Only 35 overs of play was possible on the opening day of the second Test between India and Bangladesh in Kanpur due to bad weather and not a single over was added to it on the second day. Overnight rain and drizzle since morning forced abandonment of the whole second day.
England drew level with Australia, coming back from losing the first two ODIs, and have taken the five-match series to the decider in Bristol. In a 39 overs-per-side clash at Lord's, England smashed the Australian attack to pieces to achieve their second biggest ODI win at the venue.
Nicholas Pooran completed 300 runs in the ongoing Caribbean Premier League (CPL) edition playing for the Trinbago Knight Riders as he achieved a huge milestone in T20 cricket. Barbados Royals will be keen to get to their sixth win in order to stay alive in the race to be in the top two.
India won the toss and opted to bowl first in the second Test in Kanpur on an overcast day with both the sun and the clouds playing hide and seek. India went with an unchanged playing XI. There was an expectation that Jasprit Bumrah could be rested given the potential workload of Tests in Australia.
England came back strongly in the ongoing five-match ODI series in the third match riding on captain Harry Brook's maiden century in the format. Australia rested Travis Head and Adam Zampa in the previous match and would return at Lord's as the visitors look to seal the series.
India had to toil a bit for the first wicket but one brought two as Akash Deep was on a roll, not for the first time in the two-match Test series against Bangladesh. India opted to bowl after winning the toss in overcast conditions in Kanpur in the second game.
Dwayne Bravo, who played IPL for Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Lions, has joined a new team as the mentor ahead of the 2025 edition. Bravo announced his retirement from all forms of cricket Thursday (September 26) night after his CPL 2024 campaign was cut short due to injury.
It rained all day in Kanpur on Thursday and even though it is not raining at the moment, it is overcast and likely to be for the first three days as India look to sweep the series against Bangladesh, who will be motivated to come back after Chennai loss.
Dwayne Bravo has called it a day after being the leading wicket-taker in T20 cricket. In a long post on Instagram, the former West Indies all-rounder said that he gave his life to cricket and the game returned the favour by giving him the life he wanted for himself and his family.
India will aim to seal the two-match Test series against Bangladesh as the two teams lock horns in the decider in Kanpur starting Friday, September 27. Shakib Al Hasan's announcement has added a little spice to this Test and Bangladesh will be eager to level the series having lost the first game.
South Africa will be in action in the T20 format for the first time since the T20 World Cup final defeat to India. Aiden Markram will be leading a young side bereft of several of its first-choice players while Ireland will be playing with a new order, with Lorcan Tucker set to open.
India will take on Bangladesh in the second and final Test match at Kanpur's Green Park Stadium starting Friday, September 27. India already have a 1-0 lead and would want to clean sweep while Bangladesh would aim to level the series in what might be Shakib Al Hasan's final Test.
Yuvraj Singh picked Sourav Ganguly as his favourite captain having played the most under him and MS Dhoni. Yuvraj made his debut under Ganguly but played the latter part of his career under Dhoni, however, either wasn't his choice when it came to comparison with Ricky Ponting.
Shakib Al Hasan, the veteran Bangladesh all-rounder confirmed that the T20 World Cup 2024 clash against Afghanistan was his last international match in the shortest format while he is planning to ride off into the Test sunset at home against South Africa next month.
New Zealand players were visible sporting black armbands after Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to bat first in the second Test in Galle on Thursday, September 26. Sri Lanka have a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series and New Zealand will aim to level it to stay in the hunt for WTC final spot.
Drona Desai, an 18-year-old prodigy from Gujarat, wasn't aware that he was so close to 500 during his marathon knock in the Diwan Ballubhai Cup under-19 tournament in Gandhinagar. Desai joined the elite list of Indian batters to smash such high scores.
Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan, who announced his retirement from all forms of cricket last month mentioned that just playing IPL and putting in two-three months of hard work wasn't enough for him to get going. Dhawan said that he was content with what he could achieve in his lifetime.
Barbados Royals have just fallen behind a bit in the race for the top two and it might almost be a four-pointer on Wednesday night in Guyana. The Royals have suffered back-to-back losses to Saint Lucia Kings and will be keen to do a double on the Warriors, having beaten them already in CPL 2024.
Top News
Latest News
