Cricket

PUNE: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune, which is hosting all the matches of the Women’s T20 Challenge tournament, also hosted 13 Indian Premier League encounters this year. The stadium, located on the outskirts of Pune, was inaugurated in 2012 by the then International Cricket Council (ICC) president Sharad Pawar. Since then, it has hosted […]

PUNE: “Rajat Patidar is the name you will hear and listen to a lot more in the future,” Virat Kohli said after Royal Challengers Bangalore edged Lucknow Super Giants in an Eliminator on Wednesday. For a man who went unsold in the Indian Premier League 2022 auction in February, and was later called as a […]

  PUNE: Sneh Rana has established herself as a reliable all-rounder for India. During the recent Women’s 50-over World Cup, she grabbed 10 wickets at an economy rate of just 4.24 and was one of the highest wicket-takers for India. In the match against Pakistan, she thumped a sprightly half-century and snaffled two wickets to […]

PUNE: On Tuesday, Shafali Verma, playing for Velocity in the Women’s T20 Challenge tournament, waltzed down the track and tonked the left-arm spinner of Supernovas Sophie Ecclestone for a boundary to open her account. Later, she carted Ecclestone for a couple of more boundaries as she scored a sprightly half-century to propel her team to […]

PUNE: Riding on blazing fifties by Shafali Verma and Laura Wolvaardt, Velocity on Tuesday chased down 151 in just 18.2 overs to rout Supernovas by seven wickets in match 2 of the Women’s T20 Challenge tournament. Supernovas had won the first match of the tournament by 49 runs against Trailblazers. Here are the highlights of […]