IPL 2026 will start on March 28, two days after what the BCCI had originally planned. The IPL had informed the franchises on December 15 2025, a day before the last auction, that the 2026 edition would start on March 26, but ESPNcricinfo has learned that the IPL has internally decided to change the start…
Sophie Molineux is in doubt to be fit for Australia’s upcoming tour of the West Indies, where she was set to take charge of the captaincy across formats for the first time. In news that rocked Australia ahead of the second ODI against India in Hobart, Molineux was ruled out of the remainder of the…
There’s the way they like to bat these days. “If a wicket falls, I will hit a six next ball. And then I will see for a four,” Tilak Varma said. And there’s how they spent Thursday afternoon, watching Shai Hope’s men lose to South Africa, which makes life a little less complicated for India…
While South Africa are unbeaten after six games at the 2026 T20 World Cup, it hasn’t all gone their way and one person remembers the one near-miss more vividly than anyone else. “I’m glad we won that game against Afghanistan. Otherwise, I would have blamed myself for sure,” Kagiso Rabada said after the win against…
England have marched into the semi-final with a game to spare, but bowling coach Tim Southee is quietly intrigued by the prospect of a “perfect game,” something the side is yet to achieve at this year’s tournament. Despite a dominant run in the subcontinent, including a T20 series win over Sri Lanka and a near-flawless…
Zimbabwe opt to bowl vs India Zimbabwe won the toss and asked India to bat first in what was practically a must-win match for both sides. Thanks to South Africa’s win over West Indies minutes before the toss, India now need to just win. Zimbabwe, though, need to win big. Sikandar Raza, the Zimbabwe captain,…
Leading up to the Super Eights, every key metric had New Zealand top of the pile in terms of their batting. But when their next set of fixtures moved from India to the slower Sri Lankan surfaces, questions arose on how they would adapt. On Wednesday night against Sri Lanka, despite not playing a competitive…
There was too much external negativity around his team, the pitches were too bowler-friendly, and fitness issues for key players were major issues that helped bring Sri Lanka’s downfall, said captain Dasun Shanaka. Sri Lanka became the first team to be eliminated from semi-final contention when they were humbled by 61 runs in front of…
Sussex have described the past year as a “wake-up call” after reporting an operating loss of over £1.3 million in their 2024-25 annual report, laying bare the scale of the club’s financial difficulties. The club published a series of answers to questions asked frequently by members alongside its annual report on Wednesday. It included a…
South Africa may know something about Ahmedabad but West Indies know something about South Africa, with five of their players having been part of the SA20. West Indies also met South Africa in a pre-tournament series. Shai Hope, Sherfane Rutherford, Roston Chase (all Pretoria Capitals), Akeal Hosein (Joburg Super Kings) and Gudakesh Motie (Paarl Royals)…