Allen, Phillips combine to keep T20I series alive

New Zealand bounced back emphatically in the third T20I at Birmingham to hand England a comprehensive 74-run defeat, keeping the four-match series alive at 2-1. Finn Allen and Glenn Phillips powered the Blackcaps to a commanding first-innings score of 202/5 with a pair of half-centuries before Kyle Jamieson and Ish Sodhi took three wickets apiece […]

Head 91 powers Australia to 3-0 clean sweep over South Africa

Australia completed a 3-0 series clean sweep with another thumping victory over South Africa in the third T20I at Kingsmead. The Proteas produced their best batting effort of the series to post 190 in their innings, but Travis Head’s sublime 48-ball 91 rounded out Australia’s dominance in Durban, taking the visitors home with five wickets […]

Ruthless England take 2-0 series lead

England displayed their class with another ruthless performance in the second T20I at Old Trafford, overpowering New Zealand by a commanding 95 runs to take a 2-0 lead in the series. The hosts flexed their batting muscle with Jonny Bairstow and Harry Brook slamming half-centuries to take the team to 198/4 before Gus Atkinson registered […]

Bumrah makes comeback in rain-hit affair in Malahide

Jasprit Bumrah made his long-awaited comeback to international cricket in a rain-soaked 1st T20I against Ireland that saw team India get over the line by two runs via the DLS method. Led by Bumrah’s new-ball exploits, the Men in Blue skittled Ireland to 59/6, but Barry McCarthy’s well-made 33-ball 51* dragged the hosts to a […]

Arshdeep heroics help Punjab trump Mumbai in high-scoring thriller

The Punjab Kings edged past the Mumbai Indians in a high-scoring thriller at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday night, beating the five-time champions by 13 runs to give the visitors their fourth victory of the season. Sam Curran’s side posted a formidable first innings score of 214 for 8 before Arshdeep Singh thwarted […]

Iyer, Jadeja star as India wrap up T20 series against Sri Lanka

Team India registered their seventh consecutive series win at home after Rohit Sharma’s men took an unassailable 2-0 lead against Sri Lanka in the second T20I at Dharamsala on Saturday night. Chasing 184, India flexed their muscle with the bat as Shreyas Iyer shone with a brilliant unbeaten 74 off 44 deliveries, while Sanju Samson […]

India demolish Sri Lanka by 62 runs to take 1-0 T20 series lead

Team India carried on from where they left off in the West Indies series against Sri Lanka as the Men in Blue brushed aside their neighbours to register a comfortable 62-run win in the 1st T20I in Lucknow. After struggling in the three T20s in Kolkata, Ishan Kishan got back amongst the runs against the […]

Bishnoi shines on debut as India take 1-0 T20 series lead

India’s leg-spin prodigy – Ravi Bishnoi – enjoyed a sparkling debut in the opening T20I against the West Indies in Kolkata, setting up the victory for the Men in Blue with an excellent spell of two for 17. After a nervy start, Bishnoi produced a player of the match performance to help restrict the West […]

India vs West Indies T20 Series Preview

After a clean sweep in the ODI’s and the drama and commotion of the IPL auction, the focus now turns to the shortest format as India take on the West Indies in three T20s in Kolkata. Following their extremely poor performances at the 2021 T20 World Cup – where they were both knocked out in […]

All-round Mooen helps England level series

England drew level at 2-2 in the five-match T20I series against the West Indies in Barbados, thanks to a phenomenal all-round performance from stand-in captain Moeen Ali. Leading the team in the absence of the injured Eoin Morgan, Moeen Ali scored a lightning 28-ball 63 to take England to 193 in the first innings before […]