Steve Smith made 105, his 12th ODI century, to help Australia overcome a sluggish start
SKY overtook Pakistan opener Mohammad Rizwan to become just the second Indian player to hold the top T20I batter ranking.
The day two of the second Test between Indian and New Zealand, which saw the loss of 16 wickets, has been dubbed as an 'action-packed' day by Trent Boult.
Dhoni, Jadeja absorbed pressure nicely; anything could have happened: Boult
Test cricket and T20 can comfortably co-exist despite the mushrooming of franchise-based leagues, said former England captain Andrew Strauss.
Images from the IPL final between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians, in Dubai on Tuesday.
Images from the IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians, in Dubai, on Sunday.
New Zealand's cricketers, including skipper Kane Williamson, who are quarantining in Maldives after the suspension of IPL 2021 last week might head to England this weekend for an upcoming two-Test series, head coach Gary Stead said.
It is his second IPL century while leading a side. He is now the second player after Virat Kohli to have more than one ton as a captain.
New Zealand thrashed reigning champions Australia by 89 runs in a rematch of last year's final
Two wrist-spinners, who are currently dominating the bowling charts will be itching to show their wares
The hosts, who won the first Test in Hamilton by an innings and 134 runs, scored 460 in their first innings with Henry Nicholls notching his highest Test score of 174.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson on Sunday praised his bowlers for setting the tone for their eight-wicket win over Afghanistan, which paved the way for their entry into the T20 World Cup semi-finals.
Jos Buttler would be eagerly waiting to pounce on an inexperienced Chennai Super Kings attack in order to clinch a play-offs berth for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2022 match on Friday.
A battle royale is on the cards when Hardik Pandya's Gujarat Titans take on the Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals, two line-ups armed with potent bowling units in a top-of-the-table IPL showdown at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Thursday.
They pushed themselves hard to win the title and it was only fair that the newly-crowned world Test champions New Zealand pushed the 'boat out a little bit' more while celebrating their momentous triumph before heading back home.
Images from the T20 World Cup Super 12s match between India and New Zealand, in Dubai, on Sunday.
Virat Kohli will be facing the most defining test of his captaincy career as he expects his men to be the proverbial 'phoenix rising from the ashes' when India take on a street-smart New Zealand in a do-or-die T20 World Cup Super 12 match in Dubai on Sunday.
Delhi Capitals need to win all their remaining three matches to keep their hopes alive of making it to the IPL 2022 play-offs.
Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson blamed the dew factor in the second half of the match for the five-wicket loss to Mumbai Indians, at the D Y Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, on Saturday.
Mumbai Indians will have the returning Suryakumar Yadav's flamboyance in the middle-order as they look to bounce back against a confident Rajasthan Royals unit in the IPL at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Saturday.
Chapman, Astle picked in New Zealand T20 World Cup squad; Veteran Ross Taylor ignored.
Each year, Samson has played a few match-defining knocks but this time he would have to go the extra mile if the Royals want to win that elusive second title.
Most of the Test squad and staff had been transferred to hotel quarantine where they will warm up for the two-Test series against England
There wasn't a more relieved man in the GT dugout than Coach Nehra who has been known to give his captain and players backing to play with freedom.
IMAGES from the IPL 2022 game between Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals in Pune on Tuesday.
Images from the T20 World Cup match between Afghanistan and New Zealand, in Abu Dhabi, on Sunday.
'As a cricketer, in the last few years, we lost out on a few games which we could have potentially played. Yes, if we could sneak in a few matches, it would be great.'
Venkatesh Iyer's 88-run partnership from just 52 balls for the second wicket with Rahul Tripathi had sealed the contest in KKR's favour.
Images from Saturday's IPL match between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians, in Dubai.
Opener Rohit Sharma countering Trent Boult's incoming deliveries will make for a fascinating contest, something that Virender Sehwag will be looking forward to during the ICC World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand, starting in Southampton on June 18.
Williamson, Kyle Jamieson and Mitchell Santner, along with the team physiotherapist, were unable to secure an exemption to travel to Britain until May 11 so will remain in New Delhi until then.
Had Saini not caught Ishan the Sledgehammer, the result could have been very different.
Rana and Rinku put on 66 runs off just 38 balls to help KKR record its first win in 5 matches.
Images from Day 2 of the ICC World Test Championship Final between India and New Zealand, at The Hampshire Bowl, in Southampton, on Saturday.
Williamson also showered praise on Umran Malik.
Opener Quinton de Kock slammed an unbeaten half-century as Mumbai Indians thrashed Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets, in the IPL match, in Delhi on Thursday.
Miller smashed three sixes in a row to book their place in Sunday's final on their home ground in Ahmedabad.
Put in to bat, India's rejigged top order wilted in no time and the 2007 champions crawled to 110-7 in 20 overs in the Super 12 match. The below-par total was unlikely to test New Zealand's batting might and so it proved.
IMAGES from the IPL 2022 game between Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad, in Pune, on Tuesday
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