Record Book – Australia v West Indies ODIs in Barbados

Following their success in the T20I series against Australia, the West Indies will be looking to continue in the same vein as they take on the five-time World Cup champions in a three-match Super League series starting today. All three ODIs will be played at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. The two teams have […]

Specials – Best of the Ashes at Edgbaston

Another chapter of cricket’s oldest epic is underway, as Australia and England battle it out in the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston. Since its debut as Test centre in 1902, Edgbaston has played host to 14 Ashes Tests, with England winning six and Australia three. As we anticipate an enthralling start to the […]

Specials – Best of the 1999 World Cup, Part 5

In this fifth and concluding part of our series on the matches that shaped the 1999 World Cup, we look back at the highly significant last game of the Super Six stage, the two semifinals – one of which was arguably the best ODI of all time – and the final at Lord’s. Waugh […]

Record Book – Scotland’s first ODI appearance

In 1992, Scotland broke away from the Test and County Cricket Board (TCCB), thus creating their own cricketing identity separate from England. They gained Associate membership of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1994, making them eligible to play in the ICC Trophy, as the World Cup Qualifier was then known. Scotland’s first appearance […]

Specials – Australia’s semi-final heroes over the years

Australia are set to play their seventh World Cup semifinal when they take on India at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday. The winner of this much-awaited encounter will face New Zealand in the grand final at Melbourne. The Australians have contested six semifinals till date, and not once have they finished on […]

SPECIALS – The greatest World Cup matches, Part 1

With the eleventh ICC World Cup only two weeks away, the excitement for the quadrennial event is rising by the day. In a two-part Special post, let us look at ten of the best World Cup matches played over the four-decade history of the tournament, starting with the top five in Part 1. […]

IN FOCUS – Legends and stars galore in a Lord’s special

A much-awaited limited-overs match is set to be played at Lord’s on Saturday, 5th July as part of the iconic ground’s bicentenary year celebrations. The said game will be a 50-overs-a-side contest between a Marylebone Cricket Club (M.C.C) side and a Rest of the World side, with both teams featuring some of the former […]

Famous Test Matches – Australia v South Africa, Sydney, 1993-94

This was South Africa’s first Test series in Australia since readmission, and the first Test, the Boxing Day Test, was a rain-affected draw. The second Test was played in the new year, from 2nd to 6th January, at Sydney, with both teams set for battle after barely getting a chance to impress at Melbourne. […]