers Bengaluru with the stakes this low. Last May at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, the famed rivals were locked in a direct battle for the last available Indian Premier League playoffs spot. But come Saturday, all that is left for the already-eliminated M.S. Dhoni & … Read more
Over the years, Avesh Khan has mastered the art of bowling at the death. No matter what the target, the fast bowler keeps his cool and focuses on execution rather than worrying about the outcome. Things were no different on Saturday as he successfully defended nine runs in the final over and denied Rajasthan Royals … Read more
Rajasthan Royals seemed to be a happy unit going into the 20th over against Lucknow Super Giants. Until then, stand-in captain Riyan Parag shuffled his bowlers well, and unlike the previous outings, it was a disciplined show by the Royals bowling group, led by Jofra Archer. But things went haywire for the Royals as Abdul Samad turned the match around for … Read more
Gujarat Titans has roped in Sri Lankan all-rounder Dasun Shanaka to its squad after New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips was ruled out of the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season due to injury, the 2022 champions said. Phillips suffered a groin injury while fielding as a substitute in Gujarat’s seven-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad … Read more
Gujarat Titans was cruising at 120 without loss in 12 overs, with Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan looking set to take the score past 200 against Lucknow at the Ekana Cricket Stadium. However, on the first ball of the 13th over, Gill, on 60, miscued a slower delivery by Avesh Khan, which led to a complete change … Read more
How Jos Buttler would fare against the team he played for the last seven seasons with distinction was going to be one of the subplots in Wednesday’s IPL encounter. He did alright, scoring 36 and sharing an 80-run partnership for the second wicket with B. Sai Sudharshan, which laid the foundation for Gujarat Titans’ 58 … Read more
Languishing in last place, UP Warriorz will hope to score its first points at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday when it meets Delhi Capitals for the second time in three days in the ongoing Women’s Premier League. Facing each other in the final match of the Vadodara leg, Meg Lanning’s side clinched … Read more