Cricket News

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Jul 10, 2026

Big Bash League to open its 2026-27 season in Chennai, its first match outside Australia

The Big Bash League will begin its 2026-27 season at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium, the first time the Australian T20 competition has staged a matc...

Jul 10, 2026

Ashwin ruled out of the rest of MLC 2026 with a knee injury

A right knee injury has ended Ravichandran Ashwin’s Major League Cricket season after a single appearance, with the San Francisco Unicorns bringing in...

Jul 10, 2026

Samson misses out as India name a young T20I squad for the Zimbabwe tour

India left Sanju Samson out and handed maiden call-ups to three uncapped players in the 15-man squad named for this month’s three-match T20I tour of Z...

Jul 10, 2026

England seal the series in Bristol as India slump to a nine-wicket defeat

Harry Brook’s unbeaten 79 and a second straight fifty from Phil Salt swept England to a nine-wicket win in Bristol, wrapping up the T20I series with a...

Jul 9, 2026

Pretorius hits maiden T20 century as Unicorns thump MI New York to stay top

Lhuan-dre Pretorius brought up his first T20 hundred in style, an unbeaten 102 that swept San Francisco Unicorns to a nine-wicket win over MI New York...

Jul 8, 2026

West Indies end a 23-year wait with a series win over Sri Lanka

Roston Chase’s side needed only a draw in Antigua to seal a 1-0 win over Sri Lanka, ending a 23-year wait for a Test series victory against them.

Jul 8, 2026

India must win at Bristol to keep the England series alive

Bowled out for 76 at Trent Bridge and 2-0 down in the series, India have to win the fourth T20I in Bristol just to force a decider in Southampton.

Jul 6, 2026

Shanaka takes four wickets in four balls as Seattle Orcas hold off Texas

Dasun Shanaka became the first bowler in Major League Cricket history to take four wickets in four balls, defending the final over to hand Seattle Orc...

Jul 6, 2026

Short and Couch fire San Francisco Unicorns top as MI New York fold for 104

Matthew Short took four wickets as San Francisco Unicorns bowled MI New York out for 104 and chased the target down with five wickets to spare, a win...

Jul 5, 2026

Pollard’s unbeaten 63 carries MI New York past the Knight Riders

Kieron Pollard’s unbeaten 63 steered MI New York to a six-wicket win over the Los Angeles Knight Riders in Pomona, the chase finished with a ball to s...

Jul 4, 2026

Powell and Munro fire the Knight Riders past Texas Super Kings

Rovman Powell’s 27-ball blitz and Colin Munro’s unbeaten fifty gunned down Texas Super Kings’ 173 with eight balls to spare in Pomona.

Jul 2, 2026

Sanju Samson’s slump has reopened India’s most awkward selection call

Three single-figure scores in a row, and a 15-year-old with 776 IPL runs waiting in the same squad. Sanju Samson’s form has handed India a selection q...

Jul 2, 2026

West Indies chase a clean sweep as Sri Lanka fight to save the series at North Sound

West Indies host Sri Lanka in the second and final Test on Friday, one win from a clean sweep after demolishing the tourists by an innings inside four...

Jul 2, 2026

Rain washes out the first T20I after Abhishek and Iyer fire India to 189

Abhishek Sharma’s 59 off 24 and skipper Shreyas Iyer’s 68 hauled India to a strong 189 for 7, only for rain at Chester-le-Street to wipe out England’s...

Jun 29, 2026

Ben Stokes calls time on his England career at Trent Bridge

England’s Test captain will retire from international cricket at the end of the third Test against New Zealand, closing a 15-year career that delivere...

Jun 27, 2026

Duckett century and Stokes four-for revive England in the Trent Bridge decider

Ben Duckett’s hundred and Ben Stokes’ four-wicket burst dragged England back into the series decider against New Zealand on day two at Trent Bridge, t...

Jun 26, 2026

Latham and Conway’s record stand puts New Zealand on top at Trent Bridge

A record opening stand from Tom Latham and Devon Conway left New Zealand on top after day one of the Trent Bridge decider, even as England hit back la...

Jun 25, 2026

Pant returns to Delhi Capitals as Kuldeep heads to Lucknow in a landmark IPL trade

Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants have swapped Rishabh Pant and Kuldeep Yadav, bringing Pant back to the franchise where he made his name ahead...

Jun 24, 2026

Kohli passes his fitness test and clears the way for India’s England ODIs

Virat Kohli came through his fitness assessment at the BCCI Centre of Excellence on June 22, leaving him in line to feature in India’s three-match ODI...

Jun 21, 2026

Bangladesh’s spinners squeeze Pakistan out of the World Cup

Defending just 124 at Southampton, Bangladesh’s slow bowlers throttled Pakistan’s chase to win by 23 runs and knock their opponents out of the Women’s...

Jun 16, 2026

England’s batting blitz puts winless Ireland on alert at the Women’s T20 World Cup

After a 219-run opening statement against Sri Lanka, hosts England meet an Ireland side still chasing a first win at a Women’s T20 World Cup. The fixt...

Jun 14, 2026

Kane Williamson retires from international cricket after a record-laden New Zealand career

Kane Williamson has called time on a 16-year international career, retiring mid-tour in England as New Zealand’s most prolific batter across all three...

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 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...