India’s squad for the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup had a couple of surprises, including a maiden call-up for Nandani Sharma and the recall of two players who haven’t played international cricket for a while. With a settled opening combination, and a solid and experienced middle order, there were questions around some other spots, and…
Toss Mumbai Indians opt to bat vs Chennai Super Kings Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Hardik Pandya chose to bat first against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Chepauk. CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad said he would have preferred to bat first as well. Hardik expected the pitch to play well like it did during the T20 World…
India Women squad for England Test Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Smriti Mandhana (vice-capt), Shafali Varma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Pratika Rawal, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), N Shree Charani, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Nandani Sharma, Harleen Deol, Renuka Singh, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare, Sneh Rana Source link
Former West Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop was “very impressed” with the “firepower” Mitchell Starc brought into his first game of IPL 2026. Starc was sidelined with shoulder and elbow issues and joined Delhi Capitals more than a month after the tournament began. He immediately showed his value, picking up 3 for 40 in his…
Coming into the game, Rahul did not have a great record against Bishnoi in the IPL, with just eight runs in 12 balls. But with DC chasing a mammoth 226, Rahul laid into his former Lucknow Super Giants team-mate, smashing him for 26 off nine balls, with two fours and two sixes. “He [Rahul] has…
Earlier this week, Hunain Shah told ESPNcricinfo that Hyderabad Kingsmen coach Jason Gillespie had told him to know what delivery he was bowling at the top of his run-up, and commit to it. But on Friday night, from the moment captain Marnus Labuschagne placed his trust, and the ball, into the 22-year-old’s hands to defend…
RCB frontman Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the leader of the wicket-takers’ table, the five three-fors he has this season taking him to 17 wickets, but he has a new No. 2, RR’s Jofra Archer, who has been picking up wickets consistently, and now has 15, the same as SRH’s Eshan Malinga, but with a superior economy…
“It was actually lefty-righty as well,” Parag said about the decision. “There was what, eight-nine overs to go. We wanted to delay it [entry point] a little bit and just get a few eight-nine [runs] an over from the spinners and then go from ball one when the seamers started to bowl. So I feel…
Mumbai Indians (MI) are drifting down the bottom of the IPL 2026 points table with key players unable to influence matches as they would probably like. Suryakumar Yadav is one of them, with 162 runs at an average of 20.25 and a strike rate of 140.86. Jasprit Bumrah is another, with two wickets at an…
Rajasthan Royals opt to bat vs Delhi Cpaitals At a toss that there was a lot to report from, perhaps the headline went to Rajasthan Royals (RR) choosing to bat first in a night game at a ground where they didn’t even come close to defending 228 against Sunrisers Hyderabad. RR captain Riyan Parag felt…