Crawley, who shared in a 117-run partnership with Root, said the England dressing room was more jittery than the former captain as he edged towards three figures

Just like her husband Mitchell Starc, Australia’s star wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy continues to redefine women’s cricket with a flurry of record-breaking feats

The game, which Baroda won by eight wickets, was moved due to an unexpected crowd interest and security concerns in Hardik’s presence; it was the second competitive game for the India all-rounder since returning from a two-month long injury break

The star-studded Mumbai side, led by India pacer Shardul Thakur and having the likes of national T20 skipper Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube in their ranks, crumbled to 163 all out in 19.4 overs while chasing 179. 

Specialist opener Ruturaj Gaikwad, who scored a century at No. 4 in the second ODI vs South Africa, reveals batting in new position is challenging for the first 10-15 balls but thereafter things ease out

Markram, whose 110 on Wednesday set the stage for South Africa’s four-wicket win in a chase of 359, fell cheaply in the first ODI at Ranchi where India beat SA by 17 runs

“To be honest, at no point did it look like he wasn’t going to get a hundred. From the first ball he faced, it felt as if he was carrying on from Ranchi.

Ravindra put on 279 for NZ’s third wicket, hammering 27 of the 50 boundaries scored by them en route their 417-4

Besides Karthik, the tournament that features six franchise teams, will also see some other prominent former India stars like Shikhar Dhawan, Harbhajan Singh, Amit Mishra, and Vinay Kumar among others besides ex-international players like Shaun Marsh, Monty Panesar, Dale Steyn, and Shane Watson, to name a few

The English Premier League (EPL) champions have now failed to win in three consecutive home games and needed a Nordi Mukiele own goal (83rd min) to rescue a point against the Black Cats after Chemsdine Talbi’s deflected strike opened the scoring (67th min)

Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 3-0 as Kylian Mbappe scored twice and provided an assist, cutting Barcelona’s La Liga lead to one point. Coach Xabi Alonso called it their most complete performance of the season

Maresca’s side paid the price for a woeful first-half display featuring Leeds goals from Jaka Bijol (6th min) and Ao Tanaka (43rd min).

Norris has a 12-point lead over Verstappen going into Sunday’s race, with Piastri four points further back. If Verstappen is far ahead of both McLarens, it’s possible Piastri could be in a situation where he can’t take the title himself, but can aid Norris’s title bid.