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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...

New Delhi, March 2 Afghanistan will begin their upcoming tour of India with a one-off Test match, followed by three one-day internationals in June, the BCCI said on Monday."Afghanistan will play one Test match followed by a three-match One-Day International (ODI) series. The Test match will be...

Melbourne, March 2 – Australia has called up uncapped players Rachel Trenaman and Maitlan Brown to their squad for a one-off Test against India, which will begin at the WACA Ground in Perth on March 6.The uncapped pair will join their teammates in Perth this week, adding depth following the...

Hobart, March 1 Young Indian opener Pratika Rawal admitted that her team was "all over the place" as they suffered a humiliating 185-run defeat against Australia in the third and final ODI here on Sunday.Australia posted a daunting 409 for seven, thanks to a blazing 158 from Alyssa Healy in...

Hobart, March 1 – As Australia captain Alyssa Healy came to bat in her final appearance in a 50-over game in the third ODI against India, the "Women in Blue" formed a guard of honour for the retiring wicketkeeper-batter at Bellerive Oval on Sunday.The retiring wicketkeeper-batter scored a...

Pallekele, March 1 – Following Sri Lanka’s narrow defeat to Pakistan in the T20 World Cup Super 8 stage, head coach Sanath Jayasuriya has decided to step down from his role.Sri Lanka failed to qualify for the knockout stages of the ongoing tournament, with the island nation suffering a third...