Sep 8, 2026
Shami bowled 11 overs for 17 runs, and South Zone are 267 short of avoiding the follow-on
East Zone lead the Duleep Trophy final by 466 with two days left in Chennai, and Tilak Varma is the last recognised batter South Zone have left.
First-Class Cricket
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Sep 7, 2026
Kishan left the field on 250, came back for 270, and East Zone finished on 708
East Zone batted all of day two of the Duleep Trophy final in Chennai and were bowled out for 708, with Ishan Kishan making 270 either side of retirin...
Sep 6, 2026
Shami’s 100th first-class match came three days after his 36th birthday, and 18 months after his last India cap
Sourav Ganguly sent a video message, Ishan Kishan called age just a number, and Bharat Arun said the selectors closed the door too early.
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 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...
Aug 25, 2026
West Zone were 195 for 3 chasing 287, and lost four wickets for 25 before stumps
West Zone were cruising at 195 for 3 in pursuit of 287 in the Duleep Trophy quarter-final. By the close of day three they were 220 for 7, and North Zo...
Aug 22, 2026
Sooryavanshi has eight first-class games and an average of 17.25, and Dravid is asking everyone to be patient
The IPL’s youngest Orange Cap winner starts a red-ball season in Bengaluru on Sunday. Rahul Dravid used a T20 launch in Dublin to argue why that matte...
Jul 29, 2026
East Zone hand Sooryavanshi the vice-captaincy at 15, with Kishan in charge and Shami back
Ishan Kishan will lead East Zone in the Duleep Trophy with a 15-year-old as his deputy. Mohammed Shami and Mukesh Kumar are in the squad. Riyan Parag...
Jul 21, 2026
Cricket’s laws are being rewritten, and the Ranji Trophy starts ten days after they land
The MCC’s new edition of the Laws takes effect on October 1 with 73 amendments, headlined by a final over that has to be bowled out even after a wicke...
Mar 8, 2026
Brett Randell takes five wickets in five balls to make first-class history
Central Districts seamer Brett Randell became the first bowler in 254 years of first-class cricket to take five wickets in five consecutive deliveries...