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In WPL, domestic players make the difference, they are match-winners: Sophie Devine

January 16, 2026 01:05 IST

The Giants have in their ranks promising 22-year-old pacer Kashvee Gautam and pace-bowling all-rounder Ayush Soni, giving a validation to Devine's words.

Harmanpreet Kaur on Harleen Deol retired out WPL

‘Surprised to see she was retired in the last game’: Harmanpreet Kaur after Harleen Deol’s 64 helps UP Warriorz win vs MI

January 16, 2026 00:59 IST

On Wednesday, with Harleen batting on 36-ball 47 with 3 overs to go in UPW's 158/3 run chase, the franchise went left field and retired the Indian out in favour of South African Chloe Tryon.

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From retired out to matchwinner: Harleen Deol’s 64 powers UP Warriorz to first WPL 2026 win against Mumbai Indians

January 16, 2026 00:17 IST

Harleen Deol's innings didn't constitute hitting as such, only cultured strokeplay in a must-win game for the Warriorz after three consecutive losses to start their campaign.

U-19 World Cup: Why parents of USA cricketers sang Jana Gana Mana at start of game

January 15, 2026 23:13 IST

One in every three cricketers at ICC event has South Asian roots; Australia, New Zealand England too has players with sub-continent link

Aman Mokhade’s 138, Darshan Nalkande’s 5/48 powers Vidarbha into Vijay Hazare Trophy final with 6-wicket win over Karnataka

January 15, 2026 22:31 IST

Karnataka’s Devdutt Padikkal and Vidarbha’s Aman Mokhade were separated by 78 runs at the top of the tournament charts before the game but by the end of the night, Mokhade had claimed both the numbers and a place in the final

FIDE announced major overhauls for Candidates qualification path through Circuit Rating. (FIDE/Maria Emelianova)

FIDE announce major overhauls to Circuit path for Candidates qualification, to merge next two cycles into one

January 15, 2026 22:15 IST

Fabiano Caruana and R. Praggnanandhaa secure their Candidates 2026 spots through the 2024 and 2025 circuits, respectively.

U-19 World Cup: Vaibhav Suryavanshi scores 2, India win after brief stutter

January 15, 2026 22:08 IST

Abhigyan Kundu stands tall after early fall of wicket, pacer Henil Patel captures 5 wickets to be Man of the Match

‘Kuldeep and Jadeja are world class bowlers’: Daryl Mitchell backs India tweakers to come good

January 15, 2026 21:41 IST

Mitchell, the player of the match for his 131*, helped guide the Kiwis to a 7-wicket series-levelling win on Wednesday, also opened up on how he prepared for the tracks of the Indian subcontinent.

Henil Patel: A village of 3240 throws up India’s first U-19 World Cup hero

January 16, 2026 01:14 IST

Coaches and father detail why they aren’t surprised that the swing bowler, who idolises Dale Steyn, starred with a five-for to power India’s facile win over USA

Pakistan vs England Under 19 World Cup 2026 Match Live Streaming: PAK U19 will take on ENG U19 in the Group C match on Friday. (PHOTO: CREIMAS)

Pakistan vs England Under 19 World Cup 2026 Match: Date, Time, Live Streaming, Predicted Playing XIs of PAK U-19 vs ENG U-19

January 15, 2026 20:09 IST

Pakistan (PAK U19) vs England (ENG U19) World Cup 2026 Match Date, Time, Live Streaming, Playing 11: Pakistan will take on England U-19 at the Takashinga Sports Club in Harare on Friday.

‘We make him bat at no.7, where he gets limited chances and he bowls very few overs’: Aakash Chopra on Nitish Reddy after Ryan ten Doeschate remarks

January 15, 2026 19:45 IST

Reddy scored a 21-ball 20 with the bat and then went wicketless with the ball after bowling 2 overs and conceding 13 runs as India went down by 7 wickets to New Zealand in the 2nd ODI match at Rajkot.

‘These are minor hiccups’: Gujarat Titans COO backs Shubman Gill to return ‘stronger’ after T20 World Cup snub

January 15, 2026 18:41 IST

Gill, who was drafted in a settled India T20 set up during the Asia Cup as vice-captain, managed just 291 runs in his last 15 matches which played a role in his omission from the squad when it was announced in December last year.

‘After Rahul Dravid, if there’s any other selfless player that I have seen, it’s…’: Mohammad Kaif names star saving India from crisis

January 15, 2026 17:25 IST

KL Rahul scored a gritty century after coming in at No.5 at Rajkot which helped the Men in Blue post a respectable 284-7 after most of their big hitters were back in the pavilion.

‘When you do get him game time, he often ends up not doing a heck of a lot’: Ryan ten Doeschate’s blunt take on Nitish Reddy’s performance vs NZ in Rajkot

January 15, 2026 16:48 IST

Bangladesh Cricket Board removes its director Najmul Islam from key post after players revolt, BPL games postponed

January 15, 2026 18:47 IST

Under player and public pressure, BCB was forced to act and removed Najmul as chairman of the board's finance committee. It is unclear if he remains a BCB director.

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Sunil Gavaskar says he was ‘surprised by how easily New Zealand chased down 285 runs’ vs India

January 15, 2026 12:56 IST

This was New Zealand’s highest successful chase in India in the ODI format. The result meant that India’s eight-match winning streak against New Zealand in ODIs ended.

India vs USA Live Cricket Score, U-19 World Cup 2026: Henil Patel’s five-wicket haul, Abhigyan Kundu’s 42 help IND beat USA by 6 wickets

January 15, 2026 20:09 IST

IND vs USA U19 Live Cricket Score, India vs USA Under 19 World Cup 2026 Today Match Live Scorecard Updates: India lost star young batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi early in the chase of 108 against USA.

Mohammed Siraj appointed as Hyderabad’s Ranji Trophy captain

January 15, 2026 08:54 IST

Hyderabad will face Mumbai and Chhattisgarh in their remaining two fixtures of the season at home starting on January 22 and 29 respectively.

WPL: Lizelle Lee, Shafali Verma power Delhi Capitals to last-ball win over UP Warriorz

January 15, 2026 00:22 IST

In the end, Delhi Capitals stumbled over the line off the final ball of the game, which had no business going so deep.

Washington Sundar suffered a side strain during the first NZ ODI and has subsequently been ruled out of the series. (PTI Photo)

Washington Sundar to miss T20I series against New Zealand

January 15, 2026 07:53 IST

All-rounder, who was injured during the first ODI, has been advised two weeks of rest and with the T20 World Cup around the corner, set to miss the T20Is against Black Caps

Tamim Iqbal was called an 'Indian agent' by Bangladesh Cricket Board director Najmul Islam. (File photo)

Bangladesh Cricket Board distances itself from director’s remarks questioning players’ commitment

January 15, 2026 00:00 IST

It has been learnt that there was a players' boycott threat to Thursday's Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) match if BCB would not take a stand on the issue and protect players' honour.

U19 World Cup’s stars-in-the-making whose cricket-playing fathers had a DNS against their names

January 14, 2026 23:52 IST

While their career dreams were interrupted by fate, these former cricket professionals used their experience to prepare their sons, now selected for the junior World Cup, to take the next step in the game

‘We could have been more brave’: Shubman Gill pinpoints one tactical flaw that cost India Rajkot ODI

January 14, 2026 22:48 IST

New Zealand not only adapted but also executed better than India on a sluggish wicket here at the Niranjan Shah Stadium to keep the hosts to 284/7 despite Rahul's 91-ball 112 not out (9 fours, 1 six), and overhauled the target in 47.3 overs to end at 286 for three.