Sai Sudharsan | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI After India suffered a 2-0 whitewash against South Africa in the recent Test series, the batting unit came under fire for being ill-equipped to handle turning tracks at home. On Saturday, Sai Sudharsan responded to the criticism by acknowledging that the batters fell short, stressing the need to … Read more
West Indies’ Justin Greaves, right, raises his bat after scoring 200 runs against New Zealand on Day 5 of their cricket test match in Christchurch, New Zealand, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP An epic 202 not out by Justin Greaves and a stubborn support role by Kemar Roach saw the West Indies … Read more
Kushagra smashed five fours and as many sixes in his unbeaten 84 off 48 balls. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Kumar Kushagra (84 n.o., 48b, 5×4, 5×6) and Virat Singh (72, 39b, 10×4, 2×6) went ballistic, powering Jharkhand to 207 for three and a 28-run takedown of Tamil Nadu in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy … Read more
Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal took India home with plenty to spare. | Photo Credit: K.R. Deepak Such was India’s torrid run with tosses in ODIs that even head coach Gautam Gambhir saw the funny side when the 20-match losing streak finally ended. “I don’t know about 20-21, but in my tenure, we have won … Read more
Ayush Mhatre’s quickfire knock powered Mumbai to an easy win against Chhattisgarh. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA Mumbai and Andhra made short work of paltry targets and waltzed into the Super League phase of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at the Ekana Cricket Stadium here on Saturday. Ayush Mhatre (69 n.o., 49b, 3×4, 5×6) put … Read more
Tanay was instrumental in Hyderabad restricting Bihar to a modest total. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI Left-arm spinner Tanay Thyagarajann’s three-wicket haul and opener Tanmay Agarwal’s fine unbeaten half-century fashioned table-topper Hyderabad’s thumping seven-wicket win over Bihar in a Group-B match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at the Jadavpur University ground here on Saturday. Choosing … Read more
Easy-peasy: Jayant & Co. wreaked havoc as Pondicherry cantered to a victory over Bengal. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. GIRI For the first time in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy this season, Bengal fumbled with the bat and couldn’t even cross the 100-run mark, chasing the 178-run target set by Pondicherry at the Gymkhana Ground. After … Read more
Arshdeep Singh, with teammates, celebrates the wicket of South Africa’s Ryan Rickelton during the third ODI in Visakhapatnam | Photo Credit: PTI India skipper KL Rahul won the toss and opted to bowl against South Africa in the deciding third and final One-day International in Visakhapatnam on Saturday (December 6, 2025). India made one change … Read more
Pragnay cashed in on an early reprieve to deliver for Hyderabad against Goa. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI Hyderabad rode on Pragnay Reddy’s unbeaten 34-ball 67 to beat Goa by seven wickets in a Group-B match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at the Eden Gardens here on Sunday. Asked to bat, Goa benefitted from Lalit Yadav’s second successive half-century to post 160 for … Read more
Karnataka’s Devdutt Padikkal in action during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy cricket match against Tamil Nadu at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, Gujarat on Tuesday, December 02, 2025. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI Devdutt Padikkal smashed a scintillating unbeaten 102 (46b, 10×4, 6×6) to propel Karnataka to its second-highest total of 245 for three, setting … Read more