Cricket

Afghanistan 236 for 9 (Shahidi 69, Gurbaz 51, Adair 3-51) beat Ireland 119 (Stirling 50, Nabi 5-17, Kharote 4-30) by 117 runs The ball turned and skidded to the tune of Mohammad Nabi and Nangeyalia Kharote, who combined with Mohammad Nabi to grab nine wickets and fashion a big win for Afghanistan in the third

Royal Challengers Bangalore 115 for 3 (Perry 40*, Ghosh 36*) beat Mumbai Indians 113 (Sajana 30, Perry 6-15) by seven wickets Coming into Royal Challengers Bangalore’s final group game of WPL 2024, Ellyse Perry had not picked up a single wicket in six outings. She more than made up for that by returning the best-ever

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto has played down Bangladesh’s recent form blip in ODIs, saying that they are preparing to make a comeback against Sri Lanka this week. Bangladesh have lost their last two home series to Afghanistan and New Zealand and are looking to avoid a third straight defeat. Shanto said that Shakib Al

Australia’s thrilling chase in Christchurch rounded off a southern hemisphere summer where they won six Tests out of seven including both matches in New Zealand. They do not play Test cricket again for nine months when India tour Australia for a five-Test series that will start in late November. Australia’s side is incredibly settled, but

Toss Gujarat Giants chose to bat vs UP Warriorz Gujarat Giants captain Beth Mooney won the toss, and as has been the trend in the Delhi leg, elected to bat in what is a must-win game for her team against UP Warriorz. “Been working for us, the last couple of games. Batting first seems to

Queensland 14 for 2 vs New South Wales Brisbane’s rain is threatening to wash out New South Wales’ already unlikely push to reach the Sheffield Shield final. To lock up second place on the ladder and a spot in next week’s decider, the fourth-placed Blues must convincingly beat Queensland and pick up bonus points along

Australia 256 and 174 for 5 (Marsh 55*, Carey 50*) need 105 more runs to beat New Zealand 162 and 372 Mitchell Marsh and Alex Carey thwarted New Zealand’s push for a famous victory with gutsy half-centuries to revive Australia’s hopes in the second Test at Hagley Oval. Chasing 279 runs to clinch the series

Vidarbha 31 for 3 (Taide 21*, Kulkarni 2-9, Shardul 1-14) trail Mumbai 224 (Shardul 75, Shaw 46, Yash 3-54, Dubey 3-62) by 193 runs Shardul Thakur rescued Mumbai with the bat for the second game in a row after their middle order had collapsed either side of lunch on the first day of the Ranji

The 4-1 series win also helped India overtake Australia at the top of the ICC’s Test rankings and they will remain No. 1 even if Australia beat New Zealand in Christchurch. India are also the top-ranked ODI and T20I side at present. India had slipped to fifth place in the WTC points table after losing

Lunch New Zealand 162 and 243 for 3 (Ravindra 67*, Mitchell 42*) lead Australia 256 by 149 runs Tom Latham‘s bid for a maiden century against Australia was cut short by a hard-working Pat Cummins, but Rachin Ravindra and Daryl Mitchell relished a sedate Hagley Oval surface as New Zealand’s lead grew in the second