Mumbai trump Delhi in last-ball thriller to claim maiden IPL 2023 win

The Mumbai Indians claimed their first win of IPL 2023 in another last-over thriller on Tuesday night, as the five-time champions edged past the Delhi Capitals by six wickets at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Half-centuries from David Warner and Axar Patel guided the hosts to a par score of 172 before the Mumbai Indians completed […]

All-round Shanaka shines as Sri Lanka level the series against India

Sri Lanka registered their first T20I victory against India in India since 2016 and levelled the three-match T20I series with a 16-run win in the second encounter in Pune. Fifties from Dasun Shanaka and Kusal Mendis propelled the tourists to a total of 206 for six before India fell short by 16 runs despite some […]

Hooda, Mavi star as India beat Sri Lanka in last-over thriller

India took a 1-0 lead in the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka with a nail-biting two-run win over the visitors at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Deepak Hooda and Axar Patel shined for the Men in Blue in this nervy encounter, with the pair adding 68 runs to take the hosts to a defendable […]

Iyer, Spinners on song as India sink West Indies by 88 runs

It was a trial by spin for the West Indies in the fifth and final T20I against India in Lauderhill, Florida. For the first time in T20I cricket, the Indian spinners – Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, and Kuldeep Yadav – picked up all ten wickets in an innings to bowl out the West Indies for […]

All-round Axar on show as India clinch ODI series victory

It was another nail-biting finish in the second ODI at the Queen’s Park Oval on Sunday as India clinched the series victory with a tight two-wicket win over the West Indies. Chasing 312, half-centuries from Shreyas Iyer and Sanju Samson set up the win for India before Axar Patel played a magnificent knock of 64 […]

Kuldeep, Axar shine as Delhi stun Mumbai to chase 178

The Mumbai Indians continued their tradition of losing their opening game of the Indian Premier League season as the five-time champions suffered a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of the Delhi Capitals at the Brabourne Stadium on Sunday. Axar Patel and Lalit Yadav combined to pull off a stunning heist for the Capitals in their […]

India wrap up 2-0 Test series victory to finish unbeaten home season

After winning the first Test in Mohali in three days, team India were even more ruthless in the pink-ball Test in Bengaluru as Rohit Sharma’s side wrapped up the 238-run victory over Sri Lanka in less than eight sessions to complete a straightforward 2-0 series win. The hosts picked up the remaining nine wickets with […]

India five wickets away from victory after Ashwin, Axar star on Day 3

India piled on the pressure on Day 3 of the second Test at the Wankhede Stadium as the hosts set New Zealand a near-insurmountable target of 540 after declaring at 276 for seven. With the ball, Ravichandran Ashwin continued to weave his magic, picking up three wickets to leave the Men in Blue just five […]

New Zealand openers fight back after Iyer century on Day Two

After a tricky opening day for the visitors, New Zealand fought back hard on Day 2 of the first Test in Kanpur. Tim Southee dragged the Kiwis back into the game with a five-wicket haul of the highest quality before the openers – Will Young (75*) and Tom Latham (50*) – remained resolute throughout the […]

India vs New Zealand Test Series Preview

After a 3-0 clean sweep in the T20’s, the attention now turns to the Test arena where the Men in Blue have unfinished business with the Blackcaps after their defeat in the final of the World Test Championship earlier this year. The Kiwis comfortably outplayed India to win by eight wickets in Southampton and Kane […]