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  Thanks to a superb partnership between Sophie Dunkley and Katherine Brunt, England women sealed the series in the 2 nd ODI played at Taunton on Wednesday.   England captain Heather Knight won the toss and decided to field first. It was a steady start by the Indian openers as Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana played with intent putting England bowlers under pressure. Shafali was dropped by Winfield at mid-off. After the initial spell by Shurbsole and Brunt, Knight bought Ecclestone into the attack. At the end of the first 10 overs, Indian openers put 48 runs. Kate Cross got the opening breakthrough for England getting rid of Smriti Mandhana taking the inside edge onto stumps. Mandhana and Verma put on 56 runs laying a strong foundation for a big total. Jemimah Rodrigues coming into playing XI, looked in decent touch before playing across the line providing an easy catch to Brunt. Soon after, Shafali Verma’s superb innings came to an end as she was stumped by Amy Jones co...

  The Euro 2020 Round of 16 matches saw some brilliant action with top teams like Portugal, Germany, Netherlands, France, and Sweden being knocked out. Teams like Ukraine, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Denmark showed great fighting spirit to reach the quarterfinals stage. After losing the first two matches against Finland and Belgium, Denmark proved their worth defeating Russia by 4-1 to book a place in the round of 16 against Wales. It was a dominating performance by Danish side who outplayed Wales played on 26 th June at Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam. Denmark dominated the possession before Dolberg scored a brilliant goal in the 27 th minute to give them a 1-0 lead. Both teams played attacking football but could not convert anything. Denmark went into the half-time break at 1-0. Dolberg made a great move to score his 2 nd goal in the 48 th minute giving Denmark a 2-0 lead. Denmark continued their domination over Wales as Mahele made it 3-0 in the 88 th minute and Braithwa...

  The England women produced a dominating display in the 1 st One-day international match against India played at County Ground, Bristol on Sunday.   England women captain Heather Knight won the toss and decided to field first. The debutant Shafali Verma showed great intent putting Brunt and Shurbsole with boundaries. To hit another big shot, Verma provided a simple catch to Shurbsole. Smriti Mandhana and Punam Raut failed to rotate the strike. After the sustained pressure by England bowlers, Shurbsole produced a superb delivery getting rid of Mandhana. At the end of the first 10 overs, Indian women ended at 27 for 2. After the field restrictions, Raut and Mithali Raj could not hit boundaries as England bowlers kept on the pressure. Raut was given out by the umpire and on review, it was overturned due to the ball missing the leg stump. Raut played some lovely shots but there were a lot of dot balls consumed by the experienced duo. Kate Cross got the wicket of Raut who t...

  New Zealand created history as they became the inaugural ICC Test Championship defeating India on the reserve day at Ageas Bowl, Southampton on Wednesday. Starting on the overnight score of 64 for 2, India was dealt with two huge blows as Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara could not contribute much to the team’s cause dismissed by Kyle Jamieson. Rishabh Pant was given a reprieve by Tim Southee at slips but did not change his style of play taking on the Kiwis bowlers. On the other hand, Rahane looked solid hitting the bad balls away for runs. Rahane was dismissed in an unfortunate manner caught down the leg. Rahane and Pant added 37 runs for the 5 th wicket. Jadeja and Pant played with positive intent taking India to 130 for 5 at lunch. After the lunch break, Neil Wagner troubled Jadeja and Pant with bouncers. Jamieson did not give runs easily to both Indian batsmen. Wagner finally broke through getting rid of Jadeja with a bouncer. Jadeja and Pant added 33 runs for the 6 th ...

  The fifth day’s play saw some exciting action as both teams fought for each run played at Ageas Bowl, Southampton on Tuesday. Starting on the overnight score of 101 for 2, it was a remarkable bowling performance by the Indian pacers including Bumrah and Ishant Sharma. Mohammed Shami came into the bowling and troubled the experienced duo of Taylor and Williamson. After the first drinks break, a superb catch by Shubman Gill resulted in the wicket of Taylor. The Indian pace trio just kept on bowling nagging lines and lengths putting Kiwi’s batsmen under immense pressure. Ishant Sharma struck the 2 nd blow for India getting rid of Henry Nicholls as Rohit Sharma took a good catch. Shami produced a peach to dismiss BJ Watling to leave New Zealand in trouble at 135 for 5. Williamson looked cautious against top-quality Indian bowling. At the end of the first session, New Zealand ended at 135 for 5. The second session started Colin de Grandhomme hitting the first ball for a boundar...

  The left-arm spinner from South Africa, Keshav Maharaj became the 2 nd South African to take a hat-trick in Test matches. He achieved this remarkable feat during the 4 th morning of the 2 nd Test match against West Indies played at ST Lucia, Gros Islet on Monday. After setting a huge target of 324 runs in the 2 nd innings, West Indies began the fourth day at 15 for 0, the hosts lost 2 early wickets of Kraigg Braithwaite and Shai Hope. Kyle Mayers and Kieron Powell steadied the ship adding 64 runs for the 3 rd wicket. With West Indies looking in a decent position, Maharaj produced a magical spell getting wickets of Powell for a well-made half-century, Jason Holder and Joshua Da Silva off successive deliveries to achieve this amazing feat. Wiaan Mulder took a remarkable catch to dismiss Da Silva at leg slip and left West Indies in dire trouble at 109 for 6. Keshav Maharaj grabbed 3 wickets in no time and put South Africa in a commanding position to whitewash the Test serie...

  It was a brilliant day of cricket as both teams fought on the third day of the World Test Championship finals played at Ageas Bowl, Southampton on Sunday. The match started half hour late due to a wet outfield. Starting on the overnight score of 146 for 3, Kyle Jamieson and Trent Boult began off brilliantly bowling tight lines and lengths not allowing Rahane and Kohli to score runs easily. Jamieson struck early for New Zealand dismissing Kohli with a beauty. Rahane and Kohli added 61 runs for the 4 th wicket. Boult and Jamieson continued to test the Indian batsmen. After surviving a close LBW shout, Pant hit a boundary before providing a simple catch to Latham. Ajiyanka Rahane looked in decent touch hitting gaps while Jadeja played decently. Kane Williamson bought a field change that resulted in the wicket of Rahane for a well-made 49. Ravichandran Ashwin played some attacking strokes putting the Kiwis bowlers under some pressure. Southee provided the breakthrough by getting...

  After the first day washout, both teams fought it out on a rain-curtailed 2 nd day as Indian openers started steadily before Kiwi’s bowlers made a comeback played at Ageas Bowl, Southampton on Saturday. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and decided to field first with conditions helping the pacers. Rohit Sharma started off brightly with 3 runs off Tim Southee’s bowling. The Indian openers played according to the merit of the ball and played some lovely shots. Gill and Rohit Sharma survived testing conditions against Southee and Boult. The Kiwis captain decided to bring Kyle Jamieson after 5 overs spell by the opening bowlers. The Indian openers hit the bad balls away for boundaries keeping the scoreboard ticking. Colin de Grandhomme also was bought in by Williamson. Jamieson extracted bounce but the Indian openers remained solid. After a solid start, Jamieson struck to get rid of Rohit Sharma with a lovely catch by Tim Southee at third slips ending 62 runs ope...

  Thanks to a superb effort by Sneha Rana, Shikha Pandey and Taniya Bhatia, India pulled out a remarkable draw on the fourth and final day of the one-off Test match played at County Ground, Bristol on Saturday. Starting on the final day at 83 for 1, Shafali Verma looked confident and hit Ecclestone for a straight six. A superb catch by Katherine Brunt from a full delivery resulted in the wicket of Verma. Verma and Deepti Sharma added 70 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Punam Raut showed some intent hitting boundaries keeping the scoreboard ticking. Deepti Sharma defended brilliantly and hit the bad balls away for boundaries. Both Indian batters looked comfortable keeping the momentum going. Deepti Sharma reached her fifty off 157 balls. At the stroke of lunch break, Deepti Sharma tried to slog hitting the inside edge onto the stumps. Deepti Sharma and Punam Raut added 72 runs for the 3 rd wicket.   Indian women ended at 171 for 3 with a slender lead of 6 runs. Soon after the lu...

  Shafali Verma produced another brilliant knock in the 2 nd innings after being asked to follow-on after rain-curtailed 3 rd day played at County Ground, Bristol on Friday. Starting on the overnight score of 187 for 5, it was not an ideal start for the visitors as Harmanpreet Kaur was dismissed by Sophie Ecclestone via a review. The umpire gave it not out and on review, it was overturned to out. Soon after, Taniya Bhatia was dismissed without opening her account by Ecclestone leaving India in massive trouble at 187 for 7. India earned their first run as Deepti Sharma scored 2 runs. A lovely catch by Amy Jones ended the innings for Sneha Rana. Deepti Sharma played some lovely shots against Ecclestone. Pooja Vastrakar took the advantage of bad bowling by Dunkley hitting boundaries. Katherine Brunt produced a peach to dismiss Vastrakar ending a 33 runs partnership for the 9 th wicket. Shurbsole got rid of Jhulan Goswami bowling out India for 231. The England captain Heather Kn...

  Thanks to an all-round effort, England ended the 2 nd day in a strong position against India played at County Ground, Bristol on Thursday. Jhulan Goswami struck early for India dismissing Katherine Brunt with a review for LBW. The umpire gave it not out and the decision was overturned as it was hitting the middle stump. Sophia Dunkley and Ecclestone played the Indian spinners brilliantly keeping the scoreboard ticking. India also took a review for LBW that was upheld due to the ball missing the stumps. Ecclestone survived an LBW shout given out and on review, it was overturned due to the ball missing the leg stump. Soon after, Ecclestone provided a simple catch to Shikha Pandey at mid-on. Ecclestone and Dunkley added 56 runs for the 8 th wicket. Dunkley was also given out by the umpire and this decision was overturned due to the ball missing the leg stump. Soon after, the debutant reached her maiden Test fifty off 97 balls. Any Shurbsole looked in brilliant touch hitting bo...

  The Indian spinners staged a good comeback at the end of the first day of a one-off Test match played at the County Ground, Bristol on Wednesday. England captain Heather Knight won the toss and decided to bat first. It was a cautious start by Winfield Hill and Tammy Beaumont against the new ball pair of Goswami and Shikha Pandey. Smriti Mandhana dropped a chance at slips to get rid of Winfield. After the initial reprieve, the England batters looked composed hitting boundaries to keep the pressure on Indian bowlers. The debutant Sneha Rana was bought into the attack and bowled tight lines and lengths. After the first hour, the England openers played with intent. Winfield pounced on the bad balls for 2 sixes. Pooja Vastrakar got her maiden wicket in Test matches as Taniya Bhatia took a lovely one-handed diving catch to dismiss Winfield. Beaumont and Winfield added 69 runs for the opening wicket laying a strong foundation for a big total. Deepti Sharma got some turn in her first...

    The Indian and New Zealand announced their 15-man squad for the inaugural edition of the ICC World Test Championship finals to be played from 18 th June at Ageas Bowl, Southampton. Both India and New Zealand have performed brilliantly in the inaugural edition of the Test Championship started in August 2019. The Indian Team won all their series at home defeating Bangladesh, South Africa, and England. Their only loss came against New Zealand in New Zealand losing 0-2. They performed brilliantly defeating West Indies away from home. After being bundled out for 36, under the captaincy of Rahane, the Indian team registered a historic 2-1 win over a strong Australian side especially at Gabba, Brisbane. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the points system was changed as it calculated based on percentage points. The Indian Team played a total of 17 series in the ICC Test Championship cycle including 9 away and 8 away.  On the other hand, the New Zealand Cricket Team also...

  The Indian women’s Cricket Team will take on England in one-off historic Test match on England soil after a gap of 7 years to be played at Bristol from 16 th June onwards. A total of 140 Test matches have been played so far. The first women’s Test match was played between England and Australia in December 1934 contested in a three-day. The match between Indian women and England women will be a four-day contest hoping to see a cracking contest. Under the captaincy of Mithali Raj, the Indian women defeated strong England by six wickets in the one-off Test match played at Wormsley. It was a historic moment for Indian cricket as they registered their first win on England soil. With the experience of Mithali Raj, the Indian women’s team would be looking to replicate their success of 2014. India played their first Test match in women’s cricket in 1976. Since then, they have played a total of 36 matches, with only 5 wins, 6 losses, and 25 drawn matches. Under the captaincy of M...

  Under the stand-in captain Tom Latham, New Zealand registered their first series win since 2000 as they defeated the hosts England by 8 wickets on the fourth day of the 2 nd Test match played at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Sunday. Trent Boult produced a superb delivery to get rid of Olly Stone of the very first ball providing an easy catch to Tom Blundell setting a paltry total of 38 runs. Devon Conway ended the series with a low score as Stuart Broad dismissed him with a beauty. Despite good bowling by Anderson and Broad, Tom Latham and Will Young looked composed keeping the scoreboard ticking. Mark Wood missed a chance to run out of Latham but could not hit the stumps. Olly Stone dismissed Will Young with an inside edge onto the stumps. Young and Latham added 27 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Tom Latham hit the winning runs with a boundary to help New Zealand register an emphatic 8 wicket win. For his 6 wickets in the match, Matt Henry was awarded the man of the match. Devon Co...

  It was a superb day for the New Zealand team as they put the hosts under pressure on the 3 rd day of the 2 nd Test played at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Saturday. Starting on the overnight score of 229 for 3, Ross Taylor started off aggressively reaching his fifty from 112 balls. The England captain Joe Root decided to take the 2 nd new ball immediately. Ross Taylor kept on playing shots putting the hosts under pressure. Ollie Pope could not cling a tough chance to provide England breakthrough. On the other hand, Henry Nicholls remained solid with his defense. Both Taylor and Nicholls took New Zealand to a strong position at the first hour. Olly Stone got the breakthrough for England soon after the drinks break getting rid of Taylor providing an easy catch to Bracey. Taylor and Nicholls added 63 runs for the 4 th wicket. Tom Blundell was dropped off his first ball by Bracey diving to his right but could not cling on to it. Mark Wood bowled with pace and strangled Henry Nicholl...

  Thanks to a superb batting performance, New Zealand ended the 2 nd day of the 2 nd Test match in a strong position played at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Friday. Starting on the overnight score of 258 for 7, Mark Wood looked in cracking form right from the word go putting pressure on Boult and Henry with 5 boundaries. Boult and Henry tried with short balls as Wood kept hitting shots. Henry got the reward dismissing Wood taking the inside edge onto the stumps. Wood and Lawrence added 66 runs for the 8 th wicket. Stuart Broad did provide any resistance to being dismissed by Boult providing easy catch to Blundell. Dan Lawrence did most of the scoring for England. James Anderson looked comfortable against the Kiwis pacers. Anderson was eventually dismissed LBW as Latham took a review. The umpire gave it not out and crashing onto the stumps to be bowled out for 303. Lawrence remained not out on 81. Stuart Broad bowled a dream spell initially making the ball talk. Broad got the br...

  It was an excellent day of Test cricket as both teams fought on the 1 st Day of the 2 nd match played at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Thursday. England captain Joe Root won the toss and decided to bat first on a good batting pitch. New Zealand went into the match with six changes in the squad including captain Kane Williamson, Southee, Watling, Jamieson, Santer and Colin de Grandhomme. Trent Boult and Matt Henry bowled tight lines and lengths troubling the England openers. After the initial burst, Neil Wagner was bought into the attack and continued their tight lines. England openers made just 27 runs in the first hour. Burns and Sibley put bad balls away for runs. The stand-in captain Tom Latham bought changes into the attack but could not dislodge the opening pair. England went into the lunch break at 67 for 0. It was a dream start for the Kiwis in the 2 nd session as Matt Henry dismissed Dom Sibley in the very first over after lunch with a peach of a delivery. The England o...

  The Board of Cricket Control of India have announced their squad for the 3 ODI and 3 T20Is matches against Sri Lanka starting from 13 th July 2021. With the Indian senior team featuring in World Test Championship finals and England tour, Shikhar Dhawan has been appointed as the captain while Bhuvneshwar Kumar named as the vice-captain for the tour. The Sri Lankan tour includes many uncapped Indian players who performed brilliantly in the Indian Premier League season. Devdutt Paddikal, Nitish Rana, and other top performers have been given a chance to feature in the squad. Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Paddikal are the openers in the squad. Surya Kumar Yadav, Manish Pandey, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan comprise the middle order. Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson are the two wicketkeepers included. The all-rounder's department consists of Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Krishnappa Gowtham. Deepak Chahar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Navdeep Saini, and uncapped Chetan Sakaryia have been inclu...

  The Afghanistan star player Rashid Khan showed all-round abilities for Lahore Qalandars against Islamabad United in the opening match of the 2 nd leg played at the Sheikh Abu Zayed International Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Lahore Qalandars captain Sohail Akhtar won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for Qalandars as James Faulkner grabbed wickets of Colin Munro, Rohail Nazir, and United captain Shahbad Khan to leave United in trouble. Rashid Khan bowled brilliantly giving away just 9 runs in his 4 overs and took the wicket of Hussain Talat. He finished the allocated 4 overs by the 16 th over. Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Wasim provided some quick runs in the last 3 overs to help Islamabad United post 143 for 9 in 20 overs. It was a good bowling effort by Qalandars bowlers as Faulkner took 3 wickets, Daniyal and Haris Rauf took 2 wickets while Shaheen Shah Afridi 1 for 37. Chasing down 144 runs to win, Fakhar Zaman and Sohail Akhtar started off stea...

  The Indian Cricket Team dates for the limited-overs series against Sri Lanka to be played in July announced. After the speculation that the Indian team would play extra T20Is is not being featured. With the regular players taking part in the ICC Test Championship finals and England tour, there would-be performers who played brilliantly in the IPL and boost their performances for selection in the ICC World T20. It is good news as many top players like Devdutt Paddikal, Shaw, Iyer, Tewaita, and other performers would be selected for the Indian Team. On the other hand, Sri Lanka suffered a lot due to the coronavirus pandemic. Before this series, Bangladesh visited the hosts for 2 Test matches, and then Sri Lanka took part in 3 matches ODI series. Sri Lanka are slated to play 3 One-day internationals and 3 T20Is starting from 23 rd June against England in their own den. This series against India will be a big boost for the Lankans. Sony Channels will telecast this channel an...