Next year, Australia is also set to tour India for a four-Test tour in February and March.
Australia began by picking nine boundaries in power-play, six of which were hammered by Healy while three belonged to Haynes.
A win against Australia would set India's campaign on track to reach the semifinals as they face Bangladesh and South Africa afterwards. In the run-up to the World Cup, India's batting looked stronger than their bowling in the bilateral series against New Zealand.
Dhull became the third Indian captain to hit a hundred in the tournament history after the illustrious Virat Kohli (2008) and the prodigious Unmukt Chand (2012), who also hail from Delhi.
Along with Australia and India, Group A also comprises of Barbados and Pakistan, while England, New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka will fight for supremacy in Group B.
Vasktrakar, fondly called 'Chota Hardik' by her Test skipper Mithali Raj, has come of age as an all-rounder on this tour. She hit three fours and two sixes at the back end to ensure that India don't embarrass themselves on a track which was good for batting.
At stumps on day one, India finished with 132/1 in 44.1 overs, with Smriti remaining unbeaten on 80. Punam Raut was the other unbeaten batter for India on 16, with the partnership for second wicket at 39.
Chasing a target of 265, India showed poise and power in their response, with the opening pair of Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana putting on 59 for the first wicket.
New Delhi: Indian cricket team’s “spectacular” Test series victory in Australia found a mention in Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2021-22 Speech in the Parliament on Monday. “I can’t help but recall the joy that we as a cricket-loving nation felt after the Team India’s recent spectacular success in Australia,” Sitharaman said while she […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi again lauded the stellar performance of the Indian cricket team which registered a remarkable Test series win over Australia. He said that the victory is highly inspirational for the youth of the country. Addressing the 18th Convocation of Tezpur University, Assam via video conferencing, the Prime Minister said the […]
Sydney: Contrasting half-centuries from Rishabh Pant and Cheteshwar Pujara, followed by an exemplary display of grit and determination by Hanuma Vihari and Ravichandran Ashwin helped India draw the third Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Chasing a mammoth target of 407, India reached 334/5 after batting for 131 overs before both the teams […]
Sydney: India put up a counter-attack through Rishabh Pant as they recovered from the early loss of skipper Ajinkya Rahane to move to 206 for 3 against Australia at lunch on the final day of the third Test here at the Sydney Cricket Ground. India still need 201 runs to accomplish a near-impossible chase of […]
Sydney: Play was halted for a few minutes on the fourth day of the third Test between India and Australia after the visiting players complained of abuse from the crowd here on Sunday, prompting the host board to “unreservedly apologise” and promise strongest possible action against those responsible. It was a day after a drunk […]
Sydney: India made 26 for no loss in their first innings at tea after dismissing Australia for 338 on the second day of the ongoing third and penultimate Test against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. Prolific Australia batsman Steve Smith struck a gritty 131-run knock to ensure that the team had a […]
Brisbane: With reports emerging about Team India’s reluctance to play the fourth and final Test of the ongoing series against Australia in Brisbane due to harsher bio-security protocols, members of the Queensland government have stated that the visiting team should not enter the state if they are unwilling to coordinate with the protocols that have […]
Melbourne: Five India Test players, including vice-captain Rohit Sharma, opener Shubman Gill and wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, have been placed in isolation for alleged breach of bio-security protocols , Cricket Australia said on Saturday. The Indian cricket team could lose some of its top batsmen ahead of the third Test beginning January 7 in Sydney after […]
Melbourne: The Indian cricket board (BCCI) on Friday announced pace bowler T Natarajan as replacement of Umesh Yadav in the India squad for the last two Test matches against Australia to be played in Sydney and Brisbane. BCCI also added that Shardul Thakur had been added to the squad in place of Mohammed Shami, who […]
Adelaide: Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah on Friday scalped two Australian wickets to keep India in the game after the visitors got bundled out cheaply in their first innings on the second day of the ongoing pink-ball Test at the Adelaide Oval. At the end of first session, Australia were 35/2 and trailed by 209 runs […]
New Delhi: Star India batsman Rohit Sharma is set to take part in the upcoming four-match Test series against Australia after passing the fitness test at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. It has been learnt that Sharma, who had injured his hamstring during the Indian Premier League (IPL), cleared the fitness test on […]
Sydney: Team India have been fined by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for maintaining a slow over-rate against Australia in the third and final T20I played at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday. Virat Kohli’s men were found one over short and thus have been fined 20 per cent of their match fees. With Kohli […]
Sydney: Riding on wicket-keeper-batsman Matthew Wade’s 80 and Glenn Maxwell’s 54 and a combined haul of five wickets for 64 runs in 10 overs by spinners Mitchell Swepson, Adam Zampa and Maxwell, Australia defeated India by 12 runs in the third and final T20 International at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The win restored some pride […]
Sydney: Stand-in skipper Matthew Wade on Sunday scored a blistering half century while Steve Smith contributed with valuable 46 off 38 as Australia posted an imposing 195-run target for India in the second T20I at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Put into bat, Australia got off to a prolific start as Wade and D’Arcy Short […]
Canberra: Yuzvendra Chahal turned out to be the perfect concussion substitute after an injured Ravindra Jadeja did his part with the bat as the duo played their roles to perfection in India’s impressive 11-run victory over Australia in the first T20 International here on Friday. India win by 11 runs in the first T20 match […]
Canberra: A well compiled half century from KL Rahul and a late onslaught from Ravindra Jadeja helped India post a 162-run target for Australia in the first T20I of the three-match series at the Manuka Oval on Friday. Put into bat, India didn’t have a great start as they lost a wicket early in the […]
Canberra: Hardik Pandya played a trademark swashbuckling innings under pressure in the company of Ravindra Jadeja as a late flourish propelled India to 302 for 5 in the third and final ODI against Australia here on Wednesday. Pandya hit an unbeaten 92 off 76 balls and with Jadeja (66 not out off 50 balls), helped […]
Sydney: Steve Smith on Sunday continued his prolific run as he smashed yet another hundred against India to help Australia post a gigantic 390-run target for the Men in Blue in the second ODI at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Electing to bat, Australia once again had a great start as skipper Aaron Finch and David […]
Mumbai: Australia openers David Warner and Aaron Finch’s record opening stand flattened the Indian attack on Tuesday as the visitors won the first ODI at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai by 10 wickets. Both batsmen scored centuries as Australia chased down a target of 256 without losing a wicket. This is only the second time […]
Nagpur: A brilliant century by skipper Virat Kohli and a disciplined bowling effort saw India defeat Australia by eight runs in the second One-Day International (ODI), here on Tuesday. India now have a 2-0 lead in the five-match series. Chasing a target of 251 runs, the visitors were dismissed for 242 runs in 49.3 overs. […]
Melbourne: Australia’s vulnerability to quality leg-spin was exposed by Yuzvendra Chahal, who returned with his second overseas fifer to help India restrict the hosts for a megre 230 in the series-deciding third ODI at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Friday. Playing his first match of the series, Chahal wrecked havoc in the Australian […]
Adelaide:India rode on skipper Virat Kohli’s century and stumper Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s controlled fifty to beat Australia by six wickets in the second ODI and level the three-match ODI rubber 1-1 here on Tuesday. Chasing a competitive 299, the tourists banked on a collective batting effort from the top order, before a 82-run fourth wicket […]
Sydney: India’s Ambati Rayudu has been reported for a suspect bowling action during the first One-Day International (ODI) against Australia here on Saturday. The match officials’ report, which was handed over to the India team management, cited concerns about the legality of the 33-year-old off-spinner’s bowling action, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said in a […]
New Delhi: Shubman Gill, the 2018 U-19 World Cup hero, earned his maiden India call while all-rounder Vijay Shankar was recalled to replace the suspended duo of K.L. Rahul and Hardik Pandya. While Shankar will join the team before the start of the second One Day International (ODI) in Adelaide and will be a part […]
Sydney: Opener Rohit Sharma’s valiant century went in vain as India lost the opening One-day International to Australia by 34 runs at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) here on Saturday. Chasing a healthy 289, Rohit anchored India’s innings with a breezy 129-ball 133, laced with 10 fours and six sixes to overcome a sloppy start […]
Sydney: Some fantastic middle-order batting by Australia helped them post 288/5 against India in the first ODI of the three-match rubber at the Sydney Cricket Ground here on Saturday. After a poor beginning, the Australian middle-order stepped up when it was needed the most and four good knocks guided them to reach a good total. […]
Sydney: After the high of the first-ever Test series win Down Under, India would look to put aside the unexpected controversy involving two players and fine tune their World Cup preparations in the three-match ODI series against an under-fire Australia, beginning here on Saturday. Ahead of the start of the limited-overs series, all-rounder Hardik Pandya […]
Mumbai: Australia will begin their India tour with a Twenty20 International (T20I) in Bengaluru on February 24 and will also play five ODIs from March 2, it was announced on Thursday. The home series comprises two T20Is and five ODIs. The first T20I will be held on February 24 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in […]
Let us not allow ourselves to be distracted by the needless – and ill-timed – debate over whether this was ‘bigger than 1983’ or whether Virat is ‘greater’ than Sachin. Those debates can wait for another day. Right now, it’s time to rejoice, celebrate and revel in the sweet smell of victory. After all, it […]
Sydney: India captain Virat Kohli termed his team’s historic 2-1 series win on Australia soil as his “biggest achievement” which will give the current team a “different identity”. Eight summers back at the Wankhede, Kohli was the youngest member of a star-studded team led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni which lifted the World Cup but this […]
Sydney: Continuous rain washed out the morning session of the fifth and final day of the fourth Test between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) here on Monday. Australia were six for no loss in their second innings when lunch break was taken as not a single delivery was possible. The hosts […]
Sydney: Australia were bowled out for 300 in their first innings and India enforced the follow-on just before tea on the fourth day of the fourth Test match here on Sunday as the hosts trailed by 322 runs. Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav picked up five wickets for 99 runs. Resuming the day at 236/6, Australia’s lower-order […]
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