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Smriti Mandhana is on the verge of making history in women’s T20 international cricket. The Indian vice-captain needs just 78 more runs to overtake New Zealand’s Suzie Bates and become the highest run-scorer in women’s T20I cricket. India face Pakistan in the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 in Dubai on Saturday, September 5, giving Mandhana a…
Most fast bowlers measure their run-ups in metres. Sam Bodoano measured his in kilometres — 100 of them. Beginning at Lord’s Cricket Ground in north London around midnight, the Surrey cricketer ran through the night for roughly 14 hours, still dressed in cricket whites and carrying a ball. His destination was Valley End Cricket Club…
Indian vice-captain and batter Smriti Mandhana is 78 runs away from becoming the highest run-scorer in women’s T20 Internationals (T20Is), as she prepares to face Pakistan in the women’s Asia Cup in Dubai.
The match went down to the final over, with Namibia needing 24 runs to pull off a remarkable victory
English club cricketer and endurance athlete Sam Bodoano has completed an extraordinary 62-mile (100km) run from Lord’s Cricket Ground in London to Valley End Cricket Club in Woking, Surrey, in an attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the longest run-up before bowling a cricket ball.Bodoano, 22, from Worplesdon near Guildford, Surrey, began his…
Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu produced a stunning bowling performance, claiming seven wickets for just five runs against Indonesia in the Women’s Asia Cup T20 (AFP)
Women’s cricket has evolved enormously over the past few decades, with batters playing an increasing role across all three formats of the game.
In Bombay cricket of the late 1980s, being exceptional was not always enough. The city was producing young batters at such a frightening rate that even a junior cricketer good enough to stand beside Sachin Tendulkar could disappear from the larger national memory. One season offered a particularly striking illustration: Bombay’s best junior cricketer honour…
West Indies batsman Shimron Hetmyer reached 7,000 runs in T20 cricket on Tuesday by scoring an unbeaten 111 to guide Guyana Amazon Warriors to a nine-run victory over Trinbago Knight Riders in a rain-affected Caribbean Premier League 2026 match in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
JUNIOR Female Yellow Greens on Monday defeated Malawi by 94 runs to record their second consecutive victory at the ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier Division One in Tanzania.