Recovering Jofra Archer in England squad for T20 World Cup

December 31, 2025 12:51 PM

Recovering Jofra Archer in England squad for T20 World Cup

England named fast bowler Jofra Archer in their provisional squad for the Twenty20 World Cup on Tuesday despite a side strain that prematurely ended his Ashes campaign in Australia earlier this month. The 15-member squad for the World Cup to be held in India and Sri Lanka from February 7 also includes Nottinghamshire seamer Josh Tongue, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said in a statement. Beginning on January 22, England will play three one-day internationals and an equal number of T...

India’s Kiran Navgire scores fastest century in women’s T20 cricket in 34 balls

October 17, 2025 11:22 PM

India’s Kiran Navgire scores fastest century in women’s T20 cricket in 34 balls

Opener Kiran Navgire broke the record for the fastest century in women's Twenty20 cricket when she completed her hundred in just 34 balls while helping Maharashtra to a nine-wicket win over Punjab in India's Women's T20 Trophy on Friday. Navgire, who has played six T20 matches for India, broke Sophie Devine's previous record of a 36-ball century set four years ago, as she hit seven sixes and 14 fours to score 106 off 35 balls. Maharashtra chased down their target of 111 in just eight overs. Th...

Coaches trust Australia’s hard-hitters: Tim David

August 11, 2025 1:05 PM

Coaches trust Australia’s hard-hitters: Tim David

Australia's T20 batters are backed by their coaches to go "all guns blazing" and will likely continue their attacking ways, middle order blaster Tim David said. David produced a sparkling 83 off 53 balls to guide Australia to a 17-run win in the series-opener against South Africa on Sunday and a record ninth victory in succession. "We’ve been playing together as a group now for a while, so there’s not a great deal of instruction from the coaches,” said player-of-the-match David in Darwin...

Owen shines on debut as Australia beat Windies in first T20

July 21, 2025 10:54 AM

Owen shines on debut as Australia beat Windies in first T20

Mitchell Owen made an impressive debut as Australia beat West Indies by three wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match Twenty20 International series in Jamaica on Sunday. Owen took a wicket with his medium pace bowling before returning to smash 50 off 27 balls as Australia chased down a 190-run target with seven balls to spare. West Indies, who lost the preceding test series 3-0, got off to a strong start after being put into bat at Sabina Park. Captain Shai Hope (55), Roston Chase (60) a...

Nepal takes game to new heights with T20 league

May 29, 2025 11:36 AM

Nepal takes game to new heights with T20 league

Glamorgan all-rounder Dan Douthwaite was not alone among the foreign players in being unsure what to expect when he headed to the Himalayas to take part in the inaugural Nepal Premier League (NPL) late last year. Taking up a playing contract in the mountainous nation of 30 million was always going to be a novel challenge for the Englishman, not least because the Twenty20 league was staged at a ground some 1,350 metres above sea level. "I thought I was going to be constantly out of breath or st...

Cricket West Indies calls for inclusive pathways to Olympic participation

May 16, 2025 11:02 AM

Cricket West Indies calls for inclusive pathways to Olympic participation

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has formally written to the International Cricket Council (ICC), urging that the unique structure of West Indies cricket be fairly considered in ongoing discussions with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) regarding qualification for cricket at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. Unlike other Olympic participants, the West Indies represents a collective of sovereign Caribbean nations rather than a single country. With T20 cricket set to debut at the 2028 Games, C...

Ireland hand Pakistan a reality check before T20 World Cup

May 11, 2024 3:20 PM

Ireland hand Pakistan a reality check before T20 World Cup

Pakistan were handed a sobering reality check ahead of next month's 20-overs World Cup, following their first ever loss on Friday in a T20 International to Ireland in Dublin. Put into bat, Pakistan managed a modest 182-6 against the limited bowling resources of their opponents at the Castle Avenue. Skipper Babar Azam made 57 and opener Saim Ayub contributed 45 but it was not really a flying start as Pakistan reached the 100-mark in the 13th over. Iftikhar Ahmed smashed 37 not out off 15 balls...