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Cricket news from around the game: match reports and tournament coverage, squad announcements and selection calls, players finding form and teams rebuilding.

Articles are grouped into categories so you can follow one thread rather than the whole feed. International, Test cricket, T20, the IPL, teams, players and tournaments each have their own page, and every article carries its category so related coverage is one click away.

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News does not sit apart from the rest of the site. An article about a player links to that player’s profile with their career record; a tournament report links to the tournament page with its teams and results. The story and the data behind it are meant to be read together.

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The focus is on the international game and the major franchise leagues, with domestic cricket where it matters to those. Coverage follows what is happening rather than a fixed publishing schedule, so quiet weeks are quieter than busy ones.

TOP STORY

International

India seal the series with a clinical run chase

A patient opening stand and a calm finish saw the target knocked off with more than four overs to spare.

JUL 10, 2026 2 MIN READ 2 comments

International

England name a young squad for the away tour

JUL 10, 2026 2 MIN READ 2 comments

International

South Africa hold their nerve in a low-scoring thriller

JUL 9, 2026 1 MIN READ 1 comment

International

New Zealand build a total on a slow surface

JUL 9, 2026 1 MIN READ 1 comment

Latest News

International

A rain-shortened match decided by an adjusted target

Two interruptions and a revised target turned a comfortable position into an uncomfortable one.

JUL 8, 2026 1 MIN READ 2 comments

Test Cricket

The art of the nightwatchman, explained

Sending a tail-ender in before the close is one of the oldest tactics in Test cricket, and one of the most argued…

JUL 8, 2026 2 MIN READ 2 comments

Test Cricket

Declaration timing and the fourth-innings gamble

Declare too early and you lose. Declare too late and you draw. The window is narrower than most people think.

JUL 7, 2026 1 MIN READ 0 comments

Test Cricket

Why the second new ball changes everything

Eighty overs of graft can be undone in six, and both captains know exactly when the clock runs out.

JUL 7, 2026 1 MIN READ 0 comments

Test Cricket

Reading a fifth-day pitch

Cracks, footmarks and dry patches tell you what the match will look like long before the first ball is bowled.

JUL 6, 2026 1 MIN READ 0 comments

Test Cricket

The value of a long first innings

Batting for a day and a half does more than build a total. It removes an option from the opposition.

JUL 6, 2026 1 MIN READ 0 comments

T20

Powerplay tactics in the modern T20 game

Six overs, two fielders outside the circle, and an argument about risk that has been running for fifteen years.

JUL 6, 2026 2 MIN READ 0 comments

T20

Death bowling and the yorker that is not there

The yorker is the most valuable delivery in the last four overs, and the hardest one to bowl on demand.

JUL 5, 2026 1 MIN READ 0 comments

T20

The impact of the impact substitute

A twelfth player who can bat or bowl changes team selection before a ball is bowled.

JUL 5, 2026 1 MIN READ 0 comments

T20

Chasing under lights is not always easier

Captains win the toss and bowl almost by reflex. The numbers are far less certain than the habit suggests.

JUL 4, 2026 1 MIN READ 0 comments

T20

The strike rate conversation is missing context

A number that ignores the match situation is not a measure of anything much.

JUL 4, 2026 1 MIN READ 0 comments

IPL

Auction strategy and the cost of a marquee name

Spending a third of the purse on one player leaves eleven decisions you can no longer afford to get wrong.

JUL 3, 2026 1 MIN READ 0 comments

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Cricket news from around the game: match reports and tournament coverage, squad announcements and selection calls, players finding form and teams rebuilding.