A record-breaking crowd of 21,018 spectators appeared at the Oval to watch England defeat New Zealand by nine wickets on 27 June 2026. This massive turnout set a new world record for the highest attendance at a group stage match in the history of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. More records broken at ICC […]

Several players at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 have acknowledged the ICC’s Player Protection Program for minimizing any sort of online abuse towards women cricketers in the tournament. The programme, delivered in partnership with Freedom2hear (formerly GoBubble), works with international cricketers to filter out harmful content across social media platforms. More than 100 […]

Mohammad Amir has joined Nottinghamshire Club in the 2026 Vitality T20 Blast season. The club confirmed the news on Thursday, June 25, 2026. Amir will represent the Notts Outlaws as a local player rather than an overseas signing. Mohammad Amir has been granted his British passport and has signed for Nottinghamshire as a local player […]

Scotland batter Ailsa Lister has been handed an official reprimand and one demerit point following a breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during her side’s Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 fixture against West Indies. The match was played in Leeds on Thursday, June 18. The breach falls under Article 2.2 of the ICC Code […]

Kieron Pollard is now the all-time leading run-scorer in T20 cricket, surpassing Chris Gayle’s record that had stood since March 2014. The 39-year-old West Indian reached the milestone during a century for MI New York in Major League Cricket, finishing the innings with 14,583 career runs. Gayle ended on 14,562. The century was only Pollard’s […]

Litton Das has been declared fit and named in Bangladesh’s ODI squad for the upcoming three-match series against Zimbabwe. The wicketkeeper-batter had been sidelined with a calf injury to his left leg, which ruled him out of the three T20Is against Australia last week and the one-off Test against Zimbabwe scheduled later this month. His […]

Mahidul Islam is set to join the Bangladesh national squad for the upcoming one-off Test against Zimbabwe. Mahidul comes as a replacement for the injured wicketkeeper-batter Litton Das.  Mahidul Islam replaces injured Litton Das for Zimbabwe Testhttps://t.co/0dWmCGnC21 — Sports News 24/7 (@Sports247PK) June 21, 2026 The match will be held at Harare Sports Club from […]

Sydney Thunder have confirmed that Lisa Keightley will remain as the head coach of their WBBL side for two more years, keeping her at the club through the 2027 season. The announcement was made on June 23, 2026, ending any speculation about her future with the franchise. Keightley has been with Thunder for three seasons. […]

England captain Ben Stokes returned to his team today at Trent Bridge after missing the second Test due to a nightclub incident. Stokes officially apologised to his teammates for his actions before the series-deciding match against New Zealand. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) previously made him unavailable for selection following a curfew breach […]

South Africa fast bowler Nandre Burger has been ruled out of the remainder of Major League Cricket 2026 after scans confirmed a recurrence of a stress reaction in his back. Burger was representing Texas Super Kings in the tournament before the injury brought his campaign to a premature end. The team confirmed in an official […]