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Heartbreaking loss, says Harmanpreet after India's third World Cup defeat

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur described her team's narrow four-run defeat to England as "heartbreaking", admitting that despite dominating large parts of the contest, they once again failed to cross the finish line in Women's World Cup group encounter here on Sunday. With Smriti Mandhana going strong on 88 and India needing just 56 runs off 54 balls and seven wickets in hand, they appeared on course for victory. But England fought back brilliantly to clinch their fourth successive win and confirm a semifinal berth alongside Australia and South Africa. "Smriti's wicket was the turning point for us. It's a heartbreaking moment," Harmanpreet said at the post-match presentation. It was all under control while Mandhana and Harmanpreet were in the middle, but neither could anchor the chase. Earlier Heather Knight's 109 anchored England's total of 288/8 before India finished agonisingly short at 284/6. Left-arm spinner Linsey Smith triggered the collapse, removing the elegant left-hande

Kolkata Test tickets for South Africa game start at just Rs 60 per day

Tickets for the highly anticipated India-South Africa Test at Eden Gardens will go on sale from 12 noon on Monday, the Cricket Association of Bengal announced on Sunday. Fans can book tickets through the District by Zomato app, with prices starting at Rs 60 per day (Rs 300 for all five days) and going up to Rs 250 per day (Rs 1,250 for the full match). The match against the reigning World Test champions from November 14-18 will mark the first Test at the Eden since the India-Bangladesh pink-ball fixture in 2019. It will also be the first Test at the venue in nearly 13 years without Virat Kohli, who retired from the longest format last month. Ahead of the Proteas Test, Eden Gardens is hosting Bengal's Ranji Trophy home matches. In the first game against Uttarakhand, Abhimanyu Easwaran made a match-winning 69 not out in a tricky chase of 156, while a fit-again veteran India pacer Mohammed Shami picked up seven wickets. Bengal will next face Gujarat from Saturday before the pitch is

ICC Women's World Cup 2025: SL-W vs BAN-W playing 11, live streaming

The live streaming of the Sri Lanka Women vs Bangladesh Women ICC Women's World Cup 2025 match will be available on the JioHotstar app and website in Sri Lanka

Gill joins Kohli as Indian captain to lose debut match across all formats

With his ODI loss in Perth, Shubman Gill has become only the ninth cricketer in the world to lose his debut match as captain in all three formats

ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025: India semi-final qualification scenarios

The race for the final semi-final spot remains wide open, with all five other teams apart from AUS, SA and ENG still in contention.

India vs England ICC Women's World Cup 2025 HIGHLIGHTS: ENG beat IND by 4 runs to seal semis spot

ICC Women's WC 2025 LIVE UPDATES: 3rd consecutive defeat for India in the World Cup as the next two games are do or die for them now.

India vs England live streaming, ICC Women's World Cup 2025 live telecast

The live telecast of the India vs England ICC Women's World Cup 2025 match will be available on Star Sports Network in India

IND vs AUS live streaming: Where to watch first ODI match in Perth today?

India vs Australia live telecast of 1st ODI: After a long interruption, the match was reduced to a 35-over-a-side contest under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method.

ICC Women's World Cup 2025: IND-W vs ENG-W playing 11, live streaming

The live streaming of the India Women vs England Women ICC Women's World Cup 2025 match will be available on the JioHotstar app and website in India

India dressing-room scenes: Rohit cracks joke; Gambhir, Gill share laughter

Rohit, despite losing his wicket cheaply, is looking very relaxed and cheering the dressing room with his usual antics in the dressing room

India vs Australia 1st ODI: Perth pitch report, key stadium stats

The first ODI between India and Australia on Sunday will be the first time these two teams will clash in an ODI match at Perth's Optus Stadium

India vs Australia 1st ODI weather updates: Perth rain forecast today

According to the latest weather report from Perth, there is a high chance of rain throughout the day, which can play spoilsport in the match and wash it away partially or completely

India vs Australia 1st ODI: Nitish Reddy makes his ODI debut in Perth

Reddy's inclusion adds depth to India's middle order and offers a seam-bowling option on the bouncy Perth track

ICC Women's World Cup 2025: NZ-W vs PAK-W playing 11, live streaming

The live streaming of the New Zealand Women vs Pakistan Women ICC Women's World Cup 2025 match will be available on the JioHotstar app and website in India

Bangladesh vs West Indies 1st ODI live match time and streaming details

West Indies arrive in Bangladesh after a disappointing Test series whitewash against India. However, the Caribbean side will be eager to bounce back in the shorter format.

Would love Rohit, Virat to have a great outing in Australia: Mitchell Marsh

Marsh also talked about the pitch conditions, saying, "Perth is historically a bowler-friendly wicket, and both teams would love to take early advantage with their pacers early in the match."

Who were the Afghan cricketers killed in Pakistan's air strike on Paktika

The Afghanistan Cricket Board has confirmed that it has pulled out of the tri-nation series against Pakistan and Sri Lanka scheduled for next month, following the attack

Afghanistan Cricket Board mourns 3 cricketers killed in Pakistan airstrike

The board confirmed that the players, identified as Kabeer, Sibghatullah, and Haroon, were among eight people killed in the airstrike in the Urgun district

New Zealand vs England 1st T20 live match time and streaming details

England have also been in strong T20 form. In their last three series, they secured clean sweeps against West Indies (3-0) and Ireland (2-0), while sharing honors 1-1 with South Africa.

Ajit Agarkar breaks silence on Mohd Shami's omission from ODI squad

Shami has not been seen in Test cricket since the World Test Championship final against Australia in June 2023.