Cricket News

Sophie Devine’s farewell World Cup begins as New Zealand defend their crown against West Indies

The White Ferns open the defence of their title under the Southampton floodlights, with Sophie Devine, Suzie Bates and Lea Tahuhu starting a last Worl...

Jun 13, 2026

Australia and South Africa renew their rivalry at Old Trafford with India watching on

South Africa have lost the last two World Cup finals and now run into the most successful side in the tournament’s history. For India, sharing a group...

Jun 13, 2026

Wyatt-Hodge’s record 105 sets up England’s 87-run rout of Sri Lanka in the World Cup opener

England could not have started their home T20 World Cup more emphatically, riding a Danni Wyatt-Hodge century to a record total and a comfortable win...

Jun 12, 2026

England open the Women’s T20 World Cup against Sri Lanka at Edgbaston

England begin their home campaign against Sri Lanka in the Women’s T20 World Cup opener at Edgbaston, with the hosts chasing a first global T20 title...

Jun 12, 2026

Afghanistan A edge India A by four runs on DLS as rain ends Dambulla chase

India A racked up 349 for 9 and looked in control, but rain and the DLS par score handed Afghanistan A a four-run win in the Sri Lanka A tri-series.

Jun 11, 2026

Hardik Pandya ruled out of the Afghanistan ODIs with a quad strain

India’s all-round plans for the Afghanistan ODIs have taken a hit, with Hardik Pandya sidelined by a quadriceps strain picked up in training.

Jun 11, 2026

Afghanistan’s white-ball strength meets a new-era India in the Dharamsala ODI opener

After the Test mismatch, the three ODIs shift to Afghanistan’s strongest format, with a Shubman Gill-led India beginning a new chapter when the series...

Jun 11, 2026

India chase a first T20 title as the Women’s T20 World Cup begins in England

The tenth edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup gets under way at Edgbaston on June 12, and India will fancy their chances of a maiden title after winn...

Jun 10, 2026

Richa Ghosh’s blazing 68 falls five runs short as England edge India in final warm-up

Richa Ghosh smashed 68 off 36 balls to drag India to the brink, but England held their nerve to win the last Women’s T20 World Cup warm-up by five run...

Jun 10, 2026

Siraj rested for the Ireland and England T20Is as Prasidh Krishna comes in

India have pulled Mohammed Siraj out of their T20I tour of Ireland and England on workload grounds, with Prasidh Krishna called up to replace him.

Jun 10, 2026

India face hosts England in their final World Cup warm-up at Derby

Fresh from a 26-run win over West Indies, Harmanpreet Kaur’s India meet hosts England at Derby on Wednesday in their last hit-out before opening the W...

Jun 10, 2026

Bangladesh stun Australia by 86 runs to end a 21-year wait in Mirpur

Mosaddek Hossain’s unbeaten 86 and a four-wicket burst from Nahid Rana carried Bangladesh to a stunning win over Australia in Mirpur, only their secon...

Jun 9, 2026

Rohit and Hardik cleared to play as India set their Afghanistan ODI squad

India will have Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya available for the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan after both passed fitness tests at the BCC...

Jun 9, 2026

India seal their biggest Test win as Afghanistan fold by an innings and 300 runs

India turned a one-off Test in New Chandigarh into a record rout, beating Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs for the largest victory by an innings...

Jun 9, 2026

Another Sabina Park washout hands Sri Lanka their first ODI series in the Caribbean since 2003

A second straight rained-off ODI in Kingston confirmed Sri Lanka’s 1-0 series win over West Indies, their first one-day series triumph in the Caribbea...

Jun 8, 2026

Bharti Fulmali fifty sets up India Women’s warm-up win over West Indies

India’s Women’s T20 World Cup build-up opened with a win in Cardiff, where Bharti Fulmali’s unbeaten fifty and a spin-led bowling effort accounted for...

Jun 8, 2026

Ellyse Perry guides Australia past England in T20 World Cup warm-up

Australia gave an ominous reminder of their class in their final warm-up, brushing England aside in Cardiff to underline their billing as the team to...

Jun 8, 2026

BCCI weighs a five-year cooling-off rule for retired players who join overseas leagues

The board has given preliminary approval to a policy that would shut retired India cricketers out of the domestic game for five years if they sign up...

Jun 8, 2026

Suthar’s six-for routs Afghanistan as India enforce the follow-on in Mullanpur

Manav Suthar’s six for 33 on Test debut bundled Afghanistan out for 152 and sent them straight back in, leaving India with a first-innings lead of 412...

Jun 8, 2026

West Indies must win the Sabina Park decider or hand Sri Lanka the series

Rain wiped out the second ODI, so the three-match series comes down to one game at Sabina Park, where West Indies have to beat Sri Lanka to avoid a ho...

Jun 7, 2026

Suthar’s debut three-for puts Afghanistan in trouble after India’s 564

Debutant spinner Manav Suthar took three wickets to leave Afghanistan at 113 for five, still 451 runs behind, after India declared their first innings...

Jun 7, 2026

Rain washes out the second ODI as Sri Lanka stay ahead of West Indies

Persistent rain at Sabina Park wiped out the second ODI without a ball bowled, leaving Sri Lanka 1-0 up and West Indies needing to win Monday’s decide...

Jun 6, 2026

Shreyas Iyer named India’s new T20I captain as Suryakumar Yadav is dropped

The selectors have ended the captaincy guessing game. Shreyas Iyer takes over India’s T20I side for the Ireland and England tours, Suryakumar Yadav mi...

Jun 6, 2026

Gill and Rahul hundreds put India in command on day one in Mullanpur

India piled up 368 for 3 on the opening day of their one-off Test against Afghanistan, with captain Shubman Gill and KL Rahul both reaching centuries...