Mohammad Rizwan scored 25 runs in Pakistan's first innings in the Rawalpindi Test against England before being dismissed by Rehan Ahmed, who was in the middle of a smashing spell in the pre-lunch session on the second day. Saud Shakeel has kept hopes alive of Pakistan taking a first-innings lead.
The 10th edition and probably the biggest of the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) will kick off on Sunday, October 27 with the defending champions Adelaide Strikers taking on the Brisbane Heat in the opener, in a repeat of last year's final.
Missing a full toss won't be less than a nightmare for a stalwart like Virat Kohli, who apart from his 70-odd in the last game, hasn't been in great form in Tests of late. India underwent a massive collapse to be all out for 156, falling 103 runs short of New Zealand's total.
Sydney Thunder and Melbourne Stars revealed their respective new captains ahead of the 10th edition of the Women's Big Bash League. The WBBL 2024-25 kicks off with the two-time defending champions Adelaide Strikers taking on the Brisbane Heat in the repeat of last year's final.
Western Australia suffered their second abject collapse of the ongoing One-Day Cup as Tasmania rolled them out for just 53 at WACA in Perth on Friday, October 25. Tasmania chased the total down without much discomfort to register their first win of the competition.
India bowled out New Zealand for 259 in a remarkable comeback with the ball by the hosts in the second Test in Pune led by Washington Sundar in his comeback game in the whites. While Sundar picked seven wickets, it was the senior offie, R Ashwin, who began the procession in the morning session.
Former Australian opener David Warner received a lifetime captaincy ban from all Australian cricket competitions and a 12-month suspension after being found party to in the infamous ball-tampering investigation during the 2018 Cape Town Test against South Africa, alongside Steve Smith.
India won the second hockey Test against Germany in New Delhi but lost the series in the shootout. India won the Thursday game 5-3 owing to a smashing third quarter and head coach Craig Fulton was pleased that the team was able to convert the chances after a disappointing outing, the day prior.
Jos Buttler's persistent calf injury has thrown spanner in the works for England as far as picking the squad for the white-ball tour of West Indies is concerned. England have decided to add a couple of members from the Test squad to the white-ball side despite the jam-packed schedule.
India vs New Zealand 2nd Test: The returning Washington Sundar picked seven wickets and the veteran Ravichandran Ashwin bagged three to bowl out the Kiwis to 259 in their first innings at Maharashtra Cricket Association in Pune on Day 1.
West Indies fell short against Sri Lanka's spin twins Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana in a rain-reduced game as Sri Lanka took a 2-0 unassailable lead in the three-match ODI series. West Indies were bowled out for 189 before Sri Lanka didn't break sweat much to chase it down.
The Indian women's team will be up against the T20 World Cup champions New Zealand in a three-match bilateral ODI series in Ahmedabad starting Thursday, October 24. While Harmanpreet Kaur was retained as captain, India have handed maiden call-ups to a few players with next year's World Cup in mind.
Lucas Windfeder's German outfit was professional and just too good for the Indian team that missed more than half a dozen chances through penalty corners. Germany had their first goal in the fourth minute and that probably set the tone for the series opener as Honamas took a 1-0 lead.
India will be up against New Zealand in the second Test of the three-match series in Pune starting Thursday, October 24. India will be wounded after losing the series opener, but history is a witness that the two-time finalists come back stronger than ever after conceding the first game.
South Africa are nearing a massive victory in the first Test of the two-match series against Bangladesh in Dhaka while Chad Bowes of New Zealand shattered the records with the fastest double ton in List-A in the Ford Trophy. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on October 23.
New Zealand's Chad Bowes smashed a world record as he achieved a maiden List-A double hundred for Canterbury Kings in the Ford Trophy. Bowes, who has played six ODIs and 11 T20Is for New Zealand, helped the Kings achieve a massive 240-run victory over Otago Volts.
Shoaib Bashir, the England spinner, who has taken to Test cricket like fish to water, spoke about his Pakistan heritage and ability to understand the Urdu language, which has helped him decipher what is being said from the opposite camp during the ongoing three-match Test series.
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