Sep 5, 2026
India will play Japan on 22 September, at a ground that normally holds 500 people
A T20 international nobody had on the calendar a week ago. The BCCI and the Japan Cricket Association have agreed a one-off match in Tochigi, and it c...
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Sep 4, 2026
Saudi Arabia’s first win leaves four teams level in Premier Cup Group A
Abdul Waheed’s 70 set up a 17-run win over Bahrain in Bangi, and the second qualifying place in Group A is now a four-way tie on points.
Sep 4, 2026
Labuschagne is out of Australia’s ODI squad, and the next six games are in the 2027 World Cup countries
Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh are back, Joel Davies could debut, and George Bailey says the Test selection is a separate conversation that gets settl...
Sep 4, 2026
Namibia were 119 without loss chasing 229, and they still handed Zimbabwe the final
Lhuan-dre Pretorius made his maiden T20I hundred, Louren Steenkamp retired hurt with the chase in hand, and South Africa held on by 11 runs in Windhoe...
Sep 4, 2026
Manpreet Singh made 96 of Singapore’s 150, and Muhammad Asim took 6 for 18
Singapore were 31 for 6 in Kuala Lumpur on Friday and their captain still got them to 150. Qatar chased it in 28.1 overs, and Saudi Arabia beat Bahrai...
Sep 4, 2026
Padikkal and Siraj are in South Zone’s squad, and East Zone have Shami and Mukesh Kumar
India’s player of the series in Sri Lanka and one of his Test team-mates were added to South Zone’s squad on Friday. The Duleep Trophy final starts at...
Sep 4, 2026
Rohit Yadav took six wickets on debut in July, and now he is banned for two years
The Bengal legspinner was found holding three birth certificates giving three different years of birth. CAB has flagged more than 60 other cricketers...
Sep 4, 2026
Pakistan sent seven players home for a dead rubber, and five of the replacements have never played a Test
England won the series at Lord’s on 30 August. Pakistan’s answer was to change half the squad and both coaches before a third Test that decides nothin...
Sep 4, 2026
Shanaka’s hundred took 39 balls, and Hetmyer’s share of the CPL record lasted three days
Dasun Shanaka came in at 89 for 2 in the 10th over at Warner Park and finished unbeaten on 121 from 43 balls. His hundred took 39 deliveries, one fewe...
Sep 4, 2026
Mandhana made 124 of India’s 193, and the middle order still has not batted
Smriti Mandhana’s 124 off 64 balls in Dubai was the highest T20I score by an India woman and moved her past Mithali Raj as the leading run scorer in w...
Sep 3, 2026
Auqib Nabi’s first Surrey wicket was Kuldeep Yadav, and then Surrey were bowled out for 83
Nabi got Kuldeep caught at second slip on his county debut at the Oval. Surrey’s reply to Yorkshire’s 185 lasted 30 overs.
Sep 3, 2026
Erasmus made 88 not out and lost, and Zimbabwe’s final place now rests on Namibia beating South Africa
Innocent Kaia’s 72 off 42 took Zimbabwe past 157 with 11 balls to spare in Windhoek. Their group games are done, and the second place in Sunday’s fina...
Sep 3, 2026
Laxman takes India to the Asian Games, and Gambhir stays home for the West Indies ODIs
India will run two coaching set-ups this month, with VVS Laxman leading the Asian Games squad in Japan while Gautam Gambhir stays back for the West In...
Sep 3, 2026
India A get three four-dayers in New Zealand, and that is the only red-ball preparation before the Tests
India A will play New Zealand A in three four-day matches from October 24 to November 10, finishing nine days before the first Test in Wellington. It...
Sep 3, 2026
Hridoy declared on himself at 350 not out, and no Bangladesh batter has made more
Towhid Hridoy’s unbeaten 350 at Potchefstroom is the highest first-class score by a Bangladesh batter, past Tamim Iqbal’s 334 from 2020. South Africa...
Sep 3, 2026
Pollard walked off to a standing ovation, and Trinbago are a loss from going out
Kieron Pollard made 41 before a diving catch in the 18th over ended it, and the Queen’s Park Oval crowd stood up. Antigua and Barbuda Falcons won by e...
Sep 3, 2026
Athapaththu had never taken five in a T20I, and she finished with 7 for 5 and a hat-trick
Indonesia were bowled out for 49 in Dubai on Wednesday night, and Sri Lanka’s captain took seven of the wickets, three of them in consecutive balls.
Sep 3, 2026
India won by 94 and still have a batting problem, and Hong Kong are next in Dubai
The margin against Thailand was 94 runs. The collapse buried inside it is the thing worth worrying about, and Pakistan are two days away.
Sep 2, 2026
India get the first Women’s Champions Trophy, and Sri Lanka keep their place by one rating point
The ICC Board confirmed on Wednesday that the inaugural Women’s Champions Trophy moves from Sri Lanka to Mumbai and Vadodara, 14 to 28 February 2027....
Sep 2, 2026
Gambhir, Agarkar and both captains are in Mumbai on Thursday, and Rohit’s ODI future is on the agenda
The BCCI has called its head coach, chief selector, Centre of Excellence head and both captains to Mumbai on Thursday, after T20I series defeats in Ir...
Sep 2, 2026
Tilak Varma was not out twice, and South Zone play East Zone in Chennai on Sunday
South Zone’s captain finished the semi-final unbeaten in both innings. The Duleep Trophy final against East Zone starts in Chennai on 6 September.
Sep 2, 2026
Bahrain were bowled out for 87 on Monday, and on Wednesday they beat Hong Kong
Ali Dawood’s 4 for 21 left Group A of the ACC Men’s Premier Cup in a four-way tie. In Bangi, Oman chased 273 with 57 balls to spare and are the only s...
Sep 2, 2026
Auqib Nabi’s visa came through on Saturday, and Surrey have him for three Championship games
The Ranji Trophy’s leading wicket-taker has joined Surrey for three County Championship matches, starting against Yorkshire at the Oval. India’s two T...
Sep 2, 2026
Pretorius had never passed 51 in a T20I, and he was six short of a hundred against Zimbabwe
Lhuan-dre Pretorius made 94 off 51 balls in Windhoek, well beyond anything he had managed in the format before. South Africa won by 43 runs and are th...