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  Zimbabwe continued their winning form as they defeated spirited Oman in a high scoring affair played at Queens Sport Club, Bulawayo on 29 June 2023. Oman captain Zeeshan Maqsood won the toss and decided to field first. Craig Ervine was given out by the umpire, but the decision was upheld as the ball pitching outside leg. Ervine and Gumbie looked in decent touch keeping momentum going for Zimbabwe. At the end of first 10 overs, Zimbabwe openers scored 40 without losing any wickets. Kallehmuallah produced a beauty to dismiss Craig Ervine. Ervine and Gumbie added 46 runs for the opening wicket. Fayyaz Butt dismissed the other opener Gumbie. Sean Williams continued his brilliant form with aggressive stroke play along not allowing Oman bowlers to settle. Wesley Medhevere looked in decent touch before Oman captain Zeeshan Maqsood broke the partnership dismissing Medherve with a simple stumping. Williams and Medherve added 64 runs for 3 rd wicket. Williams completed his fifty off...

  The 2 nd day of the 2 nd Ashes Test match proved to be an entertaining one between England and Australia played at Lords, London on 29 June 2023. Starting on the overnight score of 339 for 5, Alex Carey looked in good touch with second new ball before Stuart Broad got rid of him with a review. The umpire gave not out but on review it was overturned to out as it was hitting the stumps. Carey and Smith added 35 runs for the 6 th wicket. Mitchell Starc was promoted ahead of Cummins but could not do much. Pat Cummins looked in decent touch showing hitting and keeping scoreboard ticking. Steve Smith completed his 32 nd century off 169 deliveries. Josh Tongue dismissed Smith with a simple catch to Duckett. Cummins and Smith added 35 runs for the 8 th wicket. Tongue and Robinson completed the job dismissing Lyon and Josh Hazlewood to bowl out Australia. Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett played cautiously as England ended the first session at 13 for 0. After the lunch break, England...

  The Australian Cricket Team ended the 1 st day of the 2 nd Test match in a strong position with impressive batting performance played at Lords, London on 28 June 2023. England captain Ben Stokes won the toss on overcast conditions and decided to field first. David Warner showed intent with attacking strokes keeping the pressure on England bowlers. With the scoreboard reading 20 for 0, rain arrived and stopped play. It was a disappointing fielding effort as they dropped catch. Warner continued his attacking approach and kept the scoreboard ticking. Right at the stroke of lunch, Josh Tongue produced a beauty to dismiss Usman Khawaja. Warner looked in great touch reaching half-century off 66 deliveries. Khawaja and Warner added 73 runs for the opening wicket. It was a brilliant start for England in the second session as Tongue produced another peach to dismiss dangerous Warner. Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne struggled initially before hitting boundaries at will. Smith was ...

  The 9 th day of the ICC ODI World Cup qualifiers saw two outstanding contrasting performances with Zimbabwe producing record win over United States of America while Netherlands stunned West Indies in a high scoring thriller on 26 June 2023. Zimbabwe versus United States of America Zimbabwe produced a dominating win in their final league match against United States of America played at Harare Sports Club, Harare. USA captain Monak Patel won the toss and decided to field first. Joylord Gumbie and Innocent Kaia got off to a decent start before Kaia was dismissed. Kaia and Gumbie added 56 runs for the opening wicket. Sean Williams and Gumbie looked in great touch keeping the scoreboard ticking making life tough for USA bowlers. Williams completed fifty off just 33 deliveries while Gumbie reached half-century off 73 deliveries. Gumbie and Williams added 160 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Williams continued his aggressive touch with well made century off 65 balls. Williams hammered ...

  The hosts Zimbabwe register a famous win over two-time Champions West Indies in an important Group A match played at Harare Sports Club, Harare on 24 June 2023. West Indies captain Shai Hope won the toss and decided to field first. Joylord Gumbie and Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine looked cautious against disciplined bowling. Ervine looked in great touch while Gumbie struggled to time the ball. At the end of first 10 overs, Zimbabwe made 37 for 0. Keemo Paul eventually struck for West Indies dismissing Gumbie. Gumbie and Ervine put on 63 runs for the opening wicket. Wesley Medherve fell cheaply by Akeal Hossein with a simple catch by substitute Carthy. Zimbabwe lost 2 more quick wickets of Craig Ervine and Sean Williams as they looked in some trouble at 112 for 4. Sikandar Raza came to the crease putting pressure on West Indies along with Ryan Burl. Raza showed intent and continued his superb form in the tournament. He along with Ryan Burl kept the momentum going for Zimbabwe...

  The fourth day of ICC ODI World Cup qualifiers saw Scotland start the tournament with a thrilling win over Ireland while Oman registered their second successive win against UAE. Scotland vs Ireland Scotland came back from nowhere to register a famous win over Ireland at Bulawayo Sports Club, Bulawayo on 21 June 2023. Scotland captain Richard Berrington won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for Scotland as McMullen struck twice in the same over dismissing Paul Stirling and Andrew Balbirnie. McMullen got rid of Harry Tector to leave Ireland in trouble at 17 for 3. Scotland bowlers kept it tight not allowing the Ireland batters score runs easily. Mark Watt dismissed Lorcan Tucker cheaply on conditions that helped pacers. At the end of 10 overs, Ireland looked in trouble at 34 for 4. Andy McBrine looked in decent touch before McBride produced a lovely delivery to dismiss him. McBrine and Curtis Campher added 37 runs for the 5 th wicket. Campher and D...

  The hosts Zimbabwe won their second successive match defeating Netherlands in a high scoring encounter played at Harare Sports Club, Harare on 20 June 2023. Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine won the toss and decided to field first. Max O Dowd and Vikramjit Singh looked in good touch for Netherlands scoring 57 runs in the first 10 overs. After the field restrictions, Singh and O Dowd kept scoreboard ticking taking singles and hitting boundaries. O Dowd completed half-century off 56 deliveries while Vikramjit also reached fifty off 59 balls to keep Netherlands going strong. Sikandar Raza provided the much-needed breakthrough dismissing O Dowd wicket trying to reverse sweep. O Dowd and Singh added 120 runs for opening wicket. Raza struck again dismissing Wesley Barresi. Singh and captain Scott Edwards looked in great touch keeping the momentum going for Netherlands. Raza struck again once more dismissing dangerous Singh. Singh and Edwards added 96 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Bas ...

  The World Champions Australia sealed an epic win in first Test match played at Edgbaston, Birmingham on 20 th June 2023. This series begins with the 3 rd cycle of World Test Championship for 2023/25. Due to persistent showers, the first session was entirely washed out. The match began in the second session as Scott Boland put on important runs before Stuart Broad got rid of night watchman with a simple catch to Jonny Bairstow. Boland and Usman Khawaja added 32 runs for the 4 th wicket. England bowlers kept it straight not allowing Travis Head and Usman Khawaja to score runs easily. Moeen Ali produce a peach to dismiss Head with easy catch to Joe Root at slips. Khawaja looked solid enough, reaching fifty off 143 deliveries. Australia went into the tea break with scoreboard reading 183 for 5. Ollie Robinson got the much-needed breakthrough dismissing Cameron Green taking inside edge onto stumps. Green and Khawaja put on 49 runs for the 6 th wicket. Ben Stokes bowled his hea...

  The fourth day of the 1 st Ashes Test saw some exciting cricket as the match is evenly poised played at Edgbaston, Birmingham on 19 June 2023. Starting on the overnight score of 28 for 2, Joe Root began the day on attacking mindset taking on Australian pacers with ramp shots keeping scoreboard ticking and not allowing them to settle. Pat Cummins produce a brilliant yorker to dismiss Ollie Pope. Root and Pope added 50 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Harry Brook came to the crease and showed intent right from word go putting pressure on Australian bowlers. Nathan Lyon dismissed dangerous Joe Root stumped by Alex Carey. Root and Brook added 52 runs for the 4 th wicket. Lyon then got rid of Brook with a simple catch to Labuschagne bringing back Australia back into game. Jonny Bairstow was given out by the umpire but on review it was overturned too not out. At the end of the first session, England scored 155 for 5. After the lunch session, Stokes and Bairstow showed intent with an ...

  Oman stunned favorites Ireland in Group B of ICC ODI World Cup qualifiers played at Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo on 19 June 2023. Oman captain Zeeshan Masqood won the toss and decided to field first. Andy McBrine and experienced Paul Stirling got off to a positive start keeping the scoreboard ticking putting pressure on Oman bowlers. Bilal Khan dismissed Paul Stirling caught by Aayan Khan. McBrine and Stirling added 51 runs for the opening wicket. Soon after, Fayyaz Butt dismissed the other opener, Andy McBrine. At the end of first 10 overs, Ireland made 51 for 2. Oman captain Zeeshan Maqsood got rid of Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie with simple catch to the wicketkeeper leaving Ireland in trouble at 69 for 3. Harry Tector and Lorcan Tucker played with intent not allowing the Oman bowlers to settle. Aayan Khan dismissed dangerous Lorcan Tucker by shattering the stumps. Tucker and Tector added 38 runs for the 4 th wicket. Tector and Dockrell steadied the ship for Irelan...

  The opening match of ICC ODI World Cup qualifiers saw hosts Zimbabwe thrash Nepal in a one-sided encounter played at Harare Sports Club, Harare on 18 June 2023.   Zimbabwe produced a dominating performance against Nepal at Harare Sports Club, Harare. Zimbabwe captain Craig Ervine won the toss and decided to field first. Kushal Burtel and Asif Sheikh began the innings on a decent note, scoring 45 runs in the first 10 overs. Bhurtel and Sheikh kept putting pressure on Zimbabwe bowling line up not allowing them to settle. Bhurtel looked solid completing half-century off 63 deliveries while Sheikh also reached fifty of 82 deliveries. Nepal openers made the batting easy before Wellington Masakadza dismissed Bhurtel one short of century. Both added 171 runs for the opening wicket laying a strong foundation for a decent total. Masakadza got rid of other opener Asif Sheikh in same over. Nepal captain Rohit Paudel showed some intent keeping the scoreboard ticking along with Kus...

  The third day of first test between England and Australia hangs in the balance played at Edgbaston, Birmingham on 18 June 2023. Starting on the overnight score of 311 for 5, Alex Carey survived a few anxious moments while Usman Khawaja looked solid in the initial stages of the first session. The veteran James Anderson produced a stunning delivery to get rid of Alex Carey to end a brilliant partnership of 118 runs for the 6 th wicket. Pat Cummins looked in great touch taking on Moeen Ali and showed intent. Ollie Robinson made use the aggressive field set placement and produced a beauty to dismiss well-set Usman Khawaja. Khawaja and Pat Cummins added 34 runs for the 7 th wicket. Robinson struck once more dismissing Nathan Lyon with short tactics providing simple catch to Duckett. England did brilliantly to wrap the Australian innings for 386 giving hosts a slender 7 runs lead. With that, the umpires called it lunch. Ben Duckett looked in decent touch with some lovely shots ...

  SatwikRankiReddy and Chirag Shetty registered a straight game victory over Aaron Chia and Soh Woo Yik of Malaysia in straight games of Super 1000 Indonesia Open played in Jakarta on 18 June 2023. It was a great start by the Malaysian pair putting pressure on Satwik/Chirag taking 3-0 lead initially and maintained lead before dynamic duo made strong comeback to take successive points and keep momentum going for Indian. At the mid-game interval, Satwik and Chirag had 11-9 lead. After the break, the Indian pair continued their attacking style of play keeping pressure on Aaron and Soh with lovely smashes winning first game at 21-18. The second game began with both pairs taking alternate points till 5-5 before the Indian pair kept pressure on Malaysian taking 11-7 lead at interval. Despite Aaron/ Soh efforts, Satwik/Chirag Shetty looked composed winning the match easily by 21-17 to win their first ever Super 1000 title. It was a remarkable performance by Indian pair right through t...

  Usman Khawaja maiden Test century has kept Australia alive on the 2 nd day of 1 st Test match played at Edgbaston, Birmingham on 17 June 2023. Starting on the overnight score of 14 for 0, David Warner was dismissed for the 15 th time by Stuart Broad taking inside edge onto the stumps while Marnus Labuschagne could not open his account with a lovely one-handed catch by Jonny Bairstow to leave Australia in trouble at 29 for 2. Usman Khawaja showed intent to keep the scoreboard ticking and keeping pressure on the England bowlers. Ben Stokes introduced himself and got rid of Steve Smith with a lovely delivery to leave Australia in some trouble right before the lunch break. Smith and Khawaja added 38 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Australia ended first session at 68 for 3. Travis Head came to the crease and showed intent right from word go putting pressure on England bowlers. Khawaja completed half-century off 106 deliveries. Both Head and Khawaja kept the scoreboard ticking agai...

  The men’s doubles pair of Satwik/Chirag Shetty progressed into the finals while HS Prannoy lost in the semi-finals of Super 1000 Indonesia Open 2023 played in Jakarta on 17 June. SatwikRankiReddy/Chirag Shetty cameback winning against Kang Min Hyuk and Seo Seung Jae of South Korea. The first game saw South Korean pair showing their class putting pressure on the Indian pair with lovely shots. At the mid-game interval, Kang and Seo had 11-6 lead. After the break, Satwik/Chirag tried to make a comeback, but it was the South Korean pair winning first game 21-17. The second game saw the Indian pair fighting back strongly putting the South Korean pair under pressure with smashes. It was a dominating performance by Satwik/Chirag taking 11-4 lead at the break. After the break, the South Korean pair stormed back into match with some lovely points and keeping Indian pair under pressure. Satwik/Chirag held onto their nerves to win the second game 21-19 to force the match into decider. ...

  The first day of the first Test match between England and Australia saw some brilliant cricket played at Edgbaston, Birmingham on 16 June 2023. England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and decided to bat first. There was one change from Australia as Josh Hazlewood replaced Mitchell Starc in the playing XI. Zak Crawley looked in brilliant form right from the word go and put pressure on Australian bowlers. Josh got the early breakthrough dismissing Ben Duckett with a simple catch to Alex Carey. Ollie Pope came to the crease and looked positive from word go maintain pressure. Zak Crawley got a reprieve as Australian wicketkeeper did not appeal for a catch. Nathan Lyon dismissed Ollie Pope with review for LBW. The umpire called it not out but on review it was overturned to out. Pope and Crawley added 70 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Crawley looked solid completing half-century off 56 deliveries. Scott Boland produced a beauty to dismiss Zak Crawley. England ended the first session at...

  It was another impressive day for the Indian shuttlers as HS Prannoy and men’s doubles pair progressed into semi-finals of Super 1000 Indonesia Open 2023 played in Jakarta, Indonesia on 16 June. HS Prannoy showed his class with straight game win over third seeded Kodai Naraoka of Japan. It was a closely fought affair between these two players. At the mid-game interval, Prannoy had an 11-9 lead. After the break, the match ebbed and flowed before the Indian won the first game at 21-18. The second game saw Kodai Naroka begin with an attacking display of badminton and kept the pressure back on Prannoy in the initial stages. There were long rallies but this time, Japanese had 11-9 lead at the break. After the break, Prannoy fought back strongly and showed his class with brilliant shots winning points in succession to win the match by 21-16. He will now face Victor Axelsen. Satwik/Chirag Shetty stunned the top seeded F Alfian and Aridanto in two straight games. It was a dominatin...

  It was a good day for the Indian shuttlers as 3 out of 5 progressed into the quarterfinals of Super 1000 Indonesia Open 2023 played in Jakarta, Indonesia on 15 June. Kidambi Srikanth started the day with a straight game win over his compatriot Lakshya Sen. It was a closely fought affair right from word go as there were long rallies. Srikanth fought back strongly to take slender 11-10 lead at the break. After the interval, both players took alternate points till 17-17 before Srikanth took 4 points in succession to win the first game 21-17. The second was another closely fought affair as both players fought for each point. After the break, both players continued making aggressive moves before Srikanth held onto his nerves to win second game 22-20 to move into the quarterfinals. He will now face Li S F of China. HS Prannoy cruised past into the quarterfinals with straight game win over Na Ka Long Anus of Hong Kong, China. It was a dominating performance by the Indian who looke...