Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi was on the verge of leaving the Lanka Premier League (LPL) after being left out of Kandy Royals’ match against Colombo Capitals despite being told that he is playing as the team’s ‘Impact Player’.According to media reports, the franchise had informed Afridi before the match that he would be used…
India vs Zimbabwe Live: Squads! Indian Team: Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (w), Shreyas Iyer (c), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Ashok Sharma, Mayank Yadav, Suryansh Shedge, Harsh Dubey, Prabhsimran Thakur Singh, Yash Zimbabwe Team: Brian Bennett, Tadiwanashe Marumani (w), Ben Curran, Dion Myers, Sikandar Raza (c), Ryan Burl,…
England’s Jos Buttler (ANI Photo) Wicketkeeper-batsman England Jos Buttler etched his name further into the record books on Thursday, surpassing Chris Gayle to climb to second on the all-time T20 charts during the 2026 Centenary clash between Manchester Super Giants and London Spirit at Lord’s.The landmark came despite Buttler making just 16 off 11 balls,…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan star all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz was suspended for three months after failing a drug test during the T20 World Cup earlier this year. The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the decision on Friday, saying the positive test was related to a “substance of abuse” that was not related to sports performance enhancement.However, Nawaz’s…
Three batsmen scored centuries in the same men’s T20 match for the first time as Washington Freedom completed the highest successful chase in T20 history, beating defending champions MI New York by six wickets in Eliminator 1 of MLC 2026 at the Oakland Coliseum on Tuesday.Nicholas Pooran, Andries Gous and Steven Smith reached three figures…
Lhuan-dre Pretorius scores record ton for Proteas vs Zimbabwe (Image via ET) South African teenage sensation Lhuan-dre Pretorius has made his priorities crystal clear. Despite establishing himself in franchise leagues around the world, the 20-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman says he would gladly give up any other format if it meant enjoying a long and successful Test career…
India: Women’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar) ( Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur believes the women’s one-off Test against England at Lord’s is a great opportunity for her team to bounce back after their disappointing T20 World Cup campaign. She said a win at the iconic venue will boost the team’s confidence and become a…
Lhuan-dre Pretorius (Image credit: Major League Cricket) NEW DELHI: Lhuan-dre Pretorius smashed his maiden T20 century to power the San Francisco Unicorns to a dominant nine-wicket victory over MI New York in the Major League Cricket (MLC) 2026 at the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas on Thursday.Chasing a modest target of 144, the young South…
Ab de Villiers, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi The former Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batsman. AB de Villiers believes teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi could become one of the first players of his generation to choose T20 cricket over Test cricket.Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made his India debut last week in the second T20I of the ongoing series against England. Speaking…
India’s Sanju Samson (ANI photo) First, captain Suryakumar Yadavand now Player of the Tournament Saint Samson. Almost four months after winning the T20 World Cup, India decided to move on from two key figures from the team that defended the title at home. While Ajit Agarkarchairman of the men’s senior selection committee, held a press…
Phoebe Litchfield of Australia bats as Amy Jones of England keeps during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Final between England and Australia at Lord’s Cricket Ground on July 5, 2026 in London, England. (Photo/Getty Images) Australia continued their dominance in women’s T20 cricket, defeating England by seven wickets at Lord’s in London on…
LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 5: Nat Sciver-Brunt of England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt etched her name in the record books during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 final against Australia at Lord’s Cricket Ground, becoming the player with more than 50 runs in the tournament’s history.Sciver-Brunt produced another captain’s…
Ellyse Perry (Image credit: T20 World Cup) NEW DELHI: Ellyse Perry equaled Alyssa Healy’s record for most Women’s T20 World Cup final appearances after taking the field in Australia’s title clash against England at Lord’s on Sunday. Perry made her seventh appearance in a Women’s T20 World Cup final, matching Healy’s feat and adding another…
Women’s T20 World Cup Final Live Score: England will look to end Australia’s dominance in women’s T20 cricket when the two teams meet in the final of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 at Lord’s on Sunday. A full house of 31,180 fans is expected at the iconic venue as England aim to maintain their…
England’s Lauren Bell (Nigel French/PA via AP) To be cheered on by a capacity crowd of 31,180, England, who have never lost a World Cup at home – having won on all four previous occasions – will have a formidable task in hand to try and maintain that impressive record when they face six-time champions…
South Africa’s Shabnim Ismail (right) celebrates taking a wicket. (AP Photo) South Africa spearhead pace Shabnim Ismail etched her name in the record books by becoming the first bowler to claim 50 wickets in Women’s T20 World Cup history during the semi-final against England at the Oval on Thursday.The landmark came in Ismail’s 38th Women’s…
Captain Sciver-Brunt sees England reach the final with a 40-run win in South Africa. (ANI photo) England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt produced a remarkable comeback innings after recovering from injury to lead her side into the final of the Women’s T20 World Cup with a 40-run victory over South Africa in the semi-final at the Oval…
Australia are ready to take a chance on Ellyse Perry if necessary for Sunday’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup final at Lord’s, with coach Shelley Nitschke saying the all-rounder could play even if she is not fully fit.Perry withdrew injured during Australia’s semi-final win over the West Indies at The Oval after feeling what the…
NEW DELHI: Six-time champions Australia continued their dominant run in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 by crushing West Indies by eight wickets in the first semi-final at the Kennington Oval in London on Tuesday.The win was Australia’s sixth consecutive win in the tournament and booked their place in the final of the Women’s…
Deandra Dottin (Photo AFP) NEW DELHI: There was a worrying moment ahead of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 semi-final between West Indies and Australia at The Oval on Tuesday, as star all-rounder Deandra Dottin had to be carried off the field by her teammates just before the start of the match.The incident happened…
Australia Women vs West Indies Live Score: Australia have looked unstoppable in the Women’s T20 World Cup so far, winning all their group stage matches in convincing fashion. But despite entering the semi-finals unbeaten, the six-time champions know that knockout cricket can quickly change history. After their dominant and record-breaking win over India at Lord’s,…
Following India’s semi-final exit from the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup against Australia on Sunday, the BCCI Women’s Selection Committee announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming 2026 Asian Games, to be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, in September.Conducted by Harmanpreet Kaurwith Smriti Mandhana serving as vice-captain, India will enter the continental event as the…
India suffered a 2-0 T20I series defeat to Ireland, marking the first time they have lost a bilateral T20I series against the Irish side. After dominating the IPL on batting friendly surfaces, India’s young batting unit struggled to adapt to the seam friendly conditions in Ireland as the hosts beat them in both matches. The…
West Indies are two-time champions of the Men’s T20 World Cup with their last triumph in 2016. New Delhi: Both West Indies Men’s T20 World Cup champions could miss out on cricket’s return to the Olympics in 2028 after the qualification process was revealed on Monday (June 29). Six teams each will play in the…
Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma cheer for Team India in Women’s T20 World Cup; sat with Ravi Shastri and Shikhar Dhawan at Lord’s (Image credit: Instagram) A family of stars Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma was in the crowd at Lord’s on Sunday when India took on Australia in a crucial Group A match in the…
India bow out of the Women’s T20 World Cup Australia ended India’s Women’s T20 World Cup campaign with a convincing six-wicket win on Sunday, raising fresh questions over Harmanpreet Kaur’s future as India’s T20 captain. Chasing 171, the six-time champions completed the target in 19 overs thanks to a match-winning 100-run partnership between Ellyse Perry…