5 min readUpdated: Jun 29, 2026 05:48 AM IST For two fixtures in Belfast, India’s team management resisted doing what Ajit Agarkar & Co and before that, the junior selection panel led by Tilak Naidu and S Sharath had done. Having included 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi in the touring party for the tour of Ireland and…
England captain Ben Stokes fell for 30 in his last international innings after announcing his surprising retirement from international cricket on Sunday in the middle of the third Test. The 35-year-old all-rounder confirmed his impending exit shortly before tea on the fourth day of the ongoing third Test against New Zealand in Nottingham, having informed…
2 min readUpdated: Jun 28, 2026 10:40 PM IST The Indian women’s cricket team crashed out of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 on Sunday after falling short against old rivals Australia in a must-win Group A clash at Lord’s in London. Half-centuries from veteran Australians Ellyse Perry and Ashleigh Gardner powered Australia past…
Zimbabwe took first-day honours in a one-off Test against Bangladesh on Sunday thanks to opener Innocent Kaia and left-arm quick Newman Nyamhuri. Nyamhuri took four wickets as Bangladesh collapsed to 140 all out after losing the toss at Harare Sports Club. An unbeaten 76 from Kaia then lifted Zimbabwe to 136 for the loss of…
3 min readUpdated: Jun 28, 2026 10:47 PM IST Two days after a chastening 34-run defeat to Ireland in the first T20I, the Indian team lost once again at Belfast, this time by just one run. The Indian team are the reigning T20 World Champions. This was their first T20I series defeat in three years….
Ellyse Perry and Ashleigh Gardner are two of the shining reasons why this Australian women’s team is a frighteningly perfect one. The two gifted women joined hands to end India’s T20 World Cup dream at Lord’s on Sunday afternoon. Australia chased down India’s 170 for four with six wickets and an over to spare. The…
5 min readJun 28, 2026 11:17 PM IST Having gone 16 consecutive series without losing, which included laying hands on two T20 World Cups in 2024 and 2026, India’s proud run came to a grinding halt at Belfast against Ireland. If the defeat in the first T20I on Friday came as a shock, on Sunday…
Toss update: Zimbabwe won the toss and decided to bowl first Zimbabwe: Ben Curran, Innocent Kaia, Brendan Taylor, Brian Bennett, Craig Ervine, Tafadzwa Tsiga(w), Wessly Madhevere, Brad Evans, Newman Nyamhuri, Richard Ngarava(c), Blessing Muzarabani Bangladesh: Najmul Hossain Shanto(c), Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Shadman Islam, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Towhid Hridoy, Amite Hasan(w), Taijul Islam, Hasan Mahmud,…
At 85/3 after 12 overs, India had Australia exactly where they wanted them. Defending 170 at Lord’s in a must-win game for a place in the Women’s T20 World Cup semi-final, Harmanpreet Kaur & Co had the favourites in a chokehold with the required rate climbing towards 11 an over, and Ellyse Perry and Ashleigh…
West Indies defeated Sri Lanka by an innings and 217 runs in mid-afternoon on the fourth day of the first Test of a two-match series at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Sunday. The two teams will face off again in the second Test from July 3-8 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium…
