International cricket returns to Faisalabad after 17 years

The central city in Punjab province last staged an international match in 2008 when Pakistan and Bangladesh played an ODI.
3 November 2025

Trott to step down as Afghanistan coach

Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott will leave the position after next year's Twenty20 World Cup, the country's cricket board (ACB) said on Monday.
3 November 2025

Head released from T20I squad to prepare for Ashes

Australia batter Travis Head has been released from the T20I squad against India to get some red-ball practice in the Sheffield Shield before the Ashes.
3 November 2025

BCCI announces Rs 51 crore reward for world champion women’s team

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced a reward of Rs 51 crore for the Indian women's cricket team which won the ICC Women’s World Cup.
3 November 2025

‘Incredible boost from Sachin’: Shafali Verma on her World Cup heroics

Shafali Verma brought her A-game to help India clinch their first World Cup trophy and win the Aramco POTM Award.
3 November 2025

Rubaba Dowla becomes second woman appointed as BCB director

Rubaba is only the second woman in BCB’s history to serve as a board director, following Monowara Anis Minu, who held the position in 2007.
3 November 2025

Kaur vows to ‘make it a habit’ after India’s maiden World Cup win

Shafali Verma and Deepti Sharma starred with both bat and ball to propel India to the title in front of a jubilant home crowd at Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium.
3 November 2025

A tournament that will redefine women’s cricket?

Flurry of runs, defiant comebacks, constant rain interruptions -- what will the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 be remembered for down the line?
2 November 2025

India beat South Africa to win first Women's World Cup title

Shafali Verma and Deepti Sharma starred with both bat and ball to propel India to their first Women's World Cup title with a 52-run win over South Africa on Sunday.
2 November 2025

BCB drops three companies from BPL franchise race

Having received expressions of interest (EOI) from eleven companies for Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) franchises for the next five years, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will move forward with eight, while three have been left out following the first stage of screening.
2 November 2025

Babar’s sweep of change

Former Pakistan skipper Babar Azam played a match-winning 47-ball 68 to guide his side to a convincing win over South Africa in Lahore on Saturday, sealing the three-match T20I series 2-1 after losing the opener.
2 November 2025

Ankon, Mazid hit tons, but Mominul falls short

Mahidul Islam Ankon struck a career-best 122 off 272 deliveries at Sylhet Academy Ground, registering his fourth first-class hundred as Dhaka managed 310 all out against Sylhet on Day 2 of the second round of the National Cricket League’s (NCL) longer version on Sunday.
2 November 2025

Sundar steers India to five-wicket win over Australia in 3rd T20

Washington Sundar hit an unbeaten 49 as India chased down 187 to beat Australia by five wickets in the third Twenty20 international on Sunday and level the series.
2 November 2025

BCB free to award BPL’s Chattogram franchise as Supreme Court stays injunction

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has regained the right to grant the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) franchise for the Chattogram team after the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court stayed a previous injunction order that had restrained it from doing so.
2 November 2025

Verma, Sharma help India post 298-7

The ODI World Cup is awaiting a new champion with South Africa also eyeing their first crown.
2 November 2025

New Zealand's Jamieson back for West Indies T20s, Henry rested

Kyle Jamieson was included in the New Zealand squad for the Twenty20 series against West Indies on Sunday despite missing the ODI series against England with a side injury, but his fellow paceman Matt Henry has been rested.
2 November 2025

Interesting facts to know before India vs South Africa final

Both India and South Africa stand on the cusp of history, eyeing their first-ever ICC Women’s World Cup title as they face off in the all-important final at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai today. While South Africa bounced back from the embarrassment of being bowled out for 69 and 97 earlier in the tournament, India defied the odds in a record run chase to deny reigning champions Australia in a thrilling semifinal.
2 November 2025

England coach McCullum doesn't expect Ashes hangover from ODI disappointment

Coach Brendon McCullum believes England's batting struggles in the 3-0 one-day international series loss to New Zealand were format-specific and will have little bearing on the Ashes.
2 November 2025

New champion to emerge as India face South Africa in final

India are two-time finalists in the One-Day International world championship, having lost the 2005 and 2017 titles to Australia and England.
2 November 2025

Williamson retires from Twenty20 international

The 35-year-old batsman has played 93 T20s for his country since making his debut against Zimbabwe in 2011, captaining the side on 75 occasions and leading them to the World Cup final in 2021 and semi-finals in 2016 and 2022.
2 November 2025