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We lost too many wickets and were 20-30 short: Mathews

04 Mar 2021 12:49 PM IST

St John’s [Antigua], March 4 (ANI): After losing the opening T20I of the three-match series against West Indies, Sri Lanka skipper Angelo Mathews said his side lost wickets at quick intervals and as a result they fell short by 20-30 runs.Kieron Pollard’s six 6s in an over stole the show

Will make donation: Maxwell on stadium seat auction

04 Mar 2021 12:47 PM IST

Wellington [New Zealand], March 4 (ANI): Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell on Thursday said that he would be making a donation for the seat that broke as a result of one of his sixes landing on it during the third T20I against New Zealand in Wellington.Maxwell’s whirlwind 31-ball 70 on Wednesday

Today was my day: Pollard after hitting six 6s in an over

04 Mar 2021 12:15 PM IST

St John’s [Antigua], March 4 (ANI): West Indies limited-overs skipper Kieron Pollard entered the very rare list of players who have achieved the milestone of hitting 6 sixes in an over on the international stage.Pollard achieved the milestone in the first T20I against Sri Lanka. He became just the third

Ind vs Eng, 4th Test: Tempers flare as Kohli and Stokes engage in heated exchange

04 Mar 2021 12:10 PM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 4 (ANI): Tempers flared on the first day of the ongoing fourth Test between India and England as Virat Kohli and Ben Stokes clashed in the middle with umpire Nitin Menon having to intervene.The chat between Kohli and Stokes heated up at the end of the

Ind vs Eng, 4th Test: Axar’s twin strike puts hosts ahead at Lunch

04 Mar 2021 11:59 AM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 4 (ANI): Left-arm spinner Axar Patel’s twin strike and Mohammed Siraj’s prized scalp of English skipper Joe Root on Thursday morning helped India gain an upper hand against England on Day One of the fourth Test here at the Narendra Modi Stadium.At the lunch break, England

PSL 6: Three more players test positive for Covid-19

04 Mar 2021 11:37 AM IST

Karachi [Pakistan], March 4 (ANI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday confirmed that three more players from two different franchises in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) have tested positive for Covid-19. PCB said that all the positive cases will now isolate themselves for 10 days.“The three players were

NZ vs Aus: Santner tests negative for Covid-19, to be available for 4th T20I

04 Mar 2021 10:49 AM IST

Wellington [New Zealand], March 4 (ANI): Left-arm New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner has tested negative for COVID-19 and will be available for selection for the fourth T20I of the ongoing five-match series against Australia.Santner was ruled out of the third T20I after he woke up with a head-cold. He was

Annabel Sutherland ruled out from Australia squad for NZ series

04 Mar 2021 10:47 AM IST

Melbourne [Australia], March 4 (ANI): Cricket Australia on Thursday confirmed that the all-rounder Annabel Sutherland has been ruled of the upcoming tour of New Zealand and the remainder of the Women’s National Cricket League season after suffering a stress reaction in her femur.Off-spinner Molly Strano has been named as her

Argentina Open: Sumit Nagal stuns Christian Garinto to record biggest win of his career

04 Mar 2021 09:43 AM IST

Buenos Aires [Argentina], March 4 (ANI): Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal on Thursday outclassed World no. 22 Christian Garinto in the Argentina Open and registered his biggest win of the career.In the second round clash, Nagal defeated Chile’s Garinto 6-4, 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals of the tournament. The Indian

Kohli equals Dhoni’s record of leading India in most Tests

04 Mar 2021 09:33 AM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 4 (ANI): Skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday equalled MS Dhoni’s record of leading India in most Test matches.As Kohli stepped out for toss in the fourth Test against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium, it became his 60th Test as the skipper of India, and as

Swiss Open: Nehwal, Kashyap crash out; Praneeth, Sourabh advance to second round

04 Mar 2021 09:12 AM IST

Basel [Switzerland], March 4 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttlers Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap had a humiliating start as they crashed out of the Swiss Open in the first round on Wednesday (local time).Young prodigies Sai Praneeth, Sourabh Verma and Ajay Jayaram advanced to the second round of the tournament after

Ind vs Eng, 4th Test: Visitors win toss, opt to bat first

04 Mar 2021 09:08 AM IST

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 4 (ANI): England won the toss and opted to bat first in the fourth and final Test against India here at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday.The hosts made one change to their lineup as they brought in Mohammed Siraj in place of Jasprit Bumrah. On