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IND vs AUS: Tanush Kotian set to be Ashwin's replacement, says report

Kotian, currently playing in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Hyderabad, is expected to fly out to Australia on Tuesday

Anmolpreet breaks Yusuf Pathan's fastest List-A 100 record by an Indian

The Punjab batter's blistering 115 off 45 balls led Punjab to a dominant nine-wicket win over Arunachal Pradesh

Rinku Singh set to captain Uttar Pradesh in upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy

Explosive India batter Rinku Singh was on Friday named Uttar Pradesh captain for the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy, marking his first stint as skipper at the senior state level. He succeeds Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who led the side in the recently-concluded Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Rinku, who led Meerut Mavericks to the UPT20 League title earlier this year, is keen to make the most of this opportunity. He scored 210 runs in nine innings at a strike rate of 161.54 largely as a finisher in the tournament. "It was a big opportunity for me to lead Meerut Mavericks in the UPT20 League, and I am happy that I could deliver," Rinku was quoted saying in ESPNCricinfo. "I really enjoyed captaincy as it allowed me to learn many things." In IPL, Rinku, the designated finisher for Kolkata Knight Riders, was retained by the franchise alongside Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy and Ramandeep Singh. The reigning champions will have a new captain this season after they released Shreyas Iye

Prithvi Shaw is his own enemy, says MCA on batter's snub from Vijay Hazare

The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has brushed aside Prithvi Shaw's emotional outburst after his exclusion from the Vijay Hazare Trophy squad, asserting that the temperamental batter has flouted disciplinary norms regularly and is "his own enemy". A senior official of the MCA, while talking to PTI, claimed that the side was at times "forced to hide" him on the field due to his poor fitness, discipline and attitude. Shaw had expressed his frustration at not being picked in the 16-member squad for the Vijay Hazare Trophy in a viral social media post some days ago after being a part of the side's title-winning Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy campaign. "In the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, we were playing with 10 fielders as we were forced to hide Prithvi Shaw. The ball would pass near him and he would barely be able to get to it," the official said on conditions of anonymity. "Even while batting, we could see he was troubled reaching to the ball. His fitness, discipline and attitude are poor and

Shami in focus as Bengal face rampant Baroda in Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 QF

Continuing his fine run in his comeback from ankle surgery, India pacer Mohammed Shami will be in the spotlight as Bengal face strong challenge from a rampaging Baroda in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 quarterfinal here on Wednesday. Shami played a key role in Bengal's thrilling three-run win over Chandigarh to help them enter the last-eight stage. Batting at No. 10, Shami hit a crucial unbeaten 17-ball 32 to lift Bengal to 159 for 9. With the ball, he bowled a tight spell, taking 1/13 in his initial three overs. In all, Shami has now played nine domestic games -- one Ranji Trophy (42.3 overs) and eight SMAT T20 games (31.3 over) -- after returning to action. He has bowled a total of 64 overs and taken 16 wickets. But, Baroda have sounded warning as they sizzled with the bat in the competition by setting a world record for the highest total in men's T20 cricket, posting 349/5 against Sikkim to storm into the quarterfinals. They also broke the record for most sixes in a T20 innings, hit

SMAT: Baroda slams highest team total in T20 cricket; check full list here

Baroda's Bhanu Punia scored a massive 134 not out in just 51 balls to hand Baroda a memorable day in the 2024-25 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on Thursday

Abhishek hits 28-ball century; check full list of fastest tons in T20s

Punjab skipper Abhishek Sharma shone with both bat and ball on Wednesday as he also took 2 wickets before smashing a record-breaking century against Meghalaya.

Shami's brilliance powers Bengal to win in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

India's star pacer Mohammed Shami set up Bengal's comfortable win against Meghalaya with a measly spell in their Group A contest in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy here on Sunday. Elsewhere, Naman Dhir returned excellent figures of 5/19 to fashion Punjab's narrow seven-run win against Hyderabad in Group A, while Jharkhand recorded a thrilling one-wicket victory against Haryana in which Harshal Patel (2/16) and Yuzvendra Chahal (1/13) shone with the ball. Shami continued to take giant strides in his comeback trail as he produced a sharp spell of 4-0-16-0 to help Bengal restrict Meghalaya to a modest 127 for six. Bengal won by six wickets and 49 balls to spare at the Niranjan Shah Stadium. Arien Sangma (37) and Larry Sangma (38) staged a recovery for Meghalaya with the bat. In reply, Bengal stuttered when three of their batters got out for ducks but Abhisek Porel's 31-ball 61, with nine fours and two sixes, combined with Writtick Chatterjee's 25 not out, took them past the target.

Hardik shines with bat, Shardul struggles with worst bowling stats

Hardik Pandya continued his rich vein of form by smashing five sixes and scoring 28 runs in an over bowled by left-arm spinner Parvez Sultan as Baroda crushed Tripura by seven wickets in a Group B game of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here on Friday. Chasing a meagre target of 110, Baroda rode on Hardik's 47 off 23 balls to complete the task in just 11.2 overs, after elder brother Krunal Pandya did well with the new ball to finish with figures of 2/22. The highlight for the sparse crowd was the entertainment provided by Hardik as he launched into Sultan, hitting him for three sixes between long-off and extra cover region and another two in the cow corner. Hardik has had a fantastic Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament so far with contributions in all four wins for Baroda. His sequence of scores read 74 not out, 41 not out, 69 and 47, and he has also picked up a couple of wickets along the way. Brief Scores: Tripura 109/9 in 20 overs (Mandeep Singh 50, Krunal Pandya 2/22). Baroda 115/3 in

SMAT 2024: Shami's heroics seal Bengal win; Rinku powers UP to success

Veteran pacer Mohammed Shami celebrated his Rs 10 crore deal with Sunrisers Hyderabad with a three-wicket burst that carried Bengal to an eight-wicket win over Hyderabad in a Group A match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy here on Monday. Shami, who is playing his first white ball tournament after last year's 50-over World Cup, took three for 21 in 3.3 overs as Bengal bowled out Hyderabad for 137 in 18.3 overs. He received good support from Karan Lal and Shahbaz Ahmed who bagged two wickets apiece. India batter Tilak Varma made a 44-ball 57 (5x4, 1x6) but he could not guide his side to a bigger total. In reply, Bengal faced little trouble in scaling down the target in 17.5 overs. Openers Abhishek Porel (41, 39b, 3x4 2x6) and Karan (46, 29b, 4x4, 4x6) made 84 runs in 9.5 overs and Bengal never did the momentum slip from there. Rinku shines ======== India middle-order batter Rinku Singh made an unbeaten 24-ball 45 (4x4, 3x6) as Uttar Pradesh breezed past Himachal Pradesh's 100 in ju

Tilak Varma becomes first batter to hit three consecutive hundreds in T20s

Tilak also became the first Indian male batter to score 150-plus runs in a T20 innings and the second Indian overall after Kiran Navgire's 162 runs while playing for Nagaland

Big stars, IPL 2025 mega auction boost Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy's importance

Presence of a few frontline stars like Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami and its co-existence with the IPL mega auction have given the latest edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, beginning across venues from Saturday, a meaty context. But interestingly, the players are not sewn by a common auction thread in the country's premier domestic T20 tournament. Pandya need not to worry about impressing the IPL scouts after finding a place in Mumbai Indians' retention list ahead of the auction on November 23 and 24 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.s The all-rounder's appearance in Baroda's jersey is more in line with the BCCI's policy of leading cricketers mandatorily appearing in domestic tournaments. So, his aim will be to keep in touch with the game and possibly help Baroda to a rare title victory. But Shami's outing for Bengal is multi-dimensional. The veteran pacer will be eager to come up with a fine show to further underline his fitness after recently taking seven wickets for his state in a R

Kamboj creates Ranji history, claims all 10 Kerala wkts; check full list

Kamboj's extraordinary feat not only secured him a place in the record books but also took him past the 50-wicket milestone in First-Class cricket, achieved in just his 19th match.

Full list of highest-ever partnership for any wicket in Ranji Trophy

Kauthankar's blistering 314 off 215 balls and Bakle's commanding 300 off 269 deliveries powered Goa to a staggering 727 for 2 declared in just 92 overs

Chad Bowes to Head: Full list of fastest double century in List A cricket

New Zealand Chad Bowes broke the record of fastest double hundred in List A cricket, reaching the mark in just 103 balls to shatter the record held by India's Jagadeesan and Australian Travis Head

Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Mumbai cruise to nine-wicket win over Maharashtra

Defending champions Mumbai got their Ranji Trophy campaign back on track with an emphatic nine-wicket win over Maharashtra in their second Group A league game here on Monday, offsetting the heavy loss to Baroda in the opening game. Needing 74 to win, Mumbai went into the final day at 13 for no loss. While Ayush Mhatre's (15) dismissal robbed them off a bonus point, Prithvi Shaw (39 not out off 36 balls) and Hardik Tamore (21 not out off 26 balls) earned six points for the team in just 13.3 overs. This was after the 42-time champions lost to Baroda by 84 runs in the opening Ranji Trophy fixture but in the second match at the BKC ground, Mumbai excelled in all departments of the game. The match was won and lost on the first day itself when Mumbai bowled out Maharashtra for 126 in their first innings and then rode on 17-year-old Mhatre's smashing 176 and Shreyas Iyer's belligerent 142 to score 441. While Maharashtra fared much better in the second innings with centuries from Ruturaj

Ranji Trophy 2024-25: Delhi deny Tamil Nadu outright win in Group D

Opener Sanat Sangwan hit a patient 83 as Delhi managed to deny Tamil Nadu an outright win and earn a point from their Ranji Trophy Group D match here on Monday. Resuming their first innings at 264 for 8, Delhi lost their remaining two wickets for the addition of just two runs with centurion Yash Dhull (105 not out) remaining stranded at the other end. Following on, Delhi lost Dhull early but Sangwan produced a gritty performance with the bat, scoring his runs off 231 balls with the help of 12 boundaries. He received good support from skipper Himmat Singh (36) and Jonty Sidhu (23) before Delhi survived some anxious moments to finish the final day at 193 for 8 in 83 overs. India International Washington Sundar (3/45), Sonu Yadav (2/37) and Ajith Ram (2/52) were the wicket-takers for Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu got three points from the match. In Guwahati, Chandigarh defeated Assam by nine wickets to register full points from the match. Resuming at overnight 144 for 7, Assam's second in

Ranji Trophy: Nagwaswalla stars in Gujarat's one wicket win over Andhra

Left-arm pacer Arzan Nagwaswalla shone with a four-wicket haul as Gujarat pulled off a thrilling one wicket-win over Andhra on day four of their Ranji Trophy Group B fixture here on Monday. Resuming at an overnight 203 for four, Andhra managed to score 297 in their second innings after following on, setting a 144-run target for the home team. Andhra left-arm spinner Lalith Mohan made life difficult for Gujarat in what turned out to be a tricky run chase. His seven wicket haul reduced Gujarat to 131/9 before Nagwaswalla (16 not out off 22) and Priyajitsin Jadeja (1 not out) got their side over the line. After a stellar effort with the ball, Nagwaswalla was able to deliver with the bat under extreme pressure. Gujarat got six points for the win while Andhra drew a blank. Earlier, K S Bharat (42) pushed Andhra's total close to 300 with Nitiesh Reddy (34) and Hanuma Vihari (32) also chipping in. Brief scores: In Ahmedabad: Gujarat: 367 and 144/9 in 50.3 overs. Andhra 213 and 297 all o

Rahane-led Mumbai on verge of victory against Gaikwad-led Maharashtra

Defending champions Mumbai closed in on an outright win despite fine hundreds by Maharashtra skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad and seasoned middle-order batter Ankit Bawne on the third day of their Ranji Trophy Group A match here on Sunday. Maharashtra were all out for 388 in their second innings, leaving Mumbai with a victory target of 74 with a full day's play left in the game. At 13 for no loss at stumps, Mumbai were just 61 away from victory with openers Prithvi Shaw and Ayush Mhatre batting on 7 and 6 respectively. Bawne struck a terrific hundred (101 off 152 balls) after Gaikwad responded with a century of his own after his first-innings failure but these efforts were not enough to make up for their forgettable outing with the bat on the opening day when the visiting side was bundled out for 126. Star player Gaikwad, who was out for a two-ball duck in the first essay in a team total of 126, led Maharashtra's charge with a 145-run knock that came off 171 balls, while Bawne, who made his

Sundar in India squad vs NZ: Who could he replace in 2nd Test Playing 11?

25-year-old Sundar's call-up comes after his knock of 152 for Tamil Nadu in the 2024-25 Ranji Trophy match against Delhi. What will be India's Playing 11 vs New Zealand in the second Test? Check here