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Road turns minefield as England fail familiar trial by mid-innings spin

England were well set in their 272-run chase before Khettarama surface did as it tends to do

23 Jan 2026 1:32 am
Pretorius, Viljoen lead the way as Royals knock out JSK

Royals will now take on SEC in Qualifier 2 on Friday

23 Jan 2026 1:15 am
Springer bags hat-trick as West Indies deny Afghanistan 3-0 sweep

He became the third West Indian bowler to take a T20I hat-trick, taking out half-centurion Gurbaz, Rashid and Shahidullah in the 19th over to kill the chase

23 Jan 2026 12:52 am
Uttar Pradesh's Prashant Veer suffers shoulder injury

Veer is understood to have suffered a grade-2 tear that could keep him out of action for at least three weeks

22 Jan 2026 11:45 pm
Devine, Gayakwad star as Giants seal comfortable win

Giants went to second on the points table after consigning UP Warriorz to their third loss in a row

22 Jan 2026 11:32 pm
Adar Poonawala states intent to bid for RCB ownership

Serum Institute of India CEO says he will make a 'strong and competitive' bid

22 Jan 2026 10:50 pm
Why a slow chase was better than a fast one for Pakistan against Zimbabwe

By slowing down and eliminating Scotland, Pakistan ensured they took the advantage of beating Zimbabwe into the Super Six stage

22 Jan 2026 9:32 pm
Pressure on NZ as they look to stop India's T20 juggernaut

India will not want to let up any of the intensity as they stay in central India and move from Nagpur to Raipur

22 Jan 2026 9:17 pm
Bengal's Abhimanyu Easwaran run out after leaving crease to get drinks

The batter had assumed the ball was dead, and was run out for 81

22 Jan 2026 8:46 pm
Afghanistan opt to bowl in quest for 3-0 sweep of West Indies

WI hand opportunities to Carty and Greaves in place of Athanaze and Lewis

22 Jan 2026 8:06 pm
Unchanged UP Warriorz bowl; Gujarat Giants bring Wyatt-Hodge in for Wareham

Rajeshwari Gayakwad replaced fellow left-arm spinner Tanuja Kanwar for GG

22 Jan 2026 7:37 pm
South Africa add Rickelton and Stubbs to T20 World Cup squad

De Zorzi has not recovered from the hamstring tear he sustained in December in India while Ferreira fractured his shoulder while fielding in an SA20 match

22 Jan 2026 7:37 pm
BCB accuses ICC of double standards over T20 World Cup venue issue

Aminul Islam brings up ICC's handling of 2025 Champions Trophy, where India played in Dubai instead of in Pakistan

22 Jan 2026 6:34 pm
Luke Wright steps down as England Men's selector

Wright leaves post after more than three years at the end of upcoming T20 World Cup

22 Jan 2026 6:05 pm
Bangladesh firm on not playing T20 World Cup in India despite risk of exclusion

Decision announced after meeting between BCB, national players and the government's sports adviser

22 Jan 2026 5:36 pm
Injured Sadhu out of WPL 2026, Giants pick Kalita as replacement

Sadhu did not feature in any matches this season for Gujarat Giants

22 Jan 2026 3:37 pm
Troy Cooley returns as England pace-bowling lead coach

Tasmanian involved in 2005 Ashes-winning set-up back with ECB after 20-year gap

22 Jan 2026 3:09 pm
Jacks out with illness as Sri Lanka bat against England

Rehan Ahmed replaces Jacks; no Wanindu Hasaranga or Maheesh Theekshana in the XI for Sri Lanka

22 Jan 2026 2:35 pm
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