Author: Sandip Pawar

Suzie Bates scored a magnificent 106 while Jess Kerr claimed a four-for to beat India Women by 62 runs in the first ODI on February 12. After beating India in the only T20I, New Zealand started the five-match ODI series on a high as well. The Sophie Devine-led side defeated Indian women by 62 runs in the series opener at Queenstown on Saturday to take 1-0 lead, in what is seen as a preparation for the ICC women’s ODI World Cup in March. One of the driving forces of this New Zealand women’s team for one and a half decades, Bates was the star for the hosts…

The Men in Blue hammered Windies in the third ODI by 96 runs at the Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday, February 11. Rohit Sharma started his full-time captaincy stint in One-Day internationals with a clean sweep over West Indies. Their first-ever clean sweep over the men from the Caribbean in the history of the game. The third ODI on Friday resulted in India claiming a comprehensive victory at the Ahmedabad stadium. Shreyas Iyer was the star for the hosts, scoring a well-compiled 80, while Rishabh Pant supported with 56 at a good rate. Bowlers were on song once again, with Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna snaring three wickets each. As…

A total of 590 players are set to go under the hammer in the IPL 2022 Mega Auction on February 12 and 13. The Indian Premier League 2022 brings you two brand new franchises, and with it, an exciting few months starting with the mega auction. The IPL is expanding into a 10-team affair with Lucknow Supergiants and Gujarat Titans joining the race. All the 10 teams will be building their squad for the IPL 2022 through the mega auction that is set to take place at Bengaluru on February 12 and 13.  The 10 franchises will be fiercely bidding for some of the biggest names…

England’s interim managing director, Andrew Strauss believes the absence of veteran bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad on the Caribbean tour will give an opportunity to other players to step into leadership roles. Thereby providing more options for the incoming regime as the ECB appoint a new head coach and permanent managing director in the coming months. Strauss addressed the media at Lord’s on Wednesday after announcing the new look Test squad for the three-match Test series against the West Indies. Strauss denied that Anderson and Broad’s stature had become too powerful within the English camp but marked Chris Woakes and Mark Wood to…

The Rohit Sharma-led Indian team made easy work of the West Indies in the opening fixture to take 1-0 lead in the ODI series. The two teams will now face off in the second One-Day international at the same venue of Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad on February 9. Defeating the West Indies by six wickets, India claimed their first international victory of the year. They won the toss and decided to field first. Indian bowlers did an exceptional job not letting the opposing team build any sort of partnership. Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar, in particular, snared 4/49 and 3/30, respectively, as the Windies were bowled out for 176. …

Ellyse Perry took three for 12 and scored 40 to propel Australia to a 5-wicket victory over England in the second ODI at Junction Oval on Sunday. Australia defeated England in the second ODI of the women’s Ashes 2022 at Junction Oval in Melbourne to claim the urn with one match to go. After a close contest in the first ODI, Meg Lanning’s Australia were too strong for the visitors in the second match as the hosts came out victorious with five wickets and 88 balls to spare. Chasing a moderate total of 130, the Aussies found themselves in a bit of trouble after…

RCB’s Harshal Patel, the leading wicket-taker of the Indian Premier League 2021, is set to play for India in the T20I series against West Indies under the leadership of Rohit Sharma. Having made his international debut under Sharma’s captaincy during the New Zealand T20I series in November 2021, Patel was all praises for the new Indian captain. The bowling all-rounder shared his experience of playing under Rohit and how he operates as a skipper. Sharma was appointed as the captain of Indian limited overs side after Virat Kohli stepped down from the role post T20 World Cup 2022. Sharma began his captaincy reign with…

On February 3, the Kiwis announced the 15-member squad that will compete in the upcoming Women’s ODI World Cup. New Zealand’s highest wicket-taker since the 2017 edition of the tournament Leigh Kasperek was a surprise omission from the WC party scheduled for March-April.  Fran Jonas, who only has two ODI caps to her name, was preferred ahead in the squad. The 17-year-old left-arm spinner adds batting depth to the side and that went in her favour. Since the 2017 World Cup, the off-spinner Kasperek has taken 42 wickets from 26 matches at an average of 21.26, including career-best six for 46 against Australia. Bob Carter said that Kasperek’s exclusion was unfortunate but…

Australia Women got their noses in front following a dominant win in the first ODI of the three-match series. Beth Mooney did the talking with the bat while Darcie Brown routed the opposition batters to ensure a 27-run victory for the hosts, who have retained the Ashes. With the exception of Mooney, the Australian batting unit had a rare quiet day in the office. The Lionesses got off to a fantastic start as both Alyssa Healy and Meg Lanning chose to curb their hitting instincts against the moving ball in the early quarters of the match. Their score of 34 for one after the Powerplay equalled their lowest…

Fakhar Zaman’s blitzing 66 along with Zaman Khan and Shaheen Afridi’s brilliant bowling display helped Lahore Qalandars beat Peshawar Zalmi by 29 runs on February 2. The Qalandars became only the second team in the Pakistan Super League 2021-22 to successfully defend the title in the ongoing edition. The Shaheen Afridi-led side defeated Peshawar Zalmi by 29 runs in the ninth match at National Stadium in Karachi. For Lahore Qalandars, there were multiple heroes with bat and ball. Fakhar Zaman blasted 66 while Shaheen claimed two for 19. Zaman Khan, who snared three for 32, was awarded the ‘player of the match.’  Credit: PSL PZ were given a target of 200, in pursuit of which they were rocked…