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Mumbai, Nov 1: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday announced Jio as the title sponsor for the upcoming 2020 edition of the Women's T20 Challenge. The partnership will also have the support of Reliance Foundation Education and Sports For All (RF ESA). This is a historic partnership, as for the first time a sponsor has signed with BCCI exclusively for the women's matches. "As

Abu Dhabi, Oct 31: Chris Gayle achieved a new milestone on Friday when he became the first batsman to hit 1,000 sixes in T20 cricket history. This came when he smashed the seventh of his eight sixes during his belligerent 99 against Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League match in Abu Dhabi. "Oh 1,000 sixes! I do not know the record [of 1,000 sixes]. Still have to be hitting it well at the

Abu Dhabi, Oct 30: Clinical batting performance by Rajasthan Royals (RR) steered them to a seven-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) here at Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Friday. Chasing a colossal target of 186, Ben Stokes provided the flying start for RR. Stokes smashed 50 off 26 balls studded with three sixes and six fours. Chris Jordan got rid of Stokes in the sixth over. Sanju Samson joined

Abu Dhabi, Oct 31: Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) batsman Chris Gayle has been fined 10 percent of his match-fee for breaching the Indian Premier League's (IPL) Code of Conduct during his team's match against Rajasthan Royals at Abu Dhabi on Friday. Rajasthan Royals pacer Jofra Archer had ended Gayle's stint at the crease as the 'Universe Boss' missed his century by a run. After getting out Gayle flung

Dubai, Oct 29: Ravindra Jadeja's 31 off 11 after Ruturaj Gaikwad's 72-run knock guided Chennai Super Kings to a six-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders in the last ball thriller here at Dubai International Stadium on Thursday. With this win, CSK gained two valuable points and are at the bottom of the table with 10 points in 13 games. Chasing 173, CSK openers Shane Watson and Ruturaj Gaikwad

Abu Dhabi, Oct 29: Mumbai Indians' Hardik Pandya and Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) Chris Morris have been reprimanded for breaching the Indian Premier League's (IPL) Code of Conduct. Mumbai Indians and RCB competed against each other in the league here on Wednesday. Mumbai Indians secured a five-wicket win over the Virat Kohli-led side. "Chris Morris, the Royal Challengers Bangalore all

Abu Dhabi, Oct 28: Suryakumar Yadav's 79 off 43 balls powered Mumbai Indians to a five-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore here at Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Wednesday. Chasing 165, MI openers Quinton de Kock and Ishan Kishan started well for the side and stitched a 37-run stand but the duo failed to convert their knocks into big innings. De Kock played a knock of 18 runs while Kishan smashed

Dubai, Oct 27: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) showed no mercy as they thrashed Delhi Capitals by 88 runs here at Dubai International Stadium on Tuesday. In the match, the Delhi Capitals chase spluttered and faltered without ever kicking into top gear. With this win, SRH has moved to the sixth spot in the points table with 10 points while Delhi Capitals has slipped to the third spot with 14 points. No

Dubai, Oct 27: The versatile AB de Villiers has decided to skip the Big Bash League (BBL) this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the upcoming birth of his third child but is open to return in future due to "unfinished business" at Brisbane Heat. The two factors prompted the former South African skipper to pull out of the T20 league. The 36-year-old is currently playing in the Indian Premier

Sharjah, Oct 27: "It feels surreal," said the architect-turned-mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy after he got a maiden India call-up for the T20 series in Australia following his exploits for Kolkata Knight Riders in the ongoing IPL. The 29-year-old, who only started taking his spin bowling seriously in 2018, said he was not expecting to be picked in the national team. He has played only 12 T20s