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...
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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...
Sep 2, 2026
De Kock’s 106 was his 10th T20 hundred, and Barbados still lost by six wickets
A hundred on the losing side at Warner Park: the Tridents made 217 and the Patriots still got home with five balls to spare.
Sep 2, 2026
North Zone lead by 139 with three wickets left, and a draw still sends South Zone through
The second Duleep Trophy semi-final goes to a final day in Bengaluru on Wednesday. South Zone’s first-innings lead of 117 means North have to win the...
Sep 2, 2026
Pakistan made 119 and won by 35, and Thailand are out of the Asia Cup
Pakistan were held to 119 for 9 in Dubai on Tuesday and still won their opening Women’s Asia Cup match by 35 runs. Thailand’s tournament ends with one...
Sep 1, 2026
Four of India’s 15 need fitness clearance, and the same squad goes to the Asian Games
India named a 15-man squad for the Afghanistan T20Is on Tuesday, with Jasprit Bumrah one of four players in only if the medical staff clear them. The...
Sep 1, 2026
Hetmyer’s 40-ball hundred equalled the CPL record, and Trinbago still nearly chased it down
Guyana Amazon Warriors won by nine runs on DLS at Port of Spain, with Trinbago finishing on 172 for 7 after Alex Hales and Nicholas Pooran had briefly...
Sep 1, 2026
Mukesh Kumar took seven, and East Zone are in their first Duleep Trophy final since 2012-13
Central Zone were bowled out for 158 before lunch on the third day in Bengaluru, and East Zone knocked off the 159 they needed for the loss of six wic...