India edge England to level series

India edge England to level series

AHMEDABAD: Indian bowlers stifled England’s batters to secure an eight-run victory in the fourth Twenty20 International on Thursday to level the five-match series at 2-2. Shardul Thakur claimed three wickets while Hardik Pandya and Rahul Chahar took two each as India restricted England to 177-8 in their chase of 186 at the Narendra Modi Stadium […]

Rahmanullah stars in Afghanistan’s T20 win over Zimbabwe

Rahmanullah stars in Afghanistan’s T20 win over Zimbabwe

ABU DHABI: Opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz smashed a fiery half century to anchor Afghanistan’s convincing 48-run win over Zimbabwe in the first Twenty20 International in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. The dashing right-hander cracked seven towering sixes and six boundaries in his dominating 45-ball 87 to steer Afghanistan to an imperious 198-5 in 20 overs after they […]

Buttler blitz trumps Kohli as England reclaim series lead

Buttler blitz trumps Kohli as England reclaim series lead

AHMEDABAD: Jos Buttler’s blistering 83 not out trumped Virat Kohli’s majestic half-century as England beat India by eight wickets in the third Twenty20 International to go 2-1 up in the five-match series in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. Kohli struck an unbeaten 77 off 46 balls to rescue India from a top-order collapse and help them to […]

Kohli, Kishan lead India to emphatic T20 win over England

Kohli, Kishan lead India to emphatic T20 win over England

AHMEDABAD: Skipper Virat Kohli and debutant Ishan Kishan hit half-centuries as India hammered England by seven wickets in the second Twenty20 International in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Chasing 165 for victory, a blazing second-wicket stand of 94 between Kohli, who finished unbeaten on 73, and Kishan saw India romp home in 17.5 overs at the Narendra […]

Archer, Roy help England steamroll India

Archer, Roy help England steamroll India

AHMEDABAD: England’s bowlers did the spadework before opener Jason Roy’s explosive 49 helped secure a comprehensive eight-wicket victory against India in the first Twe­nty20 International in Ahmedabad on Friday. Electing to field, Eoin Morgan and his men denied India a strong start and eventually restricted them to a below-par 124-7 despite Shreyas Iyer’s breezy 67. […]

Williamson ruled out of BD series with elbow injury

Williamson ruled out of BD series with elbow injury

WELLINGTON: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will miss the One-day International series against Bangladesh with an elbow problem, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Tuesday. Williamson, who led the ‘Black Caps’ to a 3-2 T20 series win over Australia on Sunday, has a small tear in his left elbow tendon and had been ‘experiencing irritation’ […]

PSL management proposes two windows to hold remaining games

PSL management proposes two windows to hold remaining games

LAHORE: In an attempt to control the damage after the postponement of the HBL Pakistan Super League due to Covid-19 cases detected during the Karachi leg of the event amid reported breaches of SOPs, the management committee of PSL on Friday recommended windows of May-June and September to hold the remaining 20 matches of the […]

Prepare for another spin fest, Rahane tells England

Prepare for another spin fest, Rahane tells England

AHMEDABAD: India look to spin out England in the fourth Test on a similar pitch to the one that hosted last week’s two-day match, vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane said on Tuesday. The hosts demolished England in one of the shortest Tests in history to lead the four-match series 2-1 at the Narendra Modi Stadium — the […]