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Sunrisers Eastern Cape: New Zealand have added young all-rounder Kristian Clarke to their squad for the first three games of their upcoming T20I series against India, starting on Wednesday in Nagpur, as seamer Adam Milne and experienced spinner Michael Bracewell are both battling injuries in the lead-up to the series. Clarke played a starring role in his maiden ODI series, claiming seven wickets, including Virat Kohli twice across the three games, while also adding useful lower-order runs and ta

Alyssa Healy, one of the greatest cricketers of all time, has announced retirement. She will retire after the upcoming multi-format series against India. Leave aside plethora of runs and the number of victims, the list of trophies in her cabinet and the honours she has received, are unparalleled: *Two ODI World Cups * Six T20 World Cups * One Commonwealth Games Gold * Four Ashes series *ICC Womens T20I player of the year * Belinda Clark Award, Australias highest honour in womens cricket, in 2019

Cricket's governing body has told Bangladesh to agree to play their matches at next month's T20 World Cup in India or risk being kicked out of the tournament, reports said Monday. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is refusing to play in India, citing security concerns, and have asked the governing International Cricket Council to shift their matches to co-hosts Sri Lanka. The BCB held talks in Dhaka at the weekend with ICC officials over the impasse, but no agreement was reached. During the dis

DC-W vs MI-W, Match 13, Cricket Tips :The second season winner Royal Challengers Bengaluru, have qualified for the next round with five consecutive wins. Now, only two spots are remaining to fill. The next game of the WPL 2026 will be played between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians on Tuesday. This contest will start at 7:30 PM IST at BCA Stadium. MI-W have lost two back-to-back games against UP Warriorz and are struggling with the bat at the moment. Their openers have struggled to provide th

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: A delighted skipper, Smriti Mandhana, heaped praise on Gautami Naik's brilliant knock of 73 off 55 deliveries under pressure, which helped Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) recover well and put a good target on the board against Gujarat Giants in Match 12 of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 on Monday. Asked to bat first, RCB had another shaky start. Renuka Singh Thakur struck in the opening over, dismissing Grace Harris for 1. Kashvee Gautam followed by removing

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Gujarat Giants skipper Ashleigh Gardner was disappointed with their 61-run defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and rued missed chances and dropped catches as the difference, while stressing that the team must regroup quickly and win their remaining two games despite the growing frustration. Sayali Satghares impressive three-wicket burst, along with a strong batting performance led by Gautami Naik (73), propelled RCB to their sixth straight victory in WPL hist

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women: Sayali Satghares impressive three-wicket burst, along with a strong batting performance led by Gautami Naik, propelled Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women (RCB-W) to their sixth straight win in the Womens Premier League (WPL) as they defeated Gujarat Giants by 61 runs in the 12th match at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on Monday. This decisive victory not only gave RCB five wins out of five matches this season, securing their spot in the playoffs, but also set a new

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Indias seam-bowling all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar is set to link up with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) after arriving in Vadodara on Monday. Pooja has been out of competitive action since late 2024 due to a shoulder injury requiring surgery in 2025. She had been undergoing rehabilitation at the BCCIs Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru and was to link up with RCB ahead of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026. But two days before her release, she unfortunat

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: A commanding maiden fifty in the WPL from Gautami Naik (73) and Richa Ghosh's late burst of 27 helped Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) reach 178/6 in 20 overs against Gujarat Giants in Match 12 of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on Monday. The RCB ended strong, scoring 17 runs in the final over and 40 runs in the last three overs. This turned a steady innings into a tough challenge for the Gujarat Giants. Earlier, the Giants

ODI World Cup: Veteran England batter Heather Knight said her appointment as womens General Manager at London Spirit should not be seen as a signal that she is preparing to end her playing career. Heather has missed two of the last four editions of The Hundred due to injury, including last years campaign when a hamstring tear forced her into a mentoring role during the teams run to the title clash. But Heather, who captained England to the 2017 Womens ODI World Cup win, said representing England

English County Cricket Club: English County Cricket Club, Kent, have signed South Africas spin-bowling all-rounder Senuran Muthusamy for the majority of the 2026 county season, the club announced on Monday. Muthusamy will feature in the entire 20-over campaign and is also available for eight County Championship matches. He will join the club on May 22 for the start of the T20 Blast and will remain with them until the end of the season. Im looking forward to the challenge of playing County Champi

Tech Medical College Ground: Defending champions Madhya Pradesh, hosts Odisha, Karnataka, West Bengal, Gujarat, and Andhra Pradesh made it to the quarterfinal stage of the Womens National Cricket Tournament for the Blind 2026 as teams wrapped up the league stage and confirmed their places in the last-eight stage. With the league stage now concluded, the tournament moves into the quarterfinal phase on Tuesday. At the Hi-Tech Medical College Ground in Bhubaneswar, Madhya Pradesh will face Maharash

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women: Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bowl against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 12th match of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 at the Kotambi Stadium. Gujarat Giants have made two changes to their playing XI, bringing in Anushka Sharma and handing a debut to Happy Kumari. The duo replaces Shivani Singh and senior spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad. Gujarat Giants captain Ashleigh Gardner said, We are going to bowl first. It's awesome to have a home sup

Saurashtra CA President Jaydev Shah: Star Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is all set to play the upcoming Ranji Trophy clash for Saurashtra against Punjab at his home ground, the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot, on January 22. Ravindra Jadeja called us and confirmed his availability for the teams upcoming Ranji Trophy match against Punjab, scheduled to be played in Rajkot from January 22. I dont know if he will play the matches after that, but he will definitely feature in the game against Pu

Cricket World Cup: South Africa smashed their way to posting a mammoth 397/5 against Tanzania, which is now the highest score by a team in the 2026 ICC Men's U-19 Cricket World Cup at the High Performance Oval on Monday. Its also South Africas best total in their history of participating in the tournament. South Africa were powered to the gigantic score by centuries from captain Muhammad Bulbulia and Jason Rowles. The score of 397/5 also surpassed South Africa's previous U-19 World Cup record of

The Pakistan Cricket Board: Acting on its threat to withdraw from the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup in support of Bangladesh's demand to move its matches out of India, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has halted its teams preparations for the event, to be organised by India and Sri Lanka next month, according to a news report. A day after Pakistan threatened to pull out of the T20 World Cup if Bangladeshs demand to relocate its matches out of India was not accepted, the PCB has acted and aske

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Gujarat Giants (GG) veteran all-rounder Sophie Devine said her side is relishing the chance to play in front of home fans and wishes to keep things simple as they prepare to face table toppers Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to kickstart the Vadodara-leg of Womens Premier League (WPL) on Monday evening. GG will be looking to bounce back after suffering a 32-run defeat to RCB three days ago at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Firstly, I think it's really excitin

The Indian Premier League: The Indian Premier League (IPL) has played a crucial role in helping overseas cricketers acclimatise to the pressure of playing in front of intimidating Indian crowds, said former England captain Nasser Hussain said ahead of the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup starting next month in India and Sri Lanka. As an opposition, you are also taking on the crowd in India. Recently, in the World Cup semi-final between Australia and India Women, you could see from the crowd interaction

T20 World Cup: Australian batting great Steve Smith has come to terms with his omission from Australias T20 World Cup preliminary squad, but the veteran is far from done with his international 20-20 ambitions. Although missing out on the squad was a setback, Smith remains determined to represent Australia at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The 38-year-old batter, who is in splendid form in the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL), admitted that even after some amazing knocks, he was not in contention to

T20 World Cup: South Africa all-rounder Donovan Ferreira is in doubt over playing the 2026 Mens T20 World Cup, which starts in India and Sri Lanka next month, after suffering a shoulder injury during the SA20. Ferreira injured his left shoulder while fielding for Joburg Super Kings against Pretoria Capitals in a crucial clash in the six-team competition. He dived to prevent a boundary on the final ball of the innings but landed awkwardly and later retired hurt after facing one delivery. Standing

Asia Cup Rising Stars: The Womens Asia Cup Rising Stars tournament will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from February 13-22, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) said on its social media accounts on Monday. The tournament, scheduled in the T20 format, aims to highlight emerging womens cricket talent from the A teams of four full-member nations with ODI status and four top associate teams from the Asian region. The event was originally scheduled to begin on June 6 in Sri Lanka last year, but was postpon

T20 World Cup: Australias chief selector George Bailey provided an update on Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Tim Davids participation in the T20 World Cup, saying Test and ODI captain Cummins will miss the opener while, David will be ready for the start of the tournament, despite a setback in his recovery from a hamstring injury. Cummins, who was rested for the upcoming three T20Is against Pakistan, will not travel to Sri Lanka before the World Cup, as Bailey said the pacer would only join the s

The Pakistan Super League: Pakistan Super League (PSL) will transition to a Player Auction Model, replacing the traditional Player Draft system, from the 11th season, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Monday. The Pakistan Super League has announced a series of landmark developments ahead of its 11th edition, reinforcing the Leagues continued growth, competitiveness, and commitment to innovation. This strategic shift is aimed at enhancing competitive balance, increasing transparency, and provi

Shri Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga Temple: India all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy visited the sacred Shri Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga Temple and attended the divine 4:00 am bhasma aarti on Monday, after concluding his assignment with the Indian team, who lost the three-game ODI series to New Zealand on Sunday at the Holkar Stadium in Indore. After the darshan, he was warmly welcomed and felicitated by the temple committee. Before the third ODI, former India captain and batting stalwart Virat Kohli, alon

While Virat Kohli: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar believes Virat Kohlis greatest strength lies in his ability to remain unshackled by expectations and play purely according to the situation after the talismanic batter scored a century in the third ODI against New Zealand. While Virat Kohli scored his 54th ODI hundred, continuing his rich vein of form, India fell short against New Zealand, who were powered by centuries from Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips. The thing about Virat is that hes

And New Zealand: After India suffered a home ODI series defeat 1-2 against New Zealand, captain Shubman Gill conceded that the team fell short in all departments, admitting that the batters failed to convert their starts and that fielding standards throughout the series were ot up to the mark. New Zealand clinched their first-ever ODI series win over the Men in Blue in India with a 41-run victory in the third ODI in Indore. This was India's first defeat in 14 home ODIs where they have won the t

Pakistan T20ls: Australia have announced a squad for the T20I series against Pakistan, starting on January 31 in Lahore, with Mahli Beardman and Jack Edwards included in the 17-player touring group following their performance in the Big Bash League. The series is a prelude to the ICC Mens T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka and India. Australia will travel from Pakistan to Sri Lanka following the three matches to prepare for the first World Cup game against Ireland in Colombo. There are 10 members of the

AFG vs WI, 1st T20I , Cricket Tips :Afghanistan and West Indies are set to take on each other in the three-match T20I series in January. This will help these two sides to prepare for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 next month in India and Sri Lanka. The first game will take place at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. On Monday, this contest will kick off at 8 PM IST. West Indies will be without their key players, Shai Hope and Roston Chase. Hence, Brandon King has been appointed as the captain of

GG-W vs RCB-W, Match 12, Cricket Tips :Royal Challengers Bengaluru have managed to continue their winning streak and won four games on the trot in the first leg of the WPL 2026. They have beaten all the other four teams and are at the top of the points table with 8 points. RCB-W will be in action once again. They will lock horns with Gujarat Giants on Monday at 7:30 PM IST at BCA Stadium in Vadodara. RCB-W are looking in red-hot form, and they are a couple of wins away from making it to the ne

Vijay Hazare Trophy Final: Atharva Taide struck a century while pacers Yash Thakur and Nachiket Bhute shared seven wickets between them as Vidarbha defeated Saurashtra by 38 runs in the final to claim the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 1 in Bengaluru on Sunday. The Day/Night encounter looked a close affair after Saurashtra recovered from early setbacks, thanks to a valiant 88 by Prerak Mankad and 63-ball 64 by Chirag Jani lower down the order as they maintain

ODI World Cup: The Indian men's ODI cricket team came under fire on social media on Sunday as it went down to a depleted New Zealand side 2-1 in the three-match ODI series, losing the series-deciding third and final ODI by 41 runs at the Holkar Stadium in Indore. With this, New Zealand won an ODI series in India for the first time in 37 years, and when coupled with the BlackCaps' 3-0 whitewash of the hosts in a Test series last year, proves that the 2023 ODI World Cup finalists are in not in a h

New Zealand: New Zealand captain Michael Bracewell hailed his sides landmark achievement after they sealed their first-ever ODI series win in India, saying that to be the first-ever side to achieve this historic moment has been pretty special. Knocks of 137 and 106 from Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips took New Zealand to a commanding 337/8 on a two-paced black soil pitch, before the visitors held their nerve to overcome Virat Kohlis valiant 54th ODI century 124 off 108 balls - and bowl out In

ODI World Cup: India captain Shubman Gill admitted his side were left disappointed with their performance in their 41-run loss to New Zealand in the series decider at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Sunday, adding that the side needs to reflect and improve ahead for bigger challenges. Knocks of 137 and 106 from Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips took New Zealand to a commanding 337/8 on a two-paced black soil pitch, before the visitors held their nerve to overcome Virat Kohlis valiant 54th ODI ce

Nitish Kumar Reddy: New Zealand overcame a valiant 124 off 108 balls from the talismanic Virat Kohli to clinch a 41-run victory and seal a historic 2-1 win in the ODI series decider at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Sunday. Knocks of 137 and 106 from Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips took New Zealand to a commanding 337/8 on a two-paced black soil pitch, before the visitors held their nerve to overcome Kohlis valiant 54th ODI century, and bowl out India for 296 in 46 overs. Kyle Jamieson and Za

KT Global School Ground: Defending champions Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Odisha, Maharashtra, and Haryana won their respective matches on Day 2 of the Womens National Cricket Tournament for the Blind 2026, which saw high-intensity contests as 16 teams continued their battle for supremacy across multiple venues in Jajpur and Bhubaneswar. At the Paramount Sporting Club, Bhubaneswar, Kerala Women overpowered Tamil Nadu Women in the first match of the day, chasing down 108 in just under 10 ov

Vijay Hazare Trophy: Vidarbha opening batter Aman Mokhade etched his name into the record books on Sunday by becoming only the third cricketer in the history of the Vijay Hazare Trophy to score 800 runs in a single season. The milestone came during the final of the 2025-26 season against Saurashtra at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground 1 in Bengaluru. The 25-year-old right-hander reached the landmark during the 11th over of Vidarbhas innings, having required just 19 runs at the start of the su

New Zealand: Batting all-rounder Glenn Phillips said the focus while batting with Daryl Mitchell was on building a partnership to steady New Zealands innings in the series decider against India, as they managed to post a competitive 337/8 at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Sunday. Inserted to bat first by India on a two-paced black soil pitch, New Zealand were struggling at 58/3 before Mitchell (137) and Phillips (106) powered the visitors to a strong total with a commanding 219-run stand off 18

Nitish Kumar Reddy: Riding on scintillating centuries from Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips, New Zealand recovered from a shaky start to post 337/8 in the ODI series decider against India at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Sunday. Inserted to bat first on a two-paced black soil pitch, New Zealand were struggling at 58/3 before Mitchell and Phillips powered the visitors to a strong total with a commanding 219-run stand off 186 balls that turned their innings around. Mitchell, reprieved on one af

Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International: Some members of India's T20 squad kickstarted their preparations for the upcoming five-match series against New Zealand at the New VCA Stadium, the venue set to host the opening game on January 21, in Nagpur on Sunday. The series will be Indias final assignment in the format before their Mens T20 World Cup title defence begins on February 7. Captain Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Rav

Vijay Hazare Trophy Final: Vidarbha's opener Atharva Taide stood up for his team in the ongoing final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 against Saurashtra at the BCCI Centre of Excellence ground Number 1. The 25-year-old hit a magnificent century off just 97 balls to take his team over the 200-run mark. Being put to bat after losing the toss, Atharva came to open the innings for Vidarbha with Aman Mokhade. The opening duo tackled the early swing from the Saurashtra bowlers and forged an 80-run

T20 World Cup: Former India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik believes that defending champions India are in a strong position heading into the ICC Mens T20 World Cup, scheduled to be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka from February 7, but raised concerns over the teams bowling in the death overs, stating that the Men in Bl;ue stack up their XI. India have undergone a handful of changes between the two T20 World Cups, but the style of cricket displayed by Suryakumar Yadav & Co. remains a strong a

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Gautami Naik's path to the Women's Premier League (WPL) has been rapid and challenging. The 27-year-old batting all-rounder worked through several state teams and domestic cricket hardships before achieving her dream of participating in the league by playing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) against UP Warriorz in Navi Mumbai on January 12. Although Gautami didnt get to bat or bowl in the match that RCB won, she will cherish the moments from being informed about

Prasidh Krishna: India seamer Prasidh Krishna reflected on his long-term goals with the Men in Blue, now that he has become a regular in the side, and said that he aims to make it to the team for an ICC tournament (World Cups) and contribute to the teams championship-winning success. Prasidh was part of the playing XI in the first two ODIs of the ongoing three-match series against New Zealand, but was rested for the final game on Sunday, with Arshdeep Singh being roped in. While he registered 2/

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) wicketkeeper-batter Prathyoosha Kumar said her aim from WPL 2026 is to embrace a mindset of playing for intent over survival. Prathyoosha was signed for Rs 10 lakh by RCB for the 2026 season, and has been methodically preparing for the step up from years of playing domestic cricket for Karnataka. Prathyoosha, though, has not got a game yet due to the presence of first-choice wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh. But her experiences of goi

Despite Delhi Dangal Warriors: Haryana Thunders maintained their perfect start to the Pro Wrestling League 2026 with a commanding 63 win over Delhi Dangal Warriors in Match 5 at the Noida Indoor Stadium on Saturday. Riding the momentum from their opening fixture, Haryana delivered a well-rounded performance, blending aggressive technical superiority with disciplined tactical execution to control proceedings for most of the contest. Despite Delhi Dangal Warriors putting up a tough fight and colle

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) all-rounder Sayali Satghare made her dream debut for the team as she clinched three crucial wickets against Delhi Capitals at the DY Patil Stadium on Saturday in the teams eight-wicket victory. Coming in to bowl the second over, Sayali continued the momentum built by Lauren Bell in the opening over, where the England bowler took two scalps to give RCB a perfect start. Sayali first got DC captain Jemimah Rodrigues out on the third bal

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 19-year-old Lucy Hamilton said that getting her Womens Premier League (WPL) debut cap from the Delhi Capitals was eally special and her aim heading into the game was to stay calm, back her strengths, and do the best that she can for the team. The Australian began her WPL career strongly, making a notable lower-order contribution in her debut for DC during their match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Saturday. After slippi

Nitish Kumar Reddy: India have brought in left-arm seamer Arshdeep Singh as skipper Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bowl first against New Zealand in the series decider at the Holkar Stadium on Sunday. The three-game series is locked at 1-1 and the decider promises a high-stakes contest between India and New Zealand. After winning the toss, Gill said Arshdeep comes back into the playing eleven in place of right-arm pacer Prasidh Krishna. That's what we spoke (on the decision to bowl). L

The Event Technical Committee: Right-hand batter Aqil Khan Obaid has replaced Hafieezullah Zadran in Afghanistans U19 World Cup squad after the latter was ruled out of the tournament owing to a wrist fracture that he sustained during the teams campaign opener against South Africa. Aqil was named one of the three reserve players alongside Fahim Qasemi and Izat Noor, who had travelled with the side, when the team announced the Mahboob Khan-led 15-member squad. The Event Technical Committee of the

DY Patil Sports Academy: 2024 champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are in red-hot form in the 2026 edition of the Womens Premier League (WPL), and the teams former pacer Kate Cross believes that theyre just moments away from qualifying for the playoffs heading into the Vadodara leg of the tournament. Smriti Mandhana fell heartbreakingly short of a maiden WPL century, but her commanding 96 set up Royal Challengers Bengalurus (RCB) emphatic eight-wicket win over Delhi Capitals, as RCB made