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Fazal, at the time, became the first Indian in 16 years to make his debut in his thirties. He is also the only Indian to have scored fifty or more in his only ODI appearance. Overall, he became the third player to have this distinction, after Australia’s Ashley Woodcock and England’s Kim Barnett. England’s Ben

Multan Sultans 185 for 2 (Hendricks 79*, Malan 52) beat Karachi Kings 130 for 8 (Malik 53, Ali 3-23) by 55 runs Multan Sultans, who lost last year’s thrilling final against Lahore Qalandars by one run, opened their campaign with a thumping 55-run victory against allrounder-heavy Karachi Kings at the Multan Cricket Stadium. Sultans’ overseas

Ben Stokes has called for the Decision Review System (DRS) to scrap umpire’s call after England were left bemused by Zak Crawley‘s second-innings dismissal in their defeat in the third Test against India. Crawley reviewed Kumar Dharamasena’s decision to give him out lbw to Jasprit Bumrah in the ninth over but left the field incensed,

He returned to the field at the start of the third session, with England 18 for 2 in their chase of 557. The day had begun with positive news for India, with the BCCI announcing Ashwin was on his way back to Rajkot. “The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is pleased to

New Zealand captain Tim Southee and his predecessor Kane Williamson are set to play their 100th Tests together during the upcoming home series against Australia. March 8 will mark the occasion, the start of the second of two matches in the series, which follows a set of three T20Is. The 14-member Test squad also includes

Afghanistan opt to bowl vs Sri Lanka Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bowl in the first T20I in Dambulla. It’ll be the first time in five years Sri Lanka will be playing in Dambulla, a stadium that is also today hosting its first-ever men’s T20I. Afghanistan captain Ibrahim Zadran said he was unsure

Australia 575 for 9 dec (Sutherland 210, Healy 99, Mooney 78, Gardner 65) beat South Africa 76 (Brown 5-21) and 215 (Tucker 64, Tryon 64) by an innings and 284 runs Australia’s versatile and talented attack overcame a resolute South Africa mustering belated fight to complete a comprehensive Test victory at the WACA late on

Marcus Stoinis has been ruled out of Australia’s three-match T20I series in New Zealand due to a back issue with fellow West Australian allrounder Aaron Hardie called in for Australia’s last series before the T20 World Cup in June. Australia vice-captain and wicketkeeper Matthew Wade is also set to miss game one of the series

India offspinner R Ashwin has withdrawn from India’s Test side in Rajkot, effective immediately, because of a family medical emergency. “The BCCI extends its heartfelt support to the champion cricketer and his family,” the Indian board said in a media release. “The health and well-being of the players and their loved ones are of utmost

R Ashwin became the ninth man, and only the second Indian, to the landmark of 500 Test wickets. The 37-year-old offspinner got there on the second day in Rajkot, dismissing England’s Zak Crawley in the final session. He is also the second-fastest to achieve the feat, getting there in his 98th Test.

A number of the world’s leading short-form cricketers will stay in North America after June’s T20 World Cup, with Rashid Khan, Trent Boult, Heinrich Klaasen and Haris Rauf among the players retained by their franchises for the second edition of Major League Cricket (MLC) in July. The season will start on July 4, Independence Day

India 326 for 5 (Rohit 131, Jadeja 110*, Sarfaraz 62, Wood 3-69) vs England On the first day of the third Test, India’s batting finally came together but not without an early alarm. Down at 33 for 3 on a pitch that was full of runs and with two debutants to follow, India were looking

Stumps New Zealand 211 and 40 for 1 (Latham 21*, Conway 17, Piedt 1-3) trail South Africa 242 and 235 (Bedingham 110, Petersen 43, O’Rourke 5-34, Philips 2-50) by 227 runs Will O’Rourke‘s five-wicket haul on Test debut helped New Zealand come roaring back into the contest after David Bedingham‘s classy hundred on day three

Rohit Sharma will lead India at the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup. BCCI secretary Jay Shah said as much today, while speaking to the media at an event in Rajkot. This will be the second time Rohit leads India at a T20 World Cup, having done it in 2022 as well. In that tournament, played

48.2 overs Afghanistan 266 (Rahmat 65, Omarzai 54, Madushan 3-45) vs Sri Lanka Despite fifties from Rahmat Shah and Azmatullah Omarzai, and a blazing start from Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Afghanistan were bowled out for 266 in the third ODI against Sri Lanka in Pallekele. With the series wrapped up, Sri Lanka had brought in Dunith Wellalage

South Australia 223 for 5 (Kelly 81, McSweeney 52) beat Queensland 218 (Labuschagne 74, Buckingham 6-41) by 5 wickets Alex Carey has taken a world record-equalling eight catches in an innings for South Australia in their Marsh Cup win over Queensland. It was the 32-year-old Test wicketkeeper’s first 50-over game since being dropped from the

The SA20’s reliance on a mostly local talent base will shield it from any major impact around the poaching of international talent to other leagues, according to commissioner Graeme Smith. Speaking at a press conference at the conclusion of the second season of the SA20, from where 12 overseas players jetted off to join the

Karachi Kings have been dealt a double blow ahead of their opening fixture of PSL 2024, learning that two of their overseas players have limited availability. Tabraiz Shamsi, the South Africa wristspinner, will miss the second half of the tournament, while English allrounder Jamie Overton has been withdrawn from the entire season. ESPNcricinfo understands that