Maxwell was named captain of Melbourne Stars in 2018. However, his appointment couldn't bring any change to Stars' fortunes as they are still searching for their maiden title win in the tournament.
The much awaited Ram Mandir consecration ceremony is set to take place on January 2022. A total of 506 guests have been listed to attend the event in Ayodhya out of which a few are some of the top sportspersons in India including cricketers like Virat Kohli, and Sachin Tendulkar among others.
The Blackcaps have already sealed the series in their favour but have the opportunity to register a whitewash with two games to go. The fourth and the fifth T20Is will be played at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch.
Usman Khawaja was struck on the helmet by a short delivery from debutant Shamar Joseph when the Australian team needed just one run to seal the first game of the series.
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This is not the first time South Africa are hosting the U19 Men's Cricket World Cup. The 1998 and 2020 editions were also organised in the Rainbow Nation. England had won the 1998 edition while Bangladesh clinched the 2020 edition.
Brisbane Heat played some outstanding brand of cricket during the course of the league stage. They won seven out of their 10 games, bagged 16 points and conceded just one. Sydney Sixers finished second on the points table.
Sharjah Warriors will host the defending champions in the opening game of the second edition of the International League T20 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday. Six teams will participate in the ILT20 2024 with three venues hosting 33 matches, including the final on February 17.
Josh Hazlewood dazzled brightly with his spectacular performance with the ball. He bagged 4/44 in the first innings and backed it up with a match-winning fifer (5/35) in the second to leave West Indies dazed. Travis Head won the Player of the Match award for his gutsy 119 in the first innings.
The world no.3 Russian Daniil Medvedev overcame a five-set thriller against unseeded Finnish tennis player Emil Ruusuvuori to progress to the third round but the last edition's runner-up and favourite Elen Rybakina suffered a shock defeat against Anna Blinkova today.
The 68th-ranked Uzbekistan proved too strong for the Indian football team with a dominant 3-0 win at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium and jumped to second place in Group B to boost their chances for the knockouts of AFC Asian Cup 2023.
India women's team took a crucial lead through Deepika in the first quarter at Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium but Germany made a good comeback with two goals to dominate the second half. India found an equalizer in the 59th minute to take the game to a penalty shootout.
Ireland and the United States of America will kick off the ICC U19 World Cup 2024 at Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein. Ireland defeated the USA in the only U19 game played between two nations in 2010 and are favourites in the upcoming opening clash on Friday.
England's star batsman Joe Root has scored 2536 runs in 45 Test innings against India while ace batter Virat Kohli has scorched 1991 runs in 50 innings against England. The duo is chasing Sachin Tendulkar's all-time record for most runs in India vs England Test history.
India's ace batter Virat Kohli suffered a maiden golden duck in the third T20I game against Afghanistan at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday but was sensational in the field to clinch the official fielder of the match award.
New Zealand have already won the series with wins in first three matches. Pakistan have been extremely poor so far despite winning toss in all matches of the series so far. They have not been able to match the hosts in all three departments but specifically, the bowling attack has disappointed.
South Africa is set to the 15th edition of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup starting on January 19 where sixteen teams will clash at six different venues. The defending champions India will kick off their campaign against Bangladesh in Bloemfontein on January 20.
It was a record breaking day for Rohit Sharma as he became the first ever batter to hit five centuries in T20 Internationals. This was also his first century in T20 cricket since 2019 and on his way, he also achieved a couple of massive personal milestones which not many noticed.
India defeated Afghanistan in the third T20I played at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday (January 17). The win also completed whitewash for India against Afghanistan, their ninth in the format, and Rohit-Rinku duo was the reason for the same.
The 10th edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is set to commence on January 19 and will go on till March 1. Comilla Victorians won the last season, for the fourth time in nine editions of the BPL and they will look to defend their title this time around.
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