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Mumbai, March 28 A strong Mumbai Indians team will begin their bid to end a five-year title drought in the Indian Premier League when they take on a weakened Kolkata Knight Riders in their tournament opener here on Sunday.It has been a while since Mumbai Indians, the joint most successful team...

San Francisco, March 28 – Ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is set to become the first Indian player to compete in Major League Cricket (MLC), after signing with the San Francisco Unicorns for the 2026 season.Ashwin was a member of the Indian team that won the 2011 ODI World Cup and the 2013...

Gurugram, March 28 – The 7th IDCA Women's T-10 National Cricket Championship for the Deaf 2026 concluded, with the Andhra Pradesh Women's Team crowned champions and the Delhi Women's Team finishing as runners-up.In the final played on Friday, the Andhra Pradesh Women's Team, batting first...

New Delhi, March 27 Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will hold an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on April 6, with a set of resolutions to be presented to members for approval, according to a report.According to SLC Secretary Bandula Dissanayake, a few changes to the constitution will be discussed...

Christchurch, March 25 – A brilliant all-round performance, led by Amelia Kerr's 105-run innings and a two-wicket haul, guided New Zealand to a commanding 92-run victory over South Africa in the fifth WT20I at Hagley Oval, securing the five-game series 4-1.Batting first, with Amelia scoring...

Chennai, March 24 – Five-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have signed Australian fast bowler Spencer Johnson as a replacement for Nathan Ellis, who has been ruled out of the entire tournament due to a hamstring injury.Earlier, Johnson had signed for the Quetta Gladiators for the 2026...

Mumbai, March 24: India has announced a 15-member squad led by Harmanpreet Kaur for the upcoming T20I series against South Africa, starting on April 17, with Anushka Sharma getting her maiden call-up.The five-match T20I series will begin with two matches in Durban on April 17 and 19. The...

New Delhi, March 23 Sri Lanka's T20I captain, Dasun Shanaka, was confirmed on Monday as a replacement for the injured England all-rounder, Sam Curran, in the Rajasthan Royals camp for IPL 2026.Shanaka will join Rajasthan Royals for INR 2 crore."Dasun Shanaka will join RR for INR 2 crore as a...

New Delhi, March 23 Delhi Capitals (DC) captain Axar Patel said he personally opposes the Impact Player rule in the Indian Premier League (IPL), stating that it reduces the role of all-rounders in the ten-team tournament, whose 19th edition begins on March 28.The Impact Player rule, introduced...

Dubai, March 23 Pakistani opener Sahibzada Farhan has been awarded the ICC Men's Player of the Month for February 2026 after his outstanding performance in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 in Sri Lanka, where he scored 383 runs in seven matches (six innings) at an average of 76.60, including two...

New Delhi, March 23 – Regular captain Gerhard Erasmus is set to relinquish leadership duties for Namibia, with all-rounder JJ Smit appointed captain for the upcoming month's ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 tri-series, which will be hosted in Windhoek and feature Oman and Scotland.The...

Mumbai, March 22 India all-rounder Hardik Pandya said on Sunday that he began his career as a "pure batter" and credited hard work and a willingness to go the extra mile for his rise as one of the country's most valuable cricketers.From his Ranji Trophy debut in 2013 to breaking into the...

Ranchi, March 22: Maharashtra Women delivered a dominant all-round performance to win the BCCI Women’s Under-23 One Day Trophy Elite 2025–26 title, defeating Karnataka by a convincing margin of 75 runs in the final held in Ranchi.After losing the toss and being put in to bat, Maharashtra...

Wellington, March 22 – Connor Esterhuizen's half-century, followed by a combined bowling effort from Gerald Coetzee, Ottneil Baartman, Prenelan Subrayen, and Keshav Maharaj, helped South Africa register a 19-run victory over New Zealand in the fourth T20I of the five-match series played at the...

Wellington, March 22 – Jess Kerr’s outstanding bowling, Sophie Devine’s match-winning innings, and captain Amelia Kerr’s all-round performance helped New Zealand chase down a competitive total to defeat South Africa by six wickets in the fourth T20I of the five-match series at the Sky Stadium on...

New Delhi, March 21 Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain Rishabh Pant, franchise principal owner and chairman Sanjiv Goenka, and several other squad members offered prayers at the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya ahead of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL). The 19th edition of the tournament is...

Surat, March 20 – Gujarat's Aarya Desai has made history in T20 cricket by scoring a sensational 193 in 81 balls in the 'Surat Cricket T20 League' – a tournament recognized by the Gujarat Cricket Association – and is being hailed as the highest individual score ever in the shorter version of the...

New Delhi, March 20: Emphasizing the enduring appeal of cricket legends, former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar said that the second season of the International Masters League (IML) will build on the strong foundation laid by its debut edition, while also enhancing the fan experience.The...

Auckland, March 20 – A superb bowling performance, followed by an unbeaten half-century from Tom Latham, propelled New Zealand to a comfortable eight-wicket victory over South Africa in the third T20I played at Eden Park on Friday, helping the hosts take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series...

New Delhi, March 20 Although the ODI World Cup is still a year away, the 20-odd potential Indian players have already been identified, and the five national selectors will keep a close watch on these players during the IPL, which begins on March 28, a top BCCI source toldThe Ajit Agarkar-led...