India has always been considered a cricket-loving nation where the cricketers in turn are given a God-like stature by the masses. Since long, men s cricket has overshadowed not only women s cricket but every other sport in our country.However, .
India women s cricket team vice-captain Smriti Mandhana has said her side will not just be aiming for a podium finish at the Commonwealth Games here, and that the aim was to win gold at the quadrennial showpiece beginning on July 29.Cricket is .
Daily Times
April 4, 2021
LAHORE: 274 target chased by Pakistan in the first ODI in Centurion on Friday night was their highest successful chase against South Africa in South Africa in this format. Pakistan’s previous highest chase against the home team in South Africa was 267 in Port Elizabeth during their 2018-19 tour. The 274 chase was also Pakistan’s second-highest in the country and their third-biggest against the hosts. There are six instances of Pakistan winning an ODI on the last ball while chasing. Only South Africa –– in seven instances overall –– have won more ODI chases on the final ball than Pakistan. The latest win was the first of its kind for Pakistan since April 2005 in Ahmedabad, where they defeated India while chasing 316. The Centurion ODI was only the third instance of South Africa losing an ODI on the final ball. Their other such defeats came in 2000 and 2001 respectively, against Zimbabwe and West Indies. Pakistan skipper Babar Azam required 76 in