The game that always ‘stops two nations’ comes again to a third when title-holders India face Pakistan in the Champions Trophy final at London’s Oval ground on Sunday. And the question millions of cricket fans around the world, possibly even a billion, are all asking is ‘which Pakistan will turn up?’. Will it be the … Read more
The game that always ‘stops two nations’ comes again to a third when title-holders India face Pakistan in the Champions Trophy final at London’s Oval ground on Sunday. And the question millions of cricket fans around the world, possibly even a billion, are all asking is ‘which Pakistan will turn up?’. Will it be the … Read more
India captain Virat Kohli has promised there will be no let-up from the title-holders when they face Bangladesh in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy at Edgbaston on Thursday. After a surprise group defeat by Sri Lanka in a tournament featuring the world’s top eight one-day international sides, India responded to their ‘win or go … Read more
Now unbeaten against Pakistan for more than three years, India on Monday celebrated a thumping win over their arch-rivals to launch their defence of the Champions Trophy. Skipper Virat Kohli hit a blistering 81 as India thrashed Pakistan by 124 runs in a rain-affected game on Sunday at Edgbaston. The Indian Express called the triumph … Read more
Title-holders India were 173 for one off 33.1 overs when rain stopped play for a second time in their opening Champions Trophy Group B match against arch-rivals Pakistan at Edgbaston on Sunday. Rohit Sharma was 77 not out and Virat Kohli, the India captain, unbeaten on 24 when the players left the field at 1:33pm … Read more
Title-holders India will look to put an off-field row behind them when they face arch-rivals Pakistan in their Champions Trophy opener at Edgbaston on Sunday. The build-up to what is arguably cricket’s most anticipated fixture has been dominated by reports of a falling out between India captain Virat Kohli and coach Anil Kumble. Former India … Read more
Lasith Malinga became only the fifth bowler in the history of Twenty20 internationals to claim a hat-trick as Sri Lanka restricted Bangladesh to 176-9 in the second and final match of the series in Colombo on Thursday. Malinga bowled Mushfiqur Rahim and Mashrafe Mortaza and trapped debutant Mehedi Hasan lbw in his final over to … Read more
Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka by 90 runs in the first one-day international to take a 1-0 lead in a three-match series in the Sri Lankan city of Dambulla on Saturday. Tamim Iqbal struck 127 while Shakib Al Hasan and Sabbir Rahman added 72 and 54 runs respectively as Bangladesh posted 324-5, their highest score against … Read more
Dinesh Chandimal scored an entertaining 190 for a Sri Lankan Board President’s XI Friday as Bangladesh’s bowlers took a battering in a warm-up match ahead of next week’s first Test. The unbeaten Chandimal, who was captaining the hosts, smashed seven sixes and 21 fours off 253 deliveries at Moratuwa stadium, just outside the capital Colombo, … Read more
A fighting half-century from Bangladesh’s Mahmudullah kept India at bay despite two wickets falling before lunch on the final day of the one-off Test in Hyderabad on Monday. Facing the probability of having to bat the entire day for a draw after being set 459 for victory, Bangladesh were 202 for five at lunch. after … Read more