England Docked 12 WTC Points for Slow Over Rate at The Oval
England lost 12 WTC points and half their Oval match fee for being 12 overs short against New Zealand, with interim captain Joe Root accepting the slow over-rate charge as the series heads to a Trent Bridge decider.
Dercksen and Kapp See South Africa Home After Sana’s Fightback
Annerie Dercksen’s 52 and Marizanne Kapp’s three wickets helped South Africa beat Pakistan by two wickets, despite Fatima Sana’s unbeaten 55 rescuing Pakistan from 55 for eight.
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Joshua Da Silva and Amir Jangoo return to the West Indies Test squad for the home WTC series against Sri Lanka, with Alzarri and Shamar Joseph back from injury and Tevin Imlach leading a Select XI warm-up in Coolidge.
PCB to Replace A–D Contracts With Format-Based Central Deals
The PCB will scrap A–D central contracts for format-based tracks driven largely by data, with Test specialists on track A and T20 specialists on track D gaining more franchise league freedom from the end of this month.
Mandhana and Deepti Lead India to Convincing T20 World Cup Win Over Pakistan
Smriti Mandhana’s 68 and Deepti Sharma’s record five for 10 powered India to a 64-run T20 World Cup win over Pakistan at Edgbaston, with Richa Ghosh’s late 34 lifting the hosts to 170.
Wyatt-Hodge Century Lights Up England’s T20 World Cup Opener
Danni Wyatt-Hodge’s century dedicated to newborn daughter Daisy powered England to an 87-run win over Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup opener at Edgbaston, with Freya Kemp taking four wickets in a standout home performance.
Kane Williamson Calls Time on International Career During England Tour
Kane Williamson has retired from international cricket with immediate effect during New Zealand’s Test tour of England, ruling himself out of the remaining matches at The Oval and Trent Bridge after 16 years in the national setup.
Bangladesh Seal Historic ODI Series Victory Over Australia in Dhaka
Bangladesh secured a historic maiden ODI series win over Australia with a five-wicket DLS victory in Dhaka, riding early bowling strikes and a calm chase led by Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Towhid Hridoy.
2027 Men’s ODI World Cup Pencilled In for October 4 to November 21
The 2027 men’s ODI World Cup across South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia is provisionally set for 4 October to 21 November, with South Africa likely hosting most of the 54 matches in a 14-team tournament.
Australia Revise Women’s Home Fixtures After Champions Trophy Date Shift
Australia have scrapped their home T20 series against Bangladesh in October and split New Zealand’s tour into T20Is in Sydney and ODIs in March, after the ICC moved the 2027 Women’s Champions Trophy to February.
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