Reeza Hendricks replaces Johnson Charles at Karachi Kings for PSL 2026
Hendricks joins an experienced overseas contingent at Kings that includes Warner, Zampa, Moeen and Waseem Source link
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IPL 2026 – List of injured and unavailable players for KKR, CSK, SRH, RR, DC, PBKS
Heading into IPL 2026, many players have been ruled out of some – or all – of the games because of injuries. This has been an especially hectic year for T20s, with a World Cup concluding just weeks ago, and a bevy of franchise leagues that players in demand rung in the new year with….
World Cup 2027 – Edward Khoza, Qondisa Ngwenya get top posts in local organising committee
Qondisa Ngwenya has been named the chief executive officer and Edward Khoza the chief operating officer of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the ODI World Cup 2027. Khoza had served as CSA’s head of cricket pathways during the Social Justice and Nation-Building (SJN) hearings around the controversy of team selections in 2021. He was…
IPL 2026 – SLC tells Sri Lanka players to clear fitness test to get NOC
“Nuwan Thushara’s eligibility for a NOC to participate in the IPL will be subject to the outcome of his physical performance test,” a board release said. “Wanindu Hasaranga, Eshan Malinga, and Matheesha Pathirana, who have requested NOCs to participate in IPL 2026, are yet to undergo the physical performance test, as they are still undergoing…
Rwanda’s Fanny Utagushimaninde becomes youngest centurion in women’s T20Is
In men’s cricket, four batters have scored a hundred on T20I debut, but none from a Full Member team. Canada’s Matthew Spoors leads the way with 108 not out against Philippines in 2022. France’s Gustav Mckeon is the youngest man to score a T20I hundred at the age of 18 years and 280 days. Source…
WI vs Aus 2025-26 – Alana King’s T20I return highlights Australia’s selection crunch
Alana King has given Australia’s selectors much to ponder ahead of the T20 World Cup later this year after returning to the format with a decisive spell of 3 for 14 in the first match against West Indies in St Vincent. King was left out of the T20I series against India last month and the…
Ireland to host Afghanistan men for ODIs despite ‘moral discomfort’ about their women’s cricket
Cricket Ireland (CI) has defended their decision to host a bilateral series against Afghanistan this summer, despite the Taliban’s treatment of women and girls providing “moral discomfort” for its board. Other international teams including Australia and England have either cancelled or avoided scheduling bilateral series against Afghanistan since the Taliban regained power in 2021. But…
Matheesha Pathirana set to miss early part of IPL 2026
Pathirana, who was ruled out of the 2026 T20 World Cup due to a calf strain, is currently undergoing rehabilitation. He featured in just three matches in the tournament before being helped off the field during the game against Australia. “The latest update is that he is with the Sri Lankan cricket board for his rehab,”…
Ireland eye 2027 launch for ‘Euro Nations Cup’
Cricket Ireland is lobbying for support behind a ‘Euro Nations Cup’ concept, with chair Brian MacNeice confident that the tournament could launch as soon as 2027. The tournament would evoke the Asia Cup, featuring a handful of European teams – potentially including England, Ireland, Scotland, the Netherlands and Italy – and would involve both men’s…
SA vs NZ – 3rd T20I – Keshav Maharaj – ‘We are very inexperienced, but it’s not an excuse’
Inexperience and an inability to adapt to different conditions quickly enough is why South Africa find themselves chasing the series in New Zealand, according to stand-in captain Keshav Maharaj. His side are 2-1 down, with two matches left to play. While the scoreline is anything but alarmist, the manner of their defeats could be cause…