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Josh Inglis completed his century before Australia were bowled out for 429 a first innings lead of 100 on the third day of the third Test against South Africa at Newlands on Thursday. Australia lost six wickets and added 100 runs after resuming on 330 for four. Inglis made 102 in his second Test century, the score he made on debut against Sri Lanka two seasons ago. He shared a partnership of 185 for the fifth wicket with Alex Carey (80), with the pair adding 40 runs to the overnight total. Ing

Opener Ben Duckett smashed his highest score in one-day internationals to propel England to 386-5 in their dead rubber game against Sri Lanka in Lahore on Thursday. The 32-year-old cracked 167 runs in 132 balls that included 24 boundaries to anchor the innings along with Tom Banton's 74 runs after England were put in to bat at a batting-friendly Gaddafi Stadium pitch. England are already out of Saturday's final after losing all their three games, failing to defend a 430-run target against Sri La

BCCI President Mithun Manhas: BCCI President Mithun Manhas said on Thursday that the signing of two teenagers, Uma Kashvi and Samaira Raghav in the 2027 Womens Premier League (WPL) auction reflected a catch them young approach. Delhi Capitals signed uncapped all-rounder Kashvi, who plays for Karnataka in domestic cricket, for Rs 10 lakh at the auction in Kochi on Wednesday, making her the youngest player to be picked for playing in the competition. Meanwhile, Gujarat Giants picked up 16-year-ol

West Indies spinner Jomel Warrican took five wickets to bowl Bangladesh out for 272 before the visitors reached 134-4 on the second day of the opening Test on Thursday. The West Indies trail by 138 runs at stumps, with Tagenarine Chanderpaul batting on 43 and Justin Greaves on 15 when bad light ended play early in Mirpur. Warrican, a left-arm spinner who struck twice on day one, returned figures of 5-53, his fourth five-wicket haul in Test cricket. Bangladesh opener Shadman Islam, who resumed on

Chief Business Officer: Keeping a tight rein on their purse allowed the Gujarat Giants to focus on fulfilling their remaining specific needs at the 2027 Womens Premier League (WPL) auction, said Sanjay Adesara, Chief Business Officer of Adani Sportsline. With 15 players already retained, the most retained by any team, and only three slots to fill, GG spent a combined Rs 80 lakh at Wednesday's auction in Kochi. GG acquired young Indian wicketkeeper-batter G Kamalini for Rs 40 lakh, Ireland all-r

NAM vs IRE 4th ODI, Cricket Tips: Namibia carried the momentum from second game to third game and hammered Ireland to take a 2-1 lead in the series. The hosts have recorded wins in consecutive games by posting 315+ totals. Jan Frylinck slammed a match-winning century in the third game and scored 126 off 122 balls to take his team to 316. For Ireland, Curtis Campher scored 106 off 86 balls, but he didn't get much support from other batters. Ireland need a win to level the series. The fourth game

Test Playing XI: Australian wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis etched his name into the history books with a second Test century during the third Test match against South Africa at Newlands here on Thursday. Inglis, who made a return to the Test Playing XI after nearly a year, scored a 132-ball hundred in the first innings to help the Aussies take a lead. With the knock, Inglis has become the first Australian cricketer to score multiple centuries across the three formats. This was his second Test

NZ vs IND 4th T20I, Cricket Tips: Team India have shown why they are the no. 1 T20I side in the world. They have hammered New Zealand in three consecutive games, and the batting is of a whole different level. Abhishek Sharma slammed his fourth T20Iton in the last game and added 133 runs in just 7.1 overs with Vaibhav Suryavanshi (45 off 19). The Kiwi bowlers didn't have an answer to the onslaught they witnessed. Can New Zealand plan well in the fourth game? The upcoming contest will kick off at

The Sri Lankan: Five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians (MI) on Thursday announced that bowling coaches Lasith Malinga, Paras Mhambrey and fielding coach Carl Hopkinson will be leaving the mens team set-up. The announcement comes days after Kieron Pollard took over as the sides new head coach after Mahela Jayawardene departed. Mumbai Indians extend their heartfelt gratitude to Lasith, Paras and Carl for their contributions to the team and the wider MI family. Their commitment, the relationships

ODI World Cup: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will hold discussions on expanding the Womens Premier League (WPL) beyond five teams from next year, said secretary Devajit Saikia. Saikia's comments came a day after the WPL 2027 auction was held in Kochi, where around 150 players went under the hammer out of which 25 cricketers found places in five teams. The WPL was launched in 2023 with five teams and the 2027 edition will be played from January 14 to February 7. There are abo

Captain Mitchell Santner: India, already 3-0 up in the five-match series, could hand game time to wrist-spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakaravarthy when they face New Zealand in the fourth T20I at Eden Park on Friday. A sell-out crowd of nearly 40,000 is expected at Eden Park, which will break the record attendance for a bilateral series match in New Zealand. The previous best attendance record was of 36,523 set during the New Zealand mens and womens double header against India at the same v

The Jharkhand State Cricket Association: The Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) has made an official complaint to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over an alleged scoring error that cost the women's U19 team in the T20 championship pre-quarter-final against Uttarakhand. The JSCA has called for the BCCI's attention to the matter, where they were denied a run as the scorers made an error, and they went on to lose the match by one run in the end. As per Cricinfo, the scorin

The Ashleigh Gardner: Gujarat Giants (GG) head coach Michael Klinger said picking the four overseas players in the playing eleven will be one of the toughest calls the franchise faces when the 2027 Womens Premier League (WPL) happens from January 14 to February 7. At the auction held in Kochi, GG filled their three vacant slots by signing India wicketkeeper-batter G Kamalini (for Rs 40 lakh), Irelands seam-bowling all-rounder Orla Prendergast and talented all-rounder Samaira Raghav, who was a l

Cricket World Cup League: Dutch batter Max ODowd has received an official reprimand and one demerit point for showing dissent at an umpires decision during the Netherlands ICC Mens Cricket World Cup League 2 match against Oman in Dubai on Tuesday. The incident occurred during the Netherlands innings, with ODowd penalised for breaching Level 1 of the International Cricket Councils (ICC) Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel. ODowd was found guilty of breaching Article 2.8 of t

T20 World Cup: India's T20I vice-captain Tilak Varma stated that he is enjoying the leadership role he has been given as he keeps sharing his inputs with captain Shreyas Iyer on the field. Tilak was named India's T20I vice-captain in a leadership reshuffle when Shreyas was announced as the captain after the T20 World Cup 2026. He has experience leading his state team, Hyderabad, across all formats and has also led India A sides too. He spoke on his leadership role in the Indian T20I side, detai

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) went up to Rs 1.05 crore in an attempt to bring Australian all-rounder Sophie Molineux back into their squad at the WPL 2027 auction, but eventually lost out to UP Warriorz. RCB head coach Malolan Rangarajan explained the franchises approach to the bidding on auction day, while also outlining why the team backed injury-hit Australian all-rounder Jess Jonassen for Rs 40 lakh as it finalised its squad for the upcom

New Delhi: India spinner Vaishnavi Sharma revealed how she overcame pre-match nerves to claim her maiden five-wicket haul in ODIs during the third match against Zimbabwe in Vadodara on Wednesday, helping the hosts secure an eight-wicket victory and complete a 3-0 series sweep. Speaking in a video shared by the BCCI on Thursday, the left-arm spinner credited her experience with India A, the support of her teammates and a conscious effort to remain calm for the breakthrough performance. The feeli

New Zealand T20I: New Zealand have suffered a double injury setback during their ongoing T20I series against India, with fast bowler Lockie Ferguson ruled out of the remaining matches and Matt Henry facing a recovery period of up to two weeks after sustaining a quadricep tear. Ferguson experienced discomfort in his right calf during the second T20I at Hagley Oval, with subsequent scans confirming a low-grade tear. The pacer is expected to need approximately another week to recover, leaving his

Opener Shadman Islam hit an unbeaten 99 to steer Bangladesh to 213-3 on the opening day of the first Test against West Indies on Wednesday. The left-hander was on the verge of his third Test century when bad light ended play after 74 overs at the start of the two-match series in Mirpur. Shadman hit 10 fours in his 219-ball stay, with Litton Das on 10 not out. It was nerve-racking even for us -- at the end of the day, the whole team was nervous because everyone wanted him to get to his hundred, B

Josh Inglis and Alex Carey added an unbeaten 145 for the fifth wicket as Australia took a first innings lead on the second day of the third Test against South Africa at Newlands on Wednesday. Australia were 330 for four at the close, one run ahead of South Africa's first innings total of 329 with six wickets remaining. Matt Renshaw and Cameron Green contributed 126 for the third wicket before Inglis and Carey put Australia into a strong position to push for victory in the series-deciding match.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) head coach Malolan Rangarajan admitted the defending champions would have loved to sign Sophie Molineux at the 2027 Womens Premier League (WPL) auction, though he felt that acquiring her fellow Australian left-arm spin-bowling all-rounder Jess Jonassen would make the side stronger. RCB pushed the bidding for Sophie, a member of their title-winning squad in 2024, to Rs 1.05 crore before UP Warriorz signed her for Rs 1.10 crore. The c

T20 World Cup: Mumbai Indians (MI) head coach Luke Williams said the franchise had used the 2027Womens Premier League (WPL) auction to build depth around its retained core, adding that he was excited to see several young players get a chance to be a part of the league. The two-time champions signed six uncapped Indian players at the auction held in Kochi on Wednesday. Shweta Sehrawat was bought for Rs 20 lakh, while Disha Kasat, Latika Inamdar, Bharti Rawal, Saanika Chalke and Akshita Bhagat ca

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) made their first signing of the 2027Womens Premier League (WPL) auction by landing Australias left-arm spin all-rounder Jess Jonassen for Rs 40 lakh here on Wednesday. Two-time champions Mumbai Indians picked up promising batter Saanika Chalke and Gujarat Giants signed 16-year-old Samaira Raghav as the accelerated round got under way. Jess, who played three seasons for Delhi Capitals, was the first player to go u

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) head coach Malolan Rangarajan said he had not expected the franchise to secure opener Vrinda Dinesh, after the defending champions completed their squad with four signings at the 2027 Womens Premier League (WPL) auction. RCB bought Australias left-arm spin bowling all-rounder Jess Jonassen for Rs 40 lakh, currently nursing a neck injury which has ruled her out of the WBBL. The side also brought in South Africas batting all-rounder C

Match Centre Live Auction Special: India batter Kiran Navgire on Wednesday backed Delhi Capitals to finally win their maiden Womens Premier League (WPL) title after the four-time finalists signed her for Rs 75 lakh at the WPL 2027 auction. Navgire was the second-most expensive buy of the auction, with Delhi beating Mumbai Indians in a bidding contest to land the big-hitting batter. I am very excited to play for Delhi Capitals. I have played with Chinelle Henry before, and I have also played wit

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Australia captain Sophie Molineux was the most expensive buy at the 2027 Womens Premier League (WPL) auction, going to UP Warriorz (UPW) for Rs 1.10 crore in Kochi on Wednesday. In all, 25 players were sold in a quick mini auction that needed less than an hour of active bidding. UPW were the busiest franchise of the evening with eight signings, while defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) did all their business in the accelerated rounds after losing o

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) went on a late spending spree by signing India batter Tejal Hasabnis, South Africas left-arm spin bowling all-rounder Chloe Tryon and uncapped batter Vrinda Dinesh in the final accelerated round, as the 2027 Womens Premier League (WPL) auction came to a close here on Wednesday. All five franchises completed their squads in what turned out to be a brisk mini auction, with less than an hour of active bidding. Tejal

Match Centre Live Auction Special: Gujarat Giants head coach Michael Klinger said the signings of G Kamalini and Orla Prendergast at the 2027 Womens Premier League (WPL) auction had given the franchise greater flexibility, especially in how it uses its overseas players in the upcoming season. GG bought wicketkeeper-batter Kamalini for her base price of Rs 40 lakh and seam-bowling all-rounder Orla for Rs 30 lakh. We picked Kamalini mainly as a batter. We felt she was the best batter on the aucti

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Gujarat Giants head coach Michael Klinger said the franchise was pretty much sorted after acquiring G Kamalini and Orla Prendergast at the 2027 Womens Premier League (WPL) auction, adding that both signings had come cheaper than expected. GG signed Kamalini, who previously played for Mumbai Indians, for her base price of Rs 40 lakh and Irelands seam-bowling all-rounder Prendergast for Rs 30 lakh. In all, four teams have managed to pick just 10 players so far, with d

Zimbabwe Cricket Women: Zimbabwe captain Josephine Nkomo urged her team to maintain a positive approach and keep improving after the side finished its tour of India without a win, despite identifying several encouraging performances across the T20I and ODI series. Just to be more positive when we are playing. Keep that intent and keep pushing and keep improving day by day, Nkomo said when asked about the key takeaways from the tour. Zimbabwe lost the third ODI by eight wickets after being bowle

ODI World Cup: India captain Smriti Mandhana praised her bowlers for restricting Zimbabwe to under 140 in the third and final ODI, saying the team has made a good start to its ODI Championship campaign ahead of the next Womens ODI World Cup after completing a 3-0 series sweep. Yeah, 3 ODI wins, good way to start the ODI championship for the next World Cup. Really happy with the way the bowlers stood up, keeping them under 140, and Vaishnavi, I mean, got a fifer today. Really happy that she got

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: UP Warriorz (UPW) were determined to sign Sophie Molineux at any cost, said Kshemal Waingankar, the franchises COO and Director of, after the Australia captain was bought for Rs 1.10 crore at the Womens Premier League (WPL) 2027 auction. UPW edged competition from defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru to get the left-arm spin bowling all-rounder in their team for the 2027 season. Waingankar added that pairing her with Englands left-arm spinner Sophie Eccle

Shafali Verma: Shafali Verma smashed a 26-ball half-century to equal the second-fastest ODI fifty by an Indian woman batter as she and Pratika Rawal powered India to an eight-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the third and final match, completing a 3-0 series sweep at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara on Wednesday. Chasing a modest total of 132, India raced to 133/2 in 17 overs, with Shafali ending unbeaten on 51 off 26 balls and Pratika batting through on an unbeaten 59. The by-now-comfortable win mar

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Australia captain Sophie Molineux was the biggest buy in the opening phase of the Womens Premier League (WPL) 2027 auction, when UP Warriorz acquired her for Rs 1.10 crore here on Wednesday. Gujarat Giants picked up young India wicketkeeper-batter G Kamalini for her base price of Rs 40 lakh. Sophie, who was part of Royal Challengers Bengalurus title-winning squad in 2024 and missed WPL 2026, had listed herself at a base price of Rs 50 lakh. UPW opened the bidding, b

Only Nyasha Gwanzura: Left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma claimed her maiden five-wicket haul in international cricket as India Women bowled out Zimbabwe for 131 in 39.5 overs in the third and final ODI at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara on Wednesday. Vaishnavi returned impressive figures of 5/39, while Sayali Satghare (2-11) and Kranti Gaud (2-23) picked up two wickets each to dismantle the Zimbabwean batting lineup and leave the visitors with a modest total to defend. Put into bat first, Zimbabwe e

Faf Du Plessis: Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis said everyone in the Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS) dressing room was shocked on hearing that MS Dhoni was removed as the sides captain and replaced by premier Australian batter Steve Smith ahead of the 2017 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Du Plessis, who was in the squad then, also said Smith handled the role admirably despite being new to leadership. Dhoni was stripped of the RPS captaincy before the 2017 IPL season began.

Sir Donald Bradman: Former Australia white-ball captain Aaron Finch has called Steve Smith the best player he has ever played with in his playing career, adding that his transformation from a leg-spin bowling all-rounder into one of the worlds finest batters has happened due to a rare mix of natural gift, hard work and an unshakeable belief in his own methods. Smith started as a leg-spinner who batted at number eight and was seen as a potential successor to the legendary Shane Warne. But he has

AFG vs ZIM2nd T20I, Cricket Tips: As expected, Afghanistan bulldozed Zimbabwe in the first game of the three-match T20I series in Sharjah. After sheer dominating over Zimbabwe during the tri-series, the Afghan bowlers didn't give an inch to them in the first T20I either. For the third time in the last few days, Zimbabwe looked horrible with the bat. Rashid Khan bagged yet another MOTM award and was untoppable. Now, Afghanistan have a 1-0 lead, and they will look to win the series next. The secon

SL vs ENG 6th ODI, Cricket Tips: England have been eliminated from the ongoing ODI tri-series in Pakistan after losing three games on the trot. They have struggled with the ball, and their batting has been below par at times. Pakistan and Sri Lanka will face each other in the final. But before that, Sri Lanka will take on England in the last group game. This contest will be played at Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday at 1:30 PM IST. The last time these two met, several world records were broken. Sri L

The Ashleigh Gardner: Gujarat Giants (GG) head coach Michael Klinger believes the WPL 2027 mini auction would be driven far more by planning than instinct, as all five franchises go in with a clear picture of how many slots they need to fill and which skill-sets they are eyeing to complete their respective squads. GG go into the auction in Kochi with the second-biggest purse, Rs 1.25 crore, and three slots to fill. The Ashleigh Gardner-led side made the playoffs last season but lost to Delhi Ca

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will use the WPL 2027 auction to fill the gaps in their squad as they try to become the first team to retain the title and be the tournaments three-time winners, said head coach Malolan Rangarajan. RCB will enter the auction with Rs 1.15 crore in their purse and have to fill five slots. You look at what you did well in the league last year, you try to understand how the league has evolved over the last year and y

ICC T20I: Indias Abhishek Sharma reclaimed the top spot in the ICC T20I batting rankings, while South Africas Marco Jansen became the No. 1 ranked Test bowler and all-rounder following the latest update to the Mens Player Rankings released on Wednesday. Jansen achieved the top ranking in both categories for the first time in his career after an impressive performance in South Africas victory over Australia in the second Test match in Gqeberha. The left-arm pacer scored 85 runs and took a match-

The International Cricket Council: Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee and handed a demerit point for an on-field conduct breach during the ODI against England in Lahore on Sunday, while the visitors have incurred a separate penalty for maintaining a slow over-rate. The International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that Rauf violated Article 2.2 of its Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which deals with conduct contrary to the spiri

Former South Africa: Former South Africa batter Herschelle Gibbs has urged the Proteas to make the most of the batting-friendly conditions at Newlands after Mitchell Starcs six-wicket haul triggered a dramatic collapse on the opening day of the third and final Test against Australia in Cape Town. With South Africa bowled out for 329 after losing nine wickets for just 126 runs, Gibbs highlighted the opportunity awaiting Australias batters on day two, when the visitors began their reply under cle

When the Mumbai Cricket Association decided to honour Madhav Mantri alongside Sachin Tendulkar and Ajinkya Rahane by naming designated lounges after them at Wankhede Stadium, it also brought back into focus a name that may not immediately mean much to today's cricket followers. Tendulkar and Rahane need no introduction. Mantri belonged to a very different era. He played only four Tests for India and scored 67 runs. But judging him by those numbers would be to miss the real Madhav Mantri. He was

If Jimmy Anderson: Former England fast bowler Stuart Broad has criticised Lancashires decision to part ways with James Anderson ahead of the 2027 season, calling the countys handling of the situation disrespectful after the veteran seamer claimed 50 wickets at an average of 17 in the 2026 County Championship. Broad questioned why the club failed to arrange a more fitting farewell for Englands record Test wicket-taker, despite understanding that Lancashires new management needed to assess its pl

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag: India opener Abhishek Sharma revealed that young batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi had invoked a famous dialogue from the Bollywood film Bhaag Milkha Bhaag during their net session ahead of the third T20I against New Zealand before delivering an explosive performance in Indias series-clinching victory. Sooryavanshi told Abhishek that he would bat in the same fearless manner, drawing inspiration from the films iconic dialogue, Bhaiya, khelunga bhi waise hi, which transla

Bangla National Cricket Stadium: Bangladesh will begin their Test series against the West Indies without veteran wicketkeeper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim, who has been ruled out of the opening match after failing to recover sufficiently from an index-finger injury sustained during a training session. However, the team expects the experienced batter to be available for the second Test in Sylhet, beginning November 5. Mushfiqur injured his finger while batting in the nets at the Bangladesh Cricket Boa

Big Bash League: India wicketkeeper-batter Yastika Bhatia will return to Australias Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) after Brisbane Heat signed her as a replacement for injured veteran Jess Jonassen, finalising their squad ahead of the new season. Yastika, who previously represented Melbourne Stars during WBBL 10, became Brisbanes third overseas signing for WBBL 12 and the only Indian cricketer in this years competition. The 25-year-old is expected to link up with the team before their second fix

Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg: With 50 days remaining until Australia take on New Zealand in the Christmas Test at Adelaide Oval, hometown heroes Travis Head and Alex Carey have been immortalised in a mural in Adelaides central business district, adding to the anticipation surrounding one of the Australian summers marquee cricket events. Unveiled by Cricket Australia on Wednesday, the artwork celebrates the contribution of the two South Australian cricketers, who have become prominent fi