Cricket

A brilliant display of batting by Thisara Perera and Hashim Amla help World XI to keep the series alive. Thisara Perera’s destructive batting mixed with Hashim Amla’s class helped them put 69 runs on the board for the fourth wicket. Thus, with their unbeaten partnership, World XI chased down the total with just one ball to spare. Thisara Perera won …

After the return of cricket in their backyard, Pakistan defeated Rest of the World XI comprehensively. Furthermore, this win is not just the Team’s win, this is a win for cricket. It is a very good initiative to bring back cricket in Pakistan, full time. Coming to the match, it was as good match as you will see anywhere else …

Faf Du Plessis is now the ODI captain for South Africa, making him the captain in all the three formats of the game. Last month, Ab De Villiers stepped down as the captain for South Africa. As a result of this, Faf Du Plessis is now the captain in all the three formats. CSA chief executive Haroon Lorgat said in …

The Pakistani fast bowler, Mohammad Amir will miss the T20I series against World XI. A high profile cricket series, in Pakistan, is returning after a long time. After the 2009 attacks, we did not see a high profile match in Pakistan. Sarfraz Ahmed confirmed the unavailability of the Pakistani ace bowler on Monday. Mohammad Amir will be in WK because …

The South African spinner, Tabraiz Shamsi, received a fine of 50 percent of his match fees. According to the match officials, it was a ‘serious dissent.’Furthermore, one of the officials said that it was a level two breach of the code of conduct of the tournament which the South African bowler committed. He received the fine during the finals of the …

Trinbago Knight Riders have won their second CPL title after they defeated St Kitts & Nevis Patriots. It was a low-scoring thrilling finale which kept the fans on the edge of their seats. Kevon Cooper was the man who pulled Trinbago out of the slump for the title victory.  Batting first, Patriots could manage a small total of 135 runs in …

England have won the series after a little setback in the second test match. With this win, they win the 3-match test series by 2-1. The test match will always be in everyone’s mind because of James Anderson’s 500 test match wickets. To top it all off, he also registered his career-best performance in test match cricket. He took seven …

The English pacer, James Anderson, joins the Elite club of 500 test wickets. He becomes only the third fast bowler to achieve this feat. Furthermore, he is only the sixth bowler, overall, to scalp 500 victims in test match cricket. Before entering the match, he needed only 3 wickets to join the 500 club. However, in the first innings, he …

In the 2-match test series, Australia defeated Bangladesh in the second match to level the test tour. It was always going to be difficult for the Aussies, playing in the subcontinent. Also, losing the first test match had put them on the backfoot. However, The Aussies never give up, do they? In the second match, they bounced back to win …

What a tour that was for Team India as they defeat Sri Lanka in the one-off T20I. With that win, India become the first ever team to clean sweep a team at their home in all the formats. Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first. It proved to be a good decision to bat first as they …