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16.08.2026
Latest scorecard from the first Test between Australia and Bangladesh in Darwin.
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With The Hundred launching a joint trophy combining men's and women's points, BBC Sport assesses who would win silverware if this was applied to other competitions.
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TKR fought back with the ball in middle overs, before Russell and Powell added the finishing touches in the 183 chase
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Visitors needed just 57 to win on day four even as Cameron Green scored 104 for Australia in the second innings
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Australia captain backed his team's ability to bounce back but acknowledged they had been outplayed in "all facets"
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Shanto especially heaped praise on his fast bowlers, who took all 10 wickets in the first innings
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North Delhi Strikers, led by Sarthak Ranjan, will face Central Delhi Kings, led by Yash Dhull, in Match 28 of the Delhi Premier League 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday (August 16) afternoon.Central Delhi Kings have won six of their seven matches...
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Bangladesh registered a historic 9-wicket Test victory over Australia in Darwin after producing a dominant all-round performance in the first Test of the two-match series, which is part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle. After bowling Austr...
16.08.2026
Outer Delhi Warriors will face Purani Dilli 6 in Match 29 of the Delhi Premier League 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday evening. Purani Dilli 6 are on a three-match winning streak, while Outer Delhi Warriors will look to build on their recent win...
16.08.2026
Bangladesh have created history by beating Australia by nine wickets in the first Test in Darwin, securing their first-ever Test win on Australian soil. The result is a major moment in an otherwise heavily one-sided Test rivalry, with Australia having won...
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Visitors needed just 57 to win on day four even as Cameron Green scored 104 for Australia in the second innings
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TKR fought back with the ball in middle overs, before Russell and Powell added the finishing touches in the 183 chase
16.08.2026
KL Rahul is expected to be available for India on Day 2 of the first Test against Sri Lanka after retiring hurt with cramps on the opening day in Galle. Rahul was forced to leave the field after making a well-paced 77 off 162 balls, but there is no major...
16.08.2026
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is considering starting the 2027 ODI World Cup on October 2, Gandhi Jayanti, according to a report by Cricbuzz. Notably, the proposed date would honour Mahatma Gandhi, who spent 21 years in South Africa and develope...
16.08.2026
KL Rahul came under criticism from Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajay Jadeja and Aakash Chopra after Yashasvi Jaiswal was run out during India's first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. While Jadeja felt both batters were at fault, Pujara and Chopra suggested that Rah...
16.08.2026
Cameron Green's third Test century, and first in Australia, kept the visitors at bay until he became the ninth wicket to fall
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By Tusdiq Din MICKEY ARTHUR is under no illusions as to how difficult the upcoming three Test England v Pakistan series will be for the touring side. Arthur was Pakistan coach from 2016-19 and under the South African, they became the No.1 Test and T20I ra...
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Final frontier: Middlesex, with Josh de Caires to the fore, are looking for a return to the final after a long absence PICTURE: Alamy ... Continue reading... Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day! SUBSCRIBE Already a subscriber to o...
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Changing of the guard: Jordan Cox will bat at No.3 against Pakistan, with new captain Joe Root at No.4 PICTURE: Alamy ... Continue reading... Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day! SUBSCRIBE Already a subscriber to our website? Logi...
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AFGHANISTAN BOOKED their place at the 2027 ODI World Cup in dramatic fashion, edging Ireland in a thrilling contest in Belfast thanks to a match-winning contribution from superstar Rashid Khan. Chasing 207, Afghanistan appeared to be slipping towards defe...
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BANGLADESH HAVE taken a firm grip on the first Test against Australia in Darwin, producing a disciplined all-round performance to leave the hosts in serious trouble after three days. The match marks Australia’s return to Test cricket after an eight-month...
16.08.2026
SCOTLAND PRODUCED a dominant 170-run victory over Canada at Forthill in Cricket World Cup League 2, with captain Richie Berrington and debutant Lyle Robertson the standout performers. Berrington struck a superb 120, his seventh ODI century, as Scotland po...
16.08.2026
NEWS IN BRIEF JOSH HAZLEWOOD has become the ninth Australian bowler to take 300 Test wickets, reaching the milestone during the first Test against Bangladesh in Darwin. The 35-year-old claimed his 14th career five-wicket haul to reach the landmark, joinin...
16.08.2026
Wormsley awaits: the four sides will battle it out on 30 August PICTURE: Alamy STAFFORDSHIRE, Bedfordshire, Devon and Berkshire have secured their places at the National Counties T20 Finals Dayafter winning their respective Super 12s competitions. The fou...
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COLWALL CRICKET Club in Herefordshire is celebrating its unique place in the history of women’s cricket, marking 100 years since a group of women gathered in the village and helped lay the foundations for organised women’s cricket in England. In August 19...
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KNOWLE & DORRIDGE are on top in Birmingham after defeating Kenilworth Wardens by five wickets. Tom Davis led the way for Knowle & Dorridge, bagging a spectacular 7-52 as Kenilworth were bowled out for 230. George Maddy then made 94 as the league leaders k...
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A NEW team has taken its bow on the beach at Elie, one of the UK’s most unusual cricket grounds, and on the bucket list of many a club cricketer Last week, the Authors XI made their debut in a game, taking on the Ship Inn. Their ranks included Tom Holland...
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MOISES HENRIQUES is dreaming of ending his playing career by leading Portugal to their first-ever men’s T20 World Cup, describing qualification as cricket “nirvana”. The 39-year-old, who played four Tests, 16 ODIs and 24 T20 internationals for Australia b...
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Waqar Younis remains one of cricket’s defining fast bowlers, central to Pakistan’s identity through pace, precision, and mastery of reverse swing. Emerging in the late 1980s, he formed a formidable partnership with Wasim Akram, his late-inswinging yorkers...
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As the County Championship returns this week, the season is tantalisingly poised for a grandstand finish. Jo Harman-McGowan reflects on a gloriously unpredictable campaign so far and explores the enduring appeal of a unique competition The County Champion...
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By Ansh Bansal BY LATE August 2024, Surrey were not defending a title so much as running a system. Champions in 2022 and 2023, top of Division One, they arrived at The Oval to play Lancashire with a method that was sculpted to win games at home. Rory Burn...
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KATYA WITNEY The Hundred has reached crunch-time, with the last-minute scramble for knockout places leading to an exciting few days of action at the back-end of the group stage. To add to the excitement, some genuine hostility emerged on-field, as MI Lond...
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By Matt Thacker August 14, The Kia Oval, Kennington Southern Brave 114-7 (Lee 32, Knott 25, Sutherland 2-31, Baker 2-13) SunRisers Leeds 116-5 (Winfield-Hill 37, Sharma 28*, Wong 3-21, Bell 1-14, Glenn 1-25) SunRisers Leeds Women won by 5 wickets Toss: Su...
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By Matt Thacker August 14, The Kia Oval, Kennington Manchester Super Giants 186-4 (Walter 80, Klaasen 63, Carse 1-22, Potts 1-38, Ellis 1-28) SunRisers Leeds 166-7 (Rickelton 54*, Brook 49, Tongue 4-26, Baker 2-39) Manchester Super Giants Men won by 20 ru...
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Lauren Winfield-Hill All in this together: SunRisers Leeds won four on the bounce to reach the Eliminator PICTURE: ECB Images It was a massive effort from everyone at SunRisers to get through to the Eliminator after we had some close losses at the start o...
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By Sam Rhymes August 11, New Road, Worcester Worcestershire Rapids 291 Durham 214 Worcestershire Rapids won by 77 runs Toss: Durham won the toss and decided to field On the charge: Ben McKinney’s early pyrotechnics were just enough to see Durham progress...
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By Brian Halford August 11, Rugby School, Rugby Warwickshire 263 Kent 176 Warwickshire won by 87 runs Toss: Kent won the toss and decided to field WARWICKSHIRE Bears dragged Kent out of the Metro Bank One-Day Cup with them as they completed a trio of wins...
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By Mark Baldwin August 11, The Kia Oval, Kennington Surrey 298-8Notts Outlaws 299-4 Notts Outlaws won by 6 wickets Toss: Surrey won the toss and decided to bat Match-winner: George Musey’s hundred dumped Surrey out PICTURE: Alamy GEORGE MUNSEY was the Not...
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August 11, Taunton Lancashire 443-6Somerset 269 Lancashire won by 174 runs Toss: Somerset won the toss and decided to field CAREER-BEST List A centuries from Keaton Jennings and Rocky Flintoff propelled Lancashire to their highest ever score in the catego...
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By Ben Kosky August 11, Radlett Middlesex 354-8Sussex Sharks 262 Middlesex won by 92 runs Toss: Sussex Sharks won the toss and decided to field Cracking: Joe Cracknell took Middlesex to a huge total PICTURE: Alamy JOE CRACKNELL’S maiden white-ball hundred...
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By Alex Smith August 11, Southampton Derbyshire Falcons 317-5Hampshire 309 Derbyshire Falcons won by 8 runs Toss: Hampshire won the toss and decided to field MARTIN ANDERSSON killed off Hampshire’s hopes of reaching the Metro Bank One-Day Cup men’s compet...
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By Andrew Stockhausen August 11, Cheltenham Northants Steelbacks 308 Gloucestershire 309-7 Gloucestershire won by 3 wickets Toss: Gloucestershire won the toss and decided to field Nerves of steel: Young Jospeh Eckland saw Gloucestershire to victory PICTUR...
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By Graham Hardcastle Desert conditions: Sunny Chelmsford was kind to Yorkshire August 11, Chelmsford Essex 151 Yorkshire 155-3 Yorkshire won by 7 wickets Toss: Essex won the toss and decided to bat YORKSHIRE CLAIMED a convincing but not entirely straightf...
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By Jeremy Blackmore NICK KELLY may have been away on international duty mid-season, but the New Zealand batter wasted little time making his presence felt again at Leicestershire. Since returning from the Kiwi’s white-ball tour of the Caribbean last month...
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By Richard Edwards Starting strong: Ben Mayes on his way to his first fifty for Hampshire, against Glamorgan back in May PICTURE: Alamy IT’S A measure of Ben Mayes’ progress and age, that last weekend’s One Day Cup hundred against Sussex wasn’t the most i...
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By Graham Hardcastle August 14, Clifton Park, York Yorkshire 273-9 (Bennison 91, Wharton 44, Pennington 4-49, Stone 2-58, Ahmed 2-44) Notts Outlaws 277-7 (Haynes 116*, Verreynne 105, Coad 5-52, White 1-24, Hill 1-60) Notts Outlaws won by 3 wickets Toss: N...
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