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Continuing her ruthless form, India women's national cricket team opener Shafali Verma creates a record by scoring a century in the second semi-final of the ongoing 2026 Asian Games in Japan. With the century against the Bangladesh women's national cricke...
20.09.2026
India’s upcoming tour of New Zealand could create a preparation challenge for captain Shubman Gill, with the tight schedule leaving little time between the white-ball and red-ball fixtures. According to a report by Jagran News, the team management has rai...
20.09.2026
Multiple former international cricketers have their own YouTube channels, doing podcasts. Former India National Cricket Team opener Aakash Chopra's podcasts are very popular among Indian cricket fans. In one of his latest YouTube videos, Chopra revealed t...
20.09.2026
Australia Under-19 will challenge India Under-19 in the second Youth ODI, and the match will unfold at Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot on 21st September at 9:00 AM IST. Get the best IND vs AUS Dream11 prediction, fantasy cricket tips, probable playing XI, a...
20.09.2026
Latest scorecard from the third and final one-day international between Zimbabwe and Australia in Harare.
20.09.2026
Read what England's new Test coach Stephen Fleming had to say about Bazball, Ben Stokes, the team's discipline issues and his own philosophy.
20.09.2026
New Test coach Stephen Fleming says he shares English cricket’s “obsession” with the Ashes and arrives with the goal to “beat the Aussies”.
20.09.2026
Latest scorecard from the third and final one-day international between Zimbabwe and Australia in Harare.
20.09.2026
Read what England's new Test coach Stephen Fleming had to say about Bazball, Ben Stokes, the team's discipline issues and his own philosophy.
20.09.2026
New Test coach Stephen Fleming says he shares English cricket’s “obsession” with the Ashes and arrives with the goal to “beat the Aussies”.
20.09.2026
Cremer and Masuku replace Masakadza and Nyamhuri for Zimbabwe while Australia bring in Johnson and Bartlett for Hazlewood and Stanlake
20.09.2026
Incoming head coach will place higher priority on World Test Championship, and wants to reconnect with county game
20.09.2026
Afghanistan star Rashid Khan has revealed that the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) did not inform him before removing him as the T20I captain earlier this year. Rashid said that he only learned about the leadership change when the board announced the squa...
20.09.2026
Continuing her ruthless form, India women's national cricket team opener Shafali Verma creates a record by scoring a century in the second semi-final of the ongoing 2026 Asian Games in Japan. With the century against the Bangladesh women's national cricke...
20.09.2026
Suryakumar Yadav has revealed that he would like to have the six-hitting ability of 15-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Speaking on the Humans of Bombay YouTube channel, Suryakumar praised the youngster’s ability to clear the boundary desp...
20.09.2026
Incoming head coach will place higher priority on World Test Championship, and wants to reconnect with county game
20.09.2026
New head coach wants to add "some cricket sense and smarts" to the white-ball generation in Test cricket
20.09.2026
West Indies have handed Kamil Pooran his maiden international call-up for their upcoming white-ball tour of India. Shimron Hetmyer will miss the three-match ODI series after being given an extended recovery period following the Caribbean Premier League bu...
20.09.2026
Before flying to Japan for the 2026 Asian Games and a one-off T20I match against the Japanese men's national cricket team, the Indian team management made several decisions, including some additions and an exclusion.Fresh reports claimed that the Shreyas...
20.09.2026
Western Australia Premier Roger Cook has described himself as a “big fan” of former India captain Virat Kohli and praised the batter’s conduct on and off the field. Cook’s comments came ahead of the Perth Scorchers’ Big Bash League (BBL) clash against the...
20.09.2026
Team India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana has scripted history by becoming the highest run-scorer in women’s T20I cricket on Sunday, September 20. Mandhana surpassed New Zealand legend Suzie Bates during India’s semifinal clash against Bangladesh at the Asi...
20.09.2026
Will the Asia Cup drama stage in Japan during the trophy distribution ceremonies after the finals of the women's and men's cricket events? Concerns remain, as both India's and Pakistan's national cricket teams are in the tournament.As the head of the Asia...
20.09.2026
Fifties from Shawaal Zulfiqar and Ayesha Zafar went in vain for Pakistan
20.09.2026
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is planning an exhibition match between India and a World XI as part of its centenary celebrations in 2028, according to reports. Notably, plans for the centenary celebrations were discussed during the Annu...
20.09.2026
The fast bowler has been boosted by staying on the park during the winter as he now prepares to face India A
20.09.2026
By Dan Whiting World turned upside down: Chappell clowning around earlier this season before his diagnosis PICTURE: Alamy “I COULDN’T actually walk for two weeks, and no one knew what it was,” says Derbyshire seamer Zak Chappell as he reflects on the effe...
20.09.2026
Final round: The County Championship concludes this week and it’s all to play for PICTURE: Alamy ... Continue reading... Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day! SUBSCRIBE Already a subscriber to our website? Login
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20.09.2026
Decider: Middlesex take on Glamorgan in the Women’s One-Day Cup LG2 Final PICTURE: Alamy ... Continue reading... Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day! SUBSCRIBE Already a subscriber to our website? Login
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20.09.2026
BRENDAN TAYLOR created history when he lined up for Zimbabwe in the first ODI of their three-match series against Australia, breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s world record for the longest ODI career. The India great played the format for a staggering 22 years a...
20.09.2026
Form: Abhishek Sharma was hitting them well against Afghanistan PICTURE: Alamy INDIA WRAPPED UP a 3-0 T20I series win over Afghanistan after a 127-run victory in the final match of the series. Abhishek Sharma blasted an outrageous 108 from 34 balls, hitti...
20.09.2026
JAPAN WILL host India in a one-off T20I ahead of the Men’s Asian Games on Tuesday (September 22) at Sano. It will be the first time the two sides have met at full international level. Japan skipper Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming told ESPNcricinfo: “Hopefully thi...
20.09.2026
PAKISTANI LEG-SPINNER Shadab Khan took a hat-trick as Guyana Amazon Warriors defeated Antigua and Barbuda Falcons by nine wickets to reach the final of the CPL. He dismissed Shimron Hetmeyer, Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Quentin Sampson in his hat-trick on the...
20.09.2026
NEWS IN BRIEF INDIA EASILY defeated Sri Lanka in the final of the Women’s Asia Cup in Dubai, bowling out Sri Lanka for 111 to win by 72 runs. Batting first they posted 183-5, Shafali Verma hitting 68 and Smriti Mandhana 59 as the opening pair shared a sta...
20.09.2026
SHEPHERDS BUSH have made a habit of leaving it late, and they saw no reason to change on the biggest day of their season. Set a revised target of 106 from 15 overs at a rain-soaked Wormsley, the Middlesex County League side got home with four balls to spa...
20.09.2026
THE CRICKET PAPER National Schools Under-17 Boys tournament final took place at the Edgbaston Foundation Ground in Birmingham last week. Harrow School took their place in the final against Repton School after defeating National Under-18 Boys T20 champions...
20.09.2026
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20.09.2026
KNOWLE & DORRIDGE took the title in Birmingham on the final day of the season, wrapping up the league with a 35-run DLS win over Kenilworth Wardens. Alex Phillips hit 79 as Knowle & Dorridge posted 246-9 in their 50 overs. After the rain arrived, Kenilwor...
20.09.2026
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20.09.2026
Title reclaimed: Millfield won the cup for the first time since 2023 PICTURE: Rob Morris THE FINALS day of the Cricket Paper Girls Under-15 100-ball was hosted at Dorridge CC, with Repton once again represented along with Ipswich, Rugby and Mill-field. In...
20.09.2026
Moores played 476 professional matches as a keeper for Sussex, Worcestershire, and Orange Free State in South Africa “When you’re having this debate about county cricket’s future, our best protection is to say: ‘This is what we might lose.’ The culture ar...
20.09.2026
By Guy Williams Leading the attack: Hill has consistently been Yorkshire’s best bowler PICTURE: Allan McKenzie SWPix AN IMPRESSIVE figure on and off the field, George Hill, 25, the tall Yorkshire all-rounder, should have his achievements recognised and re...
20.09.2026
By Alex Smith September 16, Utilita Bowl, Southampton Hampshire 303-5 (Bouchier 117*, Kemp 77, Luus 2-43, Coppack 1-55, Gregory 1-60) Surrey 109 (King 34, Dunkley 17, Wellington 5-19, Tyson 2-29) Hampshire Women won by 194 runs Toss: Surrey Women won the...
20.09.2026
By Alex Smith September 19, Utilita Bowl, Southampton Hampshire 251-9 (McCaughan 78, Kemp 52, Higham 4-49, Phillips 3-38) The Blaze 254-7 (Beaumont 74, Elwiss 64, Wellington 3-36, Tyson 2-46) The Blaze won by 3 wickets Toss: The Blaze won the toss and dec...
20.09.2026
LAUREN WINFIELD-HILL We wrapped up the county season this week, and I’m exhausted. It’s been a good season, but it’s been really tough at times with the jump up to Tier One. I don’t think we’ve been blasted off the park by any stretch of the imagination,...
20.09.2026
Pirates won their second Toyota Disability Premier League (DPL) title after a knock of 59 from Jamie Goodwin, and a crucial unbeaten 24 from Anthony Clapham, helped them chase down a target of 142 against Hawks at Cardiff. Runners-up in last year’s compet...
20.09.2026
By Jeremy Blackmore & Ben Kosky Derbyshire 372 (Madsen 151, Aitchison 106, Sanderson 3-72, Guthrie 3-66) & 286 (Andersson 62, Potts 57, Guthrie 3-61, Harrison 3-74) Northamptonshire 310 (Vasconcelos 58, Procter 54, Randell 3-48, Potts 3-51) & 326-6 (Vasco...
20.09.2026
By Fred Atkins September 15-17, St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Lancashire 161 (Jones 44, Hurst 37, Khaled 5-42, Milnes 4-28) & 192 (Jones 54, Harris 48, Milnes 3-62, Khaled 3-52, Dudgeon 3-51) Kent 214 (Crawley 84, Milnes 40*, Stanley 4-61, Anderson 3-43,...
20.09.2026
By Andrew Stockhausen & Richard Latham September 15-18, Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol Middlesex 326 (Falconer 49, Roland-Jones 45*, Langridge 3-82, M Taylor 2-45) & 361 (Duke 94, Robson 92, Langridge 5-87, Middleton 2-43) Gloucestershire 296 (Ahmed 90*, Sa...
20.09.2026
By ECB Reporters Durham 465 (Agarwal 177, O Robinson 97, Taylor 3-66, Gibbon 3-92, Waite 3-64) & 235 (McKinney 38, Potts 35, Allison 3-60, Taylor 2-55, Waite 2-46, O’Connor 2-56) Worcestershire 448 (Hose 105, D’Oliveira 82, Stokes 6-94, Raine 2-64, Potts...
20.09.2026
RICHARD CLARKE Richard Clarke on the glory of the 2026 Metro Bank One Day Cup I f this is a ‘Renaissance Year’ for the Metro Bank Cup, then today’s final could not be more fitting. It is Leicestershire v Middlesex, the smallest county against the most-tro...
20.09.2026