Month: March 2023

IPL 2023 match-1 preview: Gujarat Titans to start title defense against CSK

Gujarat Titans were the flavour of IPL 2022. The newly-created franchise, in its debut season, ran all the way to the trophy, making for a delightful story as all departments of the game clicked in unison throughout the tournament. Now,…

Sri Lanka world cup 2023 qualification hopes shattered as Christchurch ODI washout

Sri Lanka’s hopes of securing automatic qualification for the World Cup took a major blow on Tuesday when heavy rain and gusting winds forced the second one-day international against New Zealand to be abandoned without a ball being bowled. Steady…

Euro 2024 Qualifiers: Italy beat Malta 2-0

Italy bounced back from their defeat to England in Euro 2024 qualifying Group C with a 2-0 win over Malta, with Mateo Retegui scoring again. The Azzurri’s campaign didn’t start on the right foot as they lost 2-1 to England…

Jadeja promoted to A+ category in BCCI annual contract list

Star India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was on Saturday promoted to A+ Grade in the BCCI’s annual player contracts for the men’s team for the 2022-23 season, joining Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah in the highest category. Apart from…

South Africa chased historic 259 runs against West Indies in 2nd T20I

South Africa scripted a record run-chase in T20 Internationals after they chased down 259 runs against West Indies in the 2nd T20I to level the series 1-1 at SuperSport Park, here on Sunday. Johnson Charles had brought fireworks for the…

Mbappe shines in his first match as France captain as Netherlands crushed

Kylian Mbappe marked his first game as France captain on Friday with two goals and an assist as the World Cup finalists romped to a 4-0 win against a depleted Netherlands side in a Euro 2024 qualifier in Paris. Mbappe…

WPL 2023: Mumbai Indians thrashed UP Warriorz to reach final against Delhi Capitals

Riding on brilliant performances from Nat Sciver-Brunt (72 not out off 38) and Issy Wong (4/15), Mumbai Indians thrashed UP Warriorz by 72 runs in Eliminator to reach the final of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023 at Dr DY…

Cristiano Ronaldo breaks record for all time men’s international caps

Cristiano Ronaldo broke the men’s international appearance record on Thursday by starting Portugal’s Euro 2024 qualifier against Liechtenstein. The 38-year-old, who was dropped from the Portuguese starting XI during the World Cup in Qatar last year, won a 197th cap…

IND vs AUS 2023 3rd ODI: Australia beat India by 21 runs as they won series 2-1

Leg-spinner Adam Zampa took four wickets while left-arm spinner Ashton Agar chipped in with two scalps to lead Australia to a 21-run victory over India in the series decider at the M A Chidambaram Stadium, here to win the series…

2023 ODI World Cup to start on 5th October, final to be played on 19 November

The ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2023 is likely to start on October 5 and the final to be held at the world’s largest cricket stadium — Narendra Modi Stadium — in Ahmedabad on November 19. Apart from Ahmedabad, BCCI…