Sammy: India series a chance for West Indies to assess ODI progress
West Indies head coach views the three-match series as an important part of the team's preparation for the ODI World Cup qualifiers
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Padikkal fifty sets the stage before Australia A lose two early in chase of 363
Padikkal scored a half-century on his India A captaincy debut as the Puducherry pitch began misbehaving with uneven bounce by the end of day three
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IPL 2027 auction to be held in Goa in December
The previous three auctions were held outside India, and this will be the last mini-auction of the current cycle
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Hesson: India the benchmark and Pakistan's challenge is to catch up to that
Pakistan's head coach stressed that the team is consistently improving in T20s, and insisted that performances in each format be looked at separately
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Kushagra hundred, Mulani four-for put India A in command against Australia A
Hosts end the first day in Puducherry with a lead of 163
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Raichandani's 110* helps India U-19 whitewash Australia U-19 3-0
Earlier, Manal Chauhan and Mohit Ulva bagged three wickets each to bowl out Australia for 254
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Ravindra ruled out of India T20I series after promo shoot injury
Adam Milne has been included as part of a large group of fast bowlers with the home side looking to manage workloads at the start of a busy season
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Japan captain Kadowaki-Fleming: 'Emotions running pretty high' after close India contest
"When [the game] gets that close, [the loss is] actually a little bit tougher to take," Japan captain Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming says after narrow defeat to India
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Kushagra, Kotian fifties rescue India A from 97 for 5
Corey Rochhiccioli took three wickets to leave India A at 97 for 5 before Kushagra and Kotian put on a 138-run stand
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The wide that wasn't: why the right call was made in a tight finish
India protested against the second wide in the final over against Japan, got it overturned, and won by two runs
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Silver Medal for Sri Lanka at the Asian Games
After a hard-fought bid for the gold medal, Sri Lanka had to settle for the silver medal in women's cricket at the Asian Games. Beaten by 147 runs by India in the final played at Nishin today (22), Sri Lanka could muster only 69 runs in 15.5 overs while chasing a target of 217.
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Iyer after India's close shave: 'It was a very difficult wicket to bat on'
Iyer hailed the performance of the Japan team as India won a thriller by just two runs in Sano
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India survive Japan scare in thrilling Sano contest
Chasing 33 to win in five overs, Japan came very close, losing by only two runs
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Mandhana, Shafali and Ghosh lead dominant India to Asian Games gold
Sri Lanka went down by a whopping 147 runs in the title clash after folding for just 69, all ten wickets falling to spin
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Women’s Cricket earns Sri Lanka’s first medal at Asian Games 2026
India clinched the Gold medal in the Women’s Cricket Competition at the Asian Games 2026 in Japan after defeating Sri Lanka in the final. Sri Lanka had to settle for the Silver medal, which marks the country’s first medal at this edition of the Asian Games.
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India beat Sri Lanka to claim Asian Games gold
India inflicted a heavy 147-run defeat over Sri Lanka to claim the gold medal in women's cricket at the 2026 Asian Games.
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India bat first in five-over shootout against Japan
India left out Bumrah, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Vipraj Nigam from their 14-member squad after a rain-delayed start to the historic contest
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Rain threat looms over Japan's chance to get a glimpse of top-flight cricket
If rain allows, Japan will get a chance to see up close how India, the global superstars, go about their business
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