Cricket

Saleem ruled out of Afghanistan's ODI squad

Afghanistan's young right-arm fast bowler Mohammad Saleem Safi has been ruled out of the upcoming three-match ODI series against Bangladesh due to a groin overload injury. The series is scheduled to begin on October 8 in Abu Dhabi.

2025-10-06T15:11:40.433439+00:00 IST

SA prepare for Pak tour, simulate spin-heavy conditions in HPC

South Africa's all-format tour to Pakistan, consisting of two Tests, will start from October 12 onwards. While the side set to begin their ICC World Test Championship (WTC) defence has not played red-ball cricket since the monumental title win at Lord's, some of its players did feature in the two-match Test series in Zimbabwe during June-July and also played the County Championship. As a part of their main preparation, they replicated what they anticipate to be spin-assisting tracks in Pretoria during their last two days of training camp.

2025-10-06T14:28:48.185603+00:00 IST

NZ star Devine becomes 10th-highest run-getter in Women's WC

During her side's first innings total of 231 in 47.5 overs against South Africa, Devine contributed 85 in 98 balls, with nine fours at a strike rate of 86.73.

2025-10-06T13:27:00.900713+00:00 IST

Cricket: How Team India dominated Pakistan in 4 weeks

Troubling times for Pakistan against Team India started with a seven-wicket loss to Men in Blue during the group stage of the men's Asia Cup in Dubai on September 14, and followed them right to Colombo on Sunday, where the Women in Green surrendered to the pace of Kranti Gaud and Deepti Sharma's spin during a run-chase of 248 runs.

2025-10-06T12:26:17.928825+00:00 IST

Labuschagne smashes 160 as Queensland towers over Tasmania

Australian and Former World No.1 Test batter Marnus Labuschagne slammed 160 for Queensland against Tasmania at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane in the ongoing Sheffield Shield on Monday.

2025-10-06T11:13:23.598652+00:00 IST

Walter confirms Williamson's availability for home summer

After the completion of the T20I series against Australia, New Zealand head coach Rob Walter confirmed that the former skipper Kane Williamson will be available for the upcoming home summer for the Blackcaps.

2025-10-06T09:56:30.312501+00:00 IST

ICC Women's World Cup: NZ wins toss, elects to bowl against SA

New Zealand started their World Cup campaign against Australia with an 89-run loss, while South Africa faced a humiliating loss to England by 10 wickets as they were bundled out for 69 runs. Both teams will be aiming to make amends for their losses in campaign openers and bounce back.

2025-10-06T09:27:17.320329+00:00 IST

Australian coach Nitschke hails "ultimate professional" Schutt

Schutt, the 32-year-old veteran with 140 ODI wickets, did not feature in the clash against White Ferns as the pace of a much younger, 22-year-old Darcie Brown was chosen.

2025-10-06T09:17:26.162316+00:00 IST

NZ veterans Bates, Devine on verge of historic milestones

While Suzie will be making history, her teammate Sophie Devine is also set to play her 300th international match. Since their debut for New Zealand in 2006, both of these legends, aged 38 and 36 respectively, have served as the backbone of a quality White Ferns side, which has emerged as a threat to the supremacy of Australia and England over the years.

2025-10-06T08:36:14.594629+00:00 IST

Lanka Premier League 2025 returns for December showdown

The sixth edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) will run from December 1 to 23, 2025, featuring 24 days of action-packed T20 cricket -- the longest season in the tournament's history, according to a press release from LPL.

2025-10-06T07:23:39.050859+00:00 IST

Former WI legend Bernard Julien passes away at 75

Former West Indies and World Cup-winning player Bernard Julien died at the age of 75 on Saturday in Valsayn. During his cricketing career, he featured in 24 Tests and 12 ODIs for his national team.

2025-10-06T07:03:03.174113+00:00 IST

Jafta emphasizes Focus and Patience as Proteas face New Zealand

Ahead of the game against New Zealand in the ongoing ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025, South Africa wicketkeeper-batter Sinalo Jafta stressed the importance of focus and patience ahead of their World Cup encounter with New Zealand.

2025-10-06T06:13:34.031224+00:00 IST

Suzie Bates warns of strong Proteas comeback ahead of their match

Ahead of the game against South Africa in the ongoing ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025, New Zealand right-hand batter Suzie Bates has cautioned that South Africa, despite a disappointing start to their World Cup campaign, remains a formidable side.

2025-10-06T06:00:54.073184+00:00 IST

Crowd expected for MCG as public ticket allocation exhausted

Cricket Australia on Monday confirmed that public ticket allocation for the Melbourne T20I between Australia and India has now been exhausted.

2025-10-06T05:45:24.583351+00:00 IST

Muneeba's run-out issue against India has been settled: Diana

Pakistan's right-arm quick, Diana Baig, disclosed that the confusion around opening batter Muneeba Ali's contentious run-out against arch-rival India in Colombo has been "resolved".

2025-10-05T20:59:10.650819+00:00 IST

India skipper Harmanpreet says Colombo pitch wasn't "easy to bat"

Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was delighted with India notching up their second straight win at the Women's World Cup in Colombo on Sunday. She described the thumping 88-run victory over arch-rival Pakistan as an "important game for all of us" that held a fair share of ripples.

2025-10-05T20:45:39.590038+00:00 IST

Gaud reveals how going against skipper Harmanpreet led to wicket

India's young speedster Kranti Gaud, who dazzled with her blistering pace, revealed how her insistence on keeping a second slip, a move that was against skipper Harmanpreet Kaur's idea, proved to be valuable in Aliya Riaz's dismissal during the rivalry clash against Pakistan in Colombo on Sunday at the ongoing Women's World Cup.

2025-10-05T20:44:36.877337+00:00 IST

CM Dhami attends final of Uttarakhand Premier League

The final of the men's competition took place on Sunday, while the women's competition in the league ran from September 23 to September 26.

2025-10-05T20:16:27.427177+00:00 IST

"I don't pay attention to India-Pakistan talk": Pacer Gaud

Batter Sidra Amin's historic innings, the highest-ever score by a Pakistani batter against India in women's ODIs, went in vain as a strong show by Women in Blue's spinners, particularly Deepti Sharma kept their winning streak against the arch-rivals alive with a 88-run during their ICC Women's World Cup clash at Colombo on Sunday.

2025-10-05T20:13:44.219532+00:00 IST

India A seal 2-1 series win over Australia A

During the pursuit of a daunting 317-run target, India A were comfortably placed at 262/3 in the 35th over. However, the visitors mounted a comeback by scalping five wickets for 39 runs, ensuring India A lost its grip on the contest. However, Vipraj Nigam and Arshdeep Singh rose to the challenge and stitched an unbeaten 21-run stand for the ninth wicket to take India A home with a narrow two-wicket win in the decider.

2025-10-05T18:14:14.611119+00:00 IST

ICC Women's WC: India keep unbeaten run against Pakistan alive

With this, India women's team maintains a perfect 5-0 record against Pakistan in women's World Cup. Also, in women's ODI, India's streak has now went upto 12-0. While Pakistan restricted India to 247, bundling out their rivals for the first time ever in ODIs thanks to a historic spell by Diana Baig (4/69), Sidra Amin (81 in 106 balls, with nine fours and a six) barely got support from her batters as Pakistan was bundled out for 159 all out in 43 overs. Kranti Goud (3/20) and Deepti Sharma (3/45) were the pick of the bowlers for India.

2025-10-05T17:40:31.518079+00:00 IST