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Phil Walker grades the players after their thumping win at Leeds...
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23.08.2026
The India National Cricket Team is playing the second Test match against the Sri Lanka National Cricket Team at the Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground (SSC) in Colombo. After taking a 0-1 lead in the series, the team started the second game with much co...
23.08.2026
Pat Cummins is among those fast bowlers across the globe whose workload has been managed heavily by the national cricket board. Australia is scheduled to play a lot of cricket in the next twelve months with back-to-back Test series. After the Bangladesh T...
23.08.2026
Prithvi Shaw's return to batting in the ongoing Duleep Trophy did not last long because of a top-class delivery from the hands of the spinner Abid Mushtaq. Prithvi Shaw went to defend the ball on his front foot, head down, but the ball, which was slightly...
23.08.2026
The India National Cricket Team is currently playing against the Sri Lanka National Cricket Team in a two-match Test series. They have been leading the series 0-1, and the second Test match began on Sunday, August 23. Amidst this, former opener Aakash Cho...
23.08.2026
It became the second-shortest Test ever played on Australian soil after Bangladesh were bundled for 95 on the second day
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Bangladesh drew their first series in Australia in 23 years, and rose above No. 9 on the ICC Test rankings for the first time
23.08.2026
"I don't want to point finger at anyone in particular but we played poorly as a team," Shanto said after the two-day loss in Mackay
23.08.2026
A new league contest awaits at DXC Arena No 2, with Bangladesh HP-XI Academy set to square off against Victoria Academy in Darwin on 24th August at 10:30 AM IST.Get the best BAN-XI vs VIC Dream11 prediction, My11Circle Prediction, fantasy cricket tips, pr...
23.08.2026
India captain Shubman Gill entered Test cricket history on Sunday by recording the second-highest batting average for a captain. Gill achieved the milestone after scoring a fifty in India's first innings on Day 1 (Sunday, August 23) of the second Test aga...
23.08.2026
English people have been hardcore cricket and football fans. Both teams from their respective sports have done well and gathered a lot of attention. England National Football Team captain Harry Kane is also known as a supporter of cricket and Virat Kohli....
23.08.2026
Rishabh Pant suffered an injury scare and walked off retired hurt on Day 1 of the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo. Pant took a painful blow to his left wrist from a sharp bouncer by Sri Lankan pacer Lahiru Kumara and...
23.08.2026
Pakistan reportedly secured major wins over India during an Asian Cricket Council (ACC) election. The election was for three ACC director spots. As per media reports, the candidates backed by Pakistan won. Though the victories were not easy for them, the...
23.08.2026
"I don't want to point finger at anyone in particular but we played poorly as a team," Shanto said after the two-day loss in Mackay
23.08.2026
The former England captain has hit out at the 2027 Ashes schedule after Headingley was overlooked for a men’s Test despite its rich recent history.
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23.08.2026
Australia strengthened their position at the top of the World Test Championship 2025-27 table after beating Bangladesh by an innings and 51 runs in the second Test at Mackay. The result levelled the two-Test series 1-1 and gave Australia 96 points from 10...
23.08.2026
The rivalry between the Australian and English cricket teams extends beyond the cricket grounds. Cricketers from both nations, who retired long ago, still maintain the illustrious feud. When Justin Langer was asked whether he had any proposals to join Eng...
23.08.2026
The Pakistan National Cricket Team is currently on a tour to England for a three-match Test series. England completely outplayed their opponents in the first Test at Headingley, Leeds. They won the match by an innings and 103 runs. In the first game, Paki...
23.08.2026
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto has urged cricket administrators to schedule more frequent Test series in Australia after Bangladesh suffered a heavy two-day defeat in Mackay. Australia levelled the two-match series 1-1 with an innings-and-51-run...
23.08.2026
The 38-year-old played four international games, and retires as the only cricketer to have won a hat-trick of IPL trophies with three different teams
23.08.2026
Bangladesh drew their first series in Australia in 23 years, and rose above No. 9 on the ICC Test rankings for the first time
23.08.2026
Veteran Indian leg-spinner Karn Sharma has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, bringing an end to a career spanning more than 15 years. Sharma confirmed his decision during the UP T20 League match between Kanpur Superstars and Meerut Maver...
23.08.2026
Bangladesh's defeat against Australia in Mackay by an innings caused embarrassment to the Pakistan National Cricket Team. Because of the Darwin Test match, where the Bangladesh National Cricket Team defeated the hosts Australia by 9 wickets, the Tiger Bri...
23.08.2026
Mitchell Starc takes 10 wickets in the match as Australia bounce back to win the second Test against Bangladesh by an innings and 51 runs and draw the series.
23.08.2026
Mitchell Starc takes 10 wickets in the match as Australia bounce back to win the second Test against Bangladesh by an innings and 51 runs and draw the series.
23.08.2026
The 38-year-old played four international games, and retires as the only cricketer to have won a hat-trick of IPL trophies with three different teams
23.08.2026
Litton Das, Bangladesh National Cricket Team's one of the senior cricketers in their present set-up, finished the Test series without a single run against the Australia National Cricket Team. As soon as Mitchell Starc returned to bowling, Litton Das was d...
23.08.2026
The second and final Test between Australia and Bangladesh at the Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay ended after just 750 legal deliveries. Notably, the recent match produced 30 wickets across a little more than four sessions, becoming the fourth-shortest...
23.08.2026
Shubman Gill has reached the milestone of 3,000 Test runs and joined an elite group of Indian batters to achieve the feat. The India captain reached the landmark during the ongoing second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo.Gill's latest milestone adds his...
23.08.2026
Yashasvi Jaiswal was involved in a fiery confrontation with Sri Lanka fast bowler Asitha Fernando on Day One of the second Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo. The exchange took place after Fernando clean-bowled Yashasvi Jaiswal in the seventeent...
23.08.2026
The Ashes 2026-27 is on the line, and discussions around Australia and England are going on as both of the teams are going through hot and cold moments in their recent Test series.Soon after Australia’s dominating Test match win in Mackay against Banglade...
23.08.2026
Latest scorecard from the second Test between Australia and Bangladesh in Mackay.
22.08.2026
Can you name the top 20 batters in the world based on the International Cricket Council's Test rankings?
23.08.2026
Latest scorecard from the second Test between Australia and Bangladesh in Mackay.
22.08.2026
Can you name the top 20 batters in the world based on the International Cricket Council's Test rankings?
23.08.2026
Kamil Mishara will debut for Sri Lanka, while Pasindu Sooriyabandara keeps his place after coming on as a concussion substitute in Galle
23.08.2026
The allrounder hit an unbeaten 20-ball 52 in a stunning take down of TKR in North Sound
23.08.2026
It became the second-shortest Test ever played on Australian soil after Bangladesh were bundled for 95 on the second day
23.08.2026
Mohammad Rizwan is likely to be dropped from the next match against the England National Cricket Team at Lord's. The decision to drop the senior keeper-batter is expected after Pakistan suffered an innings defeat by 103 runs at Headingley Carnegie in Leed...
23.08.2026
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi endured a disappointing start to his Duleep Trophy 2026 campaign, falling for just 8 runs in East Zone's quarterfinal against North East Zone in Bengaluru on August 23. Sooryavanshi was dismissed early after North East Zone captain Ro...
23.08.2026
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) finally explains why Kuldeep Yadav is suddenly missing from Team India's practice sessions and from the team line-up as well. After the toss of the India vs Sri Lanka Test match in Colombo, the BCCI, throug...
23.08.2026
Australia vs Bangladesh 2nd Test: Updated WTC Points Table: Australia drew the Test series 1-1 with Bangladesh after securing an innings and 51-run victory in the second Test at Mackay. The result followed Australia's nine-wicket defeat in the opening Tes...
23.08.2026
North Delhi Strikers, led by Sarthak Ranjan, will face Outer Delhi Warriors, captained by Siddhant Sharma, in Match 38 of the Delhi Premier League (DPL) 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday, August 23.North Delhi Strikers have lost four consecutive...
23.08.2026
Australia National Cricket Team drew their two-Test series against Bangladesh National Cricket Team 1-1 after recovering from a nine-wicket defeat in the opening Test.Their next red-ball assignment will be a three-Test tour of the South Africa National Cr...
23.08.2026
A new league contest awaits at DXC Arena No 2, with Bangladesh HP-XI Academy set to square off against Victoria Academy in Darwin on 24th August at 10:30 AM IST.Get the best BAN-XI vs VIC Dream11 prediction, My11Circle Prediction, fantasy cricket tips, pr...
23.08.2026
Latest scorecard from the second Test between Sri Lanka and India from the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo.
23.08.2026
Latest scorecard from the second Test between Sri Lanka and India from the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo.
23.08.2026
Kamil Mishara will debut for Sri Lanka, while Pasindu Sooriyabandara keeps his place after coming on as a concussion substitute in Galle
23.08.2026
India off-spinner Saransh Jain has received his Test cap and will make his debut in the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo. The 33-year-old all-rounder replaces Kuldeep Yadav after India decided to strengthen their spin...
23.08.2026
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) fast bowler Khaleel Ahmed has addressed the trade speculation surrounding his IPL future, saying his focus remains on helping the franchise win its record sixth IPL title. Responding to a fan on social media, the left-arm pacer s...
23.08.2026