Ayush Mhatre’s youthful flamboyance helped Mumbai round out its Vijay Hazare Trophy group stage journey with a five-wicket win over Saurashtra on Sunday. The 17-year-old played a stroke-filled innings (148, 93b, 13×4, 9×6), showering boundaries to all parts of the ground against pace and spin alike, helping his team canter to the 290-run target with … Read more
Varun Chakaravarthy’s sensational spell of 5.2-2-9-5 ensured Tamil Nadu blew away Mizoram by ten wickets in its fifth league match of the Vijay Hazare Trophy at the Dr P.V.G. Raju ACA Sports Complex, Vizianagaram, on Friday. After being asked to bat first, Mizoram was shot out for 71 in 21.2 overs before the TN openers … Read more
A third consecutive three-figure knock from Karnataka captain Mayank Agarwal proved to be in vain as Hyderabad pulled off a tense chase to beat the table-topper by three wickets in the Group C Vijay Hazare Trophy encounter in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. Varun Goud’s fighting century (109 n.o., 82b, 7×4, 5×6) and a composed knock from … Read more
After a round of applause and a few bear hugs from teammates, KL Shrijith sat in his chair, unfastened his cricket gear, and plugged in his earphones to unwind. His face showed no signs of joy or relief after what he had managed to pull off a few minutes back. The 28-year-old had just played … Read more
It was Abishek Porel show! The 22-year-old Porel served another reminder of his growing reputation with a brilliant, unbeaten 170 (130b, 18×4, 7×6) to fashion Bengal’s convincing, six-wicket win against Delhi in the Group E match at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium here on Saturday. Chasing a challenging total which merited the right blend of caution and … Read more
A six-hitting blitzkrieg by Tamil Nadu’s batters on a flat track paved the way for a 43-run win over Tripura in its opening Group B game of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here on Saturday. The team in yellow bludgeoned a record 13 sixes at the Holkar Stadium, eclipsing its previous best of 10 against … Read more