Category: Cricket

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that mobile manufacturing company Oppo Mobiles India Private Limited will be the new team sponsor of the Indian cricket team from April 1, 2017 for a period of five years. The team sponsorship rights include the the title of official team sponsor and the right to display a commercial […]

India were 213 for four at stumps in their second innings on the third day of the second cricket Test against Australia here. The hosts now lead Australia by 126 runs. Ravindra Jadeja’s six wickets helped India dismiss Australia for 276 and restrict the lead taken by the visitors to 87 runs. Starting Day 3 on 237 for six, the […]

Former BCCI president Anurag Thakur tendered an unconditional apology before Supreme Court in connection with his initiation of contempt proceedings case on Monday. The matter will be next heard on April 17. Thakur has also been granted relief as the apex court exempted his personal appearance in court till the next date of hearing in the case. The SC, on […]

Ravindra Jadeja’s six wickets helped India dismiss Australia for a 276 and restrict the lead taken by the visitors to 87 runs. Starting Day 3 on 237 for six, the visitors lost four wickets inside the first two hours of play to surrender the advantage. India was bowled out for 189 in first innings. Scores: India 1st Innings: 189 all […]

Ireland swept the two-match One-Day international series with a clinical eight-wicket win over United Arab Emirates, at the ICC Academy in Dubai on Saturday (March 4). Brief scores: UAE 202 all out in 47.5 overs (Shaiman Anwar 48, Rameez Shahzad 41; Andy McBrine 3-42, Craig Young 3-48) lost to Ireland 203/2 in 41.5 overs (William Porterfield 76, Andrew Balbirnie 58*, […]

Faf du Plessis led South Africa to a resounding six-wicket victory over New Zealand in their crunch one-day international finale in Auckland Saturday to wrap up the series 3-2. South Africa needed less than 33 overs to overhaul New Zealand’s 149 with du Plessis ending the game with a boundary which also brought up his half-century. The New Zealand innings […]