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NEW CYCLE South Africa won the WTC mace by beating Australia at Lord’s earlier this year. © Getty Pakistan will host South Africa in a multi-format series beginning October 12, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced on Sunday. The tour will feature two Tests, marking the start of the 2025-27 ICC World Test Championship cycle for both teams. South Africa come in as reigning WTC champions, having won the 2023-25 edition. The Tests will be played in Lahore (October 12-16) and Rawalpindi (October 20-24). The teams will then contest six white-ball games, three T20Is and three ODIs. Rawalpindi will stage the…
COMEBACK! Sam Curran played a pivotal role in Oval Invincibles’ title-winning campaign in The Hundred, contributing 238 runs and 12 wickets in nine matches © Getty England have recalled all-rounder Sam Curran to their T20I squad to face South Africa and Ireland while all-format opener Ben Duckett has been handed a break. Curran’s recall – for the first time to an England white-ball team under Brendon McCullum – comes following another series loss, in the ODIs, to South Africa. The 27-year-old Curran, Player of the Tournament in England’s last ICC white-ball triumph, fell out of favour with the national selectors…
A blockbuster between India and Pakistan headlines the Asia Cup starting on Tuesday as they face off for the first time in cricket since their military conflict in May. Along with regional bragging rights, the T20 competition will serve as a build-up towards the T20 World Cup in February-March in India and Sri Lanka. The eight-team event in the United Arab Emirates begins when Afghanistan play minnows Hong Kong in Abu Dhabi. Arch-rivals India and Pakistan clash in Dubai on September 14, with Pakistan bowling great Wasim Akram saying players and fans from both teams should “remain disciplined and not…
CPL 2025 Dwaine Pretorius come clutch for the GAW in the death overs © Getty Guyana Amazon Warriors solidified their footing at fourth spot with a win in a death-overs thriller against table-toppers Trinbago Knight Riders. The Knight Riders, who have already qualified for the playoffs, were once again powered by Kieron Pollard, and his manic half-century, but the Warriors combined to snare their total of 167 for 5 in the very last over. Shai Hope was steady once more with a half-century and Shimron Hetmyer too hit big before Dwaine Pretorius’ six-hitting came to the Warriors’ rescue right at…
World number one Aryna Sabalenka overpowered Amanda Anisimova to defend her US Open crown on Saturday, defeating her American rival in straight sets to clinch the fourth Grand Slam title of her career. Sabalenka ruthlessly attacked Anisimova’s shaky service game to complete a 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) victory on Arthur Ashe Stadium, which cements her status at the pinnacle of women’s tennis. The 27-year-old from Belarus had gone into Saturday’s final knowing it was her last chance to grab a Grand Slam crown in 2025 after agonising losses in the Australian and French Open finals. Sabalenka duly atoned for those defeats…
Boxing Day Test centurion Nitish Kumar Reddy will make his comeback from injury against Australia A in Lucknow later this month. Reddy, who cracked his maiden Test ton at the MCG during last summer’s Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, has been named in a strong India A squad to take on the Australians in two first-class matches in Lucknow from September 16. India A four-day squad: Shreyas Iyer (c), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Narayan Jagadeesan (wk), Sai Sudharsan, Dhruv Jurel (vice-captain, wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Harsh Dubey, Ayush Badoni, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Tanush Kotian, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Khaleel Ahmed, Manav Suthar, Yash Thakur. Second…
Sean Dickson smashed a brilliant 71 off 26 balls to see Somerset through to Vitality Blast Finals Day with a nerve-tingling four-wicket victory over Birmingham Bears (Warwickshire) at the Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton. Match Analysis The visitors posted 190 for six after winning the toss, Alex Davies top-scoring with 71 off just 39 balls, with 13 fours. Rob Yates provided a lightning start with 25 off ten deliveries, but Ben Green’s two for 30 enabled Somerset to peg their opponents back. Even so, it took a stupendous knock from Dickson, who blasted 5 fours and 6 sixes, to see…
Liam Livingstone came up with a remarkable undefeated 85 from 45 balls to book Lancashire’s ticket to Vitality Blast Finals Day as they beat Kent by three wickets at Old Trafford.Throughout his innings, Livingstone was eyeing the boundary, knocking seven sixes and four fours on the way to wrapping up his side’s win with nine balls remaining as they reached their target of 154. Stand out for Kent was Fred Klaassen (3-14) but even his bowling did not prove the difference as Lancashire got over the line.It was the Spitfires who won the toss and decided to bat but their…
Liam Livingstone came up with a remarkable undefeated 85 from 45 balls to book Lancashire’s ticket to Vitality Blast Finals Day as they beat Kent by three wickets at Old Trafford.Throughout his innings, Livingstone was eyeing the boundary, knocking seven sixes and four fours on the way to wrapping up his side’s win with nine balls remaining as they reached their target of 154. Stand out for Kent was Fred Klaassen (3-14) but even his bowling did not prove the difference as Lancashire got over the line.It was the Spitfires who won the toss and decided to bat but their…
DULEEP TROPHY, 2025 Rajat Patidar [file pic] made 77 as Central Zone picked up a 118-run lead on Day 3. © BCCI/IPL West Zone vs Central Zone West Zone endured a hard toil on the third day as they were kept at bay by Central Zone. Shubham Sharma and Rajat Patidar continued to pile on the runs when play began on the third day before Dharmendrasinh Jadeja broke the partnership. With Patidar gone for 77, Jadeja struck again before Shubham was run out four runs short of a century. At 322/5, there was an opportunity for West Zone to get…