Steve Smith has become Australia’s leading catcher in Test cricket, surpassing Ricky Ponting with 197 catches. Smith achieved ...

New Zealand triumphed over Pakistan by 78 runs in the opening tri-nations series match in Lahore. Glenn Phillips scored an unbeaten 106 and Mitchell Santner took three wickets to aid the victory. New ...

"Of course, we were right to prepare a spin pitch [in the first Test] against West Indies. Their batters are not as proficient against spin when compared to fast bowling. I also want to address ...

The weather forecast for the India vs England 1st T20I at Eden Gardens is favorable for cricket. AccuWeather predicts minimal ... dropping to a comfortable 16°C in the evening. The pitch at Eden ...

Test cricket's going backwards?" Aaqib said on the eve of the game. "I don't understand this. When you go to Australia and England, they prepare pitches how they like. So, if we prepare turning ...

This page is now closed. Thanks for joining us at Al Jazeera Sport. Here’s a brief summary of the first T20 international match of this series: Keep up to date: Follow Al Jazeera Sport on our ...

However, does that work anymore on pitches that are dished out in Kolkata ... However, Eden Gardens has been an important part of T20 cricket round the year in the IPL and domestic cricket for ...

with Suryakumar Yadav's team aiming to maintain their dominance of cricket's shortest format. Australia take on India in the 1st T20 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Wednesday, Jan. 22. Play is set ...

Mark Wood was run out off the last ball of the innings and England were never going to have enough on a decent pitch. In contrast to India's spin-heavy attack, England picked an XI to hit their ...

(It was third on the Phillies, behind Matt Strahm and Jeff Hoffman.) He did it mostly as a two-pitch reliever; the sinker he used 15 percent of the time was, he admitted, “an experiment.” ...