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Nathan Lyon marked his return to Australia’s Test XI in emphatic fashion, striking twice in his very first over at Adelaide Oval to climb to second place on Australia’s all-time Test wicket-takers list, behind only Shane Warne. After going five months without adding to his tally — stalled on 562 wickets after missing two of […]

England will have a player review reinstated after a technology failure was acknowledged in the controversial Alex Carey dismissal that never was on the opening day of the Adelaide Test. ESPNcricinfo understands that England head coach Brendon McCullum and team manager Wayne Bentley met match referee Jeff Crowe after stumps to formally raise their concerns. […]

Joshua Dorne has been appointed captain of the West Indies squad for the Men’s Under-19 World Cup, to be held in Zimbabwe and Namibia in January–February 2026. The top-order batter will be supported by allrounder Jonathan Van Lange, who has been named vice-captain. The 15-member squad features a blend of youth and experience, highlighted by […]

Persistent fog and poor visibility meant no play was possible in the fourth T20I between India and South Africa in Lucknow, forcing the match to be abandoned without a ball bowled. Although Lucknow’s air quality index hovered in the hazardous early-to-mid 400s, it was the thick fog that ultimately decided the fate of the game. […]

Rehan Ahmed has been snapped up by Birmingham Phoenix as their first direct signing for the 2026 season of The Hundred, signalling the start of a new era for the franchise under private ownership. The 21-year-old England allrounder makes the move from Trent Rockets, the 2025 runners-up, after an impressive campaign in which he claimed […]

Bangladesh produced a commanding all-round performance to dismantle Sri Lanka by 39 runs and finish top of Group B in the Under-19 Asia Cup in Dubai. The foundation of Bangladesh’s victory was laid by their top order. Openers Zawad Abrar and Rifat Beg set the tone with a solid 84-run partnership, before skipper Azizul Hakim […]

Babar Azam’s difficult start to his BBL campaign continued as Adelaide Strikers produced a composed, all-round performance to defeat Sydney Sixers at the SCG, driven by standout contributions from Jamie Overton, Luke Wood and Liam Scott. Overton set the tone with the ball, returning 2 for 22 from four overs to help hold Sixers to […]

Since making his Test debut in 2018, Ajaz Patel has played just three home Tests — and remarkably remains without a wicket in New Zealand colours on home soil. That contrast is stark given his broader record: more than 400 first-class wickets overall, including 85 Test wickets away from home at an average of 28.01. […]

Uzairullah Niazai’s composed 61, backed by a disciplined collective bowling effort, guided Afghanistan to a comfortable victory over Nepal in the Under-19 Asia Cup. After opting to bowl, Afghanistan struck early through medium-pacer Abdul Aziz, who removed Sahil Patel in the opening over. Nepal found scoring difficult from the outset as Afghanistan’s bowlers applied sustained […]

More than three decades have passed since West Indies last won a Test in New Zealand, a drought captain Roston Chase has repeatedly referenced during this three-match series. While the visitors have shown they possess a bowling attack capable of unsettling New Zealand, their batting has rarely functioned as a unit. Aside from a defiant […]