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India captain Virat Kohli has reached to within one point of top-ranked Steve Smith in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings after his imperious 254 not out in the second Test against South Africa in Pune helped take a winning 2-0 lead in the three match-series.
Team India now holds the record for maximum consecutive Test wins at home with 11 successive victories, getting past Australia's streak of 10.
Laura Wolvaardt led an excellent batting display by the Proteas Women but even a record score against India on their home turf in Vadodara was not enough to prevent them from going down by five wickets in the second One-Day International on Friday.
Marizanne Kapp’s half-century was not enough to rally the Proteas Women after a poor start as they fell to an eight-wicket loss to India in game one of their three-match One-Day International Series in Vadodara on Wednesday.
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Team India opening batter Smriti Mandhana has been ruled out of the ongoing 3-match ODI series against South Africa due to a fracture on her right toe.
It is likely that India will try to get some quick runs in about three hours and then put South Africa in to bat last.
KESHAV MAHARAJ and Vernon Philander brought some much-needed determination and no little courage to the Standard Bank Proteas
After India crossed the 600-run mark, courtesy of a 200+ partnership between Kohli and Jadeja, the skipper showed selflessness and declared despite being unbeaten on 254.
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VIRAT KOHLI led a record-breaking day for India as they piled up the runs on day two of the second Freedom Series Test against the Standard Bank Proteas at Pune on Friday and, then, in a repeat of the first match, got rid of three of the visitors’ top order before the close of play.
While South Africa included Anrich Nortje in place of Dane Peidt, India replaced batsman Hanuma Vihari with Umesh Yadav.
India batsman Rohit Sharma, who became the first player to score a century in each innings of his maiden Test as opener, has reached a career-best 17th position in the MRF Tyres ICC Test Player Rankings.
With this win, India have extended their winning streak at home to 10 Test matches and are placed atop the Test Championship points table with 160 points.
If the Indian spinners get on a roll on the last day and the weather stays fair, there is an opportunity for India to make it 1-0 in Visakhapatnam.
South Africa are still 117 runs behind but their tenacity has made it very tough for India to strive for a win from here, with weather expected to play a part on the remaining two days.
After Agarwal brought up his double century in style, India declared upon reaching the 500-run mark.
IT was India’s day from the moment that Virat Kohli won the toss on the opening day of the Test series against the Standard Bank Proteas at Visakhapatnam on Wednesday.
Resting all the doubts about opening in Test cricket, Rohit Sharma raced to his fourth test century while Agrawal remained unbeaten on 84 as well.
The Junior Selection committee met in Mumbai to pick the team for the Emerging Teams Asia Cup. The tournament is scheduled to be held in Bangladesh in November, 2019.
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The All-India Women’s Selection Committee met on Friday in Surat to pick the Indian Women’s Cricket Team for their upcoming tour of West Indies.
It is all credit to South Africa as they inflicted a serious beating on the home team, who were in experiment mode
A century by Priyank Panchal ensured there was no surprises on the final day of the second four-day Test between South Africa A and India A
Kohli has now become not only the highest run-scorer in T20Is with 2441 runs, going past Rohit Sharma's tally of 2434, but is the only batsman to average over 50 in all the three formats.
Both India and South Africa were looking to try out a few youngsters leading up to the T20 World Cup but will now have to wait till Wednesday for the 2nd T20I.
The tour is South Africa’s first for the 2019/2020 season and Miller is excited by the changes that the new-look team comes with. Former Imperial Lions coach Enoch Nkwe and Quinton de Kock were named Interim Team Director and T20 team
India A needed just under an hour to wrap up victory over South Africa A on the final morning of the first Test in Trivandrum on Thursday.
The All-India Women’s Selection Committee met at the BCCI HQ to pick India A Women’s Team for the upcoming tour to Bangladesh and also the Indian team for the ACC Emerging Women’s Asia Cup to be played in Sri Lanka from Oct 20-28, 2019.
In an initiative to enhance the coverage of Indian Cricket and take it to the nook and corner of the country, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced a two-year radio rights arrangement with All India Radio (AIR).
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Former India T20I captain, Ms Mithali Raj has announced her retirement from T20 Internationals.
The West Indies bowling was good throughout the series but it was their batsmen who let them down. In fact, the Windies batsmen averaged 14.95 in the series, their lowest ever.
India did not enforce the follow-on and opted to add to their lead by taking the chance to bat for the second time.
The All-India Senior Selection Committee met at BCCI NCA in Bengaluru to pick India A squad for the Paytm multiday series against South Africa A.
The All-India Senior Selection Committee along with fitness expert Mr Ranadeep Moitra met at BCCI NCA in Bengaluru to conduct a practical assessment of the five shortlisted candidates ....
Bumrah, carrying on from his five-wicket haul in the second innings of the first Test, struck six times, including a hat-trick, to break the back of the West Indian batting line up.
An excellent all-round display by George Linde was not enough as South Africa A slipped to a two-wicket defeat to their India counterparts in a rain-reduced game....
Pant (27) and Vihari (42) are looking fluent at the crease and one more session in India's favour will help them to a commanding position in the Test.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) congratulates Ms Poonam Yadav and Mr Ravindra Jadeja for being conferred with the Arjuna Awards.
The All-India Senior Selection Committee has picked the Indian Cricket Team for the upcoming three-match Paytm T20 Trophy against South Africa.
Vinay Kumar continued to bat at one drop in this game as well, scoring a half-century. KB Pawan also shone with a 39-ball 56.
Skipper Vinay Kumar, who did not bowl due to a groin injury, joined Mohammed Taha for a 102-run partnership and remained unbeaten on 81 from 51 deliveries.
Manjesh Reddy plundered 30 off 9 deliveries, including four sixes in the last eight balls and a six over long-on off the last delivery to take the Warriors to a thrilling three-wicket win.
Belagavi Panthers now have three wins and two losses from six matches and have climbed to the second spot. Their positive net run rate might ensure a place for them in Qualifier 1.
Earlier, Ajinkya Rahane and Hanuma Vihari consolidated and put their foot on the pedal shortly after. Rahane ended his Test drought by bringing up a ton.
Krishnamurthy Siddharth and Aniruddha Joshi remained unbeaten for 48 and 46 respectively to help the team win by nine wickets. Mysuru Warriors have now climbed to the fourth spot.
Stallin Hoover and Manish Pandey shared 15 fours and 10 sixes between them, both going at a strike rate of over 200.
Both Kohli and Rahane brought up their half-centuries as India closed the day with 185-3 and a lead of 260 runs. If the hosts don't get India out early on day 4, this match will quickly get past them.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India condoles the sad demise of its former Vice-President and a former IPL Governing Council member, Shri Arun Jaitley.
After being the saviour with the bat, Ishant settled into a nice line and length which helped him wipe off the West Indies middle-order and bag a much-deserved five-wicket haul.
Krishnappa Gowtham slammed 134 runs and then came back to pick up eight wickets.
Manish Pandey scored a 30-ball 58 to take the team to a win in the 12th over. Pandey's knock came on the back of an unbeaten century in the last match.
Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja are still at the crease. If they can add 100 more runs, it would make for a decent first innings score.
With nine required off the last two deliveries, David Mathias clobbered a four and a six off the penultimate and ultimate ball respectively to take Hubli tigers to a three-wicket win.
Bellary Tuskers were behind the VJD par score by just one run when rain came down and hence suffered an unfortunate loss.
Cricket West Indies interim selection committee has named Miguel Cummins as a replacement for Keemo Paul for the first Test match of the MyTeam11 Series, which is co-sponsored by Skoda and KEI....
Skipper Manish Pandey took matters in his own hands as he raced to a century off just 50 deliveries at a strike rate of over 200, with seven fours and seven sixes.
The opening partnership between Naveen MG and Bharat Chipli lasted till the 11th over and the duo added 114 runs between them.
West Indies are preparing to face India in the first Test match of the MyTeam11 Series which is co-sponsored by Skoda and KEI.
Captain Abhimanyu Mithun finished off the proceedings with a 13-ball 34 at a strike rate of over 260 to help the Lions to their third win from three matches.
Each of the Bellary Tuskers' top three clicked with both openers Abhishek Reddy and Karthik CA scoring half-centuries.
With Prithvi Shaw banned retrospectively for a year upon failing a dope test, KL Rahul struggling with his technique...
Manish Pandey was part of the Belagavi Panthers' XI for this game and would have been an attraction for the fans but he could not be seen in action due to the inclement weather.
Skipper Vinay Kumar played well for his 24-ball 37 and hit a four and a six in the last over but he left it too late as the Tuskers won by nine runs.
The All-India Senior Selection Committee met in Mumbai to pick India A squad for the upcoming five-match one-day series against South Africa A.
The argument of who is India’s greatest batsman, has been fuelled by the deeds of their modern-day batsmen, primarily due to a huge number- increase in the international matches.
Nikin Jose could only manage 5 off 12 deliveries, which is why both teams were on equal scores on the basis of the VJD method when rain abandoned play and the points were shared.
After smashing a boundary on the first ball of Pradeep T's last over, Siddharth was dismissed on the second delivery as the Lions won by 14 runs.
With 13 required off the last over Krishnappa Gowtham demanded the ball from Karthik CA and delivered. Gowtham's IPL experience must have come in handy as he allowed only six runs in the last over to help Bellary Tuskers to a victory by five runs.
Shivamogga Lions wicketkeeper Nihal Ullal was at the crease throughout the chase as Pavan Deshpande, Arjun Hoysala and Akshay Ballal played around him to take the match by six wickets.
Test duo Darren Bravo and John Campbell have been included in a 14-member West Indies “A” squad
Images from the West Indies training session at Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua, with Darren Bravo, Brian Lara, Shannon Gabriel and Corey Bocking.
Nikin Jose and KN Bharath were at the crease in the 13th over when rain came down.
As per the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court Appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA).....
West Indies captain Jason Holder spoke to members of the media after the third and final One-Day International against India at Queen’s Park Oval. The series is the MyTeam11 One-Day International Series, co-sponsored by Skoda and KEI.
It was the 120-run partnership between Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer which sealed the deal for India, despite a good effort from West Indies.
West Indies limited India to 279-7 after the visitors chose to bat first at the historic Queen’s Park Oval
West Indies training session at the Queen’s Park Oval, Port-of-Spain, today. West Indies are preparing to face India in the second ODI
As the TNPL 2019 concludes on August 15, the Karnataka Premier League (KPL 2019) is set to begin from the next day, that is August 16.
Only 13 overs could be bowled in the first ODI between West Indies and India, after which the match was called off due to rain and wet outfield.
After Lyca Kovai Kings ended at 134-8 from their 20 overs, it seemed business as usual as Dindigul Dragons were expected to chase it down. However, the Kovai Kings' bowlers left the Dragons reeling at 20-4 in the powerplay itself.
India won the toss and opted to bowl against the Windies the 3rd and final T20I of the series at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence today.
It was Murali Vijay who shone for the Warriors again. After missing his century by just one run in the last match...
West Indies all-round Kieron Pollard has been fined 20% of his match fee and handed one demerit point for breaching Level One of the ICC Code of Conduct ...
After snaffling two wickets, Hari Nishanth came back to open the innings for Dindigul Dragons and notched up an unbeaten 44-ball 61 as the Dragons coasted to a seven-wicket victory.
Cricket West Indies interim selection panel named Fabian Allen to replace for Khary Pierre for the third and final T20 International against India.
India won the toss and decided to bat in the 2nd T20I to be played in Florida against the West Indies.
Skipper Abhinav Mukund had demoted himself to the middle order and scored a half-century in the last match...
Chepauk Super Gillies’ all-rounder Harish Kumar first bagged two wickets and then came back to score a quick-fire 23, but even his efforts could not take the Super Gillies over the line.
India won the toss and decided to bowl against the West Indies in the first T20I of the three-match series
The difference between the scores of Murali Vijay and N Jagadeesan was just six runs, but while Vijay went at a strike rate of 159, Jagadeesan scored at 175 and this is where the difference of the match lied.
Despite Rajagopal Satish's innings, Super Gillies fell short by no less than 61 runs. Harish Kumar was the strike bowler for the Super Gillies and picked up four wickets, while giving just 15 runs from his four overs.
Lyca Kovai Kings' skipper Abhinav Mukund demoted himself to the middle order and scored a half-century
Cricket West Indies interim selection panel has named Jason Mohammed as the replacement for Andre Russell
Gone are the days when a big ICC event such as the ODI World Cup was followed by a couple of months of a lull
Karaikudi Kaalai's innings could never take shape as they kept losing wickets one after the other...
The ICC Test Championship's objective is to give context to Test matches. Interestingly, it's the biggest irony that the Test Championship is beginning with Ashes....
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