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Fresh from bringing up 200 ODI wickets at Headingley on Saturday, Adil Rashid says he has the hunger to continue playing international cricket, dismissing talk that retirement may be on the horizon. The legspinner broke new ground as the first English spinner to reach the milestone, albeit one brought up in a second consecutive defeat

The PCB’s much-trailed ‘connection camp’ ended on Monday with what officials said was a roadmap to bring the game out of the doldrums it finds itself in at the moment. Officials and the team management, including both head coaches Jason Gillespie and Gary Kirsten, described a day of open and robust conversations, including about the

New Zealand tend not to do especially well in Galle. Of their five Test defeats from as many games at the ground, one has been by an innings, another by ten wickets, and one more by 202 runs. Their latest Test at the venue, which ended in a 63-run defeat to Sri Lanka on Monday,

Legspinner Mitchell Swepson has been named Queensland official vice-captain and will lead the side in both the both the One-Day Cup and the Sheffield Shield when captain Marnus Labuschagne is absent on international duty. The decision to elevate Swepson to the leadership role continues the significant shake-up in Queensland cricket under new coach Johan Botha

Dolphins 326 (Amin 75, Akhlaq 52, Jamal 3-69) beat Lions 310 for 8 (Nazir 62, Khushdil 60, Shakeel 2-24) by 16 runs Dolphins ensured they did not bow out of the Champions Cup without a win, as they beat Lions by 16 runs in the last league game of the tournament. With Lions needing 81

Lunch New Zealand 340 and 13 for 1 (Latham 5*, Williamson 4*, Asitha 1-5) need 262 runs to beat Sri Lanka 305 and 309 (Karunaratne 83, Mathews 50, Ajaz 6-90) Sri Lanka lost six wickets for 72 runs as New Zealand wrapped up the Lankan second innings inside the morning session on day four of

India 376 and 205 for 3 (Gill 86*, Pant 82*) lead Bangladesh 149 by 432 runs Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant got to their half-centuries as India moved closer to batting Bangladesh out of the Test with a wicketless first session on day three in Chennai. The ease with which India batted was apparent from

England won the toss and decided to bowl against Australia Australia have been able to recall the experienced trio of Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc and Glenn Maxwell for the second ODI at Headingley after they missed the opening game due to illness. England, who opted to bowl first on a cloudy morning, have made one

Lack of overs and suggestions that he is struggling with multiple injuries have raised questions about Shakib Al Hasan‘s appearance in the ongoing Chennai Test against India. Shakib, who on Saturday became Bangladesh’s oldest Test cricketer, bowled seven overs on the third day after captain Najmul Hossain Shanto brought him into the attack belatedly. Shakib

Lions 367 for 6 (Irfan 100*, Khushdil 73, Shafique 52, Imam 51) beat Markhors 332 for 9 (Fakhar 82, Salman 69, Yamin 2-54, Daniyal 2-66, Khushdil 2-67) by 35 runs Irfan Khan‘s 56-ball ton and Khushdil Shah‘s all-round heroics handed Lions their first win and snapped table-toppers Markhors’ unbeaten streak. The result meant that all

“I thought there was a run. Daryll trusted my call. It was a pretty good throw. At the end of the day, run-outs in Test cricket are not exactly ideal. I take full accountability for it, and hopefully on another day I make a different decision.” Glenn Phillips isn’t the kind to mince words, especially

Afghanistan opt to bat v South Africa After taking full advantage of South Africa’s decision to bat first and reducing them to 36 for 7 in the first match, Afghanistan decided to post a total in an attempt to win the series with a game to spare. But, given the heat in Sharjah, which has

Surrey 415 (Patel 134, Lawes 58, Burns 55, de Leede 4-106) and 25 for 0 beat Durham 262 (Ackermann 78*, Worrall 4-39) and 177 (Gay 48, S Curran 4-23, Worrall 4-34) by ten wickets Sun kissed and hazy, like the summer should have been. As south London bathed in 25-degree heat, there was a prevailing

Innings break England 315 (Duckett 95, Labuschagne 3-39, Zampa 3-49) vs Australia Ben Duckett fell five runs short of a century in an innings of two halves from England’s batters, as Australia’s patched-up attack turned to their spinners – established and part-time alike – to give themselves a fighting chance in the first ODI at

Cricket South Africa has confirmed it will continue to engage Afghanistan in bilateral fixtures because it does not believe in punishing the men’s team for the Taliban’s actions in their home country. CSA’s statement comes in response to severe criticism including from activist organisation Lawyers for Human Rights, which said that by playing Afghanistan, South

Big Picture After a T20 series where the view was longer-term to 2026, a number of big names were missing and the decider was washed out on a horrid day in Manchester, it feels like this upcoming five-match ODI series – yes, old-school and, yes, probably overkill – has a little more immediate relevance with

Pakistan 181 for 4 (Muneeba 45, Sana 37, Sekhukhune 2-30) beat South Africa 168 for 4 (Luus 53*, Tryon 30*, Sandhu 2-20, Iqbal 2-27) by 13 runs A superb bowling display by left-arm spinners Nashra Sandhu and Sadia Iqbal combined with a collective batting display helped Pakistan win the second T20I against South Africa and

ESPNcricinfo has learned that Ponting has signed a multi-year contract with Kings, a franchise with multiple owners. Ponting, it is understood, will take the final call on the rest of the coaching staff. There is no clarity yet on who remains on the books from the coaching unit from last year: Trevor Bayliss (head coach),