Deepak Hooda struck a sizzling fifty while Avesh Khan and Jason Holder shared seven wickets between themselves as they helped Lucknow Super Giants defeat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 12 runs in match 12 of IPL 2022 at the D.Y Patil Stadium on Monday. ....

Chennai Super Kings captain Ravindra Jadeja urged his team-mates to back opener Ruturaj Gaikwad the hero of the defending champions' previous edition's campaign in the IPL --, saying everyone need to give the 25-year-old batter "good confidence". ....

A brilliant rearguard half-century by Liam Livingstone and a superb performance by bowlers helped Punjab Kings thrash Chennai Supers Kings by 54 runs in their IPL 2022 match at the Brabourne Stadium here on Sunday. ....

Bangladesh were reeling at 11-3 in their second innings in the 274-run chase as late strikes by spinners -- Keshav Maharaj and Simon Harmer -- put South Africa in a commanding position at the end of Day 4 in the first Test of the two match series, here on Sunday. ....

Captain Tom Latham's scintillating career-best knock of 140 not out helped New Zealand thump Netherlands by 118 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series at Seddon Park on Saturday. ....

Pacer Umesh Yadav claimed 4/23 to set the stage before Andre Russell blasted a quick-fire unbeaten 70 to help Kolkata Knight Riders defeat Punjab Kings by six wickets with 33 balls to spare in their IPL 2022 match at the Wankhede Stadium here on Friday. ....

Five-time champions Mumbai Indians got a boost in its middle-order when India batter Suryakumar Yadav joined the squad's bio-bubble after recovering from a finger injury and completing the mandatory quarantine period. ....

Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja's superb run in the recently-concluded away series against Pakistan has seen him leapfrog batting stalwarts such as David Warner, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Rohit Sharma and Travis Head to jump six spots to No.7 in the latest ICC Test Rankings for batters released on Wednesday. ....

Gianluca Lapadula and Yoshimar Yotun scored first-half goals as Peru secured a FIFA 2022 World Cup playoff berth with a 2-0 home win over Paraguay here. Lapadula opened the scoring in the fifth minute on Tuesday night by prodding a first-time effort past goalkeeper Antony Silva following Christian Cueva's long-range pass. ....

Former India skipper Mamatha Maben believes that it should be left to Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami when they want to retire from all forms of cricket. ....

A brilliant 216-run opening-wicket partnership between Alyssa Healy (129 from 107 balls) and Rachael Haynes (85 from 100) helped Australia book their place in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup final with a dominant 157-run victory over the West Indies at Basin Reserve here on Wednesday. ....