Punam Raut retires from international cricket
She played three ODI World Cups and four T20 World Cups, and was once involved in a record opening stand of 320 runs with Deepti Sharma in an ODI
Posted on 15 October 2026 | 5:54 pm
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KZNCU to launch 'thorough internal review' into poor attendance in Durban Test
"A Test match of this quality, featuring the Proteas and Australia, deserved greater support in the stands," Heinrich Strydom, KZNCU CEO, said
Posted on 15 October 2026 | 3:46 pm
Stubbs dropped, Rickelton to keep wicket in Gqeberha Test
Matthew Breetzke has been brought into South Africa's 17-man squad
Posted on 15 October 2026 | 3:42 pm
Cameron Green in doubt for Gqeberha Test
Green returned to the nets for the first time on Thursday, but only faced gentle throwdowns and did some slip catching on the outfield
Posted on 15 October 2026 | 1:44 pm
James Coles targets England debut after 'spotlight' of Hundred price-tag
Allrounder earned lucrative contract with London Spirit but struggled to produce his best form
Posted on 15 October 2026 | 12:54 pm
Nissanka ruled out of ODI tri-series in Pakistan due to hamstring injury
Udara, who is yet to make his ODI debut, replaces Nissanka in the squad
Posted on 15 October 2026 | 12:44 pm
Sydney Thunder sign Boult for entire BBL 2026-27 season
Bangladesh legspinner Rishad Hossain will join Hobart Hurricanes for a second consecutive season
Posted on 15 October 2026 | 12:38 pm
Raipur the stage for the start of India's Mandhana era
Zimbabwe, who are yet to win a T20I this year, are playing their first ever bilateral series against India
Posted on 15 October 2026 | 12:19 pm
Crawley signs Kent extension after losing England contract
The club will become Crawley's primary employer again after he spent six years on the ECB's books
Posted on 15 October 2026 | 10:23 am
Samson: Tilak's wicket the 'turning point' in India's loss
India lost the fourth T20I by 24 runs while chasing 248 in Hyderabad
Posted on 15 October 2026 | 3:22 am
SA's middle order in a muddle and Conrad wants them to 'get bloody better'
The SA coach could look for middle-order replacements outside the current squad but he cautioned against overreacting to their 214-run loss against Australia
Posted on 15 October 2026 | 2:15 pm
Natarajan returns to SRH, Ansari traded to Delhi Capitals
Natarajan joins SRH at a revised fee of INR 5 crore, while Ansari goes to DC at his existing fee of INR 40 lakh
Posted on 15 October 2026 | 11:24 am
Hope ton, Paul five-for help West Indies level series 2-2
West Indies bowlers reined India in after Sanju Samson's 56 off 23
Posted on 15 October 2026 | 3:12 am
Green 'progressing well' but still uncertain for second Test
Josh Inglis has returned to the nets after rejoining the squad following the fractured finger he suffered in the first ODI
Posted on 14 October 2026 | 6:08 pm
Maddinson admits 'huge relief' after second outing in Durban
Maddinson said he was aware of "some negative comments around" but said he got support from within the team
Posted on 14 October 2026 | 6:05 pm
Rahmat Shah calls hard-fought Abu Dhabi draw 'equal to a win'
"Qais paid absolutely no attention to my advice whatsoever," jokes Richard Pybus after the No. 9 batter brought out his big shots at a time when another wicket would have been costly for Afghanistan
Posted on 14 October 2026 | 4:03 pm
MCC dig up 'unsatisfactory' Test pitch after ICC demerit point
Surface used for New Zealand Test in June led to 40 wickets falling in 166 overs
Posted on 14 October 2026 | 3:48 pm
Unchanged India bowl first in bid to win series, West Indies make two changes
Jewel Andrew replaces Kamil Pooran while Romario Shepherd is back for Quentin Sampson
Posted on 14 October 2026 | 1:33 pm
Iyer moves to fourth in T20I batting rankings
Markram has moved into the top ten of the Test batting charts, while Hazlewood has moved to to seventh on the bowling front
Posted on 14 October 2026 | 11:42 am
Chad Laycock takes record-breaking five wickets in an over in South African T20 match
The KZN-Inland fast bowler finished with 6 for 26, the best figures in Pro20 Cup history
Posted on 14 October 2026 | 10:30 am
Home ODI World Cup before retiring 'certainly a blessing' for Sikandar Raza
"Our performances will get better in all formats," Sikandar Raza says of Zimbabwe cricket if, as expected, the WTC becomes a 12-team tournament from the next cycle
Posted on 14 October 2026 | 10:21 am
Swingin' Schutt sets up ODI series sweep for Australia with 4 for 16
With Megan Schutt knocking out the top order, Bangladesh were never really in the contest despite half-centuries from Sharmin Akhter and Shorna Akter
Posted on 14 October 2026 | 10:07 am
Jack Leach not on England radar for Bangladesh tour
Test team "focusing on slightly different direction" despite Somerset spinner's pre-eminence at county level
Posted on 14 October 2026 | 8:52 am
Alzarri Joseph, Shai Hope to miss WI's two-Test series in Bangladesh
Alzarri Joseph has been "withdrawn" to manage his workload while Hope was rested keeping the ODI World Cup qualifiers in February 2027 in mind
Posted on 14 October 2026 | 5:39 am
Australia bowl again, Litchfield out with hip complaint; Bangladesh debut for Disha Biswas
Bangladesh made three changes in search of their first win of the series
Posted on 14 October 2026 | 4:09 am
Weibgen century helps Queensland to One-Day Cup win over WA
Former Australia Under-19 captain makes second One-Day century of the season to help Queensland beat WA
Posted on 14 October 2026 | 12:34 am
Australia keep door open for shuffling batting order
Cummins, though, says there needs to be a compelling case to move Renshaw from No.5
Posted on 14 October 2026 | 6:53 am
Atal century, lower-order resistance help Afghanistan hang on to a draw
Bangladesh's missed chances especially in the final hour cost them as they couldn't pick up the last two wickets
Posted on 14 October 2026 | 5:27 am
'We should have taken all ten wickets' - Shanto rues missed chances
"I think we ended up drawing the game due to the small mistakes," Bangladesh captain Shanto says after Abu Dhabi draw
Posted on 14 October 2026 | 5:27 am
Rabada closing in on return for Gqeberha Test
He had missed the first Test against Australia "from a precautionary point of view" but remained with the squad and was shown bowling with increasing intensity
Posted on 14 October 2026 | 3:30 am
Kusal Mendis 87* hands Sri Lanka consolation win
Sri Lanka hunted down Pakistan's total of 168 for 8 with 17 balls and eight wickets to spare
Posted on 13 October 2026 | 5:21 pm
Bavuma focused on South Africa response after first taste of defeat
Test captain says there are "obvious things we could improve on" after unbeaten run ended in Durban
Posted on 13 October 2026 | 5:17 pm
SA20: Donald replaces Simons as JSK's bowling coach
Eric Simons and Tommy Simsek exit JSK
Posted on 13 October 2026 | 4:12 pm
Hazlewood six-for seals dominant Australia win
Set a record 421-run target, South Africa were bowled out for 206 in their second innings
Posted on 13 October 2026 | 3:43 pm
Sadikur 149 crushes Barishal; Chattogram move to No. 1 on NCL table
The latest round saw Mahedi Hasan take six wickets and score a century, Marshall Ayub hit his 30th first-class ton, and Sabbir Rahman end a 14-year wait for an NCL century
Posted on 13 October 2026 | 3:32 pm
Tilak Varma 'enjoying' middle-order role despite preference for No. 3
"Whatever the team needs, I want to step into that role," the batter says as he adapts to bat at No. 5, sometimes even No. 6
Posted on 13 October 2026 | 3:31 pm
Grant Flower adds to Sussex exodus as he joins Surrey coaching staff
Former Zimbabwe batter admits club's financial situation is a major factor in his departure
Posted on 13 October 2026 | 2:38 pm
Delhi Capitals unveil Yuvraj as assistant and batting coach
Yuvraj will work with head coach Ganguly at Delhi Capitals
Posted on 13 October 2026 | 2:01 pm
Mhatre suffers Grade 4 right hamstring tear, expected to be out for a month
Mhatre damaged his right hamstring while opening the batting for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy match against Chandigarh on Sunday
Posted on 13 October 2026 | 1:35 pm
Sri Lanka opt to bowl in third T20I; Pakistan make four changes
Razaullah, Arafat Minhas, Sufiyan Moqim and Abdul Samad came in for Pakistan, who've already won the series
Posted on 13 October 2026 | 1:09 pm
Sutherland and Schutt climb to fourth and fifth in ODI bowlers' rankings
Ellyse Perry is also back in the top ten among ODI batters
Posted on 13 October 2026 | 11:22 am
Another batting paradise greets India and West Indies in Hyderabad
West Indies won't mind run fest of a pitch to remain alive in five-match series against India
Posted on 13 October 2026 | 10:54 am
England rest Archer, Atkinson, Tongue for Australia T20Is
Focus on ODI World Cup and looming South Africa tour leads to experimental T20 group
Posted on 13 October 2026 | 10:19 am
'Don't be scared' - Pollock bats for pink-ball switch for light-affected Tests
"It is not irrelevant because if you use the red one, all of a sudden you can't play Test cricket past bad-light time. But if you use the pink one, you can"
Posted on 13 October 2026 | 9:54 am
World Cup revenge, Olympics dream keeps Mooney motivated
Australia's wicketkeeper-batter will play her 100th ODI in the final match of the series against Bangladesh
Posted on 13 October 2026 | 8:20 am
Prestwidge stars in unexpected role as Tasmania topple NSW
Offspinner Raf MacMillan took three wickets as the home side fell well short in the rain-hit contest
Posted on 13 October 2026 | 7:54 am
Nissanka's return headlines SL's Test squad against Pakistan
Pasindu Sooriyabandara retains his place ahead of Lahiru Udara while keeper Anjala Bandara could make his debut
Posted on 13 October 2026 | 7:04 am
Ollie Pope withdraws from Afghanistan Premier League T20 draft
England batter pulls out after criticism, as do Will Smeed and David Willey
Posted on 13 October 2026 | 12:04 pm
Former Zimbabwe player and umpire Sarah Dambanevana dies aged 36
Dambanevana represented Zimbabwe as a player between 2009 and 2014, including at the World Cup Qualifier in 2011
Posted on 13 October 2026 | 4:00 am
Saracens sack player whose punch sparked Stokes crisis
Totoa Auvaa leaves club following a swift internal investigation into a separate incident.
Posted on 12 October 2026 | 7:42 pm
Jos Buttler faces lengthy lay-off after surgery on injured hamstring
Former captain "more motivated than ever" to return to fitness after injury sustained during Sri Lanka series
Posted on 12 October 2026 | 5:31 pm
Steven Smith assessed for concussion after blow on helmet
As of Monday afternoon, he hasn't been diagnosed with concussion
Posted on 12 October 2026 | 5:27 pm
Fleming turns to CSK as England name coaching set-ups
England move to split backroom staff across Test and white-ball squads
Posted on 12 October 2026 | 5:14 pm
Australia six wickets away after dominant day
Renshaw backed up his remarkable 190 in the first innings with a brisk 82 off 99 balls and a wicket
Posted on 12 October 2026 | 4:09 pm
Rishabh Pant ruled out of first two four-dayers against New Zealand A
Pant has a left side strain and has been replaced by Kumar Kushagra in the India A squad
Posted on 12 October 2026 | 3:26 pm
Deflated Sri Lanka look to prevent whitewash against dominant Pakistan
Pakistan could make changes with the series in the bag, but they may also be tempted not to disrupt the in-form players' rhythm
Posted on 12 October 2026 | 2:44 pm
Uncapped Crocombe wins two-year deal as ECB confirms central contracts
Rookie seamer among biggest-ever pool of centrally contracted England Men's players
Posted on 12 October 2026 | 2:28 pm
Litton Das century cements Bangladesh's ascendancy
Afghanistan were left with seven wickets and were 347 away from their 479-run target
Posted on 12 October 2026 | 2:18 pm
WPL 2027: Mumbai Indians trade Tara Norris in from UP Warriorz
The USA left-arm seamer played for Delhi Capitals in the inaugural edition when she became the first to take a five-for in the tournament
Posted on 12 October 2026 | 12:19 pm
Gilkes century, Wadia, Agar wickets help South Australia thump Victoria
Gilkes made a maiden professional century while Agar and Wadia took three wickets each as SA beat Victoria by 70 runs
Posted on 12 October 2026 | 12:01 pm
Springer: 'Not much you can really do besides be defensive' against Abhishek
"He's the X-factor so far," Shamar Springer says about Roston Chase
Posted on 12 October 2026 | 12:00 pm
Watching videos of Kohli, hitting the deck: how Australia A conquered India
Murphy says one of the highlights was "the ball speed from the quicks and how exciting they were and how threatening they looked"
Posted on 12 October 2026 | 5:30 am
President's Trophy matches shifted out of Peshawar and Abbottabad
The Pakistan federal government has declared a state of emergency and imposed governor's rule in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where the two cities are located
Posted on 12 October 2026 | 3:59 am
Hardie and hamstrung Fanning pull off stunning victory for Western Australia
Hardie made 80 not out and Fanning limped to 14 not out, while carrying a serious hamstring injury, to guide WA home to a thrilling chase of 201 with two wickets to spare
Posted on 14 October 2026 | 12:12 am
West Indies bowl; India bring in Reddy and Prince
West Indies were forced to leave out Romario Shepherd and brought in Quentin Sampson and Keemo Paul for him and Akeal Hosein
Posted on 12 October 2026 | 6:20 pm
Arshdeep and Abhishek power India to 2-1 lead
On an Indore pitch whose low bounce made big hitting difficult, Abhishek Sharma's 30-ball 69 ended up giving India an above-par total
Posted on 12 October 2026 | 9:45 am
How bad light could shape the South Africa vs Australia Test
Around 45 overs have been lost across three days' play, which needs to be factored into teams' calculations
Posted on 11 October 2026 | 6:04 pm
Australia in command after bowlers hunt as a pack to eke out 106-run lead
Steven Smith backed up the bowlers by claiming four catches, two of them stunning efforts, that lifted him past Joe Root for the most Test catches by a non-wicketkeeper
Posted on 11 October 2026 | 6:03 pm
Farhan and Sadaqat help Pakistan seal series in style
Both batters blazed fifties to take Pakistan to 215, and Sri Lanka never got going in the chase
Posted on 11 October 2026 | 5:32 pm
NZ look to move Allen to the middle order for 'competitive advantage' in ODIs
Finn Allen has not played an ODI in more than three years but Rob Walter backs him to come good in the middle overs
Posted on 11 October 2026 | 2:55 pm
Mushfiqur, Shanto give Bangladesh big lead after Mahmud, Ebadot dismantle Afghanistan
Bangladesh ended the third day of the one-off Test in Abu Dhabi 329 runs ahead with four second-innings wickets in hand
Posted on 11 October 2026 | 2:52 pm
SL make three changes and opt to bowl in must-win game
Pakistan made one change, swapping right-arm quick Razaullah for left-arm fast bowler Salman Mirza
Posted on 11 October 2026 | 1:03 pm
Shedge and Gurjapneet give India A consolation win
Nigam's all-round efforts where he made 40 and then dismissed Philippe, earned him the Player-of-the-Match award
Posted on 11 October 2026 | 12:54 pm
Mostary: I am so happy about my century
She made 118 off 134 against Australia in Brisbane, the highest score by a Bangladesh batter in ODIs
Posted on 11 October 2026 | 12:19 pm
Voll 131* trumps Mostary 118 as Australia seal series
Voll and Litchfield add 162 for the first wicket as Australia ace the chase
Posted on 11 October 2026 | 11:59 am
Ward, Doran, Hope help Tasmania hold off Abbott and New South Wales
Doran finished 84 not out, Hope 53 not out after Ward made 83 as Tasmania drew with NSW despite Abbott's 4 four wickets
Posted on 11 October 2026 | 6:43 am
Allen, Ferguson, Seifert picked for India ODIs; Ravindra returns from injury
The selectors named a split squad for the five ODIs because some of the players will head to Wellington after the third ODI to prepare for the upcoming Tests
Posted on 11 October 2026 | 4:58 am
Forgotten Test quick Richardson sparks stunning WA fightback
Richardson took 5 for 19 to bowl Queensland out for 68, with WA needing just 67 on the final day with five wickets in hand for a stunning win
Posted on 11 October 2026 | 6:10 am
Renshaw 190 lifts Australia to 390 before Hazlewood strikes
Renshaw received strong support from the lower order, marked by a record 134-run stand with Nathan Lyon
Posted on 11 October 2026 | 4:53 am
Sri Lanka hope to get out of T20I rut and keep series alive
Pakistan, who're 1-0 up in the three-match series, might go unchanged for the second game
Posted on 10 October 2026 | 5:42 pm
India and West Indies head to Indore for potential run-fest with series level
After 501 runs were scored in Ranchi in just 38.3 overs, the two teams will be put to the sword in another batting paradise
Posted on 10 October 2026 | 4:43 pm
Rahmat, Malik fifties lead Afghanistan's strong reply
Afghanistan managed to chip away at Bangladesh's 346 all-out and were only 135 away by stumps on the second day
Posted on 10 October 2026 | 2:08 pm
Aliss Al Islam in Litton-led Bangladesh squad for ODI tri-series
The mystery spinner is uncapped in ODI cricket, but has played one T20I so far
Posted on 10 October 2026 | 11:06 am
Inglis to rejoin Australia Test squad after finger injury
The wicketkeeper-batter was injured during the ODI series late last month
Posted on 10 October 2026 | 9:16 am
Tasmania's top order defies NSW in battle for survival
Caleb Jewell led the way with 88 while Tim Ward has faced 169 deliveries
Posted on 10 October 2026 | 8:06 am
Weatherald backed to return as South Australia thump Victoria
Two-time defending Sheffield Shield champions South Australia have started their new campaign with an innings win over Victoria at Junction Oval
Posted on 10 October 2026 | 6:22 am
Gambhir: 'Bowlers' careers are at stake'
India's head coach reiterated his concern for pitches in white-ball cricket after the run-fest in Ranchi
Posted on 10 October 2026 | 3:31 am
Will O'Rourke to miss India series to rehabilitate from hamstring, calf injuries
The New Zealand quick is being rested as a precautionary measure with one eye on the four-Test tour of Australia in December-January
Posted on 10 October 2026 | 3:03 am
Raza leads Zimbabwe in Ngarava's absence at UAE tri-series
The team will stay in the country to play Afghanistan in three T20Is and two Tests
Posted on 10 October 2026 | 10:48 am
Adams leaves Hampshire after 25 years for Tasmania role
Hampshire's young batters have struggled to kick on under club legend's stewardship
Posted on 10 October 2026 | 10:15 am
Hope 102*, Rutherford 84 help West Indies pull off their highest T20I chase
India put up 249 for 5 but without Jasprit Bumrah the bowlers couldn't defend it
Posted on 9 October 2026 | 6:56 pm
Matthew Humphreys back for Ireland's ODI tour of Namibia
Ireland Wolves squad, featuring many of the same players, are set to travel to Zimbabwe for two four-day games and five one-day matches in November
Posted on 9 October 2026 | 5:33 pm
Nkomo to lead unchanged Zimbabwe squad for maiden India tour
The squad also features Biza and Ndhlovu, who finished as top ODI and T20I run-scorers respectively in the series against West Indies earlier this year
Posted on 9 October 2026 | 5:24 pm
Farhan, Sadaqat help Pakistan ace 183 chase to go 1-0 up
Lahiru Udara's 91 was the only bright spark in an otherwise hapless batting performance from Sri Lanka
Posted on 9 October 2026 | 5:23 pm
Essex confirm Das release as batter appears in court over rape charge
Batter was charged with two counts of rape in July
Posted on 9 October 2026 | 3:44 pm
Australia struggle as Nortje and Jansen make their mark
The visitors went to stumps at 187 for 6 after the first day's play in Durban
Posted on 9 October 2026 | 2:50 pm
Afghanistan fast bowlers hit back after Bangladesh's strong start
For Bangladesh, Shadman Islam, Tanzid Hasan and Litton Das made fifties
Posted on 9 October 2026 | 2:20 pm
West Indies bring in Motie and bowl; India unchanged
India are on a ten-match winning streak in T20Is
Posted on 9 October 2026 | 1:24 pm
Razaullah, Mohammad Imran make T20I debuts as Sri Lanka bat in Rawalpindi
Pakistan's new T20I captain Sahibzada Farhan said they would have bowled anyway
Posted on 9 October 2026 | 1:11 pm
Konstas, Philippe and Johnson secure 2-0 lead for Australia A
India A were wrecked by pace and bounce again in a chase of 276
Posted on 9 October 2026 | 12:04 pm