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A poor start to an IPL season is nothing out of the ordinary for Mumbai Indians. Even at its title-winning best, MI often took its own time to find rhythm. That trend appeared to have changed when MI beat Kolkata Knight Riders in its first game of IPL 2026, breaking a 13-year streak of losing…

File photo of Kiran Navgire, who plays for UP Warriorz in the Women’s Premier League. (PTI) Maharashtra‘s Kiran Navgire has set a new record in women’s T20 cricket by scoring the fastest century off just 34 balls during the Women’s T20 Trophy match against Punjab in Nagpur on Friday. She remained unbeaten on 106 from…

Since his debut in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2022, Sai Sudharsan has wowed connoisseurs of the game with his elegant knocks and awe-inspiring strokeplay. In IPL 2025, Sudharsan has continued to be in strong form by amassing 186 runs in three games for Gujarat Titans and be the tournament’s second leading…

All-rounder Sophie Molineux will take over as Australia ‍captain when Alyssa Healy retires ​at the end of the ‌upcoming home series against ​India, Cricket Australia said on Thursday. Healy, 35, announced earlier this month that she will retire, bringing an end to a 16-year international career that ​included two one-day international World ⁠Cup triumphs and…

A record-breaking fourth-wicket partnership between captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim put Bangladesh in control at 292-3 on day one of the first Test against Sri Lanka on Tuesday. After a wobbly start at Galle, the pair stitched together 247 runs — the highest fourth-wicket stand for Bangladesh in Tests against Sri Lanka —…

Yashasvi Jaiswal (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: India suffered an early setback on the opening day of the first Test at Eden Gardens in Kolkata when Yashasvi Jaiswal, looking scratchy from the outset, fell cheaply to South Africa pacer Marco Jansen. Jaiswal never appeared fully settled at the crease, and Jansen capitalised by targeting the awkward…