Cricket: India A beat West Indies A by 65 runs

In Cricket, Shreyas Iyer made a match-defining 77 before the bowlers, led by left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed, guided India-A to a 65-run win over West Indies-A in the low-scoring first unofficial ODI at Antigua.   India-A were in a spot of bother at 22 for 3 after opting to bat before Iyer and Hanuma Vihari stitched 95 runs for the fourth wicket to lay the foundation for the team's 190-run total. Defending the total, India-A bundled out West India-A for 125 in 35.5 overs. The second unoffi...

Australia beat India by 32 runs in third ODI at Ranchi

In Cricket, Australia defeated India by 32 runs in the third ODI of the 5-match series at Ranchi last night. The Men in Blue are still leading the series, 2-1. Put in to bat, the Aussies had posted 313 for 5, riding on a 193-run opening wicket stand between skipper Aaron Finch and Usman Khawaja. Khawaja scored 104, while Finch made 93. In reply, Indian captain Virat Kohli's 41st ODI ton went in vain as the hosts were bundled out for 281 in 48.2 overs. Kohli made 123. For the Aussies, Pa...

India men, women teams to play their final T-20 matches against New Zealand tomorrow

In Cricket, both the Indian Men's and Women's teams will play their final Twenty-20 matches of the three-match series against New Zealand at Hamilton tomorrow. The Women's fixture will start at 8:30 AM (Indian Standard Time), while the Men's match will begin at 12:30 PM. The Men in Blue, led by Rohit Sharma, will be aiming to become the first Indian unit to win a T-20 series in New Zealand. The series is currently square at 1-1. India had lost the first match ...

IND vs NZ,4th ODI: New Zealand beat India by 8 wickets

New Zealand's Trent Boult and Colin de Grandhomme wreaked havoc with the new ball to bundle out a hapless India for 92  to help hosts pull off a stunning eight-wicket win in the fourth and penultimate ODI at Hamilton today. This is India's seventh lowest total in the 50-over format.              With India put to bat, paceman Boult, bowling his 10 overs at a stretch, troubled the Indian batsmen with his swing to return with impressive figures of 5 for 21.           Boult was ab...

India beat New Zealand by 35 runs in 5th and final ODI today

India beat New Zealand by 35 runs in the fifth and the final ODI today at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington to win five-match series 4-1.   At 18 for four, India were heading towards a sub-100 total before Ambati Rayudu and Vijay Shankar forged a 98-run stand to ensure India ended with a fighting 252.   Hardik Pandya's 45 off 22 balls also went a long way in India setting a challenging target. Needing 253 to win, New Zealand could only muster 217 before being dismissed in 44.1 overs.   ...

In Cricket, Harvik Desai hit his maiden first-class century to help Saurashtra pull off the highest run chase in Ranji Trophy history, beating Uttar Pradesh by six wickets to enter the semi-finals in Lucknow today.     Opener Desai was well-supported by Snell Patel (72), Cheteshwar Pujara (67 not out) and Sheldon Jackson (73 not out) as Saurashtra pulled off the 372-run chase by losing just four wickets in 115.1 overs.     Saurashtra, thus, broke the previous highest run chase record of 371 set ...

India beat Australia by 6 wickets; level 3 match ODI series 1-1

India beat Australia by six wickets in the 2nd ODI at Adelaide today to level the three-match series 1-1.  The current and former India captains, Virat Kohli and Mahindra Singh Dhoni shared an 82-run stand for the fourth-wicket to keep India on the winning course despite chasing a tough 299-run target.  Man of the match Kohli was dismissed in the 44th over after making 104 off 112 balls with five fours and two sixes. This was Kohli's 39th ODI century and sixth ton against Australia. Dho...

India creat history, win first ever Test series in Australia

India created history by winning their first ever Cricket Test series on Australian soil after beating the home team 2-1 as the fourth and final Test ended in a tame draw due to inclement weather.  India scored 622 for 7 in their first innings and then bowled out Australia for 300 thereby enforcing the follow-on.  However, persistent drizzle washed out day five thereby keeping the victory margin down to 2-1. The Hosts were still trailing by 316 runs when the match was called off.  It is the firs...