Sports / Cricket

Dwayne Smith smashes 31-ball ton in HK 09 Mar 2017 - 12:36 am

HongKong: Dwayne Smith smashed a whirlwind century off just 31 balls in Hong Kong's T20 Blitz yesterday, one of the fastest tons recorded...

Elgar's century rescues South Africa on first day 09 Mar 2017 - 12:36 am

Dunedin: An unbeaten hundred from Dean Elgar rescued South Africa from a grim start to take the honours on day one of the...

Jadeja joins Ashwin at top of rankings 09 Mar 2017 - 12:31 am

Bangalore: Ravindra Jadeja joined his fellow Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin at the top of the world rankings yesterday after his seven wickets in...

Late wickets give SL edge over Bangladesh 09 Mar 2017 - 12:31 am

Galle: Bangladesh's Soumya Sarkar and Tamim Iqbal shared a century opening stand before Sri Lanka took two late wickets to tighten their grip...

Australia defend Smith as 'cheat' row escalates 08 Mar 2017 - 01:12 pm

Bangalore, India: Australia's cricket chiefs sprang to the defense of embattled skipper Steve Smith Wednesday after he was accused of cheating in the...

Smaller bats, sendings-off & gender-neutral terms like "fielder" and "bowler" among new laws 07 Mar 2017 - 10:58 pm

London: Cricket's law-makers are to limit bat-sizes and introduce sendings-off among a new batch of rules which will take effect this year, they...

Lucky Mendis lifts Sri Lanka with big ton 07 Mar 2017 - 04:30 pm

Galle, Sri Lanka: Kusal Mendis made the most of a first-ball reprieve and went on to score an unbeaten century Tuesday as Sri...

India's victory in second test best under his captaincy, Kohli says 07 Mar 2017 - 04:19 pm

BENGALURU: India captain Virat Kohli said the 75-run win against Australia in the second test was the best under his captaincy, after his...

India level Australia series, Kohli fumes at Smith 07 Mar 2017 - 04:13 pm

Bangalore, India: An irate Virat Kohli accused Australia of repeatedly overstepping the mark Tuesday after India stunned the visitors by 75 runs in...

Root hits unbeaten 90 as England clinch series 06 Mar 2017 - 11:06 pm

North Sound, Antigua: Joe Root struck an unbeaten 90 as he and Chris Woakes steered England to a four-wicket victory over West Indies...

Pujara Ieads India's revival in Bangalore 06 Mar 2017 - 11:05 pm

Bangalore: Batsman Cheteshwar Pujara hit an unbeaten half-century to lead India's spirited fightback against Australia on the third day of a gripping second...

South African attack bolstered ahead of NZ Tests 06 Mar 2017 - 11:03 pm

Wellington: South Africa will miss AB de Villiers following his decision to opt out of Test cricket this year but their ranks have...

'Pakistan wins today' as final passes off peacefully 06 Mar 2017 - 05:05 pm

Lahore, Pakistan: Pakistan on Monday hailed the successful staging of the Pakistan Super League final as a step towards restoring international cricket in...

Strong security as fans start arriving for PSL final 05 Mar 2017 - 03:28 pm

LAHORE, Pakistan: West Indies World Twenty20 winning captain Darren Sammy was among nine foreign cricketers to arrive in Lahore early Sunday as extraordinary...

India fight back with two wickets to restrict Australia 05 Mar 2017 - 09:26 am

BENGALURU: Australia lost two wickets in an enthralling morning session against a rejuvenated bowling display from India to reach 87 for two at...

Peshawar confident foreign stars will play final 04 Mar 2017 - 10:38 pm

Dubai: Peshawar Zalmi on Friday said they were confident that their five foreign players will travel to Lahore for the Pakistan Super League...

Morgan ton lifts England to win over Windies in opener 04 Mar 2017 - 10:29 pm

Antigua: England captain Eoin Morgan blazed a fluent 107 to help secure a 45-run victory over West Indies in the first one-day international...

Du Plessis steers South Africa to series victory over New Zealand 04 Mar 2017 - 10:29 pm

Auckland: Faf du Plessis made a successful review of an lbw decision against him before guiding South Africa to a series-clinching six-wicket victory...