The Australia women’s tour of West Indies later this month will no longer include a Test match with the hosts wanting to prioritise white-ball cricket ahead of the T20 World Cup later this year. The initial schedule for the trip was to include West Indies’ first Test since 2004, and only their second since 1979,…
The ECB say they are in contact with the UK Government and security officials in the wake of the United States’ military strikes on Iran, and have stated the safety of their players and staff in the United Arab Emirates, including the England Lions Men’s squad, is their “top priority”. The Lions had been due…
India, as modern giants of the game, are used to dealing with high expectations and the pressure that comes along with it. The Asia Cup final was about not losing to their biggest historic rivals. The last T20 World Cup final was about ending an ICC trophy drought for the team and in particular its…
At the start of Pakistan’s final Super Eight match against Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Farhan was 38 runs short of Kohli’s tally of 319, which he scored at the 2014 T20 World Cup. Farhan went past that mark with a boundary that took him to 40, forming the record in the process. He has been…
The ICC has said it is monitoring the “evolving situation” in the Middle East and has “activated comprehensive contingency plans to safeguard the travel, logistics and well-being of all stakeholders” at the 2026 T20 World Cup. On Saturday morning, the US and Israel exchanged missile strikes with Iran, leading to the closure of airspace over…
England have made the semi-finals of the 2026 T20 World Cup despite not once playing a perfect game yet. But do they need to play a perfect game to claim the title for the second time in four years? “Well, short answer is no,” Jacks said. “We’ve won six out of seven games and we’ve…
Speaking after the last-over defeat against England, Santner said New Zealand would feel the pressure while looking on from afar. “Pretty nervous”, Santner said. “There’ll be some nerves watching tomorrow, just to see what happens. But it’s out of our control, we can’t really do much. We are just going to wait and see, and…
Buttler has scored 62 runs in seven innings at this tournament, registering five single-figure scores in a row after innings of 26 and 21 in England’s first two games. He was caught behind off Lockie Ferguson in England’s win in Colombo on Friday night, trying to steer a ball through the off side that bounced…
The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has decided to name the Level 1 stand below the press box at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai after Ravi Shastri. It was one of the decisions taken in the Apex Council meeting on Friday. “Mumbai cricket is built on the foundation laid by our stalwarts,” MCA president Ajinkya Naik…
Laura Wolvaardt will lead the side of 15 that will fly to New Zealand for almost a three-week long tour of five T20Is and three ODIs, which will count towards the ICC Women’s Championship. Twenty-year-old Reyneke is an offspin-bowling allrounder and made her T20I debut earlier this month against Pakistan and shone with figures of…