Tag: Cricket Match

With preparations for the sale of counter tickets at its last stage, it is expected that cricket lovers will throng the stadium from tonight itself. 

Bhubaneswar: A minor brawl at a cricket match turned ugly after a group of students allegedly brandished firearms to threaten another group in Baramunda area of Bhubaneswar today. According to reports, a minor scuffle during a cricket match had already occurred in Rental Colony area of the city on Friday. Again today, youths from Nayapalli […]

Kabul: At least eight people were killed and 43 wounded in three consecutive explosions during a cricket match in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, media reported on Saturday. The blasts occurred around Friday midnight at Jalalabad’s Spinghar cricket stadium where hundreds of people had gone to watch a match between local teams, Efe news reported quoting Attaullah […]

Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) rode on Nitish Rana’s all-round show and Sunil Narine’s whirlwind 19-ball 50 to beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by four wickets in an Indian Premier League (IPL) clash here on Sunday. In front of a packed Eden Gardens and co-owner Shah Rukh Khan, part time off-spinner Rana (2/11) picked up […]

Cardiff: Alex Hales struck an unbeaten 58 off 41 balls to power a much-improved England to a series-levelling five-wicket victory over India in the second T20 International here. The hosts scored 149 for five in 19.4 overs to overcome India’s sub-par total of 148 for five on a Sophia Gardens surface that offered bounce. Virat […]

  By Sandeep Sahu It is an arrangement that suits no one other than the mandarins of the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA). The players of the Indian and visiting team have to undergo the eminently avoidable hassle of commuting some 35 kms not just to play the actual match but also for net practice at […]

Manchester: On the eve of the marquee India-Pakistan clash at the World Cup, India captain Virat Kohli said on Saturday that while Mohammad Amir remained a threat, his team will focus on the other bowlers as much as on the left-arm speedster. “I am not going to say anything for TRPs,” Kohli said in the […]

Dubai: Sri Lanka’s upcoming tour of Pakistan will go ahead as planned, an ICC statement said on Thursday. Hours after naming second string squads for their proposed tour, Sri Lanka Cricket had said in a statement that they need to “reassess” their plan after receiving a warning from the Prime Minister’s Office about a possible […]

Bengaluru: Skipper Quinton de Kock smashed an unbeaten 79 off 52 balls as South Africa comfortably beat India by nine wickets in the third T20 International with the series ending in a 1-1 draw. Batting first, India managed a below-par 134 for 9 on a batting friendly Chinnaswamy track, with opener Shikhar Dhawan scoring 36 […]

Abu Dhabi: Former India batsman Yuvraj Singh’s participation in this year’s Abu Dhabi T10 has had a big impact on the tournament, according to its founder and chairman Shaji Ul Mulk. Yuvraj, who retired from international cricket earlier in June 2019, is playing for the Maratha Arabians in the third edition of the league. “We […]

Cuttack: Excitement is building up among cricket fans in Odisha as they will get a chance to witness an international cricket match at Barabati stadium after a long gap. All eyes are now on the upcoming match between India and West Indies to be played at Barabati stadium in Cuttack on December 22. The cricket […]

Thiruvananthapuram: West Indies beat India by eight wickets in the second T20 International to level the three-match series 1-1 here on Sunday. Batting first, India scored 170 for 7 with Shivam Dube hitting 54 off 30 balls and Rishabh Pant contributing an unbeaten 33 off 22 as West Indies seamer Kesrick Williams and leg-spinner Hayden […]

Chennai: India will have their tails up when they play West Indies in the first One-day International of the three-match rubber here on Sunday, seeking a 10th straight bilateral ODI series win against the side from the Caribbean. Both teams will have an eye on the weather after rains in the last 24 hours. The […]

Cuttack: Ahead of the much-anticipated One Day International (ODI) cricket match between India & West Indies on December 22 at Barabati stadium in Cuttack, sale of tickets to affiliated units, clubs and schools began today at 9 AM at the conference hall of the Odisha Cricket Association (OCA). While sale of online tickets has already […]

Chennai: West Indies players have been docked 80 per cent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate in the first ODI against India in Chennai. ICC match referee David Boon imposed the fine after Kieron Pollard’s side was ruled to be four overs short of its target on Sunday after time allowances were […]