New Zealand beat Pakistan by 70 runs in the first One-Day International (ODI) in Wellington. Defending a score of 280-8, the Black Caps dismissed their opponents for 210, with four overs to spare. Henry Nicholls was named player of the match for smashing 82 runs off 111 balls. Trent Boult was the pick of the bowlers with 4-40, while Pakistan’s Mohammad Amir and Anwar Ali picked three wickets each. The second game of the three-match series will be played in Napier on Thursday, January 28.
Gill dropped, Kishan back for India's T20 World Cup title defence
Test and one-day captain Shubman Gill could not find a place in India's 15-member squad for next year's home Twenty20 World Cup, but stumper-batter Ishan Kishan returned to the side on Saturday.
Joshua delivers reality check to Paul with sixth-round KO
Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua delivered a dose of reality to Jake Paul on Friday with a savage sixth-round knockout in Miami that left the social-media-star-turned prizefighter nursing a suspected broken jaw.
Dubai Capitals assert authority in 63-run win over Sharjah Warriorz
The Dubai Capitals defeated the Sharjah Warriorz for the first time in DP World ILT20 history, with a resounding 63-run victory at the Dubai International Stadium.
Head, Carey push England to the brink in Adelaide
Travis Head and Alex Carey forged a defiant late stand at their home Adelaide Oval on Friday to all but erase England's Ashes hopes, the pair leaning on each other through another draining afternoon in the heat.
Friday’s ILT20 game shifts from Sharjah to Dubai
The DP World International League T20 match between Sharjah Warriorz and Dubai Capitals, scheduled for Friday, December 19, has been moved from Sharjah Cricket Stadium to Dubai International Stadium due to prevailing weather conditions and a forecast of rain in Sharjah.
