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Perth, March 6 Jemimah Rodrigues played bravely, scoring a half-century, but other Indian batters failed to counter the swing generated by Australian pacers Annabel Sutherland and debutant Lucy Hamilton, resulting in a low score of 198 on the first day of the one-off day-night Test here on...

Mumbai, March 6 The dismissal of Will Jacks on the last ball of the 14th over in the high-scoring T20 World Cup semi-final against India was like a "dagger to us," reckoned England's rising star Jacob Bethell.Bethell led England's remarkable fightback in the chase of 254 with a sizzling 105...

Perth, March 6 Ellyse Perry and Annabel Sutherland shared an unbroken partnership of 38 to guide Australia to 96/3 at stumps after 27 overs, leaving India trailing by 102 runs on the first day of the one-off pink-ball Test at the WACA Ground on Friday.After dismissing India for 198, Australia...

Perth, March 6 – Fast-bowling all-rounder Annabel Sutherland took 4-46, while debutant pacer Lucy Hamilton impressed with 3-31 as Australia bowled out India for 198 on the first day of the one-off pink-ball Test at the WACA Ground on Friday.After Alyssa Healy won the toss and opted to bowl...

Perth, March 6 – Australian debutant pacer Lucy Hamilton claimed three wickets on a memorable first day as India were restricted to 184/8 in 57 overs at the close of play in the one-off pink-ball Test at the WACA Ground on Friday.India, who resumed at 99/4 in the first session, lost Deepti...

Perth, March 6 – Australian debutant pacer Lucy Hamilton said she was "really thrilled" to claim her first Test wicket in the form of India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana during the opening session of the one-off pink-ball Test at the WACA Ground on Friday.Lucy received her iconic green cap from...

Perth, March 6 – Australia's fast bowlers dominated India's top order in the opening session of the one-off pink-ball Test at the WACA Ground, leaving the visitors reeling at 99/4 after 27 overs on Friday afternoon.Jemimah Rodrigues (15 not out) and Deepti Sharma (4 not out) are still at the...

Perth, March 6 Australia captain Alyssa Healy won the toss and chose to bowl against India in the one-off Day/Night Test, which begins here on Friday.The legendary wicketkeeper-batter is playing her last match of her illustrious career.India captain Harmanpreet Kaur said her team has four...

Mumbai, March 5 – India's fast bowling spearhead, Jasprit Bumrah, achieved a monumental career milestone during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 semi-final against England at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday, as he became only the eighth Indian bowler to reach 500 international wickets. He...

Perth, March 5 – Australian captain Alyssa Healy says veteran all-rounder Ellyse Perry is getting closer to fitness ahead of the upcoming day-night Test at the WACA, though the final decision on her availability will be made closer to the match.Perry has been working hard to recover from a...

Perth, March 5 – Australian captain Alyssa Healy said she doesn't expect to feel any sadness as she prepares for her final international appearance through the one-off pink-ball Test against India, which begins at the WACA Stadium on Friday.Australia currently leads India 8-4 in the...

Perth, March 5 After struggling in the ODIs, the Indian women's cricket team will expect their senior players to perform inspiringly when they face Australia in the first day-night Test in nearly five years, starting here on Friday.India will be confident after remaining unbeaten in their last...

New Delhi, March 4 – Pakistan's musical chairs with the head coach continue, with former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed set to take over the vacant position for the two-Test series in Bangladesh in May, a news report claimed on Wednesday.The position had been vacant since December last year when Azhar...

Karachi, March 4 The Pakistan Test squad is set to have its youngest-ever head coach, with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) offering the role to former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed.The PCB is awaiting Sarfaraz's final confirmation, who is 38 years old.Pakistan has a busy Test schedule this year as...

New Delhi, March 4 – Maitlan Brown is eager to make an impact at the WACA Ground this week, but even if she doesn't earn a maiden international cap in the one-off pink-ball Test against India, starting on Friday in Perth, the fast bowler is determined to embrace her return to the Australian...

New Delhi, March 4. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary, Devajit Saikia, head coach Gautam Gambhir, and others extended their wishes for Holi to all those celebrating and hoped that the festival of colors would bring joy and happiness to everyone's lives."May the colors...

Perth, March 3 The Indian women's team, currently touring Australia, suffered a setback on Tuesday when experienced fast bowler Renuka Singh Thakur was ruled out of the one-off Test against the home team due to workload management.Kashvee Gautam has been named as Renuka's replacement, BCCI...

Bengaluru, March 2 Former Indian fast bowler Zaheer Khan conducted a specialized red-ball training camp for the high-performance monitoring group at the BCCI's Centre of Excellence (CoE) here on Monday.The three-day camp, aimed at honing skills for high performance, involved pacers from India...

New Delhi, March 2 – South Africa's inspirational Test and ODI captain, Temba Bavuma, believes that the lack of handshakes after matches is not a positive endorsement of the game.Bavuma, who is part of the commentary panel for the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, spoke to

New Delhi, March 2 – Afghanistan will tour India for a one-off Test and three ODIs in June, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Monday. The series, to be held shortly after the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) concludes, will mark Afghanistan’s first bilateral series...