Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Greaves, Rutherford, Warrican get Cricket West Indies contracts for 2025-26 season

Kraigg Brathwaite, Joshua Da Silva and Kavem Hodge have been excluded in the latest announcement by Cricket West Indies

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Lyon wants 'a spinner in every side' in Tests in Australia

The offspinner will start his season by captaining New South Wales for the first time in what will just be the second occasion he has led in his first-class career

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Khawaja to begin Ashes preparation in opening Sheffield Shield game

Marnus Labuschagne will captain Queensland as he continues his push for a Test recall to face England

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Pakistan pick uncapped Rohail Nazir, Asif Afridi and Faisal Akram for Tests against SA

The expanded squad of 18 will be trimmed closer to the start of the first Test

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Monday, September 29, 2025

Squad depth in focus for New Zealand, Australia amid key absences

Eyes will be on the weather during a very early-season T20I series where the home side will look to regain the Chappell-Hadlee trophy

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CA to trial injury subs with tactical twist in Sheffield Shield with eye to Test cricket use

The Australian model goes significantly further than the version implemented by the BCCI since the ICC allowed domestic competitions to trial injury subs

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'I wouldn't have learned some things' - Abhishek happy with gradual rise to the top

"There will be more miracles going forward," Abhishek Sharma says of the India T20I team

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Sunday, September 28, 2025

Molineux's return sets up Australia selection squeeze

The defending champions suffered a warm-up defeat to England but coach Shelley Nitschke feels the team are well placed

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Pakistan lose 9 for 33 to collapse to 146

Kuldeep, Varun give Pakistan back-ten nightmare again

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India bowl, bring in Rinku for Hardik

India made three changes and decided to go with five specialist bowlers

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Soumya Sarkar returns for T20I series against Afghanistan

Jaker Ali will continue as captain with Litton Das ruled out by a side strain

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Mithun Manhas elected 37th BCCI president

The other cricketer among the office-bearers is Raghuram Bhat, the former India and Karnataka spinner, who has been elected treasurer of the BCCI

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Saturday, September 27, 2025

Luis Reece five-for wraps up innings win for Derbyshire

Visitors ensure third-placed finish, while Kent pick up the wooden spoon

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Essex finish season with comfortable win as Allison shines again

Fourth-innings chase completed in an hour and a quarter on final morning

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Hampshire face up to relegation nightmare after Surrey defeat

South-coast club set to go down - barring a shock defeat for Durham - after Rahul Chahar takes ten in the match

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Friday, September 26, 2025

'This team can go very far' - Jayasuriya 'fairly satisfied' with Sri Lanka's Asia Cup

Head coach says there is "no mental block against India" after defeat meant Sri Lanka lost all three games in Super Fours

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Rahul and Sai Sudharsan centuries take India A to series victory

Todd Murphy and Corey Rocchiccioli picked up five wickets between them, but couldn't stop India A from hunting 412 down

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Delhi Capitals co-owners in talks to relaunch Jamaica Tallawahs

The GMR Group, which owns franchises around the world, is looking to expand its portfolio

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Thursday, September 25, 2025

Injured Shamar Joseph out of India Tests, Johann Layne called up

Johann Layne, 22, is an uncapped pace-bowling allrounder who was among the wickets in West Indies' domestic red-ball competition last season

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Stead signs back with NZC as high-performance coach

Gary Stead can continue to work outside NZC too, like with Andhra in the Indian domestic circuit

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Wildcard Jacks pick for Ashes is England's latest Bazball call

Back-up spinner, reserve batter or cover for Ben Stokes, Will Jacks ticks boxes for Australia tour

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Jadeja vice-captain for West Indies Tests; Padikkal, Jagadeesan in 15-man squad

Karun Nair left out of the 15-man squad while Pant remains injured

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Iyer to lead India A in one-dayers against Australia A; Patidar named Rest of India captain

Rajat Patidar was earlier a part of the India A one-day squad, but has now been moved to the Rest of India squad with Shreyas Iyer coming into the limited-overs side

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Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Prasidh Krishna replaced by concussion substitute after blow to the head

Fast bowler was hit on the helmet while trying to pull a short ball from Henry Thornton

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Counties reject plan to cut Championship fixtures

PCA believe concerns about player welfare have not been heeded

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Paris' five, Esterhuysen's three-wicket debut help WA beat SA

Fanning, Bancroft and Cartwright all made half-centuries in WA's 298 for 9 before the quicks cleaned up SA for 232, with Harvey making 76 in the losing chase

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SA-WI T20I series likely to be reduced due to clash with World Cup

The five T20Is were the only home series for the South Africa men's team this summer

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Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Ashwin enters ILT20 auction with the highest base price for any player

At USD 120,000, he is the only player with a base price in six figures

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India go in as strong favourites against upbeat Bangladesh

Bangladesh will hope to create an upset after beating Sri Lanka in their first Super Four game

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Monday, September 22, 2025

Grace Harris ruled out of the World Cup with calf strain, Heather Graham called up

Harris strained her calf in the final ODI against India on Saturday while fielding

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Ashwin in talks with four BBL clubs, set to play latter stages of tournament

Former India great set to become the first capped male Indian player to play in the BBL with Thunder, Hurricanes, Sixers and Strikers all chasing him

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Nepal recall Mohammad Aadil Alam and Sundeep Jora for West Indies T20Is

Lalit Rajbanshi, who missed the Top End T20 series in Australia, is also back in the side

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Sunday, September 21, 2025

Agha on Fakhar dismissal: 'It did look like it bounced ahead of the keeper'

"If he had batted through the powerplay, we would probably have scored 190"

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Weibgen's 115* off 94, Wildermuth's 74 stun WA in thrilling 322 chase

Weibgen rescued Queensland from 38 for 4 after Joel Curtis' century had powered Western Australia to 321 for 9

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England win toss and bowl; Calitz, Baker make debuts

Both teams make two changes ahead of third T20I at Malahide

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Former Delhi cricketer Mithun Manhas set to take over as BCCI president

Raghuram Bhat, the former Karnataka and India spinner, is in line to become the BCCI treasurer

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Saturday, September 20, 2025

'It's about controlling those emotions' in high-stakes CPL 2025 final

The CPL 2025 final pits the two fiercest rivals in the competition - Guyana Amazon Warriors and Trinbago Knight Riders - against each other

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Jurel on being around the Test team: 'How many people get this opportunity?'

"I think more about the team's win than about my scores," he says after scoring second first-class century

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All-round Green leads NSW to comprehensive win against South Australia

Gilkes (99), Patterson (73) and Green (38*) took NSW to 288, before Green and Sangha shared eight wickets

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Friday, September 19, 2025

Pooran, Hales fifties and Tariq, Narine strikes put Knight Riders in CPL 2025 final

Tim Seifert hit 57 for St Lucia Kings in the chase, but Usman Tariq took four wickets and Sunil Narine got three for Knight Riders to stop them short

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Padikkal scores 150 in rain-affected high-scoring draw

Rocchiccioli was the most successful Australian bowler, picking up 3 for 159

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West Indies look to expand bowling pool before T20 World Cup

Gudakesh Motie, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford and Romario Shepherd have been rested for the Nepal series, while Shimron Hetmyer had made himself unavailable

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Thursday, September 18, 2025

Sammy confident pace attack will help West Indies pull a New Zealand on India

West Indies head coach Daren Sammy explains the recalls of Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Alick Athanaze, saying they expect the two to excel in spin-friendly Indian conditions

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Leicestershire celebrate Division Two title despite final-day washout

No play possible on third day out of four but draw enough to confirm runaway Foxes in top spot

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Mushfiqur to play his 100th Test when Ireland tour Bangladesh in November

Bangladesh have home series lined up against Ireland, West Indies, Pakistan and New Zealand in the 2025-26 season calendar

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Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Motie's four-for puts Amazon Warriors in third successive CPL final

Left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie ran through Kings' middle order to reduce them to 48 for 7 before Khary Pierre's maiden fifty reduced the margin of defeat

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Rodrigues out of remainder of Australia ODI series with viral fever

Tejal Hasabnis has replaced Rodrigues in the India squad, while Arundhati Reddy has been brought into the playing XI for the second ODI

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Henry on Royals' star Athapaththu: 'Whenever you call on her, she is ready to do her all for the team'

"The final is the biggest stage, that's the game that matters," Chinelle Henry says ahead of the WCPL final, where her team, Barbados Royals, will be looking for their third title

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Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Pooran powers all-round Knight Riders into CPL Qualifier 2

The other stars for Knight Riders were Usman Tariq and Saurabh Netravalkar, who returned 5 for 42 between them to stop Antigua and Barbuda Falcons at 166

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Patterson makes early mark with ton, but record stand secures Tasmania victory

The left hander picked up his form from last season with a century in front of chair of selectors George Bailey

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Monday, September 15, 2025

Asalanka on tense finish: 'Our heart was in our mouths'

Sri Lanka struggled to get breakthroughs with the ball and endured a collapse of 4 for 8 in their chase

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'Haven't achieved much at all' - Harris' message as South Australia defend twin titles

Head coach Ryan Harris says South Australia have talked about still hunting ahead of the domestic season after last summer's memorable scenes

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Rathod's career-best 194, Jain's all-round show take Central to Duleep Trophy title

South Zone got four wickets in Central's chase of 65, but Rathod and Akshay Wadkar held their composure

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Sunday, September 14, 2025

Webster hopes his all-round skills can help push for ODI honours

The allrounder admits white-ball cricket has taken a backseat in the last 12 months but believes he can shine in the format

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Suryakumar: Spinners come well prepared so things move 'on autopilot'

India captain also says bowling three overs of Bumrah in the powerplay is a plan "to use him as an attacking option"

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Ankit, Siddharth rearguard delays Central Zone's victory push

Kartikeya, Jain created a late collapse that skittled South Zone after a 192-run stand

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India opt to bat in series opener and pick four spinners

Australia went in with Wareham, King and Gardner as their spinners with Schutt and Garth as the pace options

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Saturday, September 13, 2025

Sampson 76, Pretorius' last-ball six power Warriors into playoffs

Roston Chase's all-round show, of 90* with the bat and three wickets with the ball, went in vain for St Lucia Kings

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Sri Lanka bowl first; Shoriful replaces Taskin in Bangladesh XI

Hasaranga is back after recovering from a hamstring injury

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Yash Rathod's 194 gives Central Zone a firm hold

South Zone were on 129 for 2 at stumps, still trailing by 233 runs

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Jalaj Saxena parts ways with Kerala after nine seasons, moves to Maharashtra

He did not specify which team he plans to move to next, though, he clarified in his Instagram post that, "this is not a goodbye"

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Green, Royals' batting might hand TKR their third loss in a row

Pollard and Pooran staged a TKR recovery from 41 for 4 but their total of 166 wasn't enough against de Kock, Powell and Rutherford

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Friday, September 12, 2025

Pakistan opt to bat against Oman; both sides go spin-heavy

Shaheen Shah Afridi is the only specialist fast bowler in the Pakistan XI

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Patidar, Rathod centuries leave Central in command of Duleep Trophy final

Central finished day two with a lead of 235 runs after South Zone folded for 149 on day one

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Australia ready to embrace 'little bit of unknowns' at ODI World Cup

McGrath confident of Australia's "settled squad" with "so much depth" to defend the ODI title despite the unfamiliar conditions

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Thursday, September 11, 2025

Holder keeps Patriots' playoff chances alive, Royals eliminated

Holder not only anchored Patriots' innings with an unbeaten fifty but also delivered a match-winning final over

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Doggett 'definitely ready' if Ashes reinforcements needed

The South Australia fast bowler had been due to tour the West Indies before injury but is on track to start the Sheffield Shield season

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'I am always prepared' - free of IPL shackles, Dube the bowler makes an impact

"Whoever I'm playing, I want to do a miracle on the ground so that I can make my country proud," Shivam Dube says after starring role in India's win over UAE

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Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Seales and Jangoo star as Falcons enter CPL 2025 playoffs

The three remaining teams - Guyana Amazon Warriors, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots and Barbados Royals - all have a shot at the playoffs

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Suryakumar withdraws appeal against Siddique to spark debate

"Why go down that route," Aakash Chopra asks on ESPNcricinfo's T20 Time Out show

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Sri Lanka select Prabodhani, Dulani for Women's World Cup

Chamari Athapaththu has been named captain of the 15-member squad

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Upbeat Bangladesh look to start with a bang against struggling Hong Kong

Bangladesh are expected to go hard with the bat against Hong Kong who lost their opening game by a distance

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MLC Season 4 pencilled in for June-July 2026

Since the third season in 2025, the MLC has opted for a window in June-July that ensures no clash with other competitions

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Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Floodlight delays force Australia-India ODI to be moved out of Melbourne

The match has been moved to Hobart with the tight schedule meaning it couldn't be switched into a day game

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UAE look to script upset of the year against T20 world champions India

UAE coach Lalchand Rajput will be up against the team of his country of origin, whom he coached to the T20 World Cup truimph in 2007

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Usman Shinwari retires from international cricket at just 31

Usman Shinwari, the left-arm quick, played just 34 times for Pakistan across formats between 2013 and 2019

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No regrets for Konstas as he prepares to fight for Ashes berth

The Australia A tour of India will mark the start of Konstas' season before a defining month of Sheffield Shield cricket for New South Wales

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Monday, September 8, 2025

'Unbelievable' Archer primed for Ashes impact, says McCullum

England coach says team for Perth undecided after Jacob Bethell pushes case in ODIs

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Vidler ruled out of Australia A tour of India with a partial stress fracture

Exciting 19-year-old Queensland quick reported soreness after playing in the T20 Max competition and scans revealed a stress fracture

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Sunday, September 7, 2025

Rizwan, bowlers keep Patriots alive in playoffs race

With Amazon Warriors needing 11 from the last over, Naseem Shah held his nerve to concede just five

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Pakistan to host SL, Afghanistan for T20I tri-series in November

Rawalpindi will host two games and Lahore will host five, including the final

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South Africa bowl, Codi Yusuf handed debut

Wiaan Mulder returns after illness; England bring back Jamie Overton for Saqib Mahmood

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Saturday, September 6, 2025

Pretorius' late sixes trump Pollard's to help Amazon Warriors clinch thriller

Pollard smashed the fastest half-century of this CPL, off 17 balls, but it wasn't enough

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Unchanged Zimbabwe bowl; Mishara, Binura in for Sri Lanka

Kusal Perera and Nuwan Thushara made way for the two incoming players

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Shreyas Iyer to lead India A in multi-day matches against Australia A

Nitish Kumar Reddy, who suffered a knee injury on the recent England tour, also makes a comeback

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Friday, September 5, 2025

Gous leads Falcons to last-ball victory, Royals continue to be winless

Brandon King's unbeaten 98 went in vain as Chris Green put down four catches in the chase

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Thursday, September 4, 2025

Zimbabwe, Namibia book spots in Women's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier

They sealed their spots by making it to the final of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Region Division One Qualifier

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Motie, Hope and Pretorius combine to keep Royals winless

The win helped Guyana Amazon get their campaign back on track after two losses in a row

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Ross Taylor comes out of retirement to play for Samoa at T20 World Cup regional qualifiers

"Huge honour to represent my heritage, culture, villages, and family," he says after being named in Samoa's squad for the Asia-East Asia-Pacific T20 World Cup 2026 qualifier

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Tax rates on IPL tickets go up to 40%, will be more expensive

However, international cricket gets a respite and sees a reduction in its GST rate from 28% to 18%

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UAE recall Matiullah, Simranjeet in Waseem-led Asia Cup squad

Right-arm quick Matiullah, left-arm spinner Simranjeet are additions to the side playing ongoing T20I tri-series

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Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Shamsi leads Kings spinners to thump Knight Riders and top the table

Tim Seifert and Ackeem Auguste led the chase of 110, as Kings topped the table and ended TKR's winning streak

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ODI rankings: Raza new No. 1 allrounder, Maharaj first among bowlers

Raza scored 151 runs and took a wicket in two ODIs against Sri Lanka

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Capitals vs Vipers to kick off ILT20 2025-26 on December 2, final on January 4

There are four double-header days scheduled, with the league stage ending on December 28

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Cummins may 'take a few risks' to be able to play Ashes

Australia's captain has been sidelined for the next two months after scans showed a back problem

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Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Andy Tennant leaves position as Essex Women's head coach

Jason Gallian to take charge for final weeks of difficult first season for Tier 1 team

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Stoinis gets his chance to make T20 World Cup bid

Left-arm quick Spencer Johnson is likely to be out of action until early next year

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Monday, September 1, 2025

Pollard and Pooran fifties power Knight Riders to fifth straight win

Patriots have lost six of their last eight matches and are in fifth position, while Knight Riders have extended their lead at the top

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Craig McMillan named full-time NZ women's assistant coach ahead of ODI World Cup

Craig McMillan will give up his other commitments and focus on both the national team and the women's players of interest programme

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Bangladesh bowl with Nasum, Tanzim in; Netherlands bolster their batting

Shoriful Islam and Rishad Hossain made way for the two Bangladesh changes

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Sonny Baker set for England ODI debut against South Africa

Uncapped Hampshire fast bowler in XI for opening game of series at Headingley

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Record USD 13.88 million prize money for 2025 Women's ODI World Cup

This marks an increase of almost four times the money awarded in the 2022 World Cup, which had an overall pool of USD 3.5 million

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