Cricket South Africa: Cricket South Africa (CSA) has announced that Hilton Moreeng has departed as head coach of the South Africa womens team after serving 11 years in the role. Moreeng was appointed as the sides head coach in 2012 and his contract ended after the 2023/24 season. The CSA also said Dillon du Preez, who served as an assistant coach under Moreeng, will take over the reins in an interim capacity for South Africas multi-format tour of India in June-July till a new head coach is appoi

Managing Director Punit Balan: Players of Maharashtra Premier League outfit Kolhapur Tuskers had a memorable experience when West Indies fast bowling legend Courtney Walsh visited the teams training session at the PYC Hindu Gymkhana in Pune. Walsh, the first man to take 500 Test wickets, spent considerable time with the players, speaking to them about his own career and even answering their questions apart from interacting with the groups Chairman and Managing Director Punit Balan on ways to dev

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians Dream11 Prediction, IPL 2024 : Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings have been eliminated from the TATA IPL 2024, and only a few matches are left in the group stage of the competition. Kolkata Knight Riders are at the top of the points table with 16 points and a NRR of +1.453. They need just one win to confirm the top two positions in the group stage. KKR will be facing MI in the 60th clash of the tournament. This match will be held on Saturday at Eden Gardens.

Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association: Since the start of this millennium, innovation has been gaining currency in cricket be it be via zing bails, spider cam, cricket bat sensor or hawk eye technology. In terms of pitches, a vital factor in teams deciding how they go about the game, there has been the addition of drop-in wickets. But the addition of hybrid pitches into the cricketing ecosystem in England in 2017 grabbed the attention of many onlookers. SISGrass, a UK-based synthetic turf manufa

T20 World Cup: Delhi Capitals (DC) pacer Khaleel Ahmed is delighted to be included in the Indian reserve list of the T20 World Cup squad 2024 after a splendid run in the IPL 2024, having picked up 14 wickets in 12 matches thus far. The left-arm pacer, who last played for India in December 2019, has made a well-deserved return to the national team, earning a spot as a standby for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup. Khaleel poured his heart out and spoke at length about his journey to earn a pla

T20 World Cup: Former India cricketer Anil Kumble heaped praise on Virat Kohli and expects the star Indian batter to continue his prime IPL form in the T20 World Cup as well. Kohli's scintillating 92 off 47 balls followed by a collective bowling effort helped RCB recorded a 60-run win over PBKS, their fifth win of the IPL 2024 after losing six games in a row. Batting first, Bengaluru posted 241/7 before bowling Punjab out for 181 runs, earning their fourth win in a row. Kohli slammed seven fours

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) star batter Virat Kohli emphasised his counter-batting style against the spinners in IPL 2024 and said that the sweep has been a key scoring option for him. Kohli top-scored with 92 off 47 as RCB posted a massive 241/7 in 20 overs against Punjab Kings at the HPCA Stadium on Thursday night. Kohli slammed seven fours and six sixes at a strike-rate of 195.74 in his vintage knock, which also took him past the 600-run mark in IPL 2024.

T20 World Cup: The appointment process for the head coach of Indias mens cricket team is set to begin in the coming week, confirmed Jay Shah, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary. Shah also said that current head coach Rahul Dravid can re-apply for the position if he wants to extend his tenure. We will call for applications in the next few days. Rahul Dravids tenure is coming to an end in June. If he wants to reapply, he can, Shah said during an interaction at the BCCI head

After Punjab Kings: After Punjab Kings (PBKS) suffered elimination from IPL 2024 following a 60-run defeat at the hands of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), assistant coach Brad Haddin admitted dropped catches cost his side the match. Punjab had a tough day at the field on Thursday night, with three catches dropped in the first five overs, two off Virat Kohli on 0 and 10, and one off Rajat Patidar when he was batting on 0. While Kohli scored 92 runs in the match, Patidar scored 55. After electi

Chennai Super Kings: Gujarat Titans (GT) will host Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in match 59 of the IPL 2024 on Friday. CSK, sitting fourth in the points table, are heading into this game after a comfortable win against Punjab Kings at Dharamsala while GT, that are rooted at the bottom of the table, lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their last match. Chennai and Gujarat locked horns six times in the IPL with both teams sharing an equal number of wins. GT v CSK head-to-head 6- Gujarat Titans: 3

T20 World Cups: New Zealand batter Colin Munro has decided to draw curtains on his international career that spanned 123 matches. A white-ball specialist, who featured at two previous T20 World Cups, was hoping to reignite his New Zealand career at next month's ICC Men's T20 World Cup, but the 37-year-old missed out on earning a recall and decided to call time on his international career. Playing for the BLACKCAPS has always been the biggest achievement in my playing career. I never felt prouder

Lucknow Super Giants: The recent spat between the two greats of Indian cricket, Sunil Gavaskar and Virat Kohli has brought to light a very interesting issue that exemplifies the trend and relationships that exist presently between the press, commentators and cricket players. In the past, one never questioned or derided a senior cricketer on his comments verbally or through the press. A word of advice from the likes of Vijay Hazare, Professor Deodhar, Chandu Borde, Tiger Pataudi, Vinoo Mankad and

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohlis majestic 92 off 47 balls, coupled with a collective bowling effort helped Royal Challengers Bengaluru get a 60-run win over Punjab Kings in Match 58 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the HPCA Stadium here on Thursday. The result means RCB keep their Playoff hopes alive with their fourth win on the trot, while PBKS become the second team after Mumbai Indians to be eliminated from the tournament. Kohli hit seven fours and six maximums at a strike rate

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohlis majestic 92 off 47 balls, coupled with a collective bowling effort helped Royal Challengers Bengaluru get a 60-run win over Punjab Kings at the HPCA Stadium here on Thursday. The result means RCB keep their playoffs hopes alive with their fourth win on the trot, while PBKS join Mumbai Indians as the second team to be eliminated from the tournament. After Kohlis knock, along with Rajat Patidars 55 took RCB to 241/7, their fourth-highest overall total in t

Sylhet International Cricket Stadium: After India secured a 5-0 sweep in the T20I series against Bangladesh, captain Harmanpreet Kaur was quick to credit her teams stellar performance to the confidence gained from playing in the Womens Premier League (WPL). The WPL gave our players a lot of confidence, because of the way a lot of us played in the WPL, we have improved our game during that time, and those results are giving results here. We just need to keep doing the right things, and results wi

Sylhet International Cricket Stadium: Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, and Dayalan Hemalatha made 30s respectively, while spinners Radha Yadav and Asha Sobhana picked five wickets between themselves as India beat Bangladesh by 21 runs in the fifth and final T20I to secure a 5-0 series victory. Electing to bat first, India posted 156/5 in their 20 overs at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, thanks to handy knocks by Smriti (33), Hemalatha (37), Harmanpreet (30) and a

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli top-scored with 92 off 47 balls as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) posted a massive 241/7 in 20 overs against Punjab Kings in Match 58 of Indian Premier League 2024 at the HPCA Stadium on Thursday. It is also RCBs fourth-highest overall total in the tournament. Kohli hit seven fours and six sixes at a strike-rate of 195.74 in his vintage knock which also took him past the 600-run mark in IPL 2024. He was ably supported by Rajat Patidar, who struck 55, h

Indian Premier League: The high scores by batters and bowlers being taken to the cleaners constantly in the 2024 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been the biggest talking point of the tournament. But Brett Lee, the legendary Australia fast-bowler, thinks bowlers are staging a fightback in the last three weeks of the competition. The battings been outstanding; we have seen a thousand sixes being hit in this (season of) Indian Premier League. The batters have been on fire, but the bow

The Bengal Pro T20 League: Aiming to work at the grassroots level in Bengal cricket, Siliguri Strikers, the team of Servotech Power Systems, has been unveiled as the newest franchise in the upcoming Bengal Pro T20 League, which is set to get underway from June 11 at the Eden Gardens. Siliguri Strikers will be representing the districts of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar, Alipurduar, and Kalimpong. Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Snehasish Ganguly, India legend and former captai

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium: The animated chat on-field between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) owner Sanjiv Goenka and skipper K.L Rahul following their humiliating 10-wicket defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) has triggered speculation that the Karnataka batter might quit captaincy. However, LSG sources on Thursday were quick to dispel all such reports, claiming that everything is fine between the team and the owner. Lucknow Super Giants had slumped to an embarrassing defeat in their IPL 202

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Punjab Kings (PBKS) elected to bowl first against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Match 58 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the HPCA Stadium here on Thursday. PBKS stand-in skipper Sam Curran said there might be something there in the wicket for the bowlers. Looks like they've watered the wicket a bit, might do something early, so put RCB under pressure. Chasing is not a big factor, we lost the last game chasing. Just want new-ball wickets. Hopefully, it n

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium: Brett Lee, the legendary Australia fast-bowler, feels the KL Rahul-Sanjiv Goenka animated meeting in the aftermath of Lucknow Super Giants 10-wicket defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad could have been better if it happened behind closed doors rather than being witnessed by the whole world. On Wednesday, Lucknow Super Giants suffered a huge blow to their IPL 2024 playoffs hopes after Sunrisers Hyderabad openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma chased down 166 in just

Kolkata Knight Riders: The Gujarat Titans will be taking to the field donning special lavender jerseys for their final home game against Kolkata Knight Riders on May 13 to create awareness for cancer and promote the battle against the dreaded disease. This is the second year in succession that Gujarat Titans players will showcase their commitment to the fight against cancer. This gesture will serve as a reminder of the importance of early detection and access to quality care for improving outcom

Ireland vs PakistanDream11 Prediction 1st T20I : Pakistan are on tour in Ireland, where they will play three T20Is. It will be followed by 4 T20Is in England. The first game between Ireland and Pakistan is all set to take place on May 10 (Friday) at Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin. This will be a great preparation for both teams as they are slotted in the same group for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in June. Pakistan recently levelled a home series against New Zealand and have some areas to ad

The T20 World Cup: The United States of America (USA) will be co-hosting the ICC T20 mens cricket World Cup 2024 for the first time along with the West Indies and it will attract huge popularity in the growth of cricket in the baseball-playing nation, believes USA cricket chairman Venu Pisike. The men's T20 World Cup is scheduled to take place from June 1-29. The USA cricket team, who are making their debut in the World Cup will play its first match against neighbours, Canada on June 1. Led by 3

Former Sri Lanka: Former Sri Lanka cricketer Kumar Sangakkara believes Sanju Samson can thrive at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup if he wins the race to be India's first-choice wicket-keeper. Samson, who is being coached by Sangakkara, has been in excellent form with the Rajasthan Royals the IPL 2024. In 11 games, the right-hander has amassed an incredible 471 runs while picking up seven dismissals in his wicket-keeper role and has led the team to eight victories in 11 games as a captain. Samson wil

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium: The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) young opener player Abhishek Sharma showered praises on his opening partner Travis Head, stating that Australian batters have a unique ability to handle spin bowling like no other. SRH picked up their seventh win of the IPL 2024 after they stormed through to a 10-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium. LSG batting first scored 165 runs and managed to score only 27 r

ICC ODI World Cup: Former India star allrounder Yuvraj Singh voiced his opinion on how Virat Kohli became one of the greatest batters of this generation. He has come to the aid of his ex-teammate after criticism regarding his strike rate in T20's became the focal point of conversation ahead of the 2024 T20 World Cup. Many reports even speculated Kohli might be left out of the squad heading to the tournament. I think he understands his game really well. He knows if he's there till the end, he is

Bangladesh vs ZimbabweDream11 Prediction 4th T20I : The five-match T20I series between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe has turned towards the hosts. They have beaten Zimbabwe in three consecutive games to register a series win with two more matches to play. It is now time for the fourth T20I. Bangladesh and Zimbabwe will lock horns on Friday at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka, in the coming game. Shakib Al Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, and Soumya Sarkar have returned to the squad, and Bangladesh wi

Zimbabwe Cricket: Zimbabwe Cricket has confirmed the return of Wessly Madhevere and Brandon Mavuta to international circuit after the duo was suspended way back in December for drug use. Madhevere and Mavuta were given a four-month ban for the use of recreational drugs, a fact that came to light during an in-house drug test. The last time Madhevere and Mavuta played for Zimbabwe was in the Ireland tour in December, 2023. I am pleased to welcome Wessly and Brandon back to competitive cricket afte

Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings Dream11 Prediction, IPL 2024 :With every passing game, the race for the top four in the TATA IPL 2024 is getting more intense. The table keeps changing after every match. The defending champion is currently fourth on the table and needs two more wins. Chennai Super Kings will travel to Ahmedabad to face Gujarat Titans in match no. 59. This game is scheduled for Friday at 7:30 p.m. CSK has a good chance to inch closer to the players. Meanwhile, GT can be kno

Lucknow Super Giants: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) consultant Adam Voges admitted that the difference in the powerplay between the two sides was a big factor in the result of the match, and praised the Sunrisers Hyderabad openers for their incredible batting. SRH stormed through to a 10-wicket victory over LSG, courtesy of an explosive batting show from opening duo Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma. Head 89 off 30 and Abhishek Sharma 75 off 28 joined hands together yet again as SRH thrashed LSG by 1

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) batting star Travis Head 'never expected' the way he and along with fellow opener Abhishek Sharma chased down the total of 166 in 9.4 overs in the IPL 2024 match against Lucknow Super Giants (SRH) on Wednesday night at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Head smashed a 16-ball half-century with some astonishing display of cricketing shots and remained unbeaten on 89 off just 33 deliveries to guide his team home. He along with his open

The Sunrisers Hyderabad: The Sunrisers Hyderabads (SRH) demolition of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Wednesday saw the tied-record five-time IPL Champions, Mumbai Indians become the first team to be officially eliminated from the contention for the playoffs race. According to reports, some of the senior members of the team have expressed their concern regarding Hardik Pandya's style of captaincy which has seen the team's morale falter through the course of the IPL season. Senior players in the li

Lucknow Super Giants: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) entered Thursdays encounter against the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in hopes of breaking into the top four of the points table, a bid which was slammed shut by the orange army with conviction. Following the game a clip circulated on social media in which LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka was seen having an animated chat with captain KL Rahul that left the netizens fuming. Experts shared their take on the scene, saying such conversations should happen behind c

After Lucknow Super Giants: After Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the IPL 2024 match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, skipper KL Rahul and LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka engaged in a visibly intense conversation. The broadcasters characterised the interaction as Animated reactions from the LSG camp. SRH stormed through to a 10-wicket victory over LSG, courtesy of an explosive batting show from opening duo Travis Head and Ab

Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium: Punjab Kings (PBKS) will lock horns with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in match 58 of the IPL 2024 on Thursday. In the overall head-to-head matchups of the two teams, Punjab holds the lead with 17 wins whereas Bengaluru stands with 15 wins. PBKS are eighth in the points table with four wins while RCB are seventh with same number of wins after 11 games. PBKS v RCB head-to-head 32- Punjab Kings: 17 Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 15 PBKS v RCB match t

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) skipper was in awe after watching unreal batting from Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma as the duo chased down the target of 166 in just 9.4 overs at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Wednesday. Head 89 off 30 and Abhishek Sharma 75 off 28 joined hands together yet again as SRH thrashed Lucknow by 10 wickets in an epic run chase which didn't last even an hour. In the process, SRH scripted a new T20

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium: Sunrisers Hyderabad star opener Travis Head feels nice to get it done for the team as the hosts hammered Lucknow Super Giants by ten wickets and chased down the target of 166 in record 9.4 overs at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday night. Head smashed a 16-ball half-century with some astonishing display of cricket. He remained unbeaten on 89 off just 33 deliveries to guide his team home. A lot of fun, Abhi (Abhishek Sharma) and I

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium: The five-time champions Mumbai Indians get knocked out from the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 after Sunrisers Hyderabad thrashed Lucknow Super Giants by ten wickets, here at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, on Wednesday. The Hardik Pandya-led side has only won four games out of 12 thus far, falling short of expectations. Even if MI wins their next two games, they will only have 12 points after eight losses already. But SRH's victory ensur

Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium: Ayush Badoni smashed 28 ball half-century as Nicholas Pooran's 26 deliveries 48 as the duo recorded the highest fifth wicket partnership of 99 runs which propelled Lucknow Super Giants to 165 for 4 against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium. Lucknow went off to a shaking start as Quinton de Kock was sent back by Bhuvneshwar Kumar courtesy of a flying catch by Nitish Kumar Reddy at deep square leg for a five-ball two runs.

Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium: Punjab Kings are all set to go head-to-head against the Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala on Thursday. With the playoff stage of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League approaching quickly, all eyes are on the points table. All the teams still have a chance to earn the coveted top-four spot, but Punjab Kings assistant coach Brad Haddin insisted that his side is taking the competition

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have won the toss and elected to bat first against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Match 57 of the Indian Premier League 2024 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, here on Wednesday. LSGs Mohsin Khan has been ruled out of the match due to injury as Quinton de Kock returns to the playing XI, whereas for SRH, Sanvir Singh comes in for Mayank Agarwal and Vijayakanth Viyaskanth will make his debut replacing Marco Jansen. Lucknow Super Gian

District Cricket Association: Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) officials have urged the fans to keep politics out of the stadium and just enjoy the games. On Tuesday, supporters of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chanted slogans in favor of their imprisoned chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, during the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. The Delhi Police then took the supporters into custody following the incident but rele

Vitality County Championship: Northamptonshire has signed Siddharth Kaul for the next three Vitality County Championship fixtures. He replaces Australian seamer Chris Tremain, whose four-game stay has ended, at Northants. The 33-year-old Kaul represented India in three T20 internationals and three One-Day internationals in 2018 including two wicketless appearances at Trent Bridge and Lord's against England. Most recently, Kaul represented Punjab in the Ranji Trophy, taking 15 wickets at a season

Suryakumar Yadav: Mumbai Indians batter Suryakumar Yadav broke down the arsenal of batting shots he has deployed throughout his career when he scored an unbeaten 102 off 51 deliveries which propelled the struggling Mumbai Indians side to secure a seven-wicket victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Wankhede Stadium. From the iconic offside scoop to his popular Supla shot, the 33-year-old showed a glimpse of a multi-dimensional shot-playing ability against SRH. Yadav shared the story behind the or

After Rajasthan Royals: After Rajasthan Royals were subjected to their second defeat on the trot in IPL 2024, director of cricket Kumar Sangakkara thinks his team has been making a few too many casual mistakes in their back-to-back losses in the competition. Not so long ago, RR were at the top of the points table and looked all set to be the first team to enter IPL 2024 playoffs. But the inability to close out chases in their one-run defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad and now a 20-run loss to DC mean

ICC T20 World Cup: The 2024 ICC T20 World Cup is just around the corner as the shortest format of the game travels to the West Indies and USA for this years edition. The two host countries are unknown territories for a majority of players travelling for the tournament, which raises questions regarding the changes required to play at such wickets. In an exclusive conversation with IANS, Yashasvi Jaiswal's coach, father figure and mentor, Jwala Singh explained why he believes the young Indian prod

Cricket World Cup Qualifier: Chamari Athapaththu's sensational 102-run knock helped Sri Lanka to post a match-winning total in the final of the ICC Womens Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2024 against Scotland, here at Sheikh Zayed Stadium. The skipper hit 13 fours and four sixes en route to 102 off 63 as Sri Lanka posted 169/5 in 2O overs after being invited to bat first. In response, Scotland managed to 101/7 in 20 overs. Being finalists of the qualifier, both Sri Lanka and Scotland had already qua

BAN-W vs IND-W: Dream11 Prediction 5th T20I : The five-match T20 series between Bangladesh women and India women has been dominated by the hosts. They entered the series as favourites and have played in a similar manner. The women in blue have registered four consecutive wins and are looking for a whitewash. The fourth game will be played on Thursday at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. A 5-0 series will surely give the Indian team a lot of confidence ahead of the Women's T20 World Cup 2