Melbourne, July 10 (IANS) Melbourne Renegades will play Perth Scorchers in Chennai in December to open the 2026-27 Big Bash League (BBL) season. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese unveiled the fixture during a joint visit to the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Friday. The match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium scheduled for December 12 will be the first BBL fixture outside Australia and will launch the BBL 16 season. The Renegades will be the home team wi…
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Chennai, June 27 (IANS) Skipper Bhavika Ahire led from the front with a fine half-century as India women’s U19 completed a clinical 3-0 T20I series sweep over Sri Lanka U19 with a comfortable seven-wicket victory in the third and final game at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday.Chasing a modest 117, India U19 cruised home in 18.4 overs, courtesy a captain’s knock from Bhavika (50) and an unbeaten 27 by Ira Jadhav. For her consistent performances in the series, Bhavika was also rightfully…
Chennai, June 20 (IANS) Young Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal credited senior batter Rohit Sharma for helping him develop his white-ball game after his unbeaten century powered India to a nine-wicket win over Afghanistan in the third ODI and completing a 3-0 series sweep at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday. Jaiswal smashed an unbeaten 110 off 86 balls, his second ODI hundred in just three innings, while Rohit made 79 as the duo shared a 170-run opening partnership to help India chase down 2…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Batting great Sunil Gavaskar believes fast bowler Prasidh Krishna may have reached a turning point in his international career after producing a match-winning spell to guide India to a nine-wicket, series-sweeping victory over Afghanistan in the third ODI at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Prasidh registered his maiden ODI five-wicket haul with outstanding figures of 5-23 in nine overs, ripping through Afghanistan’s top order and reducing them to 36/4. His efforts laid th…
Chennai, June 20 (IANS) Fast bowler Prasidh Krishna’s maiden five‑wicket haul and Yashasvi Jaiswal’s fluent unbeaten century powered India to a commanding nine-wicket victory over Afghanistan in the third ODI and sealed a 3‑0 series sweep at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday.Prasidh’s sensational figures of 5-23 in nine overs, including taking four scalps in the power-play with his pace, bounce, and swing, helped India bowl out Afghanistan for 218 in 44.2 overs, despite skipper Ha…
Chennai, June 20 (IANS) India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal said he was determined to ‘keep going and play till the end’ after his unbeaten century powered the hosts to a nine‑wicket win over Afghanistan in the third ODI and complete a 3‑0 series sweep at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.Jaiswal hit an unbeaten 110 off 86 balls, with his second ODI ton in three innings laced with 14 boundaries and three sixes, as India wrapped up the chase of 219 with 128 balls remaining.“Yes, I really enjoyed it….
Chennai, June 20 (IANS) Fast bowler Prasidh Krishna’s maiden five‑wicket haul and Yashasvi Jaiswal’s fluent unbeaten century powered India to a commanding nine-wicket victory over Afghanistan in the third ODI and sealed a 3‑0 series sweep at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday.Prasidh’s sensational figures of 5-23 in nine overs, including taking four scalps in the Power-play with his pace, bounce, and swing, helped India bowl out Afghanistan for 218 in 44.2 overs, despite…
Chennai, June 20 (IANS) Fast bowler Prasidh Krishna claimed his maiden five‑wicket haul in ODIs as India bowled out Afghanistan for 218 in the third and final match of the series here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday, despite a fighting maiden century from skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi.India struck early after Afghanistan elected to bat first by reducing the visitors to 36/4 inside the first ten overs. Prasidh was the chief destroyer with the new ball by using pace, bounce, and swing t…
Chennai, June 20 (IANS) India left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh admitted the previous ODI against Afghanistan in hot conditions in Lucknow had taken a toll on the players’ bodies, adding that ‘everyone trained respective to their demands’ as the side gears up for the third and final match of the series at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.“I mean, the preparation was already done before the series and we were following our processes really nicely as a team. We had to take care of our bodies as well…
Chennai, June 20 (IANS) India have included Prasidh Krishna, Harsh Dubey and Nitish Kumar Reddy in their playing eleven as Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat first in the third and final ODI at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday.India have already taken a 2-0 lead in the three-game series after a massive 170-run win in Lucknow. Another win in Chennai will hand them a 3-0 series sweep. Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi said they have four changes, with Mohammad Nabi, Azmatulla…