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Martin Guptill and Devon Conway made a century opening stand as New Zealand beat Australia by seven wickets to win the Twenty20 series decider. Australia, who had been 2-0 down in the series before levelling, posted 142-8 with Matthew Wade making 44 and leg-spinner Ish Sodhi taking 3-24. Guptill (71 off 46) and Conway (36 off 28) broke the back of the chase, sharing 106 in less than 12 overs. Glenn Phillips (34) hit a six to seal a 3-2 series win with

Virat Kohli-led Team India booked a spot in the final of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) after they defeated England by an innings and 25 runs in the 4th Test at Motera in Ahmedabad. After taking a lead of 160 runs, India bowled out the Joe Root-led side for 135 to seal a thumping victory and sealed the series 3-1. Before the start of the 4th Test, India were at top of the ICC World Test Championship table with 71 percentage points

India vs England: Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel picked up five wickets apiece as India crushed England by an innings and 25 runs in fourth Test to win the series 3-1 and qualify for the World Test Championship final. India defeated England by an innings and 25 runs in the fourth and final Test to win the four-match series 3-1 and seal a place in the final of the inaugural edition of the World Test Championship on Saturday. Rishabh Pant (101) and Washington Sundar

India vs England: Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel picked up five wickets apiece as India crushed England by an innings and 25 runs in fourth Test to win the series 3-1 and qualify for the World Test Championship final. India defeated England by an innings and 25 runs in the fourth and final Test to win the four-match series 3-1 and seal a place in the final of the inaugural edition of the World Test Championship on Saturday. Rishabh Pant (101) and Washington

India's Rishabh Pant is going to be one of the greatest wicketkeeper-batsmen there has ever been if he carries on at this level. The 23-year-old hit what certainly feels like a series-winning century on day two of the final Test in Ahmedabad, helping India, who lead 2-1, close 89 runs ahead of England, with three first-innings wicket left. He is an incredibly fearless young player who doesn't seem to worry at all about the situation - India were 146-6 in reply to England's

The Pakistan Super League has been indefinitely postponed after three new coronavirus cases were recorded on Thursday, the total number of coronavirus cases in the Twenty20 cricket league to seven. The Pakistan Cricket Board made the decision after the owners of the six teams expressed reservations about continuing, even with the option of a five-day circuit-breaker.' The postponement was induced, Khan acknowledged, by violations of COVID-19 protocols in the bio-secure bubble. 14 of the 20 preliminary round matches have been held in Karachi,

Aaron Finch became Australia's highest run-scorer in men's T20 cricket as his side defended 156-6 to set up a series decider against New Zealand. They lost regular wickets on a tricky pitch with Finch making an unbeaten 79 off 55 balls - including taking Kyle Jamieson for 26 off the final over. New Zealand were restricted to 107 in reply, with Kane Richardson taking 3-19 and three others taking two apiece. The final game in the five-match series is at 23:00 GMT on

England wrapped up the series with a comfortable six-wicket win in the second Twenty20 against New Zealand in Wellington. After being put in, New Zealand were restricted to 123-9, with Freya Davies taking a career-best 4-23 including top-scorer Amy Sattherthwaite for 49. England recovered from 30-2 in reply, with Tammy Beaumont making a 53-ball 63 in a stand of 83 with Heather Knight. Amy Jones hit the winning runs as England won with 16 balls to spare. The victory means England extend their

Quetta Gladiators baffled Multan Sultans by 22 runs on Wednesday to earn their first victory in the Pakistan Super League. In the first game, Babar Azam and Mohammad Nabi's century partnership helped the reigning champion Karachi Kings beat Peshawar Zalmi by six wickets. With eight points from five games, Karachi has climbed to the forefront of the league. With six points, Peshawar is in second place. However, Quetta's win ended a 13-match winning streak for teams chasing down the goals since the match

India skipper Virat Kohli (pix) on Wednesday credited India's Test success to not moaning about pitches as he fuelled controversy over spin tracks that have dominated the series against England. "There is always too much noise and too much conversation about spinning tracks," Kohli said on the eve of the fourth and final Test in Ahmedabad. "The reason for our success has been that we haven't cribbed about pitches that we played on and we would continue to play like that as a team." England

Spinner Ashton Agar produced the best bowling performance in Australia's Twenty20 international history as they defeated New Zealand by 64 runs at Wellington Regional Stadium on Wednesday. Agar's match-turning six for 30, including three in one over, derailed a New Zealand fightback as Australia avoided a series loss in the third Twenty20 international. Under-fire skipper Aaron Finch also hit 69, his best T20 international score for more than two years, and Glenn Maxwell smashed 70 from 31 balls as the tourists' batting line-up

Kieron Pollard struck six sixes in one over off Akila Dananjaya, who had earlier taken a hat-trick, in West Indies' extraordinary six-wicket Twenty20 defeat of Sri Lanka. West Indies captain Pollard became only the third man to strike six maximums in an international. In his previous over, Dananjaya had removed Evin Lewis, Chris Gayle and Nicholas Pooran. West Indies chased their target of 132 in 13.1 overs in Antigua. The tourists had been restricted to 131-9 before the drama really began. In the

In the Pakistan Super League on Tuesday, all-rounder Faheem Ashraf and Paul Stirling starred in Islamabad United's emphatic six-wicket triumph over the winless Quetta Gladiators. Quetta was reduced to 156-7 thanks to fast bowler Ashraf's 3-11, and Stirling smashed 56 off 33 balls as Islamabad cruised to 157-4 with three balls to spare. The match was rescheduled for Tuesday after Islamabad’s legspinner Fawad Ahmed tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday. Two more foreign cricketers, including one unidentified Islamabad player, tested positive Tuesday before

India skipper says focus should be on the batting skills of both sides rather than the pitch or the ball in Ahmedabad ahead of fourth and final Test; hosts lead the series 2-1 and are aiming to secure a spot in the World Test Championship final India captain Virat Kohli has blamed England's two-day defeat in the third Test solely on "a bizarre display of batting". Kohli has overseen two successive victories on big-spinning surfaces since England won the series opener in Chennai.

Victory over India in the final Test would cap an "unbelievable" winter for England, says opener Zak Crawley. England trail 2-1 heading into the fourth Test in Ahmedabad - which starts on Thursday - having beaten Sri Lanka 2-0 in January. India thrashed England by 10 wickets inside two days in a low-scoring third Test last week. "There's definitely a way back. We're only one game down," said 23-year-old Crawley. "We still have loads of confidence in our ability. "It's an unbelievable winter

AHMEDABAD: India will go into the fourth and final Test against a spin-scarred England on Thursday (Mar 4) needing only a draw to win the series, which will also seal their spot in the June final of the inaugural World Test Championship against New Zealand. England made a bright start to the four-Test series, stunning India with a 227-run victory in the opener in Chennai, but then faltered as the hosts regrouped and took a 2-1 lead with comprehensive wins in the second

Since Australian legspinner Fawad Ahmed showed symptoms for COVID-19 and was placed in isolation. Pakistan Super League match was postponed on Monday. The Pakistan Cricket Board rescheduled the match between Islamabad United and Quetta Gladiators for Tuesday after it was initially postponed by two hours. According to the PCB, all existing Islamabad United players and the entire Quetta Gladiators squad screened negative. Ahmed took 1-40 against Peshawar Zalmi on Saturday in his only performance in the PSL this season. Islamabad was defeated by

Chris Gayle has been recalled to play for West Indies for first time in two years, while senior fast bowler Fidel Edwards is back in the national squad after a nine-year hiatus. Both Gayle, who is 41 years old and Edwards, who turned 39 this month, have been named in West Indies' squad for the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, which will be played between March 3-7 at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua, which will be making its international debut. Gayle arrived in Antigua

India Legends will play their first match against Bangladesh Legends on March 5 and Sri Lanka Legends start their campaign against West Indies Legends on March 6. Former India cricketers Yusuf Pathan, Naman Ojha and Vinay Kumar, all of whom recently announced their retirements, will feature in the India Legends team in the 'Road Safety World Series' starting here on March 5. Former Sri Lankan swashbuckling opener Sanath Jayasuriya, who is remembered for the vital role he played in the team's 1996 ODI

Chris Woakes has left the England camp but is set to feature in ODI series; the 31-year-old has not played a Test match this winter; Jasprit Bumrah will not play for India due to personal reasons Chris Woakes has returned home as part of England's rotation policy despite not playing any part in the four-match Test series in India, the team confirmed on Saturday. England's approach has been to rest and rotate their multi-format players throughout their India tour to reduce the strain