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Steven Smith waged a lone battle for Australia with 71 in 109 balls, but it was largely a sorry batting effort
13.08.2026
Bangladesh were convinced Smith had edged behind early in his innings and the batter himself thought so too
13.08.2026
Almost 18 years after one of the most infamous controversies of the Indian Premier League (IPL) history, Harbhajan Singh and S Sreesanth are again making headlines. Their old fallout from the 2008 IPL has come into focus after Sreesanth recently challenge...
13.08.2026
The India National Cricket Team will be up against the Sri Lanka National Cricket Team for a two-match Test series ahead of the first Test match at the Galle International Stadium, Galle. Former Australia National Cricket Team opener Matthew Hayden has ba...
13.08.2026
Latest scorecard from the final match of the ODI tri-series between Scotland and Canada at Forthill.
13.08.2026
Middlesex say a member of their team was racially abused by a spectator at the club's One-Day Cup match against Sussex.
13.08.2026
Latest scorecard from the final match of the ODI tri-series between Scotland and Canada at Forthill.
13.08.2026
The allrounder has commented for the first time since her marriage breakdown and her relationship with Georgia Voll became public
13.08.2026
Jonty Rhodes says ODIs "might be in trouble" going forward but may not go away altogether
13.08.2026
She is one of the three changes Sri Lanka made to the T20I squad that played Pakistan at home last month
13.08.2026
Steven Smith waged a lone battle for Australia with 71 in 109 balls, but it was largely a sorry batting effort
13.08.2026
Bangladesh were convinced Smith had edged behind early in his innings and the batter himself thought so too
13.08.2026
The India National Cricket Team will be up against the Sri Lanka National Cricket Team for a two-match Test series. The first game is scheduled to start on August 15 at the Galle International Stadium, Galle. Ahead of the match, the Men in Blue's bowling...
13.08.2026
England National Cricket Team white-ball skipper Harry Brook has confirmed that he would like to return to the Indian Premier League once he becomes eligible again. The England star is currently serving a two-year IPL ban after pulling out of the tourname...
13.08.2026
The Australia National Cricket Team is up against the Bangladesh National Cricket Team at the MCG 2 in Darwin for the first of the two-match Test series. During the match in the first innings of the hosts, Steve Smith, the side’s best batter for the innin...
13.08.2026
Jamaica Kingsmen will face Guyana Amazon Warriors in Match 6 of CPL 2026 at Sabina Park in Kingston on Thursday, August 13 (local time). The Kingsmen are searching for their first win after two close defeats, while the Warriors will begin their campaign w...
13.08.2026
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has on Thursday (August 13) announced its 15-member squad for the Women’s Asia Cup 2026, with the tournament set to take place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from August 28 to September 13.Star all-rounder Chamari Athapaththu wi...
13.08.2026
Joe Root has scrapped England’s midnight curfew as he prepares to begin his second spell as Test captain against Pakistan at Headingley.
The post Joe Root urges England players to ‘be adults’ as captain removes curfew appeared first on The Cricket Paper.
13.08.2026
Latest scorecard from the first Test between Australia and Bangladesh in Darwin.
13.08.2026
BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team explain all of the key details ahead of the finals of the 2026 edition of The Hundred.
13.08.2026
Latest scorecard from the first Test between Australia and Bangladesh in Darwin.
13.08.2026
BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team explain all of the key details ahead of the finals of the 2026 edition of The Hundred.
13.08.2026
Steven Smith waged a lone battle for Australia with 71 in 109 balls, but it was largely a sorry batting effort
13.08.2026
The allrounder has commented for the first time since her marriage breakdown and her affair with Georgia Voll became public
13.08.2026
Morne Morkel has high expectations from the fast bowlers - Mohammed Siraj is the most experienced, with Prasidh Krishna and the uncapped Gurnoor Brar and Auqib Nabi around
13.08.2026
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has become one of the biggest young names in the cricket world at the age of just 15. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s fearless batting has impressed fans and former players, and now Harbhajan Singh has explained what bowlers should do when fac...
13.08.2026
The India National Cricket Team wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel is facing pressure to improve his batting after a series of poor performances in Test cricket.Dhruv Jurel has been backed by the Indian team management and selectors for a long time, but his...
13.08.2026
Australia Women’s Cricket Team vice-captain Ashleigh Gardner was involved in a controversy off the field after her ex-wife, Monica Wright, had alleged her of cheating. After the comments, the Australia vice-captain has now provided her first reaction to t...
13.08.2026
Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg has opened up about the controversy surrounding Australian women’s vice-captain Ashleigh Gardner’s personal life. There were reports of an alleged relationship with national teammate Georgia Voll while married to her e...
13.08.2026
Welsh Fire and MI London are eliminated from The Hundred as they were beaten in their final group phase matches.
12.08.2026
Welsh Fire and MI London are eliminated from The Hundred as they were beaten in their final group phase matches.
12.08.2026
Brendon Donkers takes over as the head coach of Canterbury in the men's circuit
13.08.2026
Steven Smith waged a lone battle for Australia with 71 in 109 balls, but it was largely a sorry batting effort
13.08.2026
India head coach Gautam Gambhir will reportedly retain his job even if the team loses the upcoming two-match Test series against Sri Lanka, according to RevSportz. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) believes the red-ball team is going throug...
13.08.2026
The 26-year-old pacer Hasan Mahmud produced a sensational spell to dismantle Australia in the first Test in Darwin, claiming six wickets as the hosts were bowled out for just 198. The Bangladesh pacer finished with outstanding figures of 6/55 from 17 over...
13.08.2026
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has asked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to consider rescheduling one of their upcoming T20Is to September 14, according to a report by India Today. The proposed change would allow the match to coincid...
13.08.2026
Australia National Cricket Team’s fiery speedster Mitchell Starc has added another special milestone to his celebrated career on Day 1 of the ongoing first Test against Bangladesh National Cricket Team at the Marrara Cricket Ground in Darwin on Thursday,...
13.08.2026
Steven Smith waged a lone battle for Australia with 71 in 109 balls, but it was largely a sorry batting effort
13.08.2026
The 26-year-old pacer Hasan Mahmud produced a sensational spell to dismantle Australia in the first Test in Darwin, claiming six wickets as the hosts were bowled out for just 198. The Bangladesh pacer finished with outstanding figures of 6/55 from 17 over...
13.08.2026
Srinagar is ready for a big cricket comeback as the Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium is all set to host one of the biggest matches ever seen in Jammu and Kashmir. The historic Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium will reportedly host the Irani Cup 2026 from October 1 to 5.The 20...
13.08.2026
A reporter asked Pat Cummins whether Bazball was now “dead and buried” and whether Australia had effectively killed England's much-discussed Test philosophy. The Australian captain had little interest in taking credit for it. “Uh, no. Don’t really care,”...
13.08.2026
Joe Root's England Test squad faces an unusual scheduling challenge ahead of the Pakistan series, with six members of the squad involved in the closing stages of The Hundred just days before the first Test. Gus Atkinson, Josh Tongue, Harry Brook, Dan Lawr...
13.08.2026
The pitch preparations at the Galle International Stadium drew attention ahead of the upcoming India-Sri Lanka Test series. Hours after Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir and batting coach Sitanshu Kotak inspected the 22-yard strip, the groundstaff brought...
13.08.2026
The proposed expansion of the World Test Championship to include all 12 full-member nations is unlikely to receive enough support, according to Hindustan Times. An internal working group recommended the move, but concerns over the financial viability and...
13.08.2026
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) could soon have a new face in their coaching team ahead of the IPL 2027 mini-auction. Former England captain Eoin Morgan has emerged as the frontrunner to replace Stephen Fleming, who recently ended his historic association with...
13.08.2026
R Ashwin believes former England captain could be a leading candidate to replace Stephen Fleming as Chennai Super Kings head coach. Here’s what he revealed.
The post Ashwin hints at surprise name for CSK head coach role after Fleming’s exit ahead of IPL 2...
13.08.2026
Players and fans reflect as Welsh Fire's men's and women's sides again miss out on the Eliminators, despite a drastically improved season in The Hundred.
13.08.2026
England have scrapped their midnight curfew seven months after introducing it. Now, only wins will repair the reputational damage they have sustained, says Stephan Shemilt.
13.08.2026
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13.08.2026
Players and fans reflect as Welsh Fire's men's and women's sides again miss out on the Eliminators, despite a drastically improved season in The Hundred.
13.08.2026