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Thanks to Callum Ferguson captains knock, Sydney Thunder started the BBL season 9 on a resounding note by beating hosts Brisbane Heats by 29 runs played at Gabba, Brisbane on Tuesday. Sydney Thunder captain Ferguson won the flip and decided to bat first. Usman Khawaja looked in great touch with aggressive stroke play in the first 2 overs. Lalor got the breakthrough for Brisbane dismissing the dangerous Khawaja for 22 off 13 balls. Alex Hales and Matthew Gikes went in quick succession to leave Sydney Thunder in trouble at 38 for 3. At the end of first six overs, Sydney were 44 for 3. Ferguson and Alex Ross steadied the innings for Thunder taking singles and hitting occasional boundaries. Mitchell Swepson made an important breakthrough dismissing Ross for 30. Ross and Ferguson added 63 runs for the 4 th wicket. Swepson dismissed Sams on the very next ball. Chris Green came to the crease and gave good support to Sydney Thunder captain Ferguson. Ferguson reached his fifty off 33 ...

It was another exciting 2 nd day’s play between Australia and New Zealand played at the Optious Stadium, Perth on Friday. Starting on the overnight score of 248 for 4, Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head started on a positive note with good stroke play. It was a good batting display by both batsmen. Neil Wagner provided the relief by getting the wicket of Labuschagne bowling him around the legs. Travis Head and Labuschagne added 76 runs for the 5 th wicket. Head reached his fifty off 86 balls and was soon dismissed by Tim Southee for 56. New Zealand got a chance to run out Pat Cummins but could not do it. At the end of first session, Australia were 337 for 6. The 2 nd session saw Pat Cummins and Tim Paine batting with cautious approach. There was some tight bowling by the New Zealand bowlers. Jeet Raval got the breakthrough for New Zealand dismissing Pat Cummins around the legs. Pat Cummins and Tim Paine added 38 runs for the 7 th wicket. Mitchell Starc came to the crease a...

PV Sindhu lost her second successive Group A match against Chen Yufei of China in three sets by 22-20, 16-21, 12-21 to be knocked out of the tournament of the BWF World Tour finals played at Tinahe Gymnasium, Guangzhou on Thursday. With this loss, Sindhu failed to defend her title that she won in 2018. Sindhu had a disappointing start to the first game committing lot of errors and was trailing 17-20. The Indian saved three game points and levelled the score at 20-20. She held her nerves and took 2 more points to win the first game at 22-20. The second game was a closely fought encounter right from word go. The Chinese played aggressive badminton and from 12-11 lead, Chen took 4 points in succession. Again from 16-12 up, Chen did not allow the Indian to play her natural game and won the 2 nd game at 21-16 to force the game into the decider. In the decider, Sindhu played great exchange with great drop shots and smashes. The Indian had a slender 11-10 lead at the interval. Aft...

After an impressive performance in the 3 match T20I series against West Indies, Virat Kohli became the only batsman to be in top 10 rankings across all three formats. He blazed away to 94* off 50 balls in the first T20I at Hyderabad and led India to a stunning 7 wicket win. While batting first in the 2 nd T20 match at Trivandum, Kohli could only score 19 off 17 balls. He gave away his number 3 position to Shivam Dube. In the 3 rd and deciding T20I match played at Wankedhe Stadium, Mumbai on 11 th December, Kohli came at number 4 and smashed 70 off 29 balls with 4 fours and 7 sixes with a strike rate of 241.38. Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul had laid a strong foundation adding 135 runs for the opening wicket. He showed immense power hitting and smacked West Indies to all parts of the ground. Due to his knock, India posted a massive total of 240 for 3 in 20 overs. West Indies fell way short of the target as India won the match by 67 runs to win the series 2-1. For his 183 runs i...

There was little play possible on the 2 nd day between Pakistan and Sri Lanka as heavy rains and bad light stopped the proceedings played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi on Thursday. Starting on the overnight score of 202 for 5, Dhanajaya de Silva and Niroshan Dickwella played with positive intent with overcast conditions. Dhanajaya survived a chance when Mohammad Rizwan caught him, but the ball touched on ground and umpires gave him not out. It was a good batting display by Dhanajaya who reached his fifty off 94 balls. Rain arrived at the score of 222 for 5. After more than two hours were spoiled due to rain, play started again. The Pakistani captain decided to bowl Haris Sohail and Asad Shafiq. Azhar Ali took the 2 nd new ball immediately. Dickwella and Dhanajaya took advantage of the 2 nd new ball with positive stroke play. Shaheen Shah Afridi got the breakthrough for Pakistan dismissing Dickwella for 33. Dickwella and Dhanajaya added 67 runs for the 6 th wick...

It was a hard fought first day’s play between Australia and New Zealand on the 1 st day of the 1 st Test match played at Optious Stadium, Perth on Thursday. Australian captain Tim Paine won the toss and decided to bat first. David Warner looked impressive with his stroke play against Tim Southee and Lockie Ferguson. His opening partner Joe Burns struggled. At the stroke of first hour, Colin de Grandhomme got the breakthrough dismissing Burns for 9. Warner and Burns added 40 runs for the opening wicket. Marnus Labuschagne looked compact with his technique. A one-handed stunning catch by Neil Wagner ended Warner’s innings for 43. Labuschagne and Warner added 35 runs for the 2 nd wicket. The New Zealand bowlers kept a tight line and length not allowing Australian batsmen to score runs with ease. Australia went into the first session at 76 for 2. In the 2 nd session, Neil Wagner bowled with venom troubling Steve Smith. Labuschagne continued his superb form in Test cricket wi...

The first day’s play between Pakistan and Sri Lanka ended with honours even in a historic moment as test cricket returned to Pakistan shores after a gap of 10 years played at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi on Wednesday. Sri Lankan captain Dimuth Karunaratne won the toss and decided to bat first. Karunaratne played with confidence against the Pakistani bowling line up which comprised off four fast bowlers in the form of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Shinwari, Naseem Shah and Mohammad Abbas. Oshando Fernando did not get much off the strike in the initial overs. The Sri Lankan captain looked steady with his stroke play. Sri Lanka scored 38 runs in the first hour. Making his test debut, Shinwari bowled a beauty which hit the bails but did not dislodged. Karunaratne reached his fifty with a streaky boundary off 90 balls. Fernando gained his confidence with aggressive stroke play. At the lunch break, Sri Lanka were 89 for 0. It was an ideal start for the Pakistani team in the...