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Pakistan ask Bangladesh to bat; both XIs packed with quicks

Nahid Rana, Ebadot Hossain and Taskin Ahmed are the quicks for Bangladesh, while Shaheen Afridi, Hasan Ali and Mohammad Abbas will do the job for Pakistan

8 May 2026 9:57 am
Prince Yadav rises to third place on IPL 2026 Purple Cap table

Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Virat Kohli had the chance to move up their respective tables, but both returned blobs against LSG

8 May 2026 8:43 am
Prince Yadav to Virat Kohli, and 'the ball of the tournament'

A lot of bowlers bowl one or two good balls in an over. This guy bowls about four to five. That's his strength, Ambati Rayudu says after Prince Yadav's latest match-winning show at IPL 2026

8 May 2026 7:38 am
Dhumal: IPL's anti-corruption unit has flagged 'anomalies' in a report to BCCI

BCCI secretary also said that in some cases, team owners and officials have been mingling with players in areas where it is not allowed

8 May 2026 1:06 am
LSG overcome drama to keep campaign alive

RCB nearly pulled off a heist but Prince and Co held their nerve to snap LSG's six-match losing streak

8 May 2026 12:49 am
Why being Pakistan head coach could be the perfect role for Sarfaraz

The former Pakistan captain waltzes into his new role with relatively little experience in coaching, but a strong bond with Test captain Shan Masood and an acute understanding of the game

7 May 2026 11:03 pm
Babar ruled out of first Bangladesh Test due to left knee injury

PCB did not specify whether he would be ruled out of the series altogether, stating that his condition was being monitored by the team's medical panel

7 May 2026 10:31 pm
Does DC's middle-order have an answer for KKR's spin twins?

DC have lost four of their last five games, while KKR have scored three wins in a row

7 May 2026 9:28 pm
Domestic player among four charged in BCB's corruption probe

One person has also received a lifetime ban as probe into BPL and NCL brings the first charges since the BCB integrity unit was formed in 2025

7 May 2026 8:54 pm
Unchanged RCB bowl; LSG make three changes in Lucknow clash

Arshin Kulkarni will open for LSG for the first time this season with Josh Inglis out injured, while Digvesh Rathi and Shahbaz Ahmed also slotted into their side

7 May 2026 7:42 pm
Fast bowling riches in focus as Bangladesh and Pakistan switch to Test mode

The teams reunite in a Test series for the first time since Pakistan stumbled to a 2-0 series loss against Bangladesh at home

7 May 2026 6:25 pm
Marcus North set to be named as England Men's selector

Former Australia batter and current Durham director of cricket expected to be confirmed ahead of NZ Test series

7 May 2026 5:42 pm
Hollie Armitage named MI London Women's captain

Armitage will recreate 2025 title-winning partnership at Northern Superchargers with Lisa Keightley

7 May 2026 4:45 pm
Bringing up Kartik Sharma, with a little 'duty of care' from Dhoni and Fleming

Kartik Sharma has had a rough time of it after joining CSK for a record fee, but finally came good with a match-winning half-century against Mumbai Indians

7 May 2026 1:58 pm
Former India Under-19 cricketer Amanpreet Singh Gill dies at 36

Amanpreet Singh Gill played youth one-dayers and a three-day Test in 2007, touring England, Malaysia and Sri Lanka with the India Under-19 team in that period

7 May 2026 12:27 pm
Cummins, Starc, Hazlewood unlikely for Pakistan ODIs as dates overlap with IPL

Australia's three-match ODI tour will begin on May 30 in Rawalpindi before the final two matches are played on June 2 and 4 in Lahore, with the IPL playoffs running until May 31

7 May 2026 11:47 am
Allrounder Reddy has 'found a niche' despite the impact-player rule

The team functions better when they have an allrounder who's being able to contribute both with bat and ball, James Franklin, SRH's assistant coach, says about Nitish Kumar Reddy

7 May 2026 11:37 am
Australia A men to tour India in September-October ahead of 2027 Test tour

Australia A women and Australia men's Under-19s will also tour India in September and October

7 May 2026 10:24 am
'Good head on his shoulders' - Connolly's happy IPL with PBKS continues

Sairaj Bahutule credits Cooper Connolly, who scored an unbeaten 107 in 59 balls, for not giving up even when the chase against SRH was dead in the water

7 May 2026 10:07 am
Warner was 'reckless and foolish' to drink and drive, according to his lawyer

Warner's drink driving case was adjourned in a Sydney court on Thursday with no plea required, with the case to continue on June 24

7 May 2026 9:10 am
Klaasen and Abhishek lead Orange Cap race at IPL 2026

Ishan Kishan, Cooper Connolly and Eshan Malinga also moved up the ladder after SRH beat PBKS by 33 runs in IPL 2026 on Wednesday night

7 May 2026 7:17 am
'We dropped too many catches' - Shreyas Iyer rues sloppy PBKS performance

Punjab Kings dropped three catches and missed one stumping chance, as Sunrisers Hyderabad raced away to a 33-run win and the top of the table

7 May 2026 12:25 am
Connolly ton in vain as batting muscle fires SRH to top of the table

Both teams missed chances in the field but PBKS' proved costlier

6 May 2026 11:53 pm
Grace Scrivens, Cordelia Griffith boost Essex resurgence

Their 128-run stand overcomes Lancashire for third straight win as in-form Jodi Grewcock chimes in with fifty

6 May 2026 10:54 pm
Jamieson, O'Rourke return to NZ Test squad for Ireland, England tours

Uncapped allrounder Dean Foxcroft part of jumbo squad for three-match Test series in England

6 May 2026 10:48 pm
India to host Zimbabwe for maiden women's bilateral series

Tour comprises three T20Is and three ODIs in October

6 May 2026 10:08 pm
Mady Villiers century delivers Durham victory in brilliant allround display

She also led bowling attack with 3 for 38 amid fifties for Warwickshire's Davina Perrin, Charis Pavely and Nat Wraith

6 May 2026 9:58 pm
Bouchier blitz outdoes Odgers as Hampshire overwhelm Somerset

Career-best 143 proves decisive after 150-run stand with Chloe Skelton

6 May 2026 9:53 pm
Duanne Olivier fast-tracked to Durham after Kemar Roach injury

Pair were due to swap mid-season but hamstring injury suffered against Middlesex ends Kemar Roach's stint

6 May 2026 9:30 pm
Phil Simmons: Bangladesh 'want to make new history'

The Bangladesh head coach doesn't want his players to rest on the 2024 laurels

6 May 2026 9:26 pm
Julian Metherell, London Spirit chair, named as next president of MCC

Former Goldman Sachs executive named to succeed Ed Smith when tenure begins in October

6 May 2026 7:49 pm
Ferguson, Shashank return as Punjab Kings opt to bowl

Nitish Kumar Reddy is back for SRH, replacing Aniket Verma

6 May 2026 7:37 pm
Mighty RCB face potential banana peel in LSG

RCB are the most complete side of IPL 2026 but LSG's bowlers are demons on home pitches

6 May 2026 7:29 pm
Netherlands call up Leemhuis, Lawrence for maiden Women's T20 World Cup

The same squad will play in a tri-series involving Bangladesh and Scotland just before the World Cup

6 May 2026 6:09 pm
Ahmedabad, not Bengaluru, to host IPL 2026 final

Dharamsala will stage Qualifier 1 while New Chandigarh will host the Eliminator and Qualifier 2

6 May 2026 12:58 pm
'Bit of an up-and-down curve' - Badani on navigating home pitches

DC have played five matches at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in IPL 2026 and have won just one so far

6 May 2026 9:27 am
Finch: Samson batting on a different level after quiet start

After three low scores, Samson has stepped up and become CSK's batting mainstay

6 May 2026 7:41 am
IPL Orange Cap table - Samson in top five

Samson made a match-winning 87* against DC and displaced Sai Sudharsan from the No.5 spot

6 May 2026 6:47 am
Gaikwad: 'Samson is the backbone of CSK's batting'

Samson was comfortable in his trigger movements, trusted his hands and made a match-winning 87* against DC

6 May 2026 12:51 am
Samson, Kartik, spinners set up CSK's clinical win

Delhi Capitals could only put up 155 for 7, which proved too little as the surface got better to bat on in the second innings

5 May 2026 11:47 pm
Need to 'limit the powerplay' - Vettori, Haddin brace for Travishek vs Prabh-Arya

In their respective recent losses, both teams' opening pairs failed to have their usual impact

5 May 2026 9:43 pm
Warwickshire sign Usman Tariq for T20 Blast

Pakistan mystery spinner will turn out for Warwickshire ahead of Hundred stint with Birmingham Phoenix

5 May 2026 8:38 pm
SRH, PBKS jostle for top spot on IPL points table

Two teams with delectable batting line-ups and promising bowling units lock horns in Hyderabad

5 May 2026 7:54 pm
Ngidi replaces Jamieson as DC bat; Hosein, Gurjapneet back for CSK

Karun Nair has been called in too for DC with Sameer Rizvi dropping into the Impact Players bench

5 May 2026 7:48 pm
BBL privatisation explainer: CA set to make next move after NSW, Queensland dig in

What is being tested to be sold, why have some states said no to the proposal, and more

5 May 2026 4:37 pm
Royals sale controversy: outcome doesn't 'reflect a level-playing field', says Somani-led group

Somani-led consortium calls it surprising and disappointing that Royals went to the Mittal-led consortium after the deal appeared to have been sealed

5 May 2026 2:17 pm
Rohit puts on a 'full display' on return, but is it too late to salvage MI's season?

In Rohit Sharma's absence, MI struggled to find the right overseas-Indian balance, ended up weakening their batting order, and slipped to near the bottom on the points table

5 May 2026 1:26 pm
DC bank on fit-again Ngidi and 'captain of the fast bowlers' Starc

Now the relaxed mode is over; if you want to qualify, you have to win all the matches, bowling coach Munaf Patel says ahead of DC's game against CSK

5 May 2026 11:31 am
Does Bumrah need a break? 'Sit and have a chat with him,' our experts say

Jasprit Bumrah conceded 31 in his two powerplay overs against LSG, bowled wides and no-balls, and didn't pick up a wicket to continue his poor run in IPL 2026

5 May 2026 9:50 am
Rickelton surges past nine batters on IPL 2026 Orange Cap table

There weren't any changes in the top five of either the Orange Cap or the Purple Cap tables at the end of the Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants game on Monday night

5 May 2026 8:30 am