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Match Summary (One Look) Match Detail Info Winner India Margin Innings and 300 runs India Total 564/8 declared Afghanistan 1st Innings 152 all out Afghanistan 2nd Innings 112 all out (follow-on) Player of the Match Manav Suthar (6/33 & 1/36) Venue New Chandigarh Duration 3 days (of 5 scheduled) Day One – Gill and Rahul Build a Mountain India batted first and never looked back. Shubman Gill scored his 11th Test hundred – 126 runs. KL Rahul also reached three figures – 100 runs exactly. The two openers put India in complete control. Lower down, Washington Sundar chipped in with a valuable fifty. India declared at 564 for 8 . For Afghanistan, Fareed Saleem bowled his heart out. He took 6 wickets for 140 runs. But he had almost no support from the other end. India 1st Innings Scorecard Batter Runs Balls Shubman Gill (c) 126 189 KL Rahul 100 152 Washington Sundar 52 68 Others 286 - Total 564/8 dec - Afghanistan Bowling: Bowler Wickets Runs Fareed Saleem 6 140 Others 2 424 Key ...

Pakistan's Bold Asian Games Pick: Babar, Shaheen, Shadab All Dropped

So, the squad for the 2026 Asian Games in Japan is out. And if you were expecting to see the usual suspects, you might want to sit down for this. Let's get the biggest talking point out of the way upfront: Babar Azam is not in the squad. Yes, you read that right. Pakistan's former captain and one of the best batters of this generation has been left out. And he's not alone. Also missing from the lineup are Shaheen Afridi , Shadab Khan , and even the current white-ball captain, Salman Ali Agha . That's a lot of star power staying home. Instead, Pakistan has decided to go bold. Young, fresh, and a little bit unpredictable. A New Face in Charge Leading the team will be Sahibzada Farhan . You probably remember him from the recent T20 World Cup, where he was absolutely unstoppable – finishing as the tournament's top scorer with 383 runs. He's never captained Pakistan in white-ball cricket before, but the selectors are clearly betting on his form and temperament. Helpi...

Kohli's Night: RCB Defend IPL Title in Style

S ome teams wait a lifetime for a single title. Royal Challengers Bengaluru waited 18 years for their first. But now? They've decided championships are a habit. On a balmy Sunday evening at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, RCB did something only two teams had done before them—successfully defend an IPL title. And they did it in style, knocking off Gujarat Titans by five wickets with two full overs to spare. The architect? A 37-year-old named Virat Kohli, who chose the biggest stage of all to play one of his finest T20 innings. The Toss and the Tactical Gamble Rajat Patidar won the toss and did something that made a few eyebrows rise. In a high-pressure final, surrounded by 100,000 screaming fans, he chose to bowl first. It looked risky. It turned out to be a masterstroke. His bowlers understood the assignment immediately. The pitch had a slight stickiness to it—a hint of slowness that would make strokeplay difficult. The plan was simple: bowl hard lengths, keep the batters g...

PAK VS AUS: Five Wickets and a Winning Six, The Night Pakistan Found a New Star

Cricket has a funny way of finding its heroes when you least expect them. On a warm Saturday evening at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, with the home crowd buzzing for Pakistan's 1,000th ODI, the game introduced us to a name we won't soon forget. A 21-year-old left-arm spinning all-rounder, playing his first international match, delivered a performance that felt more like fiction than sport. Pakistan ended up winning the first ODI against Australia by five wickets. But honestly, the scoreboard doesn't do justice to what unfolded. This was the night Arafat Minhas announced himself to the world. A Spell for the Ages Pakistan chose to bowl first, and they needed someone to break through a dangerous Australian batting order. Minhas answered the call in the most emphatic way possible. When he came on during the middle overs, he didn't just bowl—he dismantled. In the space of three deliveries, he trapped Josh Inglis and Marnus Labuschagne LBW. He came back to bowl Cameron Gre...

PAK VS AUS: Australia Strike Back – Series Leveled in Thrilling Fashion

You know that feeling when you're watching a match and you think, "Yeah, this is done," but then suddenly it's not? That was Tuesday in Lahore. Australia walked into the Gaddafi Stadium with their backs against the wall. Lose this one, and the series is gone. Win it, and everything comes down to Thursday. Well, they chose the latter – and honestly, they had to work bloody hard for it. Final score: Australia 231/9 beat Pakistan 190 by 41 runs. 📊 Match at a Glance Category Details 🏟️ Venue Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 🪙 Toss Pakistan elected to field 🇦🇺 Australia 231/9 (50 overs) 🇵🇰 Pakistan 190 all out (44 overs) 🏆 Result Australia won by 41 runs 📈 Series Level 1-1 (3 matches) ⭐ POTM Nathan Ellis (4/33) 📅 Next Match Thursday 4 June, same venue 🔥 Key Moments – The 5 That Changed Everything 1️⃣ Shaheen's First-Ball Rocket (0.1 overs) Alex Carey hadn't even settled in. Shaheen Afridi pitched it on a length – off stump cartwheeling . Golden duck. The crowd er...