Cricket News

Steve Waugh called five minutes after Rahane retired, and now he has a contract in Europe

Eight days after signing off from Indian cricket, Ajinkya Rahane has a new employer. Steve Waugh’s Amsterdam Flames have made him their marquee player...

Aug 7, 2026

Bangladesh had Cricket Australia XI 1 for 2, and Teague Wyllie’s 130 still put them behind

Six days before the first Test in Darwin, Bangladesh’s bowlers made the perfect start on day one and finished day two looking at a 73-run deficit.

Aug 7, 2026

Sri Lanka’s second string made 363 at the NCC, and Manav Suthar was India’s best bowler

Eight days before the first Test at Galle, India’s attack spent 90 overs in the field at the Nondescripts and got one wicket out of its seamers.

Aug 7, 2026

Gill was hit twice in Thursday’s session, and KL Rahul led India’s warm-up instead

Shubman Gill took two blows to his right hand at practice in Colombo on Thursday and was held out of day one of India’s only warm-up before the Sri La...

Aug 7, 2026

The ACC finally published the Asia Cup schedule, and India get Pakistan on 5 September

Three weeks out, the Asian Cricket Council has released the Women’s T20 Asia Cup fixtures. Every match is in Dubai, every match is at 8pm IST, and Ind...

Aug 7, 2026

John Turner has not bowled since June 2025, and at 25 he has retired

The Hampshire quick who broke 90mph and played four times for England has stopped, with two years left on his county contract. A back stress fracture...

Aug 7, 2026

Bethell hurt his knee against India, and it has cost him England’s whole Pakistan series

Jordan Cox goes in at three, Dan Lawrence is back after two years, and Joe Root has the first squad of his second spell as captain.

Aug 7, 2026

MI London were 23 for 5 at Lord’s, and Amelia Kerr’s 69 not out still won it

Charlie Dean had figures of 3 for 6 and MI London were eight down for 64. They defended 122 anyway, by three runs, and finally have a win in the Hundr...

Aug 6, 2026

Pakistan left Noman Ali out of the England Tests, and Lancashire have signed him for six games

Pakistan dropped their most productive Test spinner of the last two years for the tour of England. He will be in the country for it anyway, bowling Di...

Aug 6, 2026

Bangladesh were 194 for 9 in Darwin, and Miraz’s unbeaten 109 got them to 263

Corey Rocchiccioli took six wickets on the opening day at Marrara Oval. Mehidy Hasan Miraz answered with an unbeaten hundred and a last-wicket stand t...

Aug 6, 2026

Markram flies home from the Hundred, and Buttler leads a side for the first time in 17 months

Manchester Super Giants lost their captain to a personal-reasons departure on Wednesday and won by nine wickets hours later, with Jos Buttler back in...

Aug 6, 2026

Rain at Bready sends Ireland into the 2027 World Cup Qualifier, and West Indies’ route now runs through India

Ireland needed to sweep Afghanistan 5-0 to keep any chance of direct entry to the 2027 ODI World Cup alive. The first ball at Bready was never bowled.

Aug 6, 2026

Pakistan win in Port of Spain to level the series, three years after their last away Test win

West Indies needed a draw in Port of Spain for their first series win over Pakistan since 2000. They were bowled out for 117 instead.

Aug 6, 2026

Kandy lose seven for 42 and Colombo Kaps go through to meet Galle again

Kandy Royals’ season ended in the space of eight overs at the R Premadasa. Colombo Kaps meet Galle Gallants on Friday for the right to face Jaffna in...

Aug 5, 2026

Manchester Super Giants make 85, and Ecclestone’s 3 for 14 almost defends it

Orla Prendergast’s 4 for 18 is the second-best return of this year’s women’s Hundred. It left Welsh Fire needing only 86 at Old Trafford, and they sti...

Aug 5, 2026

Jaffna beat Galle at the third attempt, and Mishara’s 108 puts them in the LPL final

Jaffna Kings are through to the Lanka Premier League final on 8 August after a 14-run win over Galle Gallants in Qualifier 1. Galle get a second chanc...

Aug 5, 2026

Zaheer Khan buys Jaffna Kings, less than three weeks after their last owner was arrested

Anchor Sports AB, the Stockholm group co-owned by Zaheer Khan and Nagendra Siddoutam, has taken over the Lanka Premier League’s most successful franch...

Aug 5, 2026

Vlaeminck returns for Australia A’s India tour, two years after dislocating her shoulder at the T20 World Cup

Tayla Vlaeminck and Darcie Brown headline a 15-player Australia A women’s squad for next month’s multi-format tour of India, with both fast bowlers pi...

Aug 5, 2026

Dindigul bowl out the TNPL champions for 107, 13 months after losing the final to them

Dindigul Dragons opened the tenth Tamil Nadu Premier League by dismissing defending champions IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans for 107 at the NPR College Gro...

Aug 5, 2026

Akhilesh Reddy asked a team-mate to concede runs, and the ICC gave him eight years

An ICC tribunal has banned the USA offspinner from all cricket until November 2033, with an extra year added for deleting the WhatsApp messages that w...

Aug 5, 2026

Ireland end a 14-month wait for an ODI at Bready, against a side rated 90 to their 54

Gary Wilson’s first series in charge pairs three ODI debutants with a returning Paul Stirling, against a side that has won the last six meetings betwe...

Aug 5, 2026

Sunrisers Leeds make 241, the highest total in the Hundred, and still only climb to fourth

Mitchell Marsh and Ryan Rickelton put on a competition-record 148 inside 65 balls at Headingley, Harry Brook added 55 from 18, and London Spirit’s rep...

Aug 5, 2026

Jaffna topped the LPL table without beating Galle, and now they meet in Qualifier 1

The Lanka Premier League playoffs open with a double-header at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday: Galle Gallants against Jaffna Kings at 12.30pm I...

Aug 5, 2026

Shafique’s unbeaten 160 puts Pakistan four wickets from a first away Test win since 2023

Abdullah Shafique faced 323 balls for an unbeaten 160 in Port of Spain, and by the close Sajid Khan’s 4 for 32 had left West Indies 103 for 6 with a l...