Pakistan vs South Africa Live Score, 1st ODI: Pakistan captain Shaheen Shah Afridi won the toss and chose to field first against South Africa in the opening match of their one-day international series on Tuesday. An under-strength South African side, missing captain Temba Bavuma and seven of their key white-ball players, handed ODI debuts to…
India’s Jemimah Rodrigues celebrates after winning the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup cricket semi final against Australia in Navi Mumbai, India, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade) India’s World Cup-winning cricketer Jemimah has responded to cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar‘s offer to sing together if India won the World Cup, stating she is ready with…
Mithali Raj (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images) Nearly two decades after leading India to their first Women’s World Cup final, former captain Mithali Raj has opened up about the struggles that once defined women’s cricket in India — a time when dedication mattered more than money. A clip of Mithali’s old interview with The Lallantop…
India Women’s skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (@BCCIWomen X/ANI Photo) Indian women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur led her team to their first-ever World Cup victory, defeating South Africa by 52 runs in the final match held in Navi Mumbai on Sunday. The 36-year-old skipper, who began her cricket journey with her father’s oversized bat as a…
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Heinrich Klaasen celebrates his century during an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20 cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav) New Delhi: Retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for Rs 23 crore before the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction last season,…
Indian Junior Men’s Hockey Team (ANI) New Delhi: Hockey India (HI) on Monday clarified that it would not prevent its senior and junior men’s and women’s teams from shaking hands or exchanging high-fives with Pakistan sides in future international competitions and multisport events. The clarification followed controversy over India’s junior hockey players indulging in high-fives…
India’s Jemimah Rodrigues (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade) Veteran Indian pacer Shikha Pandey has stepped in to defend Jemimah Rodrigues after the young batter faced a wave of online trolling following the Women’s World Cup final. Jemimah, who was one of India’s key performers in the tournament, found herself at the centre of unnecessary controversy after her…
India’s Women’s World Cup 2025 triumph was nothing short of a fairytale. Few had expected Harmanpreet Kaur’s side to even reach the final, especially after a shaky group stage that nearly ended their campaign. But what followed was one of the most remarkable turnarounds in Indian cricket history — one that, as Harmanpreet revealed, began…
Smriti Mandhana brings teammate Pratika Rawal on a wheelchair during the presentation ceremony (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) Pratika Rawal may not have played the final stages of the Women’s World Cup 2025, but her contribution to India’s historic triumph remains unforgettable. The 25-year-old batter finished as the team’s second-highest run-scorer despite missing the knockout games, yet…
South Africa’s players leave the ground after loosing the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup final match (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) While India rejoiced after lifting the 2025 ICC Women’s ODI World Cup at a packed DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, the reaction back in South Africa was very different. Among the loudest voices came from…
