June 17, 2024 6:47 AM

ICC T20 World Cup: Pakistan secures consolation win over Ireland

In the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Cricket, Pakistan beat Ireland by three wickets to register a consolation win over Ireland at Central Lauderhill, Florida last night. Pakistan and Ireland have already been eliminated from the tournament with India and debutants USA progressing to the Super Eight from Group A. Chasing the target of 107 runs, Pakistan made 111 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 18.5 overs.    For Pakistan, Skipper Babar Azam unbeaten 32 was the top scorer.  For Ireland, Barr...

September 30, 2023 6:59 PM

ICC announces official mascots 'Blaze' and 'Tonk' for Cricket World Cup 2023 after fans vote

After fans around the globe participated in voting, the names of the two official ICC mascots have been revealed, ahead of the 2023 Cricket World Cup in India. The ICC has announced that 'Blaze' and 'Tonk' have been unanimously chosen as the names of the mascot duo.   An ICC report on Saturday said, the two mascots will be seen in World Cup matches around all the venues, engaging and interacting with fans in attendance and adding to the excitement of the showpiece event....

March 4, 2020 2:24 PM

Shafali Verma at top spot in ICC women's T20I rankings

Shafali Verma, the teenage Indian batting sensation, has gained the top spot in the ICC women's T20 International rankings, riding on her stellar run at the ongoing World Cup. She has become only the second India batter after Mithali Raj to top the women's T20 International rankings, according to an ICC statement. The 16-year-old Shafali has replaced New Zealand's Suzie Bates, who had been at the top of batting charts since October 2018. During the ongoing ICC Women&am...

January 24, 2020 7:17 AM

Four countries to qualify for T20 World Cup 2021 from 16-team ICC Qualifier

International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed that four among 16 countries will qualify for the tournament proper of ICC World T20 scheduled to be held in India in 2021. The event replaces the eight-team Champions Trophy ODI tournament that was last held in 2017 in England. An ICC release said, 11 regional qualification tournaments will take place across the five ICC regions (Africa, Americas, Asia, East-Asia Pacific and Europe) with eight teams progressing to one of two global qualifying ev...

January 21, 2020 9:12 PM

Defending champions India beat debutant Japan in ICC Under-19 World Cup

In cricket, India  won the  Group A ICC Under-19 World Cup Cricket match against Japan by 10 wickets at Bloemfontein, South Africa today. Put into bat, Japan were all out for paltry 41 runs. As many as 5 Japanese batsmen were out without any score. S.Noguchi and K.K.Dobell top scored for Japan sharing 7 runs each. For India, Ravi Bishnoi claimed 4 wickets and Kartik Tyagi  3. India "A" reached the 42 run target in 4.5 overs. Opening batsman YBK Jaiswal scored 29 for India while...

January 17, 2020 2:27 PM

ICC U-19 World Cup Cricket begins in South Africa

The ICC Under-19 World Cup Cricket begins in South Africa today. Indian team, under the captaincy of Priyam Garg, will look to defend the title when it begins its campaign against Sri Lanka at the Oval, Bloemfontein, on Sunday. India are placed in Group 'A' and will face New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Japan, who will be making their first-ever appearance in any World Cup. India is the most successful team in the tournament, having won four titles till date, including the last editi...

January 15, 2020 9:01 PM

ICC names Kohli , captain of ICC's both ODI&Test teams of the year

India skipper and batting mainstay Virat Kohli today named captain of the International Cricket Council's ODI and Test teams of the year. Apart from Kohli, there were four other Indians who were picked in the ICC's Test and ODI teams of the year. While the Test team featured double-centurion Mayank Agarwal, opener Rohit Sharma, speedster Mohammed Shami and left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav found a place in the ODI side.