Delhi Capitals pacer Arundhati Reddy was reprimanded by the BCCI for breaching the Women's Premier League (WPL) Code of Conduct during her side's game against the UP Warriorz on Monday, February 26 in Bengaluru. The Capitals registered their first win in WPL by 9 wickets against the Warriorz.
New Zealand pacer Neil Wagner announced his retirement from international cricket after playing 64 Tests while Mohammed Shami underwent Achilles tendon surgery and is set to be ruled out for 6 months. Here are the top 10 trending news stories from the sporting world on February 27.
Peshawar Zalmi won by 8 runs against Islamabad United after looking like 15 runs short in a high-scoring thriller in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) match in Lahore. Zalmi smashed 201 runs in their 20 overs riding on skipper Babar Azam's century which was nearly nullified by Azam Khan's blitzkrieg.
Mohammed Shami shared pictures on his social media accounts confirming that he underwent surgery on his troubling Achilles tendon. Shami hasn't played competitive cricket since the World Cup 2023 and carried his injury through the tournament. Shami is likely to be ruled out for a lengthy period.
New Zealand quick Neil Wagner announced his retirement from international cricket on Tuesday, February 27 in a press conference alongside head coach Gary Stead ahead of the first Test against Australia in Wellington. Wagner, who played 64 Tests for New Zealand, will finish with 260 wickets.
The veteran South African all-rounder Marizanne Kapp took three wickets for five and Radha Yadav bagged four to restrict UP Warriorz to just 119/9 and then Shafali Verma and Meg Lanning registered brilliant fifties to chase the target in just 14.1 overs.
"I would like to inform all affiliated units of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) that the selection trials to select the teams for participation in the following events are being conducted on 10th and 11th March 2024," WFI president Sanjay Singh said.
Shikhar Dhawan-led Punjab Kings will kick off their Indian Premier League 2024 campaign with a home game against Delhi Capitals on March 23. Mohali's Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in Mullanpur will host all of PBKS home matches in IPL 2024.
The star wicketkeeper batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz is in line to make his potential Test debut while the star spinner Rashid Khan continues to miss due to a delay in his injury recovery, paving the way for uncapped legspinner Khalil Gurbaz.
India's middle order (no.4, 5 and 6) Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan and Ravindra Jadeja struggled to score runs across both innings of the fourth Test match against England in Ranchi despite a five-wicket win by the hosts on Day 4.
England have lost the Test series for the first time under Ben Stokes' captaincy and Brendon McCullum's coaching. However, despite the 3-1 scoreline so far in the series, England have competed really well putting India in trouble most of the time.
India all-rounder made his first appearance on the field in the DY Patil T20 Cup for Reliance 1 team on Monday (February 26). He had injured his ankle during the ODI World Cup last year against Bangladesh and has since been recovering from the injury.
Rohit Sharma-led India recorded a five-wicket win against England in the fourth Test match to seal the five-match series in Ranchi on Monday. Youngster Dhruv Jurel claimed the Player of the Match award for scoring 129 runs across two innings.
Veteran red-ball batter Hanuma Vihari has confirmed his departure from the Andhra Cricket Association after the end of the Ranji Trophy 2024 campaign. In a thriller, Andhra lost to Madhya Pradesh by just four runs in the quarter-finals as the visitors failed to chase a target of 170 runs.
Team India defeated England in the fourth Test in Ranchi by five wickets chasing down 192 runs thanks to brilliant partnership between Shubman Gill and Dhruv Jurel for the sixth wicket. With this win, they also sealed the series continuing their winning streak since 2013.
Former India captain Virat Kohli gave his first reaction after Rohit Sharma and Co. sealed the five-match Test series against England 3-1 in Ranchi with a game left. Kohli pulled out of the whole series due to personal reasons. Kohli became a father for the second time.
Rajasthan were a part of Group A in the Ranji Trophy 2024 points table. They played a total of seven games and could only manage to win two of them and failed to qualify for the quarterfinals. Three of their games ended in a draw and they lost three.
England are playing in their seventh Test series since the appointment of Ben Stokes as captain and Brendon McCullum as the head coach of the red-ball team. The Three Lions have won four series during their tenure.
Updated WTC Points Table: Know all the updates around World Test Championship Points table after India's five-wicket win over England in Ranchi. India remain at second place despite win but strengthen their place.
For the first time in the last decade, India have successfully chased over 150 to win a Test match on home soil. Notably, this is England's first Test series loss since the appointment of Brendon McCullum as the red-ball head coach and Ben Stokes as captain.
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