Sri Lanka win thriller to leave India on the brink of Asia Cup elimination

India’s hopes of defending their Asia Cup title are left hanging by a thread after the Men in Blue suffered another last-over defeat against Sri Lanka in the Super 4 stage. Rohit Sharma took India to a total of 172 for eight with a magnificent half-century, but Sri Lanka chased down the target with one […]

India vs Sri Lanka T20 Series Preview

After a comfortable clean-sweep over the West Indies in Kolkata, India will wish to carry their form under Rohit Sharma into the T20 series against Sri Lanka. The Men in Blue take on Sri Lanka in three T20Is and two Test matches, with the first encounter starting in Lucknow on February 24. With Virat Kohli, […]

England pick up two late strikes on rain-soaked Day 1 in Sydney

The rain played spoil-sport on the opening day of the fourth Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, allowing only 46.5 overs of action in a stop-start day’s play. Having already sealed the series victory in Melbourne, Australia’s hopes of a clean-sweep were curtailed by the moody Sydney weather and a strong start from the […]

Australia win by 275 runs despite Jos Buttler’s final-day heroics

Australia have taken a 2-0 series lead in the Ashes after registering a convincing 275-run victory over England in the second Test at the Adelaide Oval. The hosts had to work hard for their rewards on day five due to an epic rearguard effort from Jos Buttler, but Steve Smith’s side eventually finished the job […]

Australia six wickets away from taking 2-0 series lead

Australia closed in on victory on day four of the second Test in Adelaide, picking up four wickets before the close of play after setting England a target of 468 in the fourth innings. Mitchell Starc landed the killer blow in the final over of the day, nicking off Joe Root on 24 to end […]

Starc, Lyon shine for Australia as England suffer another batting collapse

England’s Ashes hopes continued to crumble on day three of the second Test in Adelaide as the visitors collapsed from 150 for two to 236-all-out to give Australia a first-innings lead of 237. Joe Root and Dawid Malan steadied the ship for England in the morning session with another excellent century partnership, but Mitchell Starc […]

England lose both openers after Australia make 473

It was another dominant day for Australia in the second Test at Adelaide, with Joe Root’s men facing an uphill task to find their way back into the series. After declaring on 473 for nine in the first innings, the hosts removed both openers in their short burst with the new ball before a flash […]

Rohit, Rahul score half-centuries as India seal series victory

India’s Rohit Sharma-Rahul Dravid era gets off to the perfect start as the team wrapped up the series victory over New Zealand with a comfortable 7-wicket win in Ranchi on Friday. Despite a strong start from Martin Guptill, New Zealand could only manage 153 for six in the first innings thanks to excellent spells from […]