• Nathan Lyon’s Determination Shines Through During Long Injury Recovery
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    Nathan Lyon’s Determination Shines Through During Long Injury Recovery

    June 15, 2026 - By 

    Nathan Lyon was never a kind of bloke to take the easy road. This veteran Australia off-spinner has overcome adversity so many times in his extraordinary career and showed his dedication to the game once again. Lyon, now aged 38 is presented with another huge challenge after a serious hamstring injury in the Ashes series. For many players who may be in the twilight of their careers, one such disappointing performance could lead to thoughts on retirement but Lyon is instead adamant about his drive to return with Australia. Lyon suffered the injury while fielding during Australia’s third Ashes Test…

  • Connolly Battles Cramps to Lead Australia to Thrilling One-Wicket Win in Dhaka
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    Connolly Battles Cramps to Lead Australia to Thrilling One-Wicket Win in Dhaka

    June 15, 2026 - By 

    Australia weaved an exhilarating one-wicket win over Bangladesh in the third and final ODI match to end up on a high note but miss out series victory against hosts here today. While the first two games had already seen Bangladesh win the series, it was in this final game that one of Australia’s most memorable individual performances best formally arrived. Cooper Connolly guided his team home with a thrilling captain’s knock and defined hope. Bangladesh: 1st Innings Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat. They had several individual contributions rather than a stand out partnership to build their innings…

  • West Indies Complete Successful Chase to Defeat Sri Lanka and Win Series
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    West Indies Complete Successful Chase to Defeat Sri Lanka and Win Series

    June 15, 2026 - By 

    The West Indies won a hard-fought T20I series against Sri Lanka with a five-wicket victory in the third and final match at Sabina Park, Kingston. The win gave the hosts another one-day series, but in a dramatic match that saw both sides ensuring they were aware of what was at stake with the best-of-three at 1-1 going into this decider. Batting first, Sri Lanka had managed a respectable 169 all out in their full quota of 20 overs. The tourists were in a commanding position at stages of the innings but got off to an encouraging start. Wickets fell at…

  • India Women Crush Pakistan Women by 64 Runs in T20 World Cup 2026 Opener
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    India Women Crush Pakistan Women by 64 Runs in T20 World Cup 2026 Opener

    June 15, 2026 - By 

    India Women kick-started their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign with a thumping victory over Pakistan Women as they were able to register a commanding win of 64 runs at Edgbaston. The highly-anticipated contest drew a ground record audience and produced an enthralling battle with India demonstrating complete dominance in both batting and bowling. India started poorly after opting to bat first, managing just 18 runs for the loss of two wickets. But this was when Smriti Mandhana and captain Harmanpreet Kaur had a stabilising partnership. Mandhana put on a cleverly paced innings, Cricket mixing elegance with aggressive stroke…

  • West Indies Dominate Sri Lanka to Take Early Lead in T20I Series
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    West Indies Dominate Sri Lanka to Take Early Lead in T20I Series

    June 12, 2026 - By 

    Despite a narrow defeat, Afghanistan A upset India in the Sri Lanka A Team Tri-Series as Dambulla yielded only their second official One-Day win ever due to rain – with India’s total falling four runs short on the DLS method. With rain awaiting the conclusion of proceedings India A stayed ahead according to run rate due to an imposing total being posted and them well in command for a large portion but that still only just kept Afghanistan A at bay. Having been invited to bat first, India A made early use of the batting conditions with a good platform…

  • Afghanistan A Stun India A Despite 349-Run Total in DLS-Affected Tri-Series Match
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    Afghanistan A Stun India A Despite 349-Run Total in DLS-Affected Tri-Series Match

    June 12, 2026 - By 

    In a closely contested game, Afghanistan A produced an upset win over India A in the Sri Lanka A Team Tri-Series — rain handed Afghanistan just their second official One-Day victory ever as they won by four runs (DLS method) during Dambulla. Faced with a mammoth total and in command during much of the match, even India A was unable to keep Afghanistan A from remaining ahead on run rate before inclement weather brought an early conclusion to proceedings. Batting first after being invited to bat first, cricket India A capitalised on the batting conditions early and made good use…

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    Mehidy Hasan Miraz Taken to Hospital After Helmet Blow During Bangladesh’s Historic ODI Series Win Over Australia

    June 12, 2026 - By 

    Bangladesh captain Mehidy Hasan Miraz was hospitalised for observation after he took a blow to the helmet from a bouncer in Dhaka during the second ODI against Australia on Wednesday. It raised alarm bells for teammates and supporters who were aware that head injuries in cricket are handled with great care post modern concussion protocols. Mehidy’s injury took place while he was batting during Bangladesh’s innings. He misjudged the bounce on an attempted pull shot to a short ball and it hit him on the side of his helmet. The field medical team immediately attended to him and began the…

  • Rob Key Explains Why Joe Root Was Chosen Over Harry Brook for England's Interim Test Captaincy
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    Rob Key Explains Why Joe Root Was Chosen Over Harry Brook for England’s Interim Test Captaincy

    June 12, 2026 - By 

    Rob Key has insisted that Harry Brook’s absence from the interim England Test captaincy is no setback to his future plans as a leader. Given that the second Test would come without Ben Stokes so many support staff believed Brook, vice-captain of England but key to their winning run over both formats in time playing as much competition regardless. Joe Root was then entrusted with that role instead, leading to fans and experts debating whether Brook should be further up the batting order or part of a wider leadership group. “The decision,” Key says, “was purely based on what we…

  • Prasidh Krishna Replaces Mohammed Siraj for Ireland and England T20I Series as India Prioritizes Workload Management
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    Prasidh Krishna Replaces Mohammed Siraj for Ireland and England T20I Series as India Prioritizes Workload Management

    June 9, 2026 - By 

    India have rested fast bowler Mohammed Siraj from their T20I squad for the tours to Ireland and England as part of a work-load management plan. The Siraj has withdrew from the series and will not play in either of them, while Krishna replaces him as announced by India’s apex cricket body BCCI. BCCI’s medical team had discussion with the Indian team management before arriving at this decision. The board added that Siraj has been advised to rest in order to remain physically fresh for a busy international calendar coming up. The decision, the BCCI said in an official statement, was…

  • Fisher's Double Strike Keeps Surrey on Top as Rain Disrupts Day 2 Against Hampshire
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    Fisher’s Double Strike Keeps Surrey on Top as Rain Disrupts Day 2 Against Hampshire

    June 9, 2026 - By 

    Surrey remained firmly on top of their County Championship clash against Hampshire at The Kia Oval, despite weather which wrecked most of the second day’s play. Matt Fisher provided sparkle with the ball, posting two key wickets for England but rain allowed Surrey to get away from a nearly 400-run first-innings lead. Surrey, who posted an impressive 421 in their first innings thanks to a brilliant double century from Dan Lawrence, would be hoping for more breakthrough with the batters of Hampshire on Day 2. But rain had interrupted play during the day and limited it to just 24.4 overs…