The fairytale finish Zimbabwe were hoping for didn’t transpire as the hosts crumbled under pressure in front of their supporters in Bulawayo on Sunday (November 27) against Sri Lanka to lose the tri-series final by six wickets. Sri Lanka clinched the title with an all-round performance that was initially set up by their bowlers as they bowled out the hosts […]
» Read moreIndian batsmen, including flamboyant and in-form skipper Virat Kohli, were made to toil hard before Ravichandran Ashwin’s counter-attacking 57 enabled the hosts to reach 271/6 at stumps on the second day of the third cricket Test here. India are only 12 runs behind England’s first innings score of 283 after the visitors added 15 to their overnight tally of 268 […]
» Read moreOlympic silver-medallist P V Sindhu’s quest for a second successive women’s singles title ended in disappointment after she went down in straight games to Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying in the Hong Kong Open Super Series final here on Sunday. The Indian lost 15—21 17—21 in a clash which lasted 41 minutes. It was sweet revenge for Tzu Ying, who had […]
» Read moreWicketkeeper-batsman Jonny Bairstow (89) saved England’s blushes as the visitors reached 268/8 at stumps on the opening day of the third Test against India at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) I.S. Bindra Stadium here on Saturday. At stumps, tailenders Abdul Rashid (4) and Gareth Batty (0) were at the crease. Bairstow fell 11 short of what could have been his […]
» Read moreIndia defeated Bangladesh by 64 runs in the opening match of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) women’s Twenty-20 Asia Cup at the Asian Institute of Technology ground here on Saturday. Put in to bat, India posted 118/6 in their allotted 20 overs. In reply, Bangladesh was bundled out for a paltry 54. Brief scores: India 118/6 (Mithali Raj 49 not […]
» Read morePV Sindhu made it a Super Saturday for India as they entered the Hong Kong Open Super Series final in women’s singles respectively. Sindhu defeated Cheung Ngan Yi of Hong Kong 21-14, 21-16 to reach her third Super Series final. Sindhu’s third Super Series final in which she will meet Taiwan’s Tai Tzu Ying.
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