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Suryavanshi ended being pushed down to fourth on the list of fastest men's List A centuries by Indians even before Bihar's innings ended. (JioHotstar screenshot)

Bihar smash 50-over world record with mind-boggling score of 574/6 in Vijay Hazare Trophy

December 24, 2025 15:07 IST

Vaibhav Suryavanshi missed out on the record for fastest men's List A century by an Indian but his captain broke it just a few minutes later as Bihar smashed the world record for highest team score in the format

Rohit Sharma cracks his fastest List A century in 62 balls on Vijay Hazare Trophy comeback for Mumbai after 7 years

December 24, 2025 18:05 IST

Interestingly, Rohit Sharma's century is his second List A ton for Mumbai, 17 years since his debut in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, which was rebranded from the domestic 50-overs tournament that was earlier called the Ranji Trophy One Day Trophy before 2008.

Virat Kohli completed 16,000 List A runs during his Vijay Hazare Trophy comeback for Delhi in Bengaluru. (PTI Photo)

Virat Kohli reaches 16,000 List A runs in Vijay Hazare Trophy comeback for Delhi after 15 years

December 24, 2025 13:44 IST

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26: Virat Kohli became only the second Indian after Sachin Tendulkar to reach 16,000 career List A runs during his first match back for Delhi in the VHT after 15 years in Bengaluru on Wednesday.

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26: Ishan Kishan smashed a century in 33 balls against Karnataka on Wednesday. (BCCI Screengrab)

Ishan Kishan records 33-ball hundred with 14 sixes against Karnataka in Vijay Hazare Trophy, misses fastest century by one ball

December 24, 2025 13:21 IST

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26: Kishan's blazing century is now the second-quickest by an Indian man, with Punjab batter Anmolpreet Singh having recorded a 35-ball century against Arunachal Pradesh last season.

England cricket's managing director Rob Key has said that the board will investigate reports of players' conduct during the break (Reuters Photo)

‘They are running a campaign against them’: England find support in former Australia coach amid excessive drinking accusations during Ashes

December 24, 2025 12:51 IST

Former Australia coach Darren Lehmann said that he was there around the time that England were there and he saw that they were well-behaved and well-liked by the locals.

Jofra Archer is ruled out of the remainder of England's Ashes 2025-26 tour. (AP Photo)

England drop Ollie Pope for Boxing Day Test, Jofra Archer ruled out of Ashes 2025-26

December 24, 2025 12:35 IST

Ashes 2025: Pope's snub doesn't come as a surprise as the number three batter was struggling with form.

Ben Stokes appeared to be more concerned with the impact of leaked video on social media than more mainstream criticism of England's cricket. (AP Photo)

Ashes 2025-26: Ben Stokes concerned about the well being of his players

December 24, 2025 11:04 IST

Team director Rob Key on Tuesday promised to look into reports of excessive drinking in Noosa and Ben Stokes said it had all left him with a big job to do in his role as the protector of the players.

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26: Vaibhav Suryavanshi smashed the fastest 150 in List A cricket, bettering AB de Villiers. (PTI)

Vaibhav Suryavanshi breaks AB de Villiers’ List A world record with fastest 150 in Vijay Hazare Trophy, misses quickest double century

December 24, 2025 13:06 IST

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26: The 36-ball century is also Vaibhav Suryavanshi's maiden hundred in the senior-level List A competition, coming only in his seventh appearance.

Vijay Hazare Trophy Highlights: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma tons guide Delhi and Mumbai to victory

December 25, 2025 00:20 IST

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26, Delhi vs Andhra, Mumbai vs Sikkim Today VHT Matches: Rohit Sharma was eventually dismissed on 155 off 94 balls while Virat Kohli departed after making 131 in 101.

New Zealand Tour of India: Spinner Lennox earns maiden call-up, Kane Williamson to skip ODI series

December 24, 2025 00:14 IST

Kyle Jamieson and Mitchell Santner are back with the former coming back in both the white ball sides. Santner has been named in the T20 side only, as part of his return-to-play plan as he recovers from his groin injury. He will lead the Black Caps in T20Is.

‘It’s important to accept weaknesses. That’s the only way you can improve’: Shafali Verma after match-winning 69* vs Sri Lanka in 2nd T20I

December 23, 2025 22:49 IST

Shafali hasn't looked back since she was drafted as an injury replacement for Pratika Rawal ahead of the ODI World Cup around one and a half months ago. She played a match-winning knock of 87 in the final against South Africa and helped India win their maiden ICC title.

Shafali Verma’s stroke-filled 69*, spinners’ guile power India to 2–0 lead over Sri Lanka

December 24, 2025 05:54 IST

Shafali's exploits, combined with Jemimah Rodrigues’ cameo, powered India to a commanding seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Visakhapatnam.

South Africa's Kagiso Rabada during a practice session ahead of their first test cricket match between India and South Africa, in Kolkata, India, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. (AP Photo)

SA20 is a fantastic opportunity to get used to flow of T20s ahead of WC: Kagiso Rabada

December 23, 2025 22:19 IST

Rabada missed the action during SA's recent tour to India because of a rib injury, but the MI Cape Town player now wants to sharpen his skills in the fourth edition of SA20.

Delhi HC protects Sunil Gavaskar’s personality rights, orders takedown of objectionable content

December 23, 2025 22:10 IST

Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora also restrained several defendants from using Gavaskar's personality traits through artificial intelligence and deepfake technology, and ordered that certain obscene content uploaded on the Internet are taken down.

Pope has been on slippery ground since before the start of the series, being replaced as vice captain by Harry Brook. (AP Photo)

‘Ollie Pope is a lost cause’: Geoffrey Boycott tears into England batter after Ashes flop show

December 23, 2025 20:46 IST

Ollie Pope has scored a mere 125 runs in six innings in this year's Ashes at an average of 20.83

‘He doesn’t need to do some of the stuff that he’s doing’: Ricky Ponting on Harry Brook

December 23, 2025 20:27 IST

Brook has been dismissed at critical junctures during England's batting which has led to the Three Lions collapsing and eventually surrendering the Ashes series to Australia with 2 matches in hand.

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 Live Streaming: (BCCI Photo)

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 Live Streaming: When and where to watch Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli in VHT 2025

December 24, 2025 08:59 IST

Delhi vs Andhra, Mumbai vs Sikkim Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 Match Date, Time, Live Streaming: The Indian Express brings you live streaming and telecast details as Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli return to the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

2025 reimagined: What if… Novak Djokovic wasn’t injured at Australian Open

December 23, 2025 19:18 IST

A turn of fortune, a stroke of luck or a quirk of fate which could have altered the sporting path of teams and individuals this year.

Rodrigues has scored 507 runs in 27 matches for DC at a strike rate of 139.66 with three half-centuries. (BCCI Photo)

Jemimah Rodrigues named new Delhi Capitals captain ahead of WPL 2026

December 23, 2025 18:38 IST

Jemimah Rodrigues will take over from Meg Lanning, who was released by the three-time finalists before the auction.

Rohit Sharma at Vijay Hazare Trophy: Up to 3,000 spectators expected, extra security, a star-struck Sikkim team

December 23, 2025 21:38 IST

Rohit Sharma had an hour-long net session at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Tuesday ahead of the match against Sikkim; “It is not every day that we get the opportunity to go up against a player of Rohit Sharma’s stature,” says Sikkim captain Leeyong Lepcha

India’s Deepti Sharma tops ICC Women’s T20I bowling rankings for first time in career

December 23, 2025 18:11 IST

Deepti took 1 wicket for 20 runs in the 1st T20I match of the ongoing Sri Lanka series which was enough for her to dethrone Australia fast bowler Annabel Sutherland, pipping her by one rating point to sit at the top of the table with 737 points.

Indonesia’s Gede Priandana becomes first bowler to take 5 wickets in an over in T20Is

December 23, 2025 17:21 IST

Cambodia were 106-5 ‌needing 168 for victory when Priandana was called on to bowl the 16th over and the 28-year-old absolutely ran through the middle and lower order in a seven-ball over, handing the Indonesians a 60 run win.

India Women vs Sri Lanka Women 2nd T20I Highlights: Shafali Verma’s blistering 69* powers India to big win; IND 129/3 in 11.5 overs

December 23, 2025 23:57 IST

India Women (IND-W) vs Sri Lanka Women (SL-W) 2nd T20I Today Match Highlights: Follow updates of India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20I. Sri Lanka were restricted to 128/9 in 20 overs. Shafali Verma's half century powered India to a comfortable win and a 2-0 lead.

McGrath made a mere 69 runs in eight matches at an average of 13.75 in the World Cup and also captained Australia in Alyssa Healy’s absence for a couple of matches (AP Photo)

‘It’s been a challenging time’: Tahlia McGrath opens up on form struggles in Women’s World Cup and why she didn’t pick up her bat after WBBL

December 23, 2025 16:12 IST

Tahlia McGrath said that she was trying her best to ensure her WBBL side, Adelaide Strikers, got to the finals, but one part of her mind also wished for a breather from the game.

‘That’s the last thing you want’: Former India batter takes dig at Shubman Gill’s T20 batting after World Cup squad snub

December 23, 2025 15:48 IST

Sanjay Manjrekar had reacted to Shubman Gill's T20 World Cup snub, insisting that the decision was a part of the selectors rectifying a mistake after being swayed by his supreme Test tour as captain to England earlier this year.