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Australia’s Mitchell Starc bowls during a Test match against Bangladesh in Mackay, Queensland, August 23, 2026. AP/PTI Advertisement

The first three teams confirmed are Akcel United Kabul, Balkh Zwanan and Kandahar Warriors

Lahore, Aug 26:  Pakistan fast bowler Aimen Anwar has announced her retirement from international cricket with immediate effect, bringing her career to a close after representing the country at three T20 World Cups and the 2022 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup.

Rising Sri Lankan all-rounder Sonal Dinusha struck a second successive century to anchor his team’s innings but could not prevent the follow on that India imposed on the hosts after bowling them out for 290 to grab a 213-run first-innings lead in the second Test in Colombo on Wednesday (August 26, 2026).

Anaya Bangar, who underwent gender-affirming surgery in March this year, is now eligible to play community cricket in Australia. The former Mumbai Under-19 cricketer received clearance from Cricket Australia after approaching the governing body earlier this summer when she received no response to a similar request sent to the Board of Control for Cricket in…

Forty-eight hours. That was all it took for Steve Waugh to say yes.When Abhishek Bachchan and his team first approached the former Australia captain about becoming an owner in the European T20 Premier League, they were not sure what the answer would be. Waugh had been away from cricket for 25 years in an ownership…

Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar criticised the ICC and BCCI over incidents involving Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, warning that leniency could encourage repeat behaviour.

Jasprit Bumrah’s tenure as the No.1 ranked Test bowler is over as Australia pacer Mitchell Starc claimed the premier position for the first time in his illustrious career on the back of his dominant performance against Bangladesh.

Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has attained the No. 1 position in the ICC Men’s Test Bowling Rankings for the first time in his career after his 10-wicket haul in MacKay helped win the second match of their ICC World Test Championship series against Bangladesh. 

The live scorecard for the Match 1 T20 between Turkiye Women and Austria Women, being played at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Ilfov County, is available here. Turkiye Women elected to field. At the moment, Austria Women are at 17/3 after 4.0 overs. Komati Reddy and Sheetal Bhardwaj are currently at the crease.