Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Harmanpreet stays off the field after picking up knee injury

Harmanpreet Kaur received some on-field treatment at the end of the 38th over of India's innings; Smriti Mandhana led the team in the regular captain's absence

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Monday, February 23, 2026

Du Plessis: 'The real test' for Motie and Hosein will come against South Africa and India

Left-arm spinners Akeal Hosein and Gudakesh Motie were spectacular against Zimbabwe, returning 7 for 56 between them

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Perry, Garth out of the ODIs with injury, racing to be fit for Perth Test

Duo ruled out of the three ODIs after injuring their quads in the third T20I with Schutt and Hamilton called into the ODI squad

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Early-season Cape Town Test headlines SA's 2026-27 home season

Eight home Tests this season make up the bulk of their WTC 2025-27 cycle, with South Africa scheduled to tour Sri Lanka in February 2027

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Mooney to take gloves with Healy in field for farewell

She was always set to be the new permanent keeper, but the full-time change has been made early

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Sunday, February 22, 2026

A plan for every play: South Africa get bowling strategy 'spot on' to suffocate India

"An offspinner getting a wicket in the first over is pretty much becoming a habit," Varun Aaron says after India go down to South Africa by 76 runs in a T20 World Cup Super Eight game

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Markram's SA bat first against India; no place for Axar

SA made four changes, bringing back all first-choice players who were rested for their last fixture

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Sri Lanka bring back Chameera and Mishara, ask unchanged England to bat

England have picked the same XI for the fourth match in a row for their T20 World Cup Super Eight game against Sri Lanka in Pallekele

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Young and Heaphy upstage Nicholls as Central Districts win Ford Trophy title

Will Young and Curtis Heaphy added 257 runs for the second wicket, a new CD record in the Ford Trophy

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Saturday, February 21, 2026

Patterson, Hadley fire NSW into One-Day Cup decider

Patterson made 125 not out from 89 balls as NSW chased 275 in 31 overs after Hadley bagged 5 for 69

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India bat first, Patil replaces Gaud, Australia recall Harris for Carey

Shreyanka Patil returns in place of Kranti Gaud while Australia recall Grace Harris and drop Nicola Carey just two games into her comeback

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Friday, February 20, 2026

Labuschagne's ton, Swepson's seven secures huge win

Queensland's bonus-point victory put them into second and waiting on the outcome of the New South Wales game

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NZ get Santner boost ahead of Super Eights, but Ferguson still a 'wait and see'

New Zealand - who play all three Super Eight games in Colombo - face their first opponents Pakistan on Saturday

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ECB push back at Pakistan 'shadow-ban' reports ahead of Hundred auction

More than 50 Pakistani players have registered for Piccadilly event in March, out of 950 players

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BCB central contracts: Taskin, Mushfiqur demoted; no player in A+ category

Fast bowler joins captains Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Litton Das in category A

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Thursday, February 19, 2026

The tactics behind Sam Harper becoming an opener

The wicketkeeper had not opened in first-class cricket before this season but is currently averaging 91.50 in the role

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Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Boland's six dismantles WA to book Victoria home Sheffield Shield final

The Test quick claimed the first five wickets in the second innings as the visitors surged to a huge win in Perth

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Italy ask West Indies to bat in Holder's 300th international game

Italy made two changes, bringing back fast bowler Thomas Draca and handing batter Syed Naqvi his first game at the T20 World Cup

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Lauren Down calls time on her cricket career

"I will miss being around the girls, but I'm now looking forward to watching on from the sidelines," Lauren Down says in her retirement announcement

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Tuesday, February 17, 2026

South Africa make four changes and ask UAE to bat

South Africa have brought in Anrich Nortje, George Linde, Jason Smith and Kwena Maphaka for their last T20 World Cup group-stage game and rested Keshav Maharaj, Marco Jansen, David Miller and Lungi Ngidi

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Lehmann's 74 hands SA crucial lead before Queensland fight back

Hearne made 53 in reply as Queensland lead by 81 with six wickets in hand

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India look to go into Super Eight stage with all-win record

Netherlands are likely to rotate their quick bowlers again, while India might turn to Arshdeep Singh and keep Kuldeep Yadav out for this T20 World Cup game in high-scoring Ahmedabad

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Monday, February 16, 2026

Canada opt to bat; Mitchell leads New Zealand after 'dodgy burger' rules Santner out

New Zealand are also without Lockie Ferguson, and have brought in Cole McConchie and Kyle Jamieson; Canada have replaced Kaleem Sana with Shivam Sharma

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Pratika Rawal added to India's ODI squad in Australia

Pratika Rawal, who has been out of action since October last year after picking up knee and ankle injuries, had earlier been picked in India's Test squad

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Queensland hit back after Scott takes five and debutant Thompson impresses

Ball dominated at the Gabba with the home side, currently in second place, evened the contest during the final session

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Rashid becomes first to 700 wickets in T20 cricket

Rashid Khan becomes the first player to reach the milestone of 700 T20 wickets, getting to the mark against UAE in the T20 World Cup

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Sunday, February 15, 2026

Afghanistan bowl vs UAE with Ziaur in for Farooqi

UAE made two changes, with Simranjeet Singh and Syed Haider replacing Muhammad Farooq and Mayank Kumar

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Sutherland wins back-to-back Belinda Clark Awards

The allrounder pipped Beth Mooney to the top honour to join a select group to win in consecutive years

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Saturday, February 14, 2026

West Indies bowl against Nepal; bring in Forde for Shepherd

Romario Shepherd was out with a "slight little niggle", whereas Nepal brought in Sompal Kami for Lalit Rajbasnhi

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Lockie Ferguson to miss Canada game for birth of first child

The fast bowler is expected to rejoin the squad ahead of the Super Eights

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Friday, February 13, 2026

Molineux's T20 vision for reclaiming World Cup trophies

The allrounder does not see the need for mass changes in the Australia side as they build to the T20 World Cup

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Khaka and Wolvaardt lead South Africa to T20I series win over Pakistan

Pakistan had fought hard in the first T20I, but surrendered tamely in the weather-hit second game to concede the series

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Thursday, February 12, 2026

Australia bring in David and Dwarshuis, ask Zimbabwe to bat

Brendan Taylor, the Zimbabwe veteran, has been ruled out of the remainder of the T20 World Cup because of a hamstring injury

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Chinnaswamy gets go-ahead to host IPL, international cricket from state government

KSCA president Venkatesh Prasad said a majority of the infrastructure-related work undertaken in January were in the final stages

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Buoyant Zimbabwe plot massive upset against depleted Australia

Mitchell Marsh is unlikely to be fit for the game and Tim David isn't yet 100% of making the XI, making Australia severely undermanned ahead of the Zimbabwe contest

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Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Oman make two changes and field; Hemantha replaces injured Hasaranga for Sri Lanka

For Oman, Jay Odedra and Mohammad Nadeem have come in for Karan Sonavale and Shakeel Ahmed

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USA need to overturn history to beat Netherlands and stay alive

Netherlands are favourites for the T20 World Cup contest in Chennai, especially with USA battling injury issues

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Rabada to Noor - 13 needed from six balls. Here's what happened next

Relive ESPNcricinfo's ball-by-ball commentary of the eventful final over of the game between Afghanistan and South Africa in Ahmedabad

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Smith called up as cover for Australia with Marsh injured for T20 World Cup opener

Smith last played a T20I in February 2024 but plundered 299 runs at 59.80 and a strike-rate of 167.97 in six innings for Sydney Sixers in the latest BBL

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Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Nazrul U-turn: T20 World Cup decision made by 'BCB and players', not government

BCB sports adviser Asif Nazrul had said on several occasions in the past that the BCB had only followed the Bangladesh government's orders

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Afghanistan ask South Africa to bat; Noor and Linde come in to bolster spin attacks

South Africa could practically knock Afghanistan out of the T20 World Cup if they win and ensure progress for themselves and New Zealand

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All-round de Leede leads Netherlands to thumping win over Namibia

A number of Namibia batters got starts, but no one apart from a somewhat restrained Loftie-Eaton got a substantial score, meaning they stopped well below the par score

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'We take lessons and we move on' - Pakistan whitewash not on Marsh's mind

"Just adapt to whatever situation is put in front of us and get the job done," Mitchell Marsh says about Australia's plan at the T20 World Cup

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Monday, February 9, 2026

Netherlands bring in Klaassen and van der Gugten and field; Myburgh debuts for Namibia

Netherlands have left out Kyle Klein and Paul van Meekeren from the XI that lost to Pakistan in their T20 World Cup opener

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New Zealand brace for unfamiliar opponents UAE

UAE are playing their first game of the T20 World Cup; NZ beat Afghanistan in their opening fixture

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Sunday, February 8, 2026

Italy captain Wayne Madsen injures shoulder in T20 World Cup opener

The Italy captain hurt his shoulder in the fourth over of Scotland's innings

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Italy opt to bowl; Scotland play Brad Wheal

A new pitch was being used for this game in Kolkata, with one square boundary (57m) being significantly shorter than the other (69m)

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England bat; Nepal hand debut to Sher Malla

Brook won the toss and chose to bat first with conditions in mind, but Paudel said that Nepal's players "love slow tracks" and that they hoped the surface would suit them

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Herculean Bell and Doran's stunner seal thriller for Tasmania

Western Australia's lower order, led by Jhye Richardson, showed impressive fight but they fell short to remain bottom of the table

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Saturday, February 7, 2026

Afghanistan pack their XI with spinners, ask New Zealand to field

Mitchell Santner is the only frontline spinner in the New Zealand XI, with part-timer Rachin Ravindra the other spin option

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Mahli Beardman suffers recurrence of a stress fracture in his back

The 20-year-old reported soreness in the warm-up of the second T20I in Pakistan and scans have confirmed he faces a lengthy period on the sidelines

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Patterson's milestone-game hundred builds commanding lead

The left hander forged a new career-best on the third day at the SCG to leave Tasmania a huge target

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Friday, February 6, 2026

Brasher's defiant half-century keeps Victoria alive after Straker's strikes

Brasher finished 54 not out on debut, with Victoria 150 for 6 chasing 242 to win after Straker took 3 for 16

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Pakistan ask Netherlands to bat in T20 World Cup opener

"If there's any moisture we want to use that," Pakistan captain Salman Agha says of his decision to bowl first on a grassy SSC surface

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Patterson and Edwards put New South Wales in control

The home side built a strong lead on a surface that continued to provide assistance for the pace bowlers

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Thursday, February 5, 2026

Smriti Mandhana overcomes 'massive flu' to play title-winning innings for RCB

The RCB captain was the top-scorer in the final, and the top-scorer of the season too

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Lahore Qalandars announce Mustafizur Rahman as direct signing for PSL 2026

This will be his third stint with Qalandars, after being picked in 2016 and 2018

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MCG pitch in spotlight again after 17 wickets tumble on the opening day

Queensland were bowled out for 149 and Victoria slumped to 61 for 7 in reply during the first day of red-ball cricket at the ground since the Ashes Test

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Hatcher leads New South Wales fightback after McAndrew, Doggett share seven

The home side lost their last five wickets for 22 but made inroads themselves to keep the contest even

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Wednesday, February 4, 2026

McCullum: Media scrutiny of Brook incident is 'annoying'

Head coach backs intelligence of white-ball captain, and confirms he wants to stay in charge of Test team

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Stanikzai comes in for Aqil as Afghanistan bat; India unchanged

India come into the semi-final unbeaten while Afghanistan have had one slip-up against Sri Lanka

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Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Sheffield Shield team news - all the squads as the tournament resumes

Steven Smith won't line up for New South Wales while Queensland's Matt Renshaw is among those at the T20 World Cup

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Dhoni: 'Don't want to jinx but India one of the most dangerous teams at World Cup'

"What all is needed in a good team, everything is there," he said

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New South Wales and Sydney Sixers to part ways with decorated coach Greg Shipperd

Greg Shipperd will coach NSW until the end of the season but will not see out his contract with both teams despite being locked in until the end of 2026-27

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Monday, February 2, 2026

Thakur, Jaiswal back for Mumbai's Ranji quarter-final against Karnataka

Mumbai cruised into the knockouts with four wins and three draws in the group stage

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Ollie Davies joins Sixers, Thunder table season review with Cricket NSW

Cricket NSW CEO Lee Germon says "we're in the process of formulating some decisions in terms of the Thunder moving forward"

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Shoulder injury casts doubt over Eshan Malinga's T20 World Cup

The Sri Lanka quick dislocated his shoulder during Sunday's T20I defeat to England

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Spotless England meet unbeaten Australia in Under-19 World Cup semi-final

Both teams have won each of their five games in this campaign, and another victory will ensure a meeting in the final against India or Afghanistan

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SL batting coach Rathour: We can overcome power-hitting woes by finding more fours

He called Sri Lanka's batting a "work in progress" that is "moving in the right direction" despite the 0-2 scoreline against England in the pre-World Cup T20I series

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Sunday, February 1, 2026

Hazlewood could miss the early phase of the World Cup, Abbott added as reserve

Hazlewood to remain in Sydney to continue his rehab while the rest of the squad - including David, Ellis and Maxwell - travel to Sri Lanka on Tuesday

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England win toss and bowl in search of series win in Sri Lanka

Pressure on Brook after further revelations about infamous night out in Wellington

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Pakistan opt to bat and bring back Shaheen

The inclusion of left-arm seamer Dwarshuis was among four changes for Australia

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Ireland thump Thailand to qualify for 2026 women's T20 World Cup

Bangladesh and Netherlands had already made the cut and one of Scotland and USA will join them in the marquee event in June-July in England and Wales

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Pakistan ask India to bat in big Under-19 World Cup contest; Deepesh and Baloch come in

A win or tie is enough for India to go through to the Under-19 World Cup semi-finals, but Pakistan also need to overcome the difference in net run-rate

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