3 min readUpdated: Jun 11, 2026 12:40 PM IST Australia won the toss and chose to bat in their second ODI against Bangladesh in Mirpur but they were possibly regretting that decision soon thereafter as they found themselves down three wickets for no runs at the end of the second over. It marks the first…
Pakistan overcame the Australian spin challenge on a tricky wicket to win the third and final One Day International (ODI) by four wickets and clinch the series 2-1 on Thursday. Pakistan had to fight hard on a turning wicket to reach 161 for six in 41.5 overs after Australia had crashed to its lowest ODI…
Pakistan out-spun Australia by five wickets in the first One Day International in Rawalpindi with spinner Arafat Minhas becoming the first home bowler to take five wickets on ODI debut on Saturday. Minhas finished with five for 32 as an under-strength Australia was bowled out for 200 in 44.1 overs before Pakistan chased down the…
Australian batter Matt Renshaw praised spinner Arafat Minhas after the teenager led Pakistan to a comfortable five-wicket win over Australia on his one-day international debut in Rawalpindi on Saturday. The 19-year-old claimed five wickets for 32 runs before hitting the final delivery for six to claim Player-of-the-Match honours as Pakistan cruised to victory in the…
Jason Holder was picked up by RR for Rs 7 crore at the IPL 2026 auction, making him the 10th most expensive buy of the auction, while Cameron Green at Rs 25.20 crore became the most costly buy at the auction (TOI Image) During the IPL 2026 mini-auction in Abu Dhabi back in December 2025,…
Under-strength Australia and Pakistan meet in the first of three one-day internationals in Rawalpindi on Saturday, aiming to build strong combinations for next year’s World Cup. Australia is without its regular skipper Pat Cummins along with his pace partners Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood and opener Travis Head — all rested to manage their workloads…
Lucknow Super Giants (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Since entering the fray in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have always shown promise heading into the new campaign.But as a campaign would grow old, that said promise would evaporate in the thin air. And the 2026 season offered no exception.Last week, the final…
Synopsis: Shreyas’s maiden IPL hundred and Prabhsimran’s 69 end Punjab’s six-game losing streak; Inglis’s 72 against his old mentor Ponting never enough as PBKS keep playoff hopes alive Punjab Kings began this season winning seven games in a row. Then they lost six. On Saturday night in Lucknow, Shreyas Iyer hit a maiden IPL hundred…
Synopsis: Sooryavanshi’s backlift and Jurel’s finish light up Jaipur as RR stay alive; LSG’s 220 never enough despite Marsh’s 96 and Inglis’s 60, Punja’s googly the turning point Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made 93 off 38 balls and Dhruv Jurel finished what he started, as Rajasthan Royals beat Lucknow Super Giants by seven wickets in Jaipur on…
Synopsis: LSG-ian Marsh mellows CSK yellows after Akash flashes notes and serves notice Two wickets in as many balls ignited hope for Chennai Super Kings. A third too would soon fall, but the havoc that Mitchell Marsh had wreaked with his 90 from 38 balls was so irreversible that LSG, resisting all their self-implosive impulses,…
