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SUL-W vs SOB-W,Approaching Milestones and Records :It is time for another high-profile game in the ongoing The Hundred Women's 2026. Match no. 5 will be played between Sunrisers Leeds Women and Southern Brave Women. This is the home game for the Sunrisers, which will start at 3:30 PM IST on Saturday at Headingley in Leeds. Both teams kicked off their campaigns with a win each. Sunrisers Leeds beat MI London in the opening game, and they will look to win this home game also. Phoebe Litchfield and

WI vs PAK 1st Test , Cricket Tips :After another round of musical chairs for the captaincy in Pakistan cricket, the Men in Green are ready to take on West Indies for a two-match Test series. The first test is scheduled to start at 7:30 PM IST on Saturday (July 25) at Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad. Babar Azam has been reappointed as the test captain, and it will be his first series after taking the captaincy. Former captain Shan Masood will be featuring in this game. Meanwhile, the West Indies

WEFvs MLMatch 6,Cricket Tips :Welsh Fire started the Hundred Men's 2026 with a good win over Southern Brave. Captain Phil Salt showed maturity and scored a match-winning knock of 47 off 37 in a tricky chase. They also bowled well, and it was a clinical performance from them. Can they repeat that going forward? Welsh Fire will take on the three-time champion MI London in match no. 6. This contest will be held at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on Saturday at 10:30 PM IST. MI London are at the top of t

SUL vs SOB Match 5 , Cricket Tips :Two teams who started the Hundred Men's 2026 with a defeat will take on each other in the next game. Sunrisers Leeds are scheduled to take on Southern Brave in match No. 5. It will commence at 7 PM IST on Saturday at Headingley, Leeds. These sides failed to get points from the first game and will be desperate to get a win here. Losing two consecutive matches will put pressure and can hurt the chances of these sides. Both sides failed to defend the totals and w

WEF-W vs ML-W Match 6,Cricket Tips :The upcoming match of The Hundred Women's 2026 will be played between Welsh Fire Women and MI London Women. These two sides will step on the field on Saturday at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff at 7 PM IST. This is the second game of the day. Both sides didn't have a great start to the new season. These sides lost their opening matches. MI London had a good start with a 56-run opening stand, but they only managed 107 runs and lost the game. Welsh Fire lost to South

SUL-W vs SOB-W Match 5, Cricket Tips :The first game of the first double header of the Hundred Women's 2026 will be played between Sunrisers Leeds Women and Southern Brave Women. The action begins at 3:30 PM IST on Saturday at Headlingley in Leeds. Both teams have had a pretty good start to the sixth edition. Sunrisers Leeds faced MI London Women in the tournament's opener and managed a 7-wicket win. Phoebe Litchfield played a good hand of 43 off 26 and played a match-winning knock. Southern Br

Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari: The opening phase of the UPT20 League Season 4 player auction witnessed an intense bidding war, with Shivam Chaudhary emerging as the biggest buy. He was signed by Gaur Gorakhpur Lions for INR 21 lakh after a fierce contest involving Lucknow Falcons and Kanpur Superstars. Chaudhary had entered the auction with a base price of INR 5 lakh. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Sanjay Kapoor, Chairman of the Governing Council of the UPT20 League, highlighted the league's visi

Wales Cricket Board: Joe Root is expected to return as England's Test captain, with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) close to naming him as Ben Stokes' successor following the latter's retirement from international cricket. Root, who captained England in the longest format before handing over the role to Stokes in 2022, is now set for a second stint in charge. His appointment would mark the end of the ECB's search for a new Test captain ahead of England's three-match home series against

ZIM vs IND 2ndT20I , Cricket Tips :Shreyas Iyer won his first game as T20I captain for India as Team India managed to dominate Zimbabwe in the first game of the three-match series in Harare. India hammered the hosts by seven wickets and earned a 1-0 lead. Vaibhav Suryavanshi made history and became the youngest batter to score a fifty. He scored an 18-ball fifty. Comeback man Mayank Yadav bowled at good speed and took 2/18. The second T20I will be held at Harare Sports Club on Saturday at 4:30

Harare Sports Club: Indias stand-in bowling coach Sunil Joshi praised young batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi for his explosive start to the T20I series against Zimbabwe, adding that he was glad to see the teenager do well in the opening game at the Harare Sports Club. Sooryavanshi's 18-ball fifty, laced with four boundaries and as many sixes, made him the youngest player to score a half-century in international cricket. His blitzkrieg reduced Indias chase of 126 to a mere formality as the

Harare Sports Club: Indias stand-in bowling coach Sunil Joshi has revealed that leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi made subtle tweaks to his run-up alignment to refine his bowling in the ongoing T20I series against Zimbabwe, where the visitors have a 1-0 lead. Bishnoi had his struggles with back-foot no-balls, something which cost India the game against England at Manchester earlier this month. The corrective work on it has been done by Joshi and spin bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule. He hasn't changed anyth

Yorkshire County Cricket Club: England seamer Em Arlott will leave Warwickshire at the end of the 2026 season after signing a three-year contract with Yorkshire, a move driven by a desire for having a new challenge in her cricketing career. Em, who has been capped ten times internationally since her debut in 2025, last featured for England in the Womens ODI World Cup held later in the year. She will join Yorkshire ahead of the 2027 season as the club continues to strengthen its setup after stepp

Civil Service Cricket Club: Left-arm fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi has made a return to Afghanistans ODI squad for the five-game series against Ireland, while veteran off-spin bowling all-rounder Mohammad Nabi has been omitted from the 15-member squad, said the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Friday. Experienced batter Rahmat Shah will lead the side in his first assignment as a full-time ODI captain of Afghanistan. He recently took over the leadership duties from Hashmatullah Shahidi, who cont

European T20 Premier League: Legendary Australia captain Steve Waugh believes Ireland's 2-0 T20I series sweep over world champions India happening in June is a clear indicator of the untapped potential in European cricket and offers a massive boost to the upcoming inaugural season of the European T20 Premier League (ETPL). Waugh is a co-owner of the Amsterdam Flames franchise in the league, which begins on August 26. Ireland whitewashing the T20 World Cup Champions, India, 2-0 is an amazing resu

BPH vs TRT: Birmingham Phoenix are scheduled to face Trent Rockets in their first game of the Hundred Men's 2026. This contest will be live from Edgbaston in Birmingham on Friday at 11 PM IST. This is the first game for both sides, and they will be looking to earn first points on the board. Trent Rockets won the 2022 edition and made it to the final of the last season. But they were unlucky to finish second in 2025. They lost the final by 26 runs at the hands of Oval Invincibles (now MI London).

Leaving Rajasthan Royals: Leaving Rajasthan Royals after 11 seasons was a huge risk, but India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson believes the move to Chennai Super Kings allowed him to discover a new energy and start completely fresh in his IPL career. Samson spent 11 years with RR and captained them for five seasons, before moving to CSK through a high-profile trade ahead of IPL 2026. Leaving Rajasthan Royals was a huge risk. Once you convey your feelings to the franchise, there is no going back

Harare Sports Club: India fast bowler Mayank Yadav said dismissing Zimbabwe opener Brian Bennett with the very first ball of the opening T20I felt like the perfect conclusion to the long and difficult road back from injury, describing the moment as one that summed up the previous two years of his career. Making his return to international cricket after a 21-month injury lay-off, Mayank struck with his opening delivery and finished with figures of 2-18 to claim the Player of the Match award as In

Harare Sports Club: Following a commanding seven-wicket win in the series opener, Shreyas Iyer's India will aim to seal the three-match T20I series when they face Zimbabwe in the second fixture at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday. After series defeats to Ireland and England, India bounced back on Thursday with a comfortable seven-wicket win in the opener to take a 1-0 lead. The victory was anchored by teenaged batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, who smashed a record-breaking 18-ball fifty

Harare Sports Club: Riding on the momentum of breaking their losing run under new captain Shreyas Iyer, India will look to seal the three-match T20I series when they meet Zimbabwe in the second game at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday. After enduring gruelling series defeats to Ireland and England, India, the three-time T20 World Cup champions, finally produced a clinical all-round performance to get a seven-wicket win in the series opener. The triumph was set up by teenaged batting sensation

Brian Lara Cricket Academy: West Indies head coach Darren Sammy has shown confidence in his side, saying that he could see 'the light coming through' as they gear up to face Pakistan in the two-match home test series starting from Saturday. West Indies, who are placed at eighth position in the World Test Championship points table, are coming to the contest after registering a 1-0 series win against Sri Lanka. According to the former player, the win gives hope of a revival to the Caribbean side,

Harare Sports Club: While a brilliant spell of 2-18 in the first T20I against Zimbabwe provided immense joy for Mayank Yadav on his return to international cricket, the bigger picture stretches far beyond it for the Delhi-based tearaway pacer. A 21-month injury layoff due to a stress fracture in the back needing surgery in Christchurch, New Zealand in July 2025, Mayank picking Player of the Match award on successful return to international cricket at the Harare Sports Club is merely step one in

Harare Sports Club: Fast bowler Mayank Yadav said the dream of representing India kept him motivated through a challenging 21-month injury lay-off as he marked his international return with a Player of the Match performance in Indias seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the opening T20I at the Harare Sports Club. Returning to international cricket after a lengthy spell on the sidelines, Mayank struck with the very first ball of the match and finished with impressive figures of 2-18. Along with fell

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi: Teenage batting prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi reflected on his match-winning performance in the opening T20I against Zimbabwe, saying that making an impact early in one's career plays a crucial role in boosting confidence for upcoming assignments. Sooryavanshi became the youngest to score a fifty in international cricket during the first game of the three-match series. The opener scored 50 off 19 balls for his maiden T20I fifty, surpassing Nepal's Kushal Malla, who was 15 ye

West Indies and Pakistan meet at Test cricket's newest venue in Trinidad on Saturday at the start of a two-match series in which the home side will be enjoying rare favoured status against the unsettled visitors. Brian Lara Stadium, located in the south of the island, has previously hosted one-day and T20 internationals along with regional first-class fixtures. It becomes the nation's second Test match venue and 13th in the West Indies, drawing it alongside Queen's Park Oval in the capital, Port

Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg is open to the possibility of staging a Test against England in India. The three nations represent cricket's 'Big Three' -- the sport's most powerful nations -- but India are the financial powerhouse of the global game, fuelled by the mass enthusiasm for the sport in the world's most populous country. Any Australia-England fixture in India would need the backing of both the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the Board of Control for Cricket

BPH-W vs TRT-W,Approaching Milestones and Records :Birmingham Phoenix Women and Trent Rockets Women will be up against each other in match no. 4 of the Hundred Women's 2026. These two teams will step on the field at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Friday at 7:30 PM IST. Both teams are left to play a game in the next season. They will be aiming to get two points from this game. Two Australian superstars will be leading these sides. Ellyse Perry will lead Birmingham Phoenix, whereas Ashleigh Gardner wi

Inaugural Assam Premier League: Eight teams will battle it out for the top honours in the inaugural Assam Premier League (APL) when the state's franchise-based T20 competition gets underway on August 1, with the 23-day tournament featuring 43 matches before the first-ever champions are crowned on August 23. The opening day will feature a double-header, with Charaideo Sunrisers taking on Barpeta Braves at 2 p.m. before Tezpur Titans face Dibrugarh Warriors in the evening match at 7 p.m. The inaug

Sri Lanka Under: Leg-spinner Rohit Yadav starred with a four-wicket haul as the India Under-19 team overcame stubborn resistance from Sri Lanka Under-19 to register a resounding 211-run victory in the second Youth Test at the R Premadasa Stadium here on Thursday. With this win, India also sealed the two-match series 1-0 after the opening match ended in a draw. It marked a spirited turnaround for the visitors following their 2-1 defeat in the preceding Youth ODI series. Chasing a daunting target

Brian Lara Cricket Academy: Left-arm spinner Joshua Bishop has earned his maiden Test call-up to the West Indies squad for the upcoming two-match series against Pakistan, scheduled to be played in Trinidad from July 25 to August 6. Roston Chase will captain the side after being forced to sit out the recently concluded ODI series against New Zealand due to an injury to his right index finger. Jomel Warrican will serve as the vice-captain as the selectors retained the core of the squad that secure

Harare Sports Club: Fast bowler Ashok Sharma described making his international debut in the first T20I against Zimbabwe as a dream come true and dedicated the milestone moment to his elder brother. Ashok received his India cap from bowling coach Sunil Joshi ahead of the toss, marking the culmination of years of hard work in the domestic circuit. During the cap presentation, stand-in head coach VVS Laxman reminded the youngster of the significance of the achievement. We know Ashok is going to ma

Harare Sports Club: Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza pulled no punches in his assessment of the batting performance in their seven-wicket loss to India in the first T20I at the Harare Sports Club, saying that it was not up to the standard and that early moisture made batting exceptionally difficult during the first half of the match. After being sent in to bat, Zimbabwe slumped to 32/4 before recovering slightly to post 125/7, a total India comfortably chased down with 40 balls to spare. Again, no

Harare Sports Club: India captain Shreyas Iyer expressed delight after securing his first win as T20I skipper, adding that winning the series opener over Zimbabwe by seven wickets at the Harare Sports Club will give everyone some confidence for future matches. India restricted Zimbabwe to 125/7 before chasing down the target with seven wickets in hand, with the victory powered by two-wicket hauls from Mayank Yadav and Prince Yadav and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hitting an 18-ball fifty his first half

Harare Sports Club: Dynamic Delhi-based fast bowling duo of Mayank Yadav and Prince Yadav delivered a masterclass in aggressive fast bowling before teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi etched his name in the history books with an 18-ball half-century as India registered a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the first T20I at the Harare Sports Club. While Mayank took 2-18, Prince picked 2-19, with Shivam Dube and Ravi Bishnoi bagging a scalp each. At 32/4, Zimbabwe were on

Harare Sports Club: Teenaged batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi etched his name in the history books with an 18-ball half-century as India clinically chased down a modest target of 126 to register a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the first T20I at the Harare Sports Club in Harare on Thursday. The result also meant that Shreyas Iyer finally got a win as Indias T20I captain on his eighth attempt. After India restricted Zimbabwe to a paltry 125/7, the reigning T20 World Cup w

Harare Sports Club: India pacer Mayank Yadav has credited mental fortitude and renewed body awareness for his comeback from a gruelling 21-month injury layoff and an impactful spell of 2-18, helping the visitors restrict Zimbabwe to 125/7 in the first T20I at the Harare Sports Club on Thursday. Mayank, who missed a lot of on-field action due to a stress fracture in the back needing surgery in Christchurch, New Zealand, in July 2025, made an immediate impact by removing Brian Bennett with the ver

Hangzhou Asian Games: Defending champions India learned their route to another Asian Games cricket title after the official draw for the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 competitions was conducted on Thursday, with the women's team set to open their campaign against host nation Japan, while the men's side will enter directly at the quarter-final stage against a yet-to-be-decided opponent. The Women in Blue, who claimed gold at the Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023, will face Japan in the last-eight stage of the T20

Harare Sports Club: Dynamic Delhi-based fast bowling duo Mayank Yadav and Prince Yadav delivered a masterclass in aggressive fast bowling as India restricted Zimbabwe to a modest 125/7 in the first T20I at the Harare Sports Club on Thursday. Opting to field after winning the toss, skipper Shreyas Iyer deployed an all-out pace assault that immediately put the hosts on the back foot on a track offering spongy bounce, especially with Zimbabwe batters unable to handle pace and brilliant lines and le

Sri Lanka Cricket: Organisers of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) have terminated the franchise agreement with Jaffna Kings' owners, with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and tournament rights holder IPG taking full financial and operational charge of the franchise to keep the tournament running as scheduled. The decision comes days after Jaffna Kings co-owner and former India Under-19 batter Manjot Kalra was arrested by Sri Lanka Police's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) for the Prevention of Offences Re

BPH-W vs TRT-W Match 4 , Cricket Tips :The upcoming contest of the Hundred Women's 2026 will see a face-off between Birmingham Phoenix Women and Trent Rockets Women. It has a scheduled start of 7:30 PM IST on Thursday at Edgbaston in Birmingham. These sides will be playing their first game of the new season. Birmingham Phoenix are searching for their maiden title and have been below-par in this league. They even finished the last edition in the bottom two with just two wins in 8 matches. Trent

BPH vs TRT Match 4 , Cricket Tips :Birmingham Phoenix and Trent Rockets will be up against each other in match no. 4 of the Hundred Men's 2026. The action will be live from Edgbaston in Birmingham, starting at 11 PM IST on July 24 (Thursday). This is the start of the new season for these sides. Both teams will look to kick off the new edition with a good win. Birmingham Phoenix suffered a body blow when captain Jacob Bethell was ruled out of the tournament. They have appointed Donovan Ferreira

T20 World Cup: Indias seam-bowling all-rounder Shivam Dube has admitted that there has been a dip in the T20I teams recent performances but expressed confidence that the side will quickly turn the corner and regain its form. India, the reigning T20 World Cup champions, are yet to register a victory since successfully defending their title at home earlier this year. Under new skipper Shreyas Iyer, India have suffered 2-0 and 4-0 losses to Ireland and England. India will be aiming to break the los

India T20Is: Zimbabwe have suffered a setback on the eve of their three-match T20I series against India, with batter Milton Shumba ruled out after sustaining a right hamstring injury. The hosts have drafted Innocent Kaia into the squad, with the opener already joining the team ahead of Thursday's series opener at the Harare Sports Club. Shumba underwent medical scans on Tuesday that confirmed the extent of the injury, ending his involvement in the series before a ball had been bowled. The 25-yea

Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya: India's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Periasamy Kumaran, expressed confidence in the country's sporting progress under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi while speaking on the sidelines of an event organised to support Team India ahead of the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Reflecting on India's evolving sports ecosystem, Kumaran said the rise of professional leagues, greater career opportunities for athletes and initiatives promoting fitn

Harare Sports Club: India have handed a debut to pacer Ashok Sharma as skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and elected to bowl first against Zimbabwe in the first T20I at the Harare Sports Club on Thursday. India, the current T20 World Cup winners, are eyeing redemption after suffering series defeats to England (4-0) and Ireland (2-0). After winning the toss, Iyer said India are fielding three seamers in Ashok, Prince Yadav and Mayank Yadav, along with leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi being the lone spin-

SA20 League Commissioner Graeme Smith: Defending champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape will launch their SA20 title defence against Pretoria Capitals in a rematch of last season's final after Cricket South Africa unveiled the fixtures for the fifth edition of the league on Thursday. The tournament will run from January 17 to February 21, 2027, with matches spread across all six host venues before culminating in the final at Newlands, Cape Town. The opening fixture will be played at St George's Park i

LNS vs MSG : London Spirit and Manchester Super Giants will be up against each other in match 4 of the Hundred Men's 2026. These two teams will face each other at Lord's Cricket Ground in London on July 23 at 11 PM IST. This match marks the beginning of the campaigns for these two sides, who are in search of a success. London Spirit has brought in Liam Livingstone, who will take charge of the team this season. Jonny Bairstow, Dewald Brevis, Jamie Overton, Tymal Mills, and Adam Zampa. Meanwhile,

ECB Chief Executive Officer Richard: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has unveiled England's 2027 home international schedule, with the men's side set to host Pakistan, Bangladesh and New Zealand across formats, while the women's team will round off the summer with a white-ball series against Bangladesh. England Men will begin their home campaign with a five-match ODI series against Pakistan, starting at the Utilita Bowl on May 15. The teams will then head to Old Trafford, Headingley, D

ICC World Test Championship Finals: The Oval has been confirmed as the venue for the 2027 ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final, with the marquee Test match scheduled to be played from June 9 to 13. The 2027 contest will mark the second time The Oval hosts the championship decider after staging the inaugural final in 2021, where Australia defeated India in front of a capacity crowd. Last year, during the ICC Annual Conference 2025, ECB was awarded hosting rights for the next three World Test C

ECB Chief Executive Officer Richard: England will begin their men's Ashes campaign against Australia at Trent Bridge on June 18 next year, with the women's team beginning their multi-format Ashes campaign from June 24, as the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Thursday announced the full schedule for the 2027 series. England Men will begin the five-Test series at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on June 18, returning to a venue where they have enjoyed recent Ashes success, winning each of the la

New Delhi: Punjab wicketkeeper-batter Prabhsimran Singh is hoping the upcoming T20I series against Zimbabwe becomes the moment he finally makes his international debut, with the uncapped opener saying his immediate goal is to earn his first India cap and make the most of the opportunity if selected. Named in India's squad after impressing in domestic cricket and the IPL, Prabhsimran also described the intense competition for opening slots as a positive challenge and praised fellow youngster Vaib