The HINDI

  Pakistan 207 for 1 (Nawaz 105*, Agha 51*, Haris 41) beat New Zealand 204 (Chapman 94, Bracewell 31, Rauf 3-29) by nine wickets Pakistan’s high-risk, high-reward tactics finally bore fruit after two failed attempts as the Salman Agha-led side stormed to a nine-wicket victory against New Zealand in an enthralling battle that saw 411 … Read more

  Rain could affect Saturday’s IPL 2025 season opener between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Kolkata.   A bulletin from the Indian Met Department (IMD) has issued an “orange alert” for the region. “Light or moderate rainfall accompanied with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds likely” is also expected … Read more

  Australia 138 for 2 (Mooney 75*, Voll 50) beat New Zealand 137 for 2 (A Kerr 51*, Devine 39*, Brown 1-22) by eight wickets   Australia sent a statement to the current world champions New Zealand as to why they are still ranked No.1 with stunning twin half-centuries from Beth Mooney and Georgia Voll … Read more

  An emotional Usman Khawaja says he was disappointed and devastated by accusations that he had opted out of a Sheffield Shield game, claiming both Queensland Cricket and Cricket Australia knew about his hamstring injury and that no one from Queensland had contacted him about it. But he confirmed he will play for his state … Read more

  England Test off spinner Shoaib Bashir is set to join Glamorgan for the start of the County Championship season on a short-term loan from Somerset, ESPNcricinfo understands. With Bashir behind Jack Leach at Somerset, and the emergence of off-spinning allrounder Archie Vaughan, the county were happy to let Bashir leave Taunton on a temporary … Read more

  Agrani Bank and Gulshan Cricket Club were the surprise packages in the second week of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League. Both teams won three matches each and are joint-top on the points table alongside defending champions Abahani Limited. All three have ten points each but Abahani Limited have a better net run rate. … Read more

The IPL has done away with the rule of a captain getting a one-match suspension after three over-rate offences in a season. Such offences will only lead to a fine and in-game fielding restrictions from IPL 2025 onwards. However, any sanctions imposed before the 2025 season would have to be served by the player or … Read more

Wides outside off stump and over the head of the batter will be adjudicated using Hawk-Eye technology in IPL 2025. The decision was approved by the IPL on Thursday and communicated to all ten captains during a meeting in Mumbai ahead of the 2025 season which starts from March 22. ESPNcricinfo has learned that the … Read more

Big Picture: Can Pakistan stop New Zealand’s charge? Even against a depleted New Zealand squad, Pakistan’s revamped T20I side managed to hit a new low of getting bundled for 91 in the series opener. Even against a New Zealand side without the flying Glenn Phillips, Pakistan have been handing out catches incessantly through the two … Read more

Grant Bradburn has been reprimanded and handed a suspended £500 fine by the Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) after admitting to discriminatory conduct that had racist and sexist connotations during his time as head coach of Glamorgan. Bradburn, 58, was sacked by Glamorgan in December, having been referred to The Cricket Regulator – the body responsible … Read more

Bowlers will be allowed to apply saliva on the ball in IPL 2025. The decision was taken by IPL after majority of the franchise captains voiced for the change at a meeting with the decision-makers of the tournament at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai on Thursday. ESPNcricinfo has learned that at the meeting several captains … Read more

South Africa will not be hosting a men’s Test next summer as CSA announced the home schedule for the 2025-26 international season. South Africa women will be hosting Ireland and Pakistan for white-ball tours. Both home assignments consist of three T20Is and three ODIs each. The series against Ireland will be played between December 5 … Read more

Shakib Al Hasan’s suspension from bowling in County Championship and the Hundred has been lifted after his action was cleared by the ECB. Shakib was suspended from bowling in top-flight domestic and international cricket after the ECB found his action to be illegal in September 2024 during his single County appearance last season. Shakib, who … Read more

Parag, meanwhile, will be captaining in the IPL for the first time. He has been part of RR since 2019 and was retained by the franchise for INR 14 crore ahead of the mega auction last year. In the 2024 IPL, he finished with 573 runs, the most by an RR batter and third-highest overall, … Read more

The BCCI has announced a cash reward of INR 58 crore for the Champions Trophy-winning India squad. India beat New Zealand by four wickets in the title clash in Dubai on March 9. “Winning back-to-back ICC titles is special and this reward recognizes Team India’s dedication and excellence on the global stage,” BCCI president Roger … Read more

There is tension between Test batter Usman Khawaja and Queensland Cricket ahead of next week’s Sheffield Shield final, but he is likely to be named in an extended Bulls squad for the final on Friday with a decision on whether he plays or not to come ahead of the game starting next Wednesday. Khawaja attended … Read more

Australia international Grace Harris has signed a deal with Surrey to play in the inaugural women’s Vitality Blast. The batting allrounder, who has represented her country 62 times in limited overs internationals, becomes Surrey’s first overseas player, and the first outright in the new professional era of women’s county cricket in England and Wales. The … Read more

Shubman Gill wants to take onus of Gujarat Titans’ (GT) batting inside the powerplay in IPL 2025 by playing “in a way that allows us to maximise” the first six overs. In IPL 2024, GT had the lowest run rate (7.72) in the first six overs, and Gill struck at 131.08 in the phase. Only … Read more

Plans for a new Grand-Slam-style circuit of T20 tournaments, with financial backing from Saudi Arabia, based on a blueprint drawn up by player associations, represents a bold attempt at an incursion into cricket by forces outside the closed shop that is traditional cricket governance. But for the all the flutter the revelation of the plan … Read more

Five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians (MI) have their plate full of challenges that will be thrown at them in IPL 2025 as they try and win their first title since 2020. To turn their fortunes around, they are banking on the core group they retained before the auction in November last year; the return of … Read more

Sophie Devine has revealed that she contemplated international retirement during her recent break from cricket but says the lure of this year’s World Cup played a big part in prolonging her White Ferns career. Devine took a step back from the sport at the start of 2025 to prioritise her wellbeing, pulling out of the … Read more

Hardik was pulled up for maintaining a slow over-rate in Mumbai’s last league-stage game of IPL 2024 against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). Since that was his third offense of the season, Hardik was given a one-match suspension for his next IPL game, along with an INR 30 lakh fine. That leaves Mumbai without both Hardik … Read more

While announcing the Champions Trophy squad in January, Ajit Agarkar, India’s chief selector, had said that Bumrah had been asked by the BCCI medical team to offload for at least five weeks (from the SCG Test). Since the Champions Trophy only started on February 19, Bumrah had been included in India’s provisional squad. He travelled … Read more

Josh Cobb, the only man named player of the match in two T20 Blast finals, has retired from professional cricket to take up a new role as boys academy lead at Warwickshire. Cobb, 34, played 448 professional games across a career which started at Leicestershire in 2007 and has seen him represent two other Midlands … Read more

Sophie Devine, Amelia Kerr and Lea Tahuhu return to New Zealand’s squad for the T20I series against Australia that will close out the 2024-25 home summer. Bella James also returns to the side, which is led by Suzie Bates, while Izzy Gaze misses out with injury. Polly Inglis has come in for her. Devine had … Read more

पंजाब किंग्स के नए कप्तान श्रेयस अय्यर ने IPL 2025 में तीन नंबर पर बल्लेबाज़ी करने की इच्छा ज़ाहिर की है। हाल ही में चैंपियंस ट्रॉफ़ी जीतने वाली भारतीय टीम के लिए अय्यर चार नंबर पर निर्णायक साबित हुए थे। इससे पहले IPL 2024 में जब वह कोलकाता नाइट राइडर्स के कप्तान थे और उन्होंने … Read more

Shreyas Iyer, the new Punjab Kings captain, has expressed his intention to bat at No. 3 during IPL 2025. Iyer recently proved to be India’s point of difference at No. 4 during their unbeaten run to the Champions Trophy title in Dubai and earlier in IPL 2024, when he captained Kolkata Knight Riders to the title, … Read more

Virat Kohli has thrown his weight behind new Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain Rajat Patidar, whom he thinks will “lead you guys for a long time.” Patidar, one of RCB’s three retentions ahead of last November’s mega-auction, was unveiled as Faf du Plessis’ successor last month. “He [Patidar] is an amazing talent,” Kohli said at … Read more

Leicestershire have signed Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood on an all-format deal for the 2025 summer. The 35-year-old, who oversaw a Test series win against England last year, will bring experience and batting pedigree to Grace Road. He is due to begin his stint in May, following the conclusion of the Pakistan Super League, and … Read more