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The England and Wales Cricket Board and all eight Hundred franchises have vowed no player should be excluded from the competition on grounds of their nationality.The BBC reported earlier this week that the four Indian-owned franchises in the competition – Manchester Super Giants, MI London, Southern Brave and Sunrisers Leeds – would not consider signing Pakistan players due to ongoing tensions between the countries. The update comes after the ECB wrote to every team in The Hundred to remind them of their responsibilities around discrimination ahead of March’s player auction, with all parties reaffirming their commitment to an exclusive competition…
The England and Wales Cricket Board and all eight Hundred franchises have vowed no player should be excluded from the competition on grounds of their nationality.The BBC reported earlier this week that the four Indian-owned franchises in the competition – Manchester Super Giants, MI London, Southern Brave and Sunrisers Leeds – would not consider signing Pakistan players due to ongoing tensions between the countries. The update comes after the ECB wrote to every team in The Hundred to remind them of their responsibilities around discrimination ahead of March’s player auction, with all parties reaffirming their commitment to an exclusive competition…
England qualified for the T20 World Cup semi‑finals with a game to spare after Harry Brook’s masterful century inspired a two‑wicket Super 8 victory over Pakistan in Pallekele. Brook’s 100 off 51 balls – the highest score by an England captain at a men’s T20 World Cup – dragged his team out of trouble after four of the top five had departed for single figures. England encountered early problems in their chase of 165, with Phil Salt out for a golden duck off Shaheen Shah Afridi, who extended Jos Buttler’s struggles with the bat and ensured Jacob Bethell (8) added…
A senior official in Italy’s cricket federation has been investigated and suspended over a sexual assault allegation.Federazione Cricket Italiana (FCRI) confirmed to Sky Sports News that the governing body’s president ordered the suspension of an unnamed individual in 2025 and launched an investigation into the allegations.It was alleged the individual inappropriately touched a member of Italy’s women’s national team.The allegations were reported to police last year.FCRI said in a statement to Sky Sports News: “The Italian Cricket Federation reiterates that its conduct is guided by principles of fairness, transparency and the protection of its registered members, as well as by…
Australia v India | First ODI Alyssa Healy has starred in her return to the Australia XI, launching her international farewell with a half-century as her team claimed an emphatic six-wicket win over India in the first ODI. After Australia’s attack led by Ashleigh Gardner (3-33) bowled India out for 214 at Allan Border field, Healy’s 70-ball 50 laid the foundation before Beth Mooney (76 from 79) and Annabel Sutherland (48no from 44) saw the hosts home in 38.2 overs. On a day where Ellyse Perry and Kim Garth were both ruled out of the series with quad strains before…
Captain Jemma Barsby played a crucial hand with the bat to help South Australia set a match-winning 280 ACT Meteors v South Australia | WNCL South Australia have kept their WNCL final hopes alive with a win over the ACT Meteors but missed out on giving their chances a bonus point or net run rate boost with their 26-run victory margin. Two days after rain had forced the sides to split points at Canberra’s EPC Solar Park, both teams were on a hunt for a big win to strengthen their position in the tight race to join New South Wales…
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Groups Group 1: Australia, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, NetherlandsGroup 2: West Indies, England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Scotland Full ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Schedule Friday June 12: England v Sri Lanka, Edgbaston 18:30 BSTSaturday June 13: Scotland v Ireland, Old Trafford Cricket Ground 10:30 BSTSaturday June 13: Australia v South Africa, Old Trafford Cricket Ground 14:30 BSTSaturday June 13: West Indies v New Zealand, Hampshire Bowl 18:30 BSTSunday June 14: Bangladesh v Netherlands, Edgbaston 10:30 BSTSunday June 14: India v Pakistan, Edgbaston 14:30 BSTTuesday June 16: New Zealand v Sri…
Hosts England have been grouped with Scotland and Ireland for this summer’s Women’s T20 World Cup, as the full schedule was finalised.Scotland and Ireland came through qualifying in Nepal and have been placed in Group 2 alongside England, West Indies, New Zealand and Sri Lanka. England will kick-off the Women’s T20 World Cup, which is live on Sky Sports, against Sri Lanka on Friday June 12 at Edgbaston. Scotland and Ireland will then face each other in the second match on June 13 at Old Trafford.Nat Sciver-Brunt’s England then face Ireland on June 16 at the Hampshire Bowl, before playing…
CENTURION: World champions South Africa will play eight Test matches at home in the 2026-27 season, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on Monday. South Africa, who beat Australia in the 2023-25 Test championship final at Lord’s in England last year, did not play a single home Test match during the current 2025-26 season. But they will play three Tests against Australia, two against Bangladesh and three against England in the coming season with all three series counting towards the 2025-27 World Test Championship. South Africa are currently in third place in the standings after sharing a series 1-1 in Pakistan…
Zimbabwe unable to take down another top-ranked team as the Windies piled on the biggest total of the World Cup For a few seconds it seemed Zimbabwe were in the game against West Indies in their Super Eights T20 World Cup tie. The extra pace and bounce of Blessing Muzarabani had forced a mis-hit pull by Shimron Hetmyer and West Indies were about to be 2-26 off 21 balls. But on the boundary the ball popped in, then out, of Tashinga Musekiwa’s hands. Hetmyer was on nine at the time. He went on to make 85 off 34 balls, with…