The veteran batting all-rounder Marizanne Kapp scored 75 off 48 and Chloe Tryon contributed quick 26 runs to help South Africa post a big total of 162 but in-form Beth Mooney's 82 was enough for Australia to chase the total with five wickets remaining.
Rohit Sharma has a chance to go past MS Dhoni in a special record in international cricket after missing out in Hyderabad. The second Test against England is set to take place in Vizag from February 2 and the Indian skipper is also eyeing a personal milestone in red-ball cricket.
England defeated India in the first Test of the five-match series by 28 runs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Ollie Pope and Tom Hartley propelled the English side to a famous win on Indian soil.
England debutant Tom Hartley endured a horrible start to his Test career in Hyderabad in the first innings. But the left-arm spinner came back strongly picking up seven wickets, a total of nine in the Test, to lead England to a memorable win by 28 runs.
Kuldeep Yadav and either Sarfaraz Khan or Rajat Patidar might play in the second Test at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium starting February 2.
Faf du Plessis was seen getting frustrated with MI Cape Town skipper Kieron Pollard's tactics during the Joburg Super Kings clash against MICT. Du Plessis smashed a 20-ball fifty as he powered the visitors to a 10-wicket win in a rain-curtailed match at Newlands.
The Indian Davis Cup team has reached Pakistan for the first time in 60 years. India and Pakistan will face each other in a World Group-1 play-off tie that will be played on February 3-4. Notably, the Indian team is getting high security for their visit to the neighbouring nation.
India's right-arm fast bowler Renuka Singh Thakur has climbed to the 10th spot in the latest ICC Women's T20I bowling rankings issued on Tuesday (January 30).
Shamar Joseph scripted West Indies' unbelievable win in the second Test of the two-match series against Australia. He is set to be in high demand in the T20 leagues worldwide and has also been picked by Peshawar Zalmi in the PSL.
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The Indian colts have had a fantastic Under-19 World Cup campaign so far in South Africa with three wins in as many matches in the group stage and have qualified for the Super Six as the toppers of Group A. The first game is against New Zealand in Bloemfontein, who finished second in Group D.
Delhi clinched their first win of the ongoing Ranji Trophy season when they defeated Uttarakhand in a Group D clash at the PCA IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali. Himmat Singh scored 194 from 217 balls as he took on the opposition bowlers with fire. He inspired his team to register a seven-run win.
Sarfaraz Khan averages close to 70 in first-class cricket. He has notched up 14 centuries and 11 half-centuries in the circuit with a career-best of 301*.
Faf du Plessis went berserk in the Joburg Super Kings' chase of 98 against MI Cape Town at the Newlands. His 20-ball unbeaten 50 helped the Super Kings chase down the target in just 5.4 overs in a rain-truncated match.
The Asian Cricket Council is currently headed by its president Jay Shah. Shah is also serving his term as the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Geoff Boycott came down heavily at Indian captain Rohit Sharma after India's loss in the first Test against England. Rohit returned with scores of 24 and 29 with the bat and his captaincy has come under the scanner for being defensive, especially in the second innings.
Former South Africa captain Dean Elgar recalled his first meeting with Virat Kohli and alleged that the India star spat on him. Elgar retired from international cricket after the two-match Test series against India where he captained South Africa in his farewell game in Cape Town.
Indian wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant has been out of action since December 2022 when he was involved in a near-fatal accident. Pant is likely to return to action in IPL 2024 but on the path to recovery, the 26-year-old has undergone multiple operations and surgeries to get to where he is now.
It was a night and probably the two weeks that Shamar Joseph is not going to forget. It was a star-making show from the 24-year-old West Indies pacer as he took 13 wickets in two games and his 7-wicket haul at Gabba helped his side beat Australia in a Test match after 27 years.
Shubman Gill averages 21 while batting at No 3 and the chances may be getting lesser and lesser for the batter as India eye a series-levelling win against England in Vizag. Former India opener Wasim Jaffer has suggested a radical change for India in Vizag in terms of batting order.
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