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Ireland to host Afghanistan men for ODIs despite 'moral discomfort'

Cricket Ireland has also extended an invitation to the exiled Afghanistan women's team to play fixtures in Ireland

20 Mar 2026 11:54 pm
Ireland eye 2027 launch for 'Euro Nations Cup'

The tournament would evoke the Asia Cup, featuring a handful of European teams

20 Mar 2026 8:28 pm
Matheesha Pathirana set to miss early part of IPL 2026

KKR head coach Abhishek Nayar said that Pathirana will only be available from mid-April, while all but ruling Harshit Rana out of the tournament

20 Mar 2026 7:55 pm
Rwanda's Utagushimaninde becomes youngest centurion in women's T20Is

At 15 years and 223, Utagushimaninde also became the first woman to score a hundred on T20I debut

20 Mar 2026 7:36 pm
Keshav Maharaj: 'We are very inexperienced, but it's not an excuse'

They currently trail a five-match T20I series 2-1 against New Zealand, with many first-choice players missing from their squad

20 Mar 2026 4:47 pm
India, Australia tours highlight SA women's home summer

India will play one Test and three ODIs later in the year while Australia will visit SA for a full tour, which includes ODIs, T20Is and a Test

20 Mar 2026 3:53 pm
Ferguson, Santner, Latham help New Zealand take 2-1 series lead

Conway and Latham put on an opening stand of 96 in New Zealand's chase of 137

20 Mar 2026 3:22 pm
'I probably do lean towards the NZ20,' says Devine as New Zealand braces for winds of change

It's looking hopefully likely, having a New Zealand tournament and that's pretty exciting, says Lockie Ferguson

20 Mar 2026 3:15 pm
New Zealand ask South Africa to bat in third T20I; Jacobs comes back, Sipamla comes in

This will be the last fixture of the series for Devon Conway, Mitchell Santner and Lockie Ferguson, who will all be rested for the remaining two matches

20 Mar 2026 11:39 am
Starc and Hazlewood likely to sit out initial bit of IPL 2026

Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood have joined a growing list of Australian players who will miss part of or the whole of IPL 2026

20 Mar 2026 10:54 am
Devine's all-round masterclass hands New Zealand 2-1 series lead

Dercksen and Reyneke powered South Africa but a slowdown in between left them with an under par 149 for 7

20 Mar 2026 10:53 am
SRH's Jack Edwards ruled out of IPL 2026 with foot injury

Jack Edwards's injury adds to the growing list of Australian quick bowlers who have been hit with injuries ahead of IPL 2026

20 Mar 2026 9:50 am
BBL privatisation may not be an all-in decision as deadline looms

A model has been discussed whereby a sale of clubs could continue even if some opt against it

20 Mar 2026 9:48 am
Hamstring injury expected to rule Nathan Ellis out of IPL 2026

CSK fast bowler Nathan Ellis has aggravated an old hamstring injury

20 Mar 2026 9:29 am
King and Mooney star as Australia escape catching nightmare

The visitors spilled five chances but still emerged from the opening T20I as comfortable winners

20 Mar 2026 8:46 am
ECB advertise for new Men's Selector as hierarchy prepares to face the music

New role could feature more accountability in wake of criticisms about communication with county game

19 Mar 2026 9:46 pm
ECB play down Dukes supply-chain fears ahead of county season

Manufacturer warns of major crisis as conflict in Gulf impacts freight costs

19 Mar 2026 9:31 pm
Sean Abbott returns to Surrey for fourth stint

The Australian allrounder is available for the first eight County Championship fixtures and the Vitality Blast

19 Mar 2026 9:25 pm
Sam Curran set to miss IPL 2026 with suspected injury

Curran moved from CSK to RR last November via a trade

19 Mar 2026 8:43 pm
Ferguson to miss early part of IPL 2026, committed to keep playing for New Zealand

The fast bowler plans to link up with Punjab Kings for the latter stages of the IPL

19 Mar 2026 8:36 pm
New Zealand and South Africa jostle for series lead in high-scoring Auckland

NZ do not have a great record at Eden Park but will hope the experience of playing here will help them overcome the SA challenge

19 Mar 2026 7:36 pm
Parag: 'Samson irreplaceable like Kohli or Rohit'

Parag reflected on RR's missed opportunities in 2025 and his journey to captaincy, and highlighted the need to protect Sooryavanshi from outside noise

19 Mar 2026 6:48 pm
Stirling steps down as T20I captain; Ireland confirm T20I series against India

Stirling will, however, continue to lead Ireland's ODI side as they target qualification for next year's World Cup

19 Mar 2026 6:06 pm
Nat Sciver-Brunt heads home from South Africa for family reasons

England captain had led Team Brittin to victory in the first of five intra-squad trial games in Pretoria

19 Mar 2026 3:27 pm
John Mooney named Delhi Capitals' fielding coach for IPL 2026

John Mooney becomes the first from Ireland to be part of an IPL franchise's coaching staff

19 Mar 2026 1:46 pm
LA Knight Riders to play MLC 2026 matches at own venue in Pomona, California

No MLC team has had its own venue before this, and the update comes even as preparations are on for cricket's reintroduction to the Olympic Games in 2028, in Los Angeles

19 Mar 2026 1:46 pm
Kishan to lead Sunrisers Hyderabad in Cummins' absence

Cummins, who is recuperating from a lumbar stress issue, is set to miss the early part of the season

18 Mar 2026 5:28 pm
Buttler 'still has England ambitions' despite T20 World Cup slump

Former England captain has made one half-century in four ICC events, but is contracted for another 18 months

18 Mar 2026 4:22 pm
Jamie Smith: IPL omission can be blessing in disguise

Keeper-batter rues shortcomings in Australia but hopes to take lessons into new season

18 Mar 2026 4:17 pm
Ferguson on Sears: 'He has still got more pace in him'

I love playing in New Zealand in front of the home crowd, conditions I'm used to, Lockie Ferguson says of returning after a break

18 Mar 2026 9:49 am
Bangladesh sports minister to consult ICC on future of BCB

Sports minister Aminul Haque said on Tuesday that once the five-member committee submits its report within 15 working days, he will discuss the matter with the ICC

18 Mar 2026 9:15 am
Molineux set to return but full all-round role remains uncertain

Caution will be taken with Australia's new captain ahead of the T20 World Cup later this year

18 Mar 2026 8:49 am
'Ashes series take a lot out of you' - Carey fatigued but excited for a Shield final

Carey said he is looking forward to a break but is highly motivated to help South Australia to back-to-back Shield titles against Victoria next week

18 Mar 2026 6:43 am
Haddin named New South Wales head coach

The former wicketkeeper-batter takes over from Greg Shipperd after a messy few months for the state

18 Mar 2026 4:37 am
Can England's regime change to meet post-Ashes realities?

Livingstone's explosive interview with ESPNcricinfo exposes issues within disjointed England set-up

18 Mar 2026 12:10 am
Pope: Ashes axing was 'right decision at the time'

Former vice-captain will be back in county ranks for first time since 2022 ahead of Test summer

17 Mar 2026 8:37 pm
Batty: Routes from county cricket to England team have 'misted over'

Surrey's head coach defends Championship as 'best breeding ground' in world game

17 Mar 2026 6:13 pm
Ashwell Prince rues lack of partnerships in South Africa's Hamilton defeat

The only box we ticked was George Linde, who played a really nice cameo towards the end, but we didn't get any partnerships going, the South Africa batting coach said

17 Mar 2026 5:46 pm
MCC on Agha run-out: 'No case to be made that this was not out'

The lawmaking body contended that the dismissal was fully in accordance with the Laws of the game

17 Mar 2026 5:37 pm
PSL 2026: Labuschagne appointed Hyderabad Kingsmen captain

Labuschagne will work with fellow Australian Jason Gillespie, who was appointed the franchise's coach

17 Mar 2026 5:17 pm
Suryakumar: 'The percentage I tried to get in school and college, I'm getting in cricket'

India wanted to win the [2026 T20] World Cup in India, and we wanted to win it in the same stadium in Ahmedabad, which was more important for us, Suryakumar Yadav says

17 Mar 2026 3:33 pm
Gavaskar hits out at Sunrisers for signing Abrar Ahmed in Men's Hundred

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar calls franchise into question in scathing column in Indian newspaper

17 Mar 2026 3:28 pm
Devon Conway, bowlers star as New Zealand make it 1-1

Ben Sears and Lockie Ferguson took six wickets between them in an incisive display of quick bowling for NZ

17 Mar 2026 3:18 pm
Western Australia cling on nine down as Shipperd denied farewell NSW victory

A late surge from Liam Hatcher and Sean Abbott blew the game open but the home side couldn't quite claim the final wicket

17 Mar 2026 1:51 pm
Mulder in as SA bowl; Clarkson, Ferguson in for NZ

South Africa kept the same attack that bowled New Zealand out for 91 with no room for experienced quick Lutho Sipamla

17 Mar 2026 11:56 am
Brits, Reyneke, Khaka and Mlaba headline South Africa's series-levelling win

Amelia Kerr put in an excellent all-round performance for New Zealand, but South Africa fired on all cylinders, with the bat and the ball and in the field, to run out 18-run victors

17 Mar 2026 10:53 am