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SA20 AUCTION Chawla announced his retirement from all cricket in June 2025. © BCCI/IPL Thirteen Indian players, including Piyush Chawla, Siddharth Kaul and Ankit Rajpoot, have registered for the SA20 auction ahead of the fourth season. They are among 784 players who have signed up for the September 9 event. As mandated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), all the Indian entrants are either retired or have relinquished their claims to play for India or in the IPL. Mahesh Ahir (Gujarat), Sarul Kanwar (Punjab), Anureet Singh Kathuria (Delhi), Nikhil Jaga (Rajasthan), Mohamed Faidh (state not mentioned),…
Welsh Fire’s rock-bottom women’s side finally recorded their first win of this year’s Hundred, seeing off fellow strugglers Birmingham Phoenix by 36 runs at Edgbaston.After five straight defeats, Gareth Breese’s side were able to indulge in some overdue celebrations as they easily defended a total of 150 for three, ending their hosts’ slim hopes of progressing to the Eliminator. England’s Sophia Dunkley paved the way, hitting 53 from 43 balls at the head of the innings, with back-up from Hayley Matthews (34 not out) and Jess Jonassen (44).South African quick Shabnim Ismail cut the chase down at source as she…
After five losses, Welsh Fire finally tasted victory in The Hundred Women’s 2025 as Jess Jonassen inspired a dominant win over Birmingham Phoenix at Edgbaston, ending Phoenix’s Eliminator chances. Match Analysis Match Summary Welsh Fire claimed their first win of The Hundred women’s competition at the sixth time of asking, Aussie all-rounder Jess Jonassen inspiring a comprehensive victory over Birmingham Phoenix at Edgbaston to end their hosts’ slim hopes of progressing to the Eliminator. Last year’s runners-up were playing for pride after five straight defeats extinguished their hopes of a top-three finish and they produced comfortably their best performance of…
ASIA CUP 2025 Nurul Hasan last played a T20I in November 2022 © Getty Wicketkeeper-batter Nurul Hasan has received a call-up to the Bangladesh 16-player squad, announced by the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Friday. He last played a T20I three years ago. Apart from Nurul, Saif Hasan also makes a return to the national T20I set-up after a gap of one and a half-year. The batter last played for Bangladesh in the Asian Games 2023 before being left out. Nurul was knocking the door of the selection panel for quite some time through his performance in domestic cricket. He even…
Jacob Bethell is a massive part of the next generation who are going to take English cricket forward, according to Rob Key, managing director of England men’s cricket.The 21-year-old is set to become the youngest England men’s captain for an international match, having been named as stand-in skipper for the rested Harry Brook for the upcoming T20 series in Ireland in September. Bethell is also included in England’s squads for the preceding one-day international and T20 series’ against South Africa, with the first ODI taking place at Headingley on Tuesday, September 2 – live on Sky Sports Cricket from 12.30pm…
SOUTH AFRICA TOUR OF AUSTRALIA 2025 Tristan Stubbs’ 74 on Friday marked the first time he reached 50 in 14 innings across formats ©Getty That South Africa beat Australia in Mackay on Friday to clinch their men’s ODI series with a game to spare was only the tip of the iceberg. There’s plenty going on below the waterline, particularly in a batting sense. The visitors, who won the first match by 98 runs in Cairns on Tuesday, added an 84-run thumping at the Great Barrier Reef Arena to make Sunday’s game at the same venue an irrelevance. Lungi Ngidi was…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL Pakistan’s left-arm pacer Mohammad Amir, playing for Trinbago Knight Riders, achieved a historic milestone by claiming his 400th wicket in T20 cricket during the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2025 clash against Antigua and Barbuda Falcons at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Wednesday. Amir reached the landmark when he dismissed Fabian Allen, becoming only the second Pakistani bowler to bag 400 wickets in the shortest format. He achieved the feat in his 343rd T20 match and is now ranked ninth on the all-time list of T20 wicket-takers. The record for most T20 wickets by a Pakistani…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL St Kitts and Nevis Patriots registered a thrilling 12-run win over Barbados Royals in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2025 clash at Warner Park, Basseterre, on Thursday. The victory was shaped by a superb all-round show from captain Jason Holder, along with key contributions from Naseem Shah and Abbas Afridi. After being sent in to bat, the Patriots posted a competitive 174/8 in their 20 overs. Kyle Mayers gave them a strong contribution with 42 off 28 balls, smashing three sixes and a four. Holder added quick runs with an aggressive 38 from 21 deliveries, laced…
Matthew Breetzke slammed a superb 88 and speedster Lungi Ngidi claimed five wickets as South Africa crushed Australia by 84 runs to win the second one-day international (ODI) and the series in Mackay on Friday. The Proteas took out the opening game by a thumping 98 runs, making the third and final match on Sunday a dead rubber. World champions Australia have now lost the past five ODI series against South Africa, with their batsmen again failing to fire. After skipper Aiden Markram won the toss and opted to bat, Breetzke crunched eight fours and two sixes to continue his…
JOIN OUR WHATSAPP CHANNEL A brilliant half-century from opener Sharjeel Khan powered Chicago Kingsmen to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Northern Territory Strike in the Top End T20 Series at Gardens Oval on Thursday. Batting first, NT Strike were restricted to 131-8 in 20 overs. Tom Andrews stood out with a fighting 48 off 38 balls that included six fours and a six, while opener Connor Carroll chipped in with a quick 34 off 26 deliveries. However, the rest of the batting lineup struggled to build momentum. For the Kingsmen, Asif Mehmood delivered with the ball, taking 3-17 in four…