Openers Alyssa Healy (72 off 65) and Rachael Haynes (43 off 52) got Australia off to a flier with a 121-run stand before skipper Lanning (97 off 107) took the team on the cusp of victory.
The focus will now shift to the final leg of the multi-format series featuring three T20Is on October 7, 9 and 10
Sydney: Australian opener David Warner on Saturday posted a photo of his daughter wearing India captain Virat Kohli’s Test jersey. He also thanked Kohli for gifting the jersey and joked that the latter is his daughter’s favourite player, besides himself, and Australia limited overs captain Aaron Finch. “I know we lost the series but we […]
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 […]
Brisbane: India moved to the top of the ICC World Test Championship standings on Tuesday following their remarkable 2-1 series win over Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Shubman Gill (91), Rishabh Pant (89*) and Cheteshwar Pujara (56) all played brilliant innings as India chased down the mammoth 328-run target on the final day of the […]
Rishabh Pant’s record-breaking innings helped India claim a historic win at Gabba. He has become the talking point of the internet. However, the Delhi Boy is on the trending list not only because of his bowling but also his chatter behind the stumps. During the fourth day of the final Test against Australia in Brisbane, […]
New Delhi: The Indian cricket team, which landed in Brisbane for the fourth and final Test against Australia, was in for a shock on Tuesday as it was lodged at a hotel which “lacked basic facilities”, prompting an intervention from the BCCI top brass. It is learnt that BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, secretary Jay Shah […]
Sydney: Australia took a lead of 94-run in the first innings by bowling out India for 244 runs and then going to stumps at 103/2 to stretch their overall lead to 197 runs on the third day of the third test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground today. Steve Smith was unbeaten on 29 while […]
Sydney: India left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja has suffered a nasty blow to his left thumb and taken for scans to ascertain the damage to his bowling hand. He is unlikely to bowl in the Australian second innings of the ongoing third Test. “Ravindra Jadeja suffered a blow to his left thumb while batting. He has […]
Melbourne: India registered victory against the host nation Australia in the Boxing Day test match of the Vodafone series by 8 wickets. India was chasing a tiny target of 70 runs to win the second Test match after they bowled Australia out for 200 in the second innings at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday. […]
Melbourne: Mohammed Siraj became the first debutant for India in seven years to pick five wickets in a Test match when he finished the second Test match against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground with a haul of five wickets for 77 runs in 36.3 overs. Siraj got the wicket of Cameron Green in both […]
Melbourne: On 4th day of the Boxing Day Test match, Australia was bowled out for 200 in the last over of the first session, having put on a lead of 69. India will chase the tiny target of 70 to clinch the match at MCG and to level the series against the host Aussies 1-1. […]
New Delhi: Former India skipper Sachin Tendulkar has asked the International Cricket Council (ICC) to reassess the clause of ‘Umpires Call’ in the Decision Review System. “The reason players opt for a review is because they’re unhappy with the decision taken by the on-field umpire. The DRS system needs to be thoroughly looked into by […]
Melbourne: India were all out for 326, with a lead of 131 runs, in their first innings after the first session of play during the third day of the second Test match against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Replying to Australia’s first-innings total of 195 all out, the Indian innings folded at the stroke […]
Melbourne: India were 36 for one in their first innings in reply to Australia’s 195 all out at stumps on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Australia. Debutant Shubman Gill was batting on 28 in the company off Cheteshwar Pujara (7). Mayank Agarwal was […]
Melbourne: Australia won the toss and elected to bat in the second Test match against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground here on Saturday. The Aussies, who defeated India by eight wickets in the first Test in Adelaide after bowling them out for a paltry 36 in the second innings, have fielded an unchanged squad. […]
Adelaide: Australia scored a sensational eight-wicket victory against India on the third day of the first Test on Saturday, to take a 1-0 lead in the four-Test series at the Adelaide Oval. After their pace bowlers Pat Cummins (4/21) and Josh Hazlewood (5/8) caused a carnage to skittle out India for 36, their lowest Test […]
Adelaide: Mayank Agarwal became the third fastest Indian batsman to get to 1000 runs in Test cricket. Agarwal reached the landmark in his 19th innings on Saturday at the Adelaide Oval with a flick off the pads towards the deep square leg boundary for four off the bowling of Mitchell Starc. The right-handed opening batsman, […]
Adelaide: India recorded its lowest-ever innings total in their 82-year Test cricket history as they ended at 36 for nine in their second innings by an inspired Australia in the first Test match at the Adelaide Oval here on Saturday. India’s worst before this was 42 against Mike Denness’s England at Lord’s in 1974. Mohammed […]
Adelaide: Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin picked four for 55 while pacer Umesh Yadav scalped three for 40 as India took a handy 53-run first innings lead against Australia, who were bowled out for 191 on the second day of the first Test at the Adelaide Oval on Friday. India ended the second day’s play at nine […]
Adelaide: Virat Kohli’s enduring love affair with Adelaide Oval resulted in a classy 74 but his untimely run-out triggered a batting collapse as India ended the opening day at 233 for 6 against Australia in the first Day/Night Test here on Thursday. Kohli, who looked in complete command, was run out when his deputy Ajinkya […]
Sydney: Jasprit Bumrah turned up with the bat, scoring his maiden first class half-century, before he led the bowling attack with two wickets to help India move into driver’s seat on the first day of their day-night warm-up game against Australia A at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. As many as 19 wickets fell […]
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: Virat Kohli became the first Indian and Asian captain to win a series in all three formats against Australia in Australia after sealing the T20 International series on Sunday, Kohli had led India to a 2-1 win in the 2018-19 Test series and followed that up with a 2-1 win in the ODI series. […]
Sydney: India sealed the T20 International series against Australia with a game to spare after a swashbuckling Hardik Pandya finished what Shikhar Dhawan had set out to achieve with a scintillating 36-ball 52 in the second and penultimate match here on Sunday. The visitors thus avenged their 1-2 ODI series loss, chasing down a challenging […]
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: Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah found his mojo and the Indian team its winning ways in a morale-lifting 13-run triumph over Australia in the third and final ODI on Wednesday, salvaging some of the lost pride in a 1-2 series defeat. An in-form Hardik Pandya blasted 92 not out off 76 balls and Ravindra Jadeja’s […]
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 […]
Sydney: Australia defeated India by 66 runs in the first One-day International at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday to take a 1-0 lead in the three-game series. Though there was a rearguard action from Hardik Pandya, who got his highest ODI score (90 off 76 balls) and added 128 runs for the fifth wicket […]
Sydney: Shikhar Dhawan on Tuesday shared a glimpse of Team India’s new jersey which they will be wearing in the upcoming limited-overs fixtures against Australia. “New jersey, renewed motivation. Ready to go,” wrote Dhawan along with a picture of himself sporting the jersey on his Twitter handle. New jersey, renewed motivation. Ready to go. 🇮🇳 […]
In the world of sports, on this very day, the world’s second most popular sports took its birth. The white caps and demeanour of this fascinating game earned the epithet of ‘Gentlemen’s Game’. The enchanting game has lured even Zimbabwe’s former President and dictator Robert Mugabe, who had once said, “Cricket civilizes people and creates […]
Melbourne: India saved their worst for the last as a brutal Australian side outclassed them by 85 runs for an unprecedented fifth T20 World Cup triumph in a final that promised much but delivered very little here Sunday. Batting first after the coin landed in Meg Lanning’s favour, Australia came out in scintillating fashion with […]
Sydney: Wrist spinner Poonam Yadav returned with a four-wicket haul as India outwitted Australia by 17 runs in the opening match to make a resounding start to the Women’s T20 World Cup here on Friday. Put into bat, India posted a below-par 132 for four in their stipulated 20 overs, riding on Shafali Verma’s 15-ball […]
Melbourne: Brilliant innings from openers Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana helped India beat Australia by seven wickets on Saturday at the Junction Oval to keep themselves alive in the ongoing Women’s T20 tri-series. Chasing a huge total of 174, Indian eves rode on a sublime opening partnership between Verma and Mandhana who took the Australian […]
Bengaluru: Team India captain Virat Kohli has said that using K.L. Rahul as a wicketkeeper-batsman adds to the balance of the team, thus hinting that the Karnataka batsman may be used in the same role in the five-match T20I series in New Zealand. Rahul was forced to keep wickets in the just concluded three-ODI series […]
Bengaluru: A century from Rohit Sharma and a masterful 89 from captain Virat Kohli took them to a 7-wicket win over Australia in the third and final ODI between the two sides that was played at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday. Rohit scored 119 while Kohli was dismissed 11 runs away from his […]
Bengaluru: Senior India opener Shikhar Dhawan’s tryst with injuries continued as he did not come out to bat after hurting his left shoulder during the third ODI against Australia here on Sunday. After being taken for an X-ray, Dhawan was seen with his left arm in sling, putting under doubt his participation in the New […]
Rajkot: India beat Australia by 36 runs in the second one-dayer to level the three-match series 1-1 here on Friday. Mohammed Shami was the most successful Indian bowler with 3/77 while Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Navdeep Saina took two apiece as Australia lost wickets at regular intervals to be all out for 304 in […]
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