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WOMEN’S WORLD CUP, 2025 Smriti Mandhana is one 100 short of equalling Meg Lanning’s record of international hundreds of 17 © BCCI The 13th edition of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup brings more than just a trophy – it’s a stage for record-chases, personal landmarks, and historic firsts. This edition also marks the end of the eight-team format, with expansion planned for future tournaments. Since its inception, fifteen teams have featured in the World Cup, though only three teams – England, Australia, and New Zealand have lifted the trophy. This 50-over World Cup will be the first senior ICC…
Kate Cross has opened up about losing her England central contract, saying it was the “toughest week of her career”.The 33-year-old pace bowler, who has taken more than 100 wickets across all formats for England and has led the attack since Katherine Sciver-Brunt’s retirement in 2023, found out about the decision on the eve of the Women’s Hundred in August. Cross was dropped during England’s one-day international series against India in the summer and was also not selected for the upcoming ODI World Cup, a decision she described as “savage”.”It’s probably been one of the toughest weeks I’ve had in…
South Australia trumped by Joel Paris’ five-wicket haul to help Western Australia earn bonus point South Australia v Western Australia | One-Day Cup Western Australia opener Sam Fanning has top-scored before teammate Joel Paris claimed five wickets in a 66-run one-day win against South Australia. Fanning’s 75 from 91 balls and half-centuries from Cameron Bancroft (63) and Hilton Cartwright (55) steered WA to 9-298 from 50 overs on Wednesday. SA, with left-arm paceman Paris taking 5-42, were bowled out for 232 from 44.3 overs in reply at Karen Rolton Oval in Adelaide. SA’s defence of the Dean Jones Trophy is…
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has suspended USA Cricket’s membership in the sport’s world governing body with immediate effect, although the country’s teams will still be able to play in the run-up to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The ICC Board agreed to suspend USA Cricket after “repeated and continued breaches of its obligations as an ICC member under the ICC’s constitution,” a statement issued late on Tuesday said. “These include, but are not limited to, the failure to implement a functional governance structure,” and a “lack of progress toward achieving National Governing Body status with the United States Olympic…
Representative Image: USA Cricket ©Getty After months of speculation, the ICC has officially suspended USA Cricket (USAC) with immediate effect, citing repeated and continued breaches of its obligations as a member board. In a media statement, the ICC detailed the areas of non-compliance, noting they were “not limited to” USAC’s failure to implement a functional governance structure, its lack of progress toward securing recognition as a National Governing Body (NGB) with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committe (USOPC), and “significant actions that have caused reputational damage to cricket in the United States and around the world.” The suspension marks…
After a remarkable run of winning games by the barest of margins through much of the 2024-25 WNCL season, the shoe was on the other foot when Victoria’s campaign finished in heartbreaking style. In February, Tasmania put paid to the Vics’ hopes of ending a title drought that has now stretched into a third decade. The margin? A solitary run; their breakout star, Ella Hayward was on 84no and needed two to win off the game’s final ball, only to sky off-spinner Molly Strano for an easy catch. It came in a season in which Victoria had won three games…
All of a sudden, Pakistan’s Asia Cup campaign is alive and well. All of a sudden, Pakistan’s Asia Cup campaign is alive and well. Two days after getting thrashed by arch-rivals India for the second time in the tournament, the national side bounced back with a hard-fought five-wicket victory against Sri Lanka on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi. It was a low-scoring encounter and Pakistan were clearly not clinical, especially with the bat, but it sure was a confidence boost for the side reeling after the India drubbings. More importantly, the match-winning performances came from players who were under fire coming…
ASIA CUP, 2025 India and Pakistan players were in a heated exchanged during their Super 4s game. © Getty Assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate praised India for “fighting fire with their bats” in the high-pressure clash against Pakistan, saying he was proud of how the players held their composure when it would have been “easy to lose minds”, especially after Sahibzada Farhan’s gun-style celebration on reaching his fifty. Asked about Haris Rauf’s gesture to the crowd, which went viral after being captured on a spectator’s phone, ten Doeschate said: “Let me first say, the amount of pressure that’s been heaped…
ASIA CUP, 2025 India are unbeaten in the tournament so far. © Asian Cricket Council It’s not quite a year since India last played Bangladesh in a T20I, but it feels longer. That night in Hyderabad, Sanju Samson opened the batting and cracked a 40-ball hundred, the second-fastest by an Indian at the time. Since then, Abhishek Sharma has gone past his record, Shubman Gill has taken his opening slot, and Samson himself has slipped into the middle order, struggling to look like the player who once thrived against the new ball in that series. What hasn’t changed, though, is…
ASIA CUP, 2025 Jasprit Bumrah, who went for 45 runs in his four overs against Pakistan, is unlikely to be rested against Bangladesh © Getty India’s assistant coach has said that Jasprit Bumrah is “unlikely” to be rested unless they go into a fixture assured of a spot in the Asia Cup final. While that means Bumrah is all but certain for the Bangladesh match, he could be rested for India’s last Super Four match against Sri Lanka if things come together. For that, Pakistan must beat Sri Lanka on Tuesday and then India must beat Bangladesh on Wednesday. “Look,…