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Ganguly’s mother hospitalised with heart ailment

8:16 pm June 19, 2019

Kolkata: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly’s septuagenarian mother Nirupa Ganguly has been hospitalised a couple of days back because of a heart ailment. This was confirmed by Ganguly at a function here. “She’s under observation. I’m not sure of her release yet,” Ganguly, who has returned from his World Cup commentary assignment, said on Wednesday. […]

We have not stuck to our batting mantra in last two games: Morgan

Never thought I could play a knock like that: Morgan on six-hitting record

2:58 pm June 19, 2019

Manchester: England skipper Eoin Morgan, who smashed a world record 17 sixes in his side’s 150-run crushing of Afghanistan in a World Cup game, said he never thought a knock like that could come from his bat. Morgan blasted an incredible 17 sixes — the most in ODI history — during his game-changing knock of […]

Captain Morgan smashes records, England pummel Afghanistan

11:18 pm June 18, 2019

Manchester: England captain Eoin Morgan smashed a world record 17 sixes in his blistering 71-ball-148 as the hosts crushed Afghanistan by 150 runs in a World Cup encounter here on Tuesday. England scored their highest World Cup total 397 for 6 riding on brilliant batting performances of Morgan, Joe Root (88 off 82) and Jonny Bairstow (90 off 99). The Afghans were never in the contest […]

Morgan smashes sixes record as England amass 397/6

8:51 pm June 18, 2019

Manchester: Captain Eoin Morgan smashed a world record 17 sixes in his 71-ball-148, firing England to a gigantic 397 for 6 against Afghanistan in a World Cup game here on Tuesday. Morgan, enroute his career-best knock, also hit the fourth fastest hundred in World Cup history, getting his 13th ODI hundred off only 57 balls. […]

England’s Roy targets Australia match for World Cup return

8:32 pm June 18, 2019

Manchester: Jason Roy is targeting England’s match against arch-rivals Australia for a World Cup return after being sidelined with a torn hamstring. The in-form opening batsman has been ruled out of England’s match against Afghanistan at Old Trafford on Tuesday and their pool encounter with Sri Lanka at Headingley on Friday. Roy tore his left […]