WBBL: Pooja Vastrakar joins Brisbane Heat
The 22-year-old will become the third Indian woman cricketer to play for Brisbane Heat. Smriti Mandhana and Poonam Yadav had previously played for the side. "Pooja is an outstanding athlete.
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Watch: Bowler Throws Ball Over Wicketkeeper's Head, Gives Away Boundary In County Match
A bowler is usually happy when he bowls a good delivery that is defended back to him. But such was not the case when Surrey's Ryan Patel decided to follow that up with a quick throw to get the batter off his mark. Instead, his throw was well off the mark as it flew over even the wicketkeeper's head and ran away for a boundary. The incident happened during Surrey's County Championship Division 1 match against Warwickshire at the Oval on Wednesday.
Clean sweep against West Indies great signs for young Indian team: Rahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid lauded the "professionalism" of his young outfit which has shown some "great signs" moving forward while routing the West Indies 3-0 in their own backyard in the just-concluded ODI series. Shikhar Dhawan on Wednesday became the first-ever captain of an Indian team that clean swept West Indies on their home soil after the visitors thrashed the home team by 119 runs in the third and final ODI here.
2nd Test: Jayasuriya stars again as Sri Lanka thrash Pakistan to level series
Jayasuriya grabbed five wickets as Sri Lanka thumped Pakistan by 246 runs in the second Test to end the series 1-1 on Thursday. Chasing a mammoth 508 for victory, tourists Pakistan were bowled out for 261 in the second session on day five with skipper Babar Azam hitting a valiant 81 in Galle. AS IT HAPPENEDThe 30-year-old Jayasuriya, a left-arm spinner, claimed his fourth five-wicket haul in just his third Test since making his debut against Australia earlier this month. Ramesh Mendis, who took five wickets with his off-spin in Pakistan's first innings, wiped off the tail with four more to trigger Sri Lankan celebrations. The tourists won the opener with a Galle record chase of 342 and fought hard to outdo themselves, with the in-form Azam scoring his 23rd Test fifty and putting on brave stands with overnight partner Imam-ul-Haq (49) and Mohammad Rizwan (37).
Moeen Ali and Jonny Bairstow lead England to 'brilliant' T20 win over South Africa
England took the lead in their T20 international series against South Africa on Wednesday evening after Jonny Bairstow continued his excellent season and Moeen Ali set a new batting record in Bristol.
Morgan hails Jordan's expertise I Pollock: One of the best death overs
Eoin Morgan said Chris Jordan's "expertise, skill and calm nature" enabled England to secure victory in the first T20 international against South Africa.
India maintain third spot in ODI team rankings after series sweep in West Indies
West Indies in their own backyard. Despite missing a slew of first-choice players, the Shikhar Dhawan-led India showed they have plenty of depth waiting in the wings as they completed a sweep over the Caribbean side on Wednesday with an emphatic 119-run victory in the third and final match. The triumph was India's third ODI series victory on the trot and saw them boost their rating to a total of 110 and some four rating points clear of arch-rival Pakistan (106), who is in the fourth place.
India vs West Indies, 3rd ODI: 'Tough one for us' - West Indies skipper Nicholas Pooran after series whitewash
West Indies skipper Nicholas Pooran said that though the 0-3 scoreline is "tough" on the team, the hosts are looking forward to the T20I series up next. Top bowling spells from spinner Yuzvendra Chahal and pacers Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur helped India crush West Indies by 119 runs (DLS method) in the rain-hit third and final ODI of the series here at the Queen's Park Oval on Thursday. "It was a tough one for us. We did a lot of right things in the first two games. I think we tried our best, the boys performed well. But there were a lot of games in a short span of time," said Pooran at the post-match presentation.