MELBOURNE: Alyssa Healy said she hoped the Women’s T20 World Cup final would be a game-changer for her sport as the Australia team celebrated their fifth title and a record-breaking final at a ceremony in the centre of Melbourne on Monday. Australia thrashed India by 85 runs in front of 86,174 fans at the Melbourne […]
Defending champion Australia claimed its fifth Women’s Twenty20 Cricket World Cup title after thrashing India by 85 runs in Sunday’s final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney starred in the summit clash, completing their respective half-centuries, as the hosts overpowered the Harmanpreet Kaur-led India. It held an eerie similarity to another […]
PALLEKELE: Andre Russell hit six sixes in a blistering 14-ball innings as West Indies smashed their way to a seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka and seal the two-match Twenty20 series on Friday. West Indies’ bowlers limited Sri Lanka to 155 for six and then Brandon King struck 43 off 21 balls and Russell made 40 […]
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to raise awareness for breast cancer during HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020 matches in Lahore and Rawalpindi on March 7. The match officials, teams, players, and commentators will don pink ribbons during the matchs.The bails on wickets will be coloured pink as part of PCB’s public awareness […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has agreed to reschedule a One-day International against Bangladesh next month to give the visitors more time to prepare for their second Test match, which is part of the ICC World Test Championship. The one-off ODI in Karachi was originally scheduled for April 3 and will now be played on April 1. The […]
RAWALPINDI: Who has been the most self-effacing among all international cricketers of the 21st Century? The answer to this query is probably simple because the majority would definitely cast their votes in favour of former batting great Hashim Amla. After announcing retirement from the international arena last August just weeks following his country’s embarrassing preliminary-round […]
By PTI : India on Tuesday retained their number one spot and captain Virat Kohli remained static at second in the ICC rankings despite a dismal Test series against New Zealand. India have 116 rating points, six more than New Zealand with third-placed Australia accumulating 108 points. The 0-2 result against New Zealand was India’s first series […]
LAHORE: The Cabinet Committee on Law and Order reviewed on Monday security arrangements for PSL cricket matches and decided to further tighten security in view of any possible terrorist act. Chairing the cabinet committee meeting at civil secretariat, Punjab Law Minister Basharat Raja directed that special attention should be paid to minimising the problems of […]
Frustrated India captain Virat Kohli criticised his team and sparred with a journalist as New Zealand won the second Test inside three days to sweep the series on Monday. Home skipper Kane Williamson celebrated “an outstanding performance” as New Zealand, who won the first Test by 10 wickets, claimed the second by seven wickets to […]
Real Madrid won the Clasico and might have saved their season as they ended their slump in the best way possible on Sunday by beating Barcelona 2-0 and returning to the top of La Liga. Vinicius Junior’s deflected finish and a stoppage-time goal from Mariano Diaz decided a frenzied contest at the Santiago Bernabeu, where […]