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...
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Jun 5, 2026
KS Bharat retires from international cricket at 32 after a long wait behind Pant
India’s long-serving Test reserve keeper has walked away from the international game at 32, with a move to the overseas T20 circuit the likely next st...
Jun 5, 2026
Robinson’s triple-wicket over caps a chaotic 16-wicket day at Lord’s
New Zealand bowled England out for 140 on a seam-friendly opening day at Lord’s, only to slump to 61 for 6 themselves as Ollie Robinson struck three t...
Jun 3, 2026
Siraj a doubt for the Afghanistan Test as Gurnoor Brar waits on a debut
India have three days to settle their seam attack for the one-off Test against Afghanistan, and the biggest call is whether Mohammed Siraj plays at al...
Jun 1, 2026
Afghanistan return to India for a Test, eight years on from their first
A one-off Test and three ODIs against a Gill-led India hand Afghanistan a rare red-ball examination against a top side, and a white-ball series where...
May 30, 2026
Tickner’s five-for and Blundell’s 186 sink Ireland by an innings at Stormont
An innings win inside three days in Belfast sends the Black Caps to their England series in form, with Tom Blundell’s 186 and Blair Tickner’s maiden f...
May 29, 2026
West Indies confirm a packed 2026 home season as Sri Lanka, New Zealand and Pakistan line up tours
Cricket West Indies has confirmed a 2026 home season spanning June to August, with the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in line for its first ever Test.
May 29, 2026
New Zealand enforce the follow-on as Ireland stare at defeat in Belfast Test
Tom Blundell’s 186 and a 29-ball five-for from Nathan Smith left Ireland following on at Stormont, and they closed day two still 246 behind with eight...
May 28, 2026
Ravindra and Blundell centuries leave New Zealand on top against Ireland at Stormont
New Zealand recovered from 86 for 4 to close the opening day of the first ever Test against Ireland on 361 for 5, built on hundreds from Rachin Ravind...
May 27, 2026
Stormont stages a first Test between Ireland and New Zealand as Balbirnie names four uncapped
Ireland and New Zealand meet in Test cricket for the first time on Wednesday at Stormont, with Andrew Balbirnie picking four uncapped names in a squad...
May 20, 2026
36 Ranji wickets and an 8 for 90: Agarkar’s ‘body allows only T20s’ line on Shami does not survive his own season
Chief selector Ajit Agarkar explained Mohammed Shami’s Afghanistan snub by saying his body permits only T20 cricket, but the Bengal pacer’s 2025-26 Ra...
May 20, 2026
Taijul six-fer seals 78-run win as Bangladesh complete a first home sweep of Pakistan
Taijul Islam took six wickets in Pakistan’s second innings as Bangladesh closed out a 78-run win in Sylhet, completing their first-ever home Test seri...
May 19, 2026
Pakistan still alive in Sylhet but Bangladesh start day five three wickets from the sweep
Mohammad Rizwan is unbeaten on 75 with three wickets remaining and Pakistan still need 121 to win the second Test in Sylhet, where Bangladesh are one...
May 18, 2026
Mushfiqur’s 14th Test ton hands Pakistan a 437 chase as Bangladesh take charge in Sylhet
Mushfiqur Rahim’s 137, his 14th Test century and the most by any Bangladesh batter, set up a 390 second innings and a 437 target for Pakistan with two...
May 16, 2026
Litton Das’s 126 holds Bangladesh together on day one as Sylhet sweep stays in play
A draw in Sylhet is enough to seal Bangladesh’s first ever home Test series win over Pakistan, and after day one Litton Das has more or less single-ha...
May 14, 2026
Afghanistan Test puts BCCI selectors in a corner over handing fresh caps to Nabi and Brar
Selectors are wary of handing out Test caps in a fixture that brings no WTC points, leaving the conversation around Auqib Nabi, Gurnoor Brar and Princ...
May 13, 2026
Pakistan head to Sylhet with a fourth straight Test loss to Bangladesh on the cards
Three days after Nahid Rana’s five-for sealed Bangladesh’s first ever home Test win over Pakistan, Shan Masood’s side travel to Sylhet this week with...
May 12, 2026
Nahid Rana five-for seals Bangladesh’s first ever home Test win over Pakistan
Nahid Rana took 5 for 40 as Bangladesh closed out a 104-run win over Pakistan at Mirpur on Tuesday, sealing their first ever home Test against the vis...
May 11, 2026
Mominul ticks past 5,000 Test runs as rain and a Shanto fifty leave Bangladesh in charge in Mirpur
A washed-out middle session and half-centuries from Mominul Haque and Najmul Hossain Shanto leave Bangladesh 179 ahead with seven wickets in hand on d...
May 10, 2026
Mehidy’s five-for and Pakistan’s 386 leave Bangladesh 34 ahead at stumps despite Awais’s debut hundred
Pakistan recovered after the rain but were dismissed for 386 in reply to Bangladesh’s 413, and the hosts closed day three of the Mirpur Test 7 for 0 a...
May 10, 2026
Awais 85 not out and Abbas five-for shape day two as Pakistan reach 179 for 1 in Mirpur
Debutant Azan Awais finished unbeaten on 85 and Mohammad Abbas claimed 5 for 92 as Pakistan closed day two of the Mirpur Test on 179 for 1 in reply to...
May 9, 2026
Shanto’s ninth Test ton and a 170-run stand drag Bangladesh to 301 for 4 against Pakistan in Mirpur
Najmul Hossain Shanto’s record-breaking century and Mominul Haque’s 91 lifted Bangladesh from 31 for 2 to a commanding 301 for 4 at stumps on Day 1 of...
May 8, 2026
Babar Azam ruled out of first Bangladesh Test as Pakistan hand debuts to Awais and Fazal
Pakistan’s former captain Babar Azam has been ruled out of the first Test against Bangladesh in Mirpur with a left knee injury, and Pakistan have hand...
May 7, 2026
Puducherry, then five Tests across India: Australia’s BGT 2027 prep starts in September
Australia A’s two four-dayers and three ODIs in Puducherry between September 22 and October 11 are billed as a development tour, but the surfaces are...