Jun 20, 2026
Iyer’s new India and a record-breaking teen: the T20I side bound for England
Shreyas Iyer takes over as T20I captain and 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi becomes the youngest player India have ever picked, as a new-look squad p...
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162 articles tagged with "Cricket"
Jun 20, 2026
Amelia Kerr’s late double earns New Zealand a four-run escape against Ireland
New Zealand kept their Women’s T20 World Cup defence alive by holding off a spirited Ireland by four runs in Southampton, with Amelia Kerr’s decisive...
Jun 19, 2026
Winless Pakistan face Bangladesh in a Women’s T20 World Cup must-win at Southampton
Pakistan are still chasing their first win of the Women’s T20 World Cup, and a Bangladesh side with a win already to their name awaits at Southampton...
Jun 18, 2026
India and Australia are pulling clear of Group 1, split only by net run rate
Both unbeaten, both winning by a distance, and on a collision course for a June 28 meeting that already looks like a group decider. After two rounds,...
Jun 18, 2026
Shreyanka Patil stretchered off with an ankle injury as India await scans
Shreyanka Patil was stretchered off with an ankle injury during India’s win over the Netherlands, leaving the team waiting on scans for news on the sp...
Jun 18, 2026
Dercksen’s fifty earns South Africa their first win of the Women’s T20 World Cup
Annerie Dercksen’s blazing 52 set up the chase and Nadine de Klerk held firm, but South Africa still needed a wide to scrape past Pakistan by two wick...
Jun 17, 2026
Winless South Africa and Pakistan meet at Edgbaston with semi-final hopes on the line
South Africa and Pakistan both lost their openers at the Women’s T20 World Cup. At Edgbaston on Wednesday, the side that loses again will see its semi...
Jun 16, 2026
Nilakshika Silva’s unbeaten 54 stuns New Zealand and leaves the champions on the brink
Sri Lanka chased down 151 with two balls to spare in Southampton, Nilakshika Silva’s 54 not out condemning the defending champions to a second straigh...
Jun 15, 2026
New Zealand look to revive their title defence against Sri Lanka
New Zealand’s title defence is already under pressure after an opening loss to West Indies, and the champions must respond against a Sri Lanka side al...
Jun 14, 2026
Campbelle’s unbeaten 90 stuns champions New Zealand in West Indies’ World Cup opener
West Indies stunned the defending champions in their tournament opener, Shemaine Campbelle’s unbeaten 90 hunting down 163 with a ball to spare.
Jun 14, 2026
Litchfield blitz and Australia’s spinners crush South Africa at Old Trafford
Phoebe Litchfield’s 24-ball fifty set it up and Australia’s spinners did the rest, bowling South Africa out for 107 in a 65-run win to open the World...
Jun 14, 2026
Gurbaz hundred goes in vain as Gill seals India’s seven-wicket win in Dharamsala
Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s blistering 102 was not enough as Shubman Gill’s unbeaten 84 steered India to a seven-wicket win in a rain-shortened first ODI at...
Jun 13, 2026
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 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 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 5, 2026
A hat-trick, a five-for and now a World Cup: the rise of Nandani Sharma
Uncapped, 24 and fresh off a record-breaking debut WPL season, the Chandigarh pacer has gone from unknown to India’s World Cup squad in a matter of mo...
Jun 1, 2026
Rishabh Pant steps down as LSG captain after IPL 2026 wooden-spoon finish
Two seasons after a record ₹27 crore move to Lucknow, Rishabh Pant has handed back the captaincy, with the franchise finishing bottom of the IPL 2026...
May 31, 2026
RCB chase a second straight title as Gujarat sweat on Siraj for the IPL 2026 final
The IPL 2026 final lands in Ahmedabad on Sunday with the toss, the dew and Mohammed Siraj’s fitness all hanging over a rematch RCB won by 92 runs.
May 31, 2026
India and England head to Taunton for a T20I decider with the World Cup looming
India and England go to Taunton on Tuesday with their T20I series level at 1-1 and the last word before the Women’s T20 World Cup up for grabs.
May 29, 2026
Gujarat get RCB again, at home, five days after a 92-run lesson
Five days after a 92-run hammering in Qualifier 1, Gujarat get RCB again, this time in the final and on their own ground. Here is why they have a chan...
May 29, 2026
Gill’s 104 powers Gujarat to a record 215 chase and into the IPL 2026 final
A fifth IPL hundred from the Gujarat captain turned a daunting 215 into a comfortable night, and sent his team back to the final for a shot at RCB.
May 28, 2026
At 37, Virat Kohli is having one of his best IPL seasons and making the retirement question look silly
At 37, Virat Kohli is producing one of the best T20 seasons of his career. The numbers make the constant retirement talk look stranger than ever.
May 26, 2026
Patidar’s 33-ball 93 sends RCB to the IPL 2026 final with a 92-run win over Gujarat
Patidar’s unbeaten 93 off 33, a strike rate of 281.81 and the fastest 90+ innings in IPL history, turned Qualifier 1 inside out at the HPCA Stadium.
May 25, 2026
Hazlewood vs Gill at Dharamsala: the first six overs that decide RCB-GT Qualifier 1
Twenty-four came off Hazlewood’s first over the last time these sides met. The Australian’s chance to bury the memory lands on Tuesday night in the hi...