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England ease to 89-run win over Sri Lanka: Women’s Cricket World Cup – as it happened

England made it three wins from three, thanks largely to the brilliance of Nat Sciver-Brunt and Sophie EcclestoneSri Lanka sprint onto the field led by Athapaththu; Beaumont and Jones stride behind. The ground does not look hugely full to be honest, but I know in India more spectat…

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Nat Sciver-Brunt shines as England recover to sweep aside Sri Lanka

England, 253-9, beat Sri Lanka, 164, by 89 runsCaptain’s century and Sophie Ecclestone’s spell seal winA patient hundred from the captain, Nat Sciver-Brunt, saved England from embarrassment against Sri Lanka in Colombo, enabling them to recover from 168 for six and win by 89 runs.Sciver-Brunt was d…

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Jadeja, Kuldeep strike after Gill ton propels India to 518

West Indies gave a better account of themselves with the bat than in Ahmedabad, but India remained in control of the Delhi Test

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'Not a surprise' - Jadeja on his non-selection for Australia ODIs

The India allrounder has ambitions of playing in the 2027 ODI World Cup

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Epic contest awaits as bruised India come up against mighty Australia

India have also run Australia close in some high-stakes T20 clashes in recent years but to take them down in ODIs will require a sustained top-level performance

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Ticket sales begin for World Cup semi-finals

Tickets for the Guwahati semi-final are priced at INR 100 while those for the Navi Mumbai game are priced at INR 150

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Winter is coming: England’s cricketers fly out for long tour that will decide Ashes and World Cup

Four decades ago Mike Gatting lamented 30-game schedule and while improvements were made, players will be weary of gruelling season aheadA meteorologist would say that England’s winter will start this year at midnight on 1 December; an astronomer would point a few weeks later to the 21st, perhaps e…

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Jaiswal 173 and Sai Sudharsan 87 carry India into a dominant position

On a slow Delhi pitch, the West Indies bowling was disciplined without being penetrative

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Harry Brook says Pat Cummins’ absence could boost England’s Ashes hopes

Injured Australian captain set to miss at least Perth TestBrook expects Stokes to play all five Tests in Australia
Harry Brook believes Pat Cummins potentially missing the start of the Ashes would play into English hands but warned that Australia’s depth in pace bowlers means any replacement s…

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Sports quiz of the week: Cole Palmer, Women’s Cricket World Cup and Cape Verde

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Shami, Akash Deep, Mukesh form strong Bengal pace attack for Ranji opener

Abhimanyu Easwaran has been named captain, replacing Anustup Majumdar

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India look for clean sweep in cool Delhi as West Indies continue search for solutions

India are unlikely to make any changes to their playing XI, but West Indies might be tempted to bring in the left-arm pace of Jediah Blades

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Gill wants 'to look forward and win everything' he can, in every format

"I want to play all the formats and succeed in all the formats... if I want to do that, then this is the challenge I have to go through," Shubman Gill says about being an all-format player and leader

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WPL teams allowed five player retentions ahead of November mega auction

The WPL has decided to have an auction purse of INR 15 crore for the auction, with deductions based on the number of players retained

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England beware: terminally obsessed Marnus Labuschagne has gone back to basics | Jonathan Liew

Australian batter, an evangelical Christian who believes this is all written out in advance, may force his way back for the AshesMarnus Labuschagne carefully spreads butter on both sides of a slice of white bread. “That’s the key,” he tells the camera as he brings down the lid of his sandwich grill…

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India trying to ready Reddy for greater challenges

India want to give the seam-bowling allrounder game time in home Tests so that he can improve for challenges overseas

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Andrew Flintoff leaves Northern Superchargers after being ‘undervalued’ by Indian owners

Head coach terms could not be agreed with Sun Group‘You’ll be missed. I wasn’t expecting that,’ says Adil RashidAndrew Flintoff has walked away from his role as Northern Superchargers head coach, suggesting the team’s new Indian owners made him feel undervalued, offering him a salary about 25% of t…

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India, South Africa seek momentum amid unpredictable World Cup

India haven't had a perfect game yet, and they head into Vizag bracing for a battle of resilience

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Beth Mooney century rescues Australia before bowlers see off Pakistan at Women’s Cricket World Cup

Australia, 221-9, beat Sri Lanka, 114, by 107 runsLeft-hander hits 109 as defending champions survive a scare in Colombo1st over: Australia 5-0 (Healy 1, Litchfield 4)I’m so pleased to see Colombo in the sunshine – it looks like a cracking day for cricket out there. Diana is bowlin…

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The Spin | Cricket in Corfu causes confusion but also unexpected delight for a few

Seeing a match on the Greek island may be unusual but it gave one American boy a touching link to his dead father The boy had been loitering for about 15 minutes, edging steadily closer to the waiting batters seated around the nonexistent boundary edge, when he eventually plucked up the courage to …

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India rout Australia inside two days in Mackay to sweep Under-19s four-day series

Henil Patel, Naman Pushpak and Udhav Mohan finish Australia off for 116 in their second innings to set up 81-run chase, which is knocked off in 12.2 overs

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Pat Cummins expected to miss first Ashes Test as doubts grow over fitness for entire series

Australia captain set to miss out against England in PerthStar yet to make bowling return as he recovers from injuryPat Cummins is expected to miss next month’s Ashes opener in Perth as doubts grow around the Australia captain’s availability for the entire Test series against England.Cummins has be…

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England beat Bangladesh by four wickets: Women’s Cricket World Cup – as it happened

Heather Knight rode her luck to make 79 not out and help England avoid a shock defeat to BangladeshBell bounces back. Jhelik tries to force things against the quick after a couple of dots, coming down the pitch, but her loft down the ground is miscued to Sophia Dunkley at mid-off. England are up an…

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Knight rescues England as Bangladesh seethe after three reviews go her way

England, 182-6, beat Bangladesh, 178, by 4 wktsHeather Knight reprieved on two catches and lbw decisionEngland survived a nervy wobble with the bat to beat Bangladesh by four wickets in Guwahati and go top of the table at the World Cup.Bangladesh reduced England to 103 for six chasing 179 but a wat…

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Varun: Gambhir 'brings Spartan mentality to the team'

The spinner also credited Gambhir and T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav for his international comeback

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A batting-friendly pitch likely for second India-West Indies Test

The black-soil surface in Delhi will have patches of grass, interspersed with bald areas, and is expected to help spinners later on

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Mithali Raj and Ravi Kalpana to have stands named after them at Vizag stadium

The stands will be inaugurated ahead of India's next World Cup game, against Australia on October 12

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Pant likely to return to action in second round of Ranji Trophy

Rishabh Pant is understood to be in his final stretch of rehab and is due to undergo a fitness assessment at the Centre of Excellence later this week

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Marnus Labuschagne dropped from Australia ODI squad to face India

Matt Renshaw in line for surprise white-ball international debutMitchell Starc returns as 50-over and T20 squads namedMarnus Labuschagne has been dropped from Australia’s squad for the three-match ODI series against India as in-form Queensland teammate Matt Renshaw is handed a surprise call-up.Labu…

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Goud, Deepti seal another big win against Pakistan

The result extended India's dominance, making it 12 wins in 12 ODIs against Pakistan

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India defy insects to cruise to frosty Women’s World Cup defeat of Pakistan

India, 247, beat Pakistan, 159, by 88 runsCaptains echo men in refusing to shake hands during tossThe seam bowler Kranti Goud and the spinner Deepti Sharma took three wickets each as India routed Pakistan by 88 runs in their Women’s World Cup match, which began like recent ones between the countrie…

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Gill inherits the wealth of India's Rohit-Kohli era

There are challenges ahead for the new ODI captain but he has an abundance of resources and talent to work with

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Bugs halt play between India and Pakistan in Colombo

Play was halted for 15 minutes while the field was fumigated but the effect seemed to be temporary

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Rain threat hangs over India vs Pakistan Women's World Cup contest in Colombo

The India vs Pakistan World Cup game could well go the way of the Australia vs Sri Lanka game on the previous day

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Jadeja, Siraj wrap up India's innings win inside three days

Having declared overnight, India completed their demolition of WI after lunch on day three

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No Ashwin, no problem for player-of-the-match Ravindra Jadeja

The India allrounder said working on his mindset and fitness had helped him maintain his superb form in 2025