England’s Women began their T20 World Cup campaign with a hugely convincing win over Sri Lanka but fast bowler Lauren Bell has called on her side to maintain that same standard next time out against Ireland. The opening win was a big boost for confidence and buzz, but Bell thinks one game is inconsequential in the pursuit of success at this most important tournament if you don’t keep plugging away from match to match. In their first game, England turned out to be too powerful with bat and ball. The then immediately made them one of the top teams in…
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Smriti Mandhana and Temba Bavuma are carrying on Indian cricketer Virat Kohli and South African rugby player Siya Kolisi’s legacy as they have been bestowed with one of the biggest accolades in world sport by being named among TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People In Sports for 2026. Your pick not only looks at their performance on the cricket field but also how they have impacted lives away from it. Mandhana and Bavuma are the only cricketers to feature on this year’s list which consists of some of the most recognizable athletes, coaches and sporting personalities across all sports globally.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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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…
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Rishabh Pant is perhaps the most fearless batsman and a future star of modern Indian cricket. He is a great batsman, an inventive shot maker and has proved to be a reliable wicketkeeper in all formats of the game. But it is not Pant’s attacking style of play alone that enables him to change the course of matches in just a few overs, and complete match-winners. His heroics in test, limited-overs internationals and the IPL have garnered him fans across every cricketing nation. This is the story of a boy from Uttarakhand who rose to become one of India’s greatest…
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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…
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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…