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Babar Azam to miss remainder of BBL finals, set to return to Pakistan for team camp

The announcement comes just 24 hours before Sydney Sixers' Challenger final against Hobart Hurricanes

22 Jan 2026 11:23 am
Edwards: No time for Sydney Sixers to be 'shy'

The allrounder was part of the major collapse against Perth Scorchers but is the team's leading wicket-taker this season

22 Jan 2026 10:21 am
Moores believes Stars made 'right call' on Maxwell in rain-hit finals loss

Stars coach defended batting skipper Marcus Stoinis and Glenn Maxwell down the order in a seven-over chase

22 Jan 2026 7:08 am
All-round Parsons, Brevis put Pretoria Capitals in SA20 final

Sunrisers will now meet the winner of the Eliminator between Paarl Royals and Joburg Super Kings

22 Jan 2026 1:22 am
Abhishek: I back myself because I don't have a lot of shots

The India opener explained how he prepares for a T20 game and that he relies more on timing than power-hitting

22 Jan 2026 12:47 am
Rasooli, Atal and Mujeeb seal Afghanistan series win

Rasooli and Atal scored fifties while Mujeeb picked up a hat-trick to wreck West Indies' chase of 190

21 Jan 2026 11:50 pm
Abhishek and Rinku fireworks help India start series in style

Glenn Phillips' 78 off 40 kept New Zealand's hopes going for a while before India struck regularly to seal victory

21 Jan 2026 11:38 pm
Miller and Ngidi add to South Africa's injury concerns

Both players suffered niggles during the ongoing SA20, with the T20 World Cup beginning on February 7

21 Jan 2026 10:13 pm
Fernando, Williamson, Neesham power Rajshahi Warriors into BPL final

Williamson, who joined the side before the match, rode out Rajshahi's batting collapse in the middle overs with an unbeaten 45 off 38 balls

21 Jan 2026 9:53 pm
Mayes' 191 helps England crush Scotland; Omarzai blows Tanzania away

England posted 404 and beat Scotland by 252 runs; Omarzai took 5 for 9 as Afghanistan bowled Tanzania out for 85

21 Jan 2026 9:44 pm
BCB hoping for 'miracle' as T20 World Cup endgame looms

BCB president Aminul Islam is going to speak to the Bangladesh government one more time regarding travel to India

21 Jan 2026 9:37 pm
Sri Lanka, England take ODI digression in bid for revived fortunes

With the T20 World Cup looming, 50-over contest is unhelpful timing, but a chance to restore confidence

21 Jan 2026 8:47 pm
Chinnaswamy remains in line to host RCB's home games during IPL 2026

The franchise, however, has mooted other contingencies including playing home games in Navi Mumbai and Raipur

21 Jan 2026 8:45 pm
Giants look to end losing streak against fired-up Warriorz

One of the teams will finally emerge from the traffic jam on the WPL points table to get to six points

21 Jan 2026 8:15 pm
West Indies make two changes and bowl with T20I series on the line

Afghanistan also made a change to the team that won the first T20I in Dubai

21 Jan 2026 8:08 pm
Asalanka seeks the positives despite awkward timing of ODI series

Captain admits focus ought to be on T20 World Cup as teams seek to make the most of three-match series

21 Jan 2026 7:26 pm
New Zealand bowl and hand Kristian Clarke T20I debut

Kuldeep Yadav and Harshit Rana sat out for India, with Axar Patel carded at No. 8

21 Jan 2026 7:11 pm
ICC to replace Bangladesh at T20 World Cup if they don't travel to India

BCB has been given one more day to change its stance on the issue

21 Jan 2026 6:35 pm
Hobart Hurricanes hold their nerve to keep back-to-back dreams alive

Melbourne Stars' wait for a maiden title will go on for another year after Hilton Cartwright gave them some late hope

21 Jan 2026 5:54 pm
Mitchell goes past Kohli to become top men's ODI batter in the world

Daryl Mitchell has opened up a large gap with second-placed Virat Kohli after scoring 352 runs, including two centuries, in the ODI series against India

21 Jan 2026 2:56 pm
Sam Harper named player of the BBL after career-best season

Harper polled 16 votes, under a 3-2-1 voting system per game by the on-field umpires, to finish one ahead of David Warner and Liam Scott who tied second

21 Jan 2026 2:51 pm
Norman Gifford, former England and Worcestershire spinner, dies aged 85

New Road stalwart played 15 Tests and captained England in ODIs at age of 44

21 Jan 2026 2:48 pm
Dhananjaya de Silva returns to Sri Lanka's ODI squad for England series

Allrounder last played 50-over cricket for his country at the 2023 World Cup

21 Jan 2026 2:35 pm
Brook needs to 'regain trust of players' after New Zealand nightclub incident

England captain admits he came close to being sacked after late-night incident in Wellington

21 Jan 2026 1:44 pm
T20 World Cup crisis: PCB writes to ICC supporting Bangladesh's stance

The ICC Board is expected to meet on Wednesday to take a final call on Bangladesh's participation at the T20 World Cup

21 Jan 2026 9:10 am
Smith, Marsh to appear in a new Europe-based T20 league; Waugh, Maxwell among owners

The six-team European T20 Premier League (ETPL) will run out of Ireland, Scotland and the Netherlands

21 Jan 2026 6:25 am
Rodrigues holds nerve as DC hand MI third straight loss

DC climbed off the bottom of the table with a measured chase to sink MI and throw the WPL playoff race wide open

20 Jan 2026 11:58 pm
Mahedi, Baig power Chattogram to BPL final; Sylhet to meet Rajshahi in Qualifier 2

Chattogram captain Mahedi Hasan starred with the bat and ball to take his side home

20 Jan 2026 9:56 pm
Litton Das: Bangladesh players in the dark over T20 World Cup plans

The Bangladesh captain, however, said there was still enough time for players to prepare mentally should they take part in the tournament

20 Jan 2026 8:27 pm
Will Malajczuk's 51-ball century helps Australia blow Japan away

New Zealand, meanwhile, suffered another washout after their game against Bangladesh was rained out

20 Jan 2026 8:13 pm
Capitals opt to bowl; WPL debuts for Deeya Yadav, Vaishnavi Sharma, Rahila Firdous

MI made the big decision of leaving out Amelia Kerr for the first time this WPL

20 Jan 2026 7:41 pm
Kishan to bat at No. 3 keeping T20 World Cup in mind, Suryakumar says

Kishan is part of the squad for the tournament as back-up wicketkeeper, while Iyer, selected for the first three T20Is against NZ in Tilak's absence, is not

20 Jan 2026 7:23 pm
Can New Zealand finally crack India in T20I series?

New Zealand have a never won a T20I series against India in India, but will look to change history as full-strength sides meet ahead of the T20 World Cup

20 Jan 2026 5:48 pm
Beardman wins Smith battle as Perth Scorchers book home grand final

The home side could only post 147, but on a pitch assisting the pace bowlers that proved more than enough

20 Jan 2026 5:42 pm
De Klerk leads WPL Purple Cap table as race for Orange Cap gets frenetic

Phoebe Litchfield and Harmanpreet Kaur are one and two on the Orange Cap table, but Meg Lanning, Smriti Mandhana and Ash Gardner are not far behind

20 Jan 2026 3:51 pm
Vaishnavi replaces injured Kamalini in Mumbai Indians squad

Vaishnavi Sharma has joined Mumbai Indians for INR 30 lakh after G Kamalini was ruled out of WPL 2026 with an injury

20 Jan 2026 3:30 pm
Ellis to miss BBL Knockout final with injury

Hobart Hurricanes' captain further participation will be determined if the club progresses

20 Jan 2026 12:41 pm
Bracewell in doubt for India T20Is after picking up calf strain

Kristina Clarke has been added to the squad for the first three T20Is after an impressive international debut in the ODIs against India

20 Jan 2026 10:54 am
Weatherald opts for red-ball focus rather than BBL finals return

There is some rain forecast for Hobart on Tuesday evening and if there's no match possible the hosts would progress

20 Jan 2026 10:52 am
Du Plooy, spinners take Joburg Super Kings into playoffs

JSK qualified in fourth place and will play Royals in the Eliminator in Centurion on Thursday

20 Jan 2026 1:12 am
Zadran, Rasooli power Afghanistan to commanding win over West Indies

Mujeeb, Rashid and Noor shared six wickets between them, ensuring a comfortable 38-run victory

20 Jan 2026 12:49 am
PTV bowlers on record-breaking defence: 'Still can't believe we did it'

Amad Butt and Ali Usman said they did not believe that victory was possible at the start of the chase

19 Jan 2026 10:05 pm
Raza, Usman steer Pakistan to victory over Scotland

Rowles, Bulbia starred with hundreds in South Africa's big win over Tanzania

19 Jan 2026 9:25 pm
Anushka, Kumari in as Giants bowl against unchanged RCB

Medium pacer Happy Kumari, 18, was handed her WPL debut

19 Jan 2026 7:46 pm
Heather Knight not ready to 'hang up boots' despite new London Spirit role

Former England captain still has on-field ambitions but sees GM role as chance to begin transition to post-playing career

19 Jan 2026 7:45 pm
MI's struggling top order meet DC's struggling new-ball bowlers

Which of these teams can find a way to put the power in their powerplay?

19 Jan 2026 7:39 pm
Sri Lanka's Malinda Pushpakumara joins the 1000-wicket club

Left-arm spinner is one of only three active bowlers with 1000 first-class wickets

19 Jan 2026 6:29 pm
PSL moves to player auction model in historic reform

Retention rules changed as well, keeping in mind the addition of two new teams

19 Jan 2026 3:36 pm
Smith accepts his T20 World Cup fate but Olympic ambition burns bright

Another stint in the BBL has brought more pyrotechnics at the top of the order, but Australia are well-served for openers

19 Jan 2026 1:03 pm
Connolly in search of runs, but shining with the ball

The allrounder started the BBL season in fine form with the bat but is in a lean run heading into finals

19 Jan 2026 11:41 am