Author: Team Spogonews

Karachi, Dec 20 (PTI) England captain Ben Stokes believes Ben Duckett’s peerless innings in the third Test against Pakistan “absolutely vindicated” the opener’s selection in the side and the “selflessness” he showed was something to be proud of. England defeated Pakistan by eight wickets at the National Stadium here on the fourth morning of the Test on Tuesday to make a 3-0 series sweep, with Duckett scoring an unbeaten 82 off 78 balls. Stokes and Duckett slammed the 55 runs England needed to complete the chase of 167 on the fourth morning. On Monday, Duckett and Zak Crawley had smashed…

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Cape Town, Dec 20 (PTI) The latest offering in the world of domestic T20 leagues — SA20 — will have a total prize purse of 70 million rand (Rs 33.5 crore approx), the biggest purse in the history of South African franchise cricket. The franchise-based tournament, scheduled to be held from Jan 10 till Feb 11 next year, is a six-team affair with all the sides backed by Indian Premier League franchises. “We have worked hard to offer a rewarding and unprecedented incentive in the first season of SA20. This is a first for South African cricket, we have never…

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नयी दिल्ली, 20 दिसंबर (भाषा) सात्विकसाईराज रंकीरेड्डी और चिराग शेट्टी की भारतीय पुरुष युगल जोड़ी मंगलवार को जारी बीडब्यूएफ विश्व रैंकिंग में करियर के सर्वश्रेष्ठ पांचवें स्थान पर पहुंच गई जबकि एचएस प्रणय ने शीर्ष 10 पुरुष एकल खिलाड़ियों में वापसी की।

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ब्रिसबेन, 20 दिसंबर (भाषा) अंतरराष्ट्रीय क्रिकेट परिषद (आईसीसी) ने ऑस्ट्रेलिया और दक्षिण अफ्रीका के बीच पहला टेस्ट क्रिकेट मैच दो दिन के अंदर समाप्त होने के बाद मंगलवार को गाबा की पिच को औसत से कम रेटिंग दी।

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कराची, 20 दिसंबर (भाषा) इंग्लैंड के कप्तान बेन स्टोक्स ने  बेन डकेट के चयन को ‘बिल्कुल सही‘ करार देते हुए मंगलवार को कहा कि इस सलामी बल्लेबाज ने पाकिस्तान के खिलाफ तीसरे टेस्ट मैच में जैसी बल्लेबाजी वह उसका निस्वार्थ भाव दिखाता है ।

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केपटाउन, 20 दिसंबर ( भाषा ) दक्षिण अफ्रीका टी20 लीग में करीब 33 . 5 करोड़ रूपये ईनामी राशि हो गई जो दक्षिण अफ्रीका में फ्रेंचाइजी क्रिकेट के इतिहास में सर्वाधिक है ।

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Mumbai/Guwahati, Dec 20 (PTI) Suryakumar Yadav made an 80-ball 90 in his first Ranji Trophy game in almost three years while skipper Ajinkya Rahane and Yashasvi Jaiswal struck fine hundreds to take Mumbai to 396 for three against Hyderabad on day one of the Group B contest here. Surya, who has arguably been the best batter in white-ball cricket over the past 12 months, approached the red ball game with the same aggressive intent that he is known for in the shorter formats. His knock comprised 15 fours and a six. The stylish batter has time and again expressed his…

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New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI) An epic Thomas Cup victory broke the glass ceiling while unprecedented success came at the Commonwealth Games as India took giant steps towards becoming a badminton powerhouse in 2022. In a year of breathless action, PV Sindhu’s grit, Lakshya Sen’s exuberance and dogged determination of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also resulted in six individual titles on the BWF Tour. Double Olympic medallist Sindhu continued to excel with three titles — Syed Modi International, Swiss Open Super 350 and Singapore Open Super 500 — and capped the year with an elusive gold in Birmingham CWG…

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मुंबई, 20 दिसंबर (भाषा) ऑस्ट्रेलिया महिला क्रिकेट टीम की हरफनमौला खिलाड़ी एशलीग गार्डनर कहा कि भारत के खिलाफ मौजूदा टी20 श्रृंखला के दौरान स्टेडियम में दर्शकों के उत्साहजनक शोर ने उनकी टीम पर अच्छा प्रदर्शन करने का अतिरिक्त दबाव डाला लेकिन मैचों के आगे बढ़ने के साथ वे इसके अभ्यस्त हो गये।

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Mumbai, Dec 20 (PTI) Australian all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner is getting used to the noise generated by the fanatical fans of Indian cricket in the ongoing T20 series against the hosts and feels the loud roars can put extra pressure on the away team even if it is doing well in the middle. Gardner has contributed with both bat and ball to help Australia take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five match series. The final T20 will be played on Tuesday night. “It does take quite a while to get used to,” she told the ‘100% cricket’ podcast. “Sometimes you…

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