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Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari: The Kanpur Superstars are fully prepared to launch their bid for the title in the upcoming edition of the UP T20 League. The franchise will begin its campaign on August 15, squaring off against the Noida Kings at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. As the 24-day cricketing extravaganza unfolds, the action will eventually shift to the Superstars' home turf. The Green Park Stadium in Kanpur will host the second phase of the to

The Lusaka T20 League: A group of former Pakistan cricketers have returned from Zambia after featuring in an unsanctioned Twenty20 league, where they reportedly failed to receive full payment and now face a two-year ban from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The players went to Lusaka in order to take part in the Asian Legends League, a tournament that was promoted last month and which included among its featured names the former Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez, wicketkeeper-batter Kamran Akmal

MCA President Ajinkya Naik: To the birth anniversary of legendary Mumbai and India batter Dilip Sardesai, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Saturday formally installed the commemorative board in his name at the iconic Wankhede Stadium. The official installation of Dilip Sardesai Gate Gate No. 3 at the stadium took place in the presence of members of the MCA Apex Council, along with family members, friends, and well-wishers of the late cricketer, as they honoured his vast contribution to I

Cricket VVS Laxman: Concerned by the mounting spate of injuries that has hit the India mens team, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia will meet Head of Cricket VVS Laxman in Bengaluru on Sunday to take stock of the rehabilitation programme at the Centre of Excellence (CoE). India will be missing key players like pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah (left knee swelling) on their two-game Test tour of Sri Lanka and left-handed batter B Sai Sudharsan (right big toe). Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington

Sri Lanka Cricket XI: Left-handed batter Devdutt Padikkal pushed his case for a place in Indias playing eleven for the first Test with a fluent unbeaten 142 on day two of warm-up clash against Sri Lanka Cricket XI at the Nondescripts Cricket Ground here on Saturday. With regular top-order batter B Sai Sudharsan ruled out of the opening Test and remaining a major doubtful starter for the second Test due to a right big toe injury, Padikkal made full use of the opportunity. He dominated the hosts b

Assam Premier League: Guwahati Royals chased down 147 against Tezpur Titans to secure an eight-wicket win in Match 15 of the Assam Premier League 2026 at the ACA Stadium, Guwahati on Saturday. The win leads them to second place on the points table. Half-centuries from Rohit Sen and Sanjay Kumar Singh set up the chase for Royals, with the duo stitching together a stellar opening stand to see their side home comfortably. Earlier, Mrinmoy Dutta was the pick of the bowlers, picking up three wickets

Sri Lanka Cricket XI: In a significant blow to Indias batting plans, left-handed batter B. Sai Sudharsan has been ruled out of the opening Test against Sri Lanka, starting on August 15 in Galle, due to a right big toe injury. At the same time, there are severe doubts over the availability of Sudharsan, who has been doing his rehab at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru, for the second and final match of the series, to be played in Colombo from August 23 to 27. Sai has been definitel

Assam Premier League: Captain Denish Das has expressed his happiness over how things have clicked for Barpeta Braves after his unbeaten 72 off just 45 balls set the tone for their 70-run win over Nagaon Rangers in the Assam Premier League (APL) 2026. The result continued the side's turnaround after a slow start to the campaign, and Das is satisfied with playing a role in the change in their fortunes. Having lost their opening two fixtures, Barpeta Braves have now strung together back-to-back vic

Indian Premier League: Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has indicated that the countrys leading Test cricketers could face difficult calls over their participation in next years Indian Premier League (IPL) as the team prepares for one of the most demanding periods in its international calendar. Australia are scheduled to play 20 Tests and 14 white-ball internationals over the next 12 months, including a five-Test tour of India, a one-off Test against England to mark the 150th anniversary of

Star batsman Travis Head has won Australia's top cricketing honour for the second year in a row, edging Alex Carey to claim the Allan Border Medal. The opener polled 153 votes, one ahead of wicketkeeper and South Australia teammate Carey, and three clear of fast bowler Mitchell Starc. Fellow players, the media and umpires select the player of the year, with the awards handed out at a function in Brisbane on Friday evening. Head played 30 matches across all three formats during the 2025-26 intern

Assam Cricket Association Stadium: Barak Legends produced a clinical all-round display to cruise to an eight-wicket victory over Charaideo Sunrisers in the Assam Premier League (APL) 2026 at the Assam Cricket Association Stadium in Guwahati on Friday. After a disciplined bowling effort restricted Charaideo Sunrisers to 124, an unbeaten partnership between captain Sibsankar Roy and Barunjyoti Malakar ensured Barak Legends chased down the target with eight balls to spare. Opting to field first, Ba

With Eimilo Gay: With just 12 days to go for the first Test against Pakistan at Leeds, England are sweating over opening batter Eimilo Gay, who retired hurt with a right shoulder injury while playing for Durham, according to a news report.v It's a big headache for the hosts, as Gay has broken into the England XI this summer, replacing opener Zak Crawley for the New Zealand series, and is considered a big long-term option. However, Gay was forced to retire hurt during a One-Day Cup match against

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Assam Cricket Association Stadium: Barpeta Braves produced a commanding all-round display to register a comprehensive 70-run victory over Nagaon Rangers in the Assam Premier League (APL) 2026 at the Assam Cricket Association Stadium in Guwahati, Assam, on Friday. Powered by a captain's knock from Denish Das before a clinical bowling performance, the Braves defended 170 with ease by bowling out Nagaon Rangers for 100 in 18.2 overs Asked to bat first, Barpeta Braves made a steady start before skip

Sri Lanka Cricket XI: Indian spin attack of Ravindra Jadeja, Manav Suthar and Kuldeep Yadav picked two wickets each as Sri Lanka Cricket XI reached 363/8 in 90 overs at stumps on Day 1 of their three-day warm-up fixture at the Nondescripts Cricket Club ground here on Friday. With KL Rahul leading the charge in the absence of regular captain Shubman Gill due to him suffering a right ring finger injury, the troika of Jadeja (2-64), Suthar (2-48) and Kuldeep (2-76) extracted substantial turn from a

For Sahil Jadhav: On the face of it, archery and cricket have very little in common, but inspiration can come to anyone from anywhere. So, it may not come as a surprise that a former Australian all-rounder has emerged as an unlikely inspiration for one of the rising stars of Indian archery. For Sahil Jadhav, it was a book by star cricketer Shane Watson that provided the spark of inspiration as he gears up to take on the continental elite at the Asian Games 2026. I started reading a book called T

ICC World Test Championship: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Friday announced that free entry will be provided to fans for the upcoming two-match Test series against India in Galle and Colombo. The series between the subcontinental rivals forms a key part of the ongoing ICC World Test Championship 20252027 cycle. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) wishes to announce that public admission to the upcoming Test Series between Sri Lanka and India will be free of charge thus providing cricket fans with an excellent

Allan Border Medallist Travis Head: Australia's dynamic left-handed opener Travis Head has won the prestigious Allan Border Medal for a second consecutive year following an outstanding 2025/26 international season. At a Cricket Australia awards function held on Friday, Head took the top honour after scoring 1,437 runs across 30 matches in all three formats. His dominant season featured a match-winning 123 off 83 balls in the Ashes series opener in Perth and a high score of 170 in the Adelaide Te

BPHvs SUL,Approaching Milestones and Records :Birmingham Phoenix are scheduled to face Sunrisers Leeds in match 24 of the Hundred Men's 2026. This match will be contested on Friday at Edgbaston in Birmingham at 11 PM IST. This is a must-win contest for Birmingham Phoenix, who are struggling at the bottom of the points table at the moment. The Phoenix kick off their campaign with a close win over Trent Rockets. But they failed to adapt to the conditions and requirements of the competition. They h

Best T20I Bowler: Pathum Nissanka and Chamari Athapaththu stole the spotlight at the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Awards by bagging the prestigious men's and women's Cricketer of the Year awards, respectively, for their exceptional performances in 2025. The awards ceremony celebrated achievements across Test, ODI, and T20I formats; recognised contributions in domestic cricket; and bestowed Lifetime Achievement Awards upon four stalwarts of the game in the island nation. Nissanka earned the top men's

No Objection Certificates: Cricket Australia (CA) has confirmed that Australias mens T20I captain Mitchell Marsh and batting all-rounder Matthew Short will be granted No Objection Certificates (NOCs) to participate in the SA20 only after completing their respective Big Bash League (BBL) commitments. Marsh and Short were announced as marquee signings for the upcoming season of SA20 by joining Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Pretoria Capitals respectively. The SA20 is scheduled to get underway on Janua

European T20 Premier League: Former India captain Ajinkya Rahane has signed with the Amsterdam Flames as the franchise's marquee player for the inaugural edition of the European T20 Premier League (ETPL), set to begin on August 26. On July 30, Rahane announced his retirement from international cricket and all formats. Rahane represented India in 85 Tests, 90 ODIs and 20 T20Is for India, while his final international appearance came against the West Indies in a two-game Test series in July 2023.

Chennai Super Kings: Former India batter Cheteshwar Pujara revealed a light-hearted moment involving Australian fast bowler Josh Hazlewood during their time together at Chennai Super Kings (CSK), recalling how the quick jokingly refused to bowl to him in the nets after battling him endlessly in Test cricket. Having spent hours facing Hazlewood during India's memorable Border-Gavaskar Trophy series victories in Australia in 2018/19 and 2020/21, Pujara shared the humorous exchange with Hazlewood d

With Jordan Cox: England batter Ollie Pope has admitted his return to the Test squad for the first two games against Pakistan came as a surprise, but at the same time, he is determined to make the most of another opportunity to re-establish himself in the red-ball setup. Pope earned a recall nine months after being dropped during the Ashes where he averaged just 20.83 across six innings in Australia before being replaced by Jacob Bethell. A strong County Championship campaign and a shift in Engl

The BCCI Medical Team: India captain Shubman Gill will not take the field on day one of the three-day warm-up match against Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) XI after sustaining an impact injury to his right ring finger during a practice session, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Friday. In Gill's absence, vice-captain KL Rahul has stepped up to lead the side after SLC XI won the toss and elected to bat first. Captain Shubman Gill sustained an impact injury to his right ring finger

Assam Premier League: Guwahati Royals secured a five-wicket win with nine balls to spare, overcoming Nagaon Rangers' total of 151/7 in the second match of the day at the Assam Premier League (APL) 2026 at the ACA Stadium, Guwahati on Thursday. Skipper Rishav Das led the chase with a fine 60 and was ably supported by Sanjay Kumar Singhs 31-ball 45. Deepak Gohain and Bastab Roy starred with the ball, scalping three wickets each to restrict Nagaon Rangers to 151/7. Batting first, Nagaon Rangers end

IRE vs AFG 2nd ODI , Cricket Tips :The five-match ODI series between Afghanistan and Ireland started with a washout. It was a complete washout. Now, the action will take place in the second ODI. Ireland will lock horns with Afghanistan on Friday at 3:15 PM IST at Bready Cricket Ground in Northern Ireland. Paul Stirling will lead the Irish team after his return from injury, whereas Rahmat Shah has become the new Afghanistan captain. These two sides have played a lot against each other, and they

BPH-W vs SUL-W Match 24, Cricket Tips :Another season and yet another early elimination for Birmingham Phoenix from the race in the Hundred Women's competition. They have slipped down to the table after losing their previous game to Trent Rockets Women. Their next game is against Sunrisers Leeds Women. This contest will be live from Edgbaston in Birmingham on August 7 at 7:30 PM IST. Birmingham Phoenix have only themselves to blame. They have struggled with form and are looking rusty on the fiel

Joe Root: England national selector Marcus North explained the committee's thinking behind handing the Test captaincy back to former skipper Joe Root rather than promoting white-ball captain Harry Brook, following Ben Stokes' exit from international cricket. The 35-year-old Joe Root had led England earlier and had a moderately successful first stint. Brook, 27, is currently leading the national ODI and T20I teams. But, according to media reports, the reason the selectors opted for Root was that

John Turner Instagram: England fast bowler John Turner has announced his retirement from all forms of professional cricket at the age of 25, bringing the curtain down on a promising career that was cut short by a succession of injuries. Turner, who represented England in two One-Day Internationals and two T20 Internationals against the West Indies during the 2024 white-ball tour, said a stress fracture and his long history of injuries had convinced him that it was the right time to step away fro

Outer Delhi Warriors: Outer Delhi Warriors produced a dominant all-round performance to register a convincing 39-run victory over South Delhi Superstarz in a rain-curtailed 10-over contest in the Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Thursday. Batting first, the Warriors piled up an imposing 132/2 in their 10 overs, courtesy of a sensational unbeaten knock from Yajas Sharma. The aggressive batter smashed 64 off just 29 balls, hammering five sixes and five fo

Dubai International Cricket Stadium: Three-time champions India will renew their storied rivalry with Pakistan on September 5 as the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Thursday unveiled the schedule for the Women's T20 Asia Cup 2026, to be played in Dubai from August 28 to September 13. India, the tournament's most successful side, have been placed in Group A alongside Pakistan, Thailand and Hong Kong, China, with the highly anticipated India-Pakistan encounter expected to be the marquee fixture of

Assam Premier League: Swarupam Purkayastha produced a sensational knock, scoring an unbeaten 99 to steer Jorhat Stallions to an eight-wicket victory over Barak Legends in the Assam Premier League (APL) 2026 at the ACA Stadium in Guwahati on Thursday. Chasing 171, the Stallions skipper carried his bat to anchor the run chase, guiding his side home with 10 balls to spare. With this knock, Purkayastha now holds the record for the highest individual score by a batter in the tournament so far. Having

Emirates Old Trafford Cricket Ground: Lancashire have signed Pakistan's experienced spinner Noman Ali for the last six matches of the County Championship at the Old Trafford Stadium as they look to move up in the division before the season comes to an end. Since making his Test debut in 2021, he has taken over 100 wickets at an average of around 25, including a career-best 8 for 46 against England, and became the first Pakistan spinner to take a Test hat-trick, achieving the feat against West In

Bengal Pro T20 League: Fast bowler Brijesh Sharma has joined the Jammu and Kashmir squad for the upcoming 2026/27 domestic season. Brijesh hails from Mada town in Udhampur district and came into the limelight after making his IPL debut for Rajasthan Royals earlier this year. Though Brijesh had registered as a Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) player for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 auction, hes now all set to turn out for his home state Jammu and Kashmir, the current Ranji Trophy holde

Pakistan Tests: Jordan Cox is set to bat at the crucial number three position, while batting all-rounder Dan Lawrence has earned a Test recall after two years after being named in Englands 16-member squad for the first two Tests against Pakistan, starting on August 19 at Headingley. Cox steps into the top order to replace Jacob Bethell, who has been ruled out of the entire three-match series after failing to recover from a right knee injury sustained during the recent 2-1 ODI series win over Ind

CSA Chief Executive Officer Pholetsi: Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Thursday announced that a three-match T20I series has been added to the schedule for the Indian women's cricket teams multi-format tour of South Africa, set to happen in December 2026. As per CSA, the addition of T20I series in the itinerary comes with an eye to prepare for next year's inaugural ICC Women's Champions Trophy, to be played in Sri Lanka in February 2027. India had toured South Africa for a five-time T20I series in

LNSvs ML,Approaching Milestones and Records :The ongoing Hundred Women's 2026 has intensified as only a few matches are left to play in the group stage. Match no. 23 of the tournament will be played between MI London and London Spirit. This contest is scheduled to start at 11 PM IST on Thursday at Lord's Cricket Ground in London. It is the second time these two teams will face each other. MI London won the previous game by seven wickets. London Spirit are very close to elimination from the tourn

Sri Lanka Cricket: Young bowling all-rounder Sonal Dinusha has been named captain of a 15-member Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) XI squad for the upcoming three-day warm-up match against India, scheduled to begin at the NCC Grounds here on Friday. The practice match, which starts at 10am local time, serves as the lone warm-up fixture for the Shubman Gill-led Indian team before the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka gets underway at Galle on August 15. The SLC XI features a strong core of seven Test

Marnus Labuschagne: Australian batter Marnus Labuschagne admitted that a desperate search for runs made him greedy at the crease during his recent lean patch in Tests. At the same time, he expressed confidence that an unprecedented eight-week hiatus has allowed him to reset his technique ahead of the upcoming Test series against Bangladesh. Labuschagne, 32, has failed to reach three figures in his last 22 matches for Australia since his ton during the 2023 Ashes. Despite this pressure and Austra

Park Oval: Following their eight-wicket defeat to Pakistan in the second Test at the Queens Park Oval, West Indies captain Roston Chase admitted that his team got their bowling balance wrong and could have played another spinner on a pitch where the slower bowlers dominated. On a pitch where spinners accounted for 20 of the 28 wickets to fall, West Indies fielded only left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican. Chase, who usually bowls off-spin, was hampered by an ongoing finger injury that limited his bow

Sinhalese Sports Club: Former India wicketkeeper-batter Deep Dasgupta believes senior left-arm spin bowling all-rounder Ravindra Jadejas vast experience of bowling on spin-friendly tracks will be crucial for the team during the upcoming Test series in Sri Lanka, starting on August 15. With many players in the current squad currently on their first Test tour of Sri Lanka, Jadeja and KL Rahul are the only players who have played red-ball cricket before in the island nation. Rahul was here on tours

North Delhi Strikers: North Delhi Strikers captain Sarthak Ranjan revealed that his viral half-century celebration was a tribute to tennis icon Novak Djokovic after his explosive knock of 95 set up a comfortable six-wicket victory for his side over East Delhi Riders in the Delhi Premier League (DPL) clash at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Chasing 172, Strikers found themselves in early trouble at 39/2 before Ranjan and Yash Bhatia turned the game around with a blistering 113-run stand for the third w

Wicketkeeper Tom Blundell believes his standing up to the stumps in England -- a move that helped kill off the Bazball era -- was a case of New Zealand shelving their egos for the good of the team. Blundell's heroic efforts in fearlessly standing close behind the stumps to his fast bowlers enabled New Zealand to fight back from 1-0 down and win the series 2-1 in June. England captain Ben Stokes retired during the third Test and, soon after, coach Brendon Baz McCullum was sacked, bringing down th

Facing Bangladesh: Senior fast bowler Josh Hazlewood believes Australia's upcoming two-Test series against Bangladesh in Darwin presents a refreshing challenge, as they prepare to face them in conditions which are unfamiliar to them. The series opener at Marrara Stadium on August 13 marks Australia's return to Test cricket at the venue after a 22-year hiatus. For Hazlewood, who has over 400 professional matches to his name, but has faced Bangladesh just nine times in his 15-year international ca

World Test Championship: Pakistan captain Babar Azam was very delighted after leading his team to a resounding eight-wicket victory over the West Indies in Trinidad, a win that ended a three-year away Test drought and helped them jump to the eighth position in the World Test Championship (WTC) standings. Chasing a modest target of 75 early on day four of the second Test, Babar fittingly sealed the victory by launching spinner Jomel Warrican for back-to-back sixes, and help Pakistan draw the two-

Sinhalese Sports Club: India head coach Gautam Gambhir has urged the Shubman Gill-led Test squad to be mentally and physically prepared to tackle any challenge right from the opening day of the upcoming two-game series against Sri Lanka, starting in Galle on August 15. The Indian team began its practice session at Colombo's NCC ground on Wednesday morning, and are scheduled to play a three-day practice match at the same venue from August 7-9. Following this, the visitors will head to Galle for t

For North Delhi Strikers: North Delhi Strikers produced another impressive batting performance to defeat East Delhi Riders by six wickets in the Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Earlier, East Delhi Riders posted a competitive 171/6 in their 20 overs, thanks to a superb unbeaten knock from Sujal Singh. The left-handed batter anchored the innings brilliantly, scoring 82 off just 50 balls, including six fours and four sixes. The Riders struggled to build momentum as wick

Pakistan levelled the brief series against the West Indies on Wednesday, completing an eight-wicket win just after lunch on the fourth day of the second and final Test at Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad. Beaten by 90 runs in the first Test the previous week at the Brian Lara Stadium in the south of the island, the visitors were left with a target of only 75 runs after the home side -- already in deep trouble overnight at 103 for six in the second innings -- were dismissed for 117 half-an-hour into

LNS-W vs ML-W,Approaching Milestones and Records :The two-time champion MI London Women failed to qualify for the playoff last season, and this season also they are almost eliminated from the race. They are at the bottom and have played five games without a win. They will lock horns with London Spirit on Thursday. This contest will commence at 7:30 PM IST at Lord's Cricket Ground. MI London need a miracle to qualify, but it looks almost impossible. But they can spoil the party of London Spirit.