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Colombo has been assigned 11 league games for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025.

Posted on June 16, 2025June 16, 2025 by [email protected]

India, the hosts will play Sri Lanka on September 30 to start their Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 campaign in Bengaluru.

The full schedule has been revealed, and Colombo, a neutral location chosen to host Pakistan’s league matches, has been given 11 round-robin matches, including four against Sri Lanka. All of the games are scheduled to start at 3 PM IST and run day-night.

In addition to Pakistan (October 24), Sri Lanka will have the chance to “host” Australia (October 4), New Zealand (October 14), South Africa (October 17), and Bangladesh (October 20) in front of the domestic audience. The ICC had previously disclosed that Colombo is also a floating option for semifinal 1 (October 29) and the final (November 2), should Pakistan advance to the knockout stages.

On October 1, the defending champions Australia will play the defending T20 champions New Zealand at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on the second day of the competition.

India will play their league match against Pakistan on Sunday, October 5. The high-stakes match between India and Australia will take place in Vizag the following Sunday, October 12. On Sunday, October 26, India will play Bangladesh in the last round of their round-robin matches in Bengaluru. England, the runners-up in 2022, will play New Zealand in Guwahati on the final day of league-phase play.

In the round-robin stage, the top four teams advance to the semifinals, with first place facing fourth and second facing third.

Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 Full schedule:

Tuesday 30 September: India v Sri Lanka – Bengaluru
Wednesday 1 October: Australia v New Zealand – Indore
Thursday 2 October: Bangladesh v Pakistan – Colombo
Friday 3 October: England v South Africa – Bengaluru
Saturday 4 October: Australia v Sri Lanka – Colombo
Sunday 5 October: India v Pakistan – Colombo
Monday 6 October: New Zealand v South Africa – Indore
Tuesday 7 October: England v Bangladesh – Guwahati
Wednesday 8 October: Australia v Pakistan – Colombo
Thursday 9 October: India v South Africa – Vizag
Friday 10 October: New Zealand v Bangladesh – Vizag
Saturday 11 October: England v Sri Lanka – Guwahati
Sunday 12 October: India v Australia – Vizag
Monday 13 October: South Africa v Bangladesh – Vizag
Tuesday 14 October: New Zealand v Sri Lanka – Colombo
Wednesday 15 October: England v Pakistan – Colombo
Thursday 16 October: Australia v Bangladesh – Vizag
Friday 17 October: South Africa v Sri Lanka – Colombo
Saturday 18 October: New Zealand v Pakistan – Colombo
Sunday 19 October: India v England – Indore
Monday 20 October: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh – Colombo
Tuesday 21 October: South Africa v Pakistan – Colombo
Wednesday 22 October: Australia v England – Indore
Thursday 23 October: India v New Zealand – Guwahati
Friday 24 October: Pakistan v Sri Lanka – Colombo
Saturday 25 October: Australia v Sri Lanka – Indore
Sunday 26 October: England v New Zealand – Guwahati
Sunday 26 October: India v Bangladesh – Bengaluru
Wednesday 29 October: Semi-final 1 – Guwahati/Colombo
Thursday 30 October: Semi-final 2 – Bengaluru
Sunday 2 November: Final – Colombo/Bengaluru

The ‘historic’ first bilateral T20I series between Nepal and the West Indies is scheduled for September.

Posted on June 13, 2025 by [email protected]

Three T20I will make up the first bilateral series between Nepal and the West Indies. Which will begin in Sharjah in September. The series will be officially hosted by Nepal. Although the fact that the games will take place at a neutral location.

The “historic” series was described as a “significant milestone in the ongoing mission to grow and globalize the game of cricket” in a statement released by Cricket West Indies (CWI). The games are scheduled for September 27, 28, and 30 in anticipation of Nepal’s participation in the men’s T20 World Cup Asia qualification later in the year.

In a statement, CWI chief executive Chris Dehring stated, “This series is more than just a collection of international matches. It’s a celebration of the game’s growing global footprint and a testament to what cricket represents: pride, purpose, and the power of unity.” We believe it is our duty as a full-member nation to support cricket’s growth outside of our boundaries.

Supporting Nepal during this important stage of their cricketing career serves to both promote the game at the local and global levels and serves as a reminder of the great pride and honor that come with representing our country and donning our national colors. At this juncture in Nepal’s history. We are honored to support them. We anticipate thrilling and competitive cricket in Sharjah.

A “competitive squad” was expected from the West Indies, the release continued.

The opening game of the three-match T20I series that the West Indies T20I team is currently playing in Ireland washed out. At the same time, Nepal is in Scotland for a T20I tri-series that also includes the Netherlands.

Nepal is now ranked 18th in the format. While West Indies the two-time World Cup champions are ranked fifth.

During the England tour, Radha Yadav takes Shuchi Upadhyay’s place due to injury.

Posted on June 12, 2025June 12, 2025 by [email protected]

In place of Shuchi Upadhyay, left-arm spinner Radha Yadav has been selected for the India Women’s white-ball tour of England. The tour will not include Upadhyay due to a left-shin injury.

Upadhyay made her ODI debut against South Africa during the tri-series in Sri Lanka. She was called up for the forthcoming England tour for the first time in her T20I career.

According to the BCCI, the shin illness was discovered at the BCCI Centre of Excellence (COE) in Bengaluru during the pre-tour camp.

In December of last year, she took the third-most wickets at the Senior Women’s One-Day Trophy. In nine innings at an average of 15.44 and an economy rate of 3.48, she took 18 wickets at that time. She won the championship with her team, Madhya Pradesh, and was awarded the Player of the Tournament.

Radha Yadav, who has participated in 84 T20Is and seven One-Day Internationals, last played for India in December 2024, taking four wickets against the West Indies. But in the ensuing ODI series against them, she was passed over.

She took the most wickets in the home one-dayers against New Zealand before to the West Indies series.

India will play England Women in three ODIs and five T20Is beginning on June 28.

Jansen and Rabada each score twice.

Posted on June 11, 2025 by [email protected]

Temba Bavuma chose to bowl on a cloudy morning, and South Africa’s pacers were spot on. He struck frequently to put Australia in a position in the opening session of the World Test Championship final at Lord’s. Australia entered the lunch break on Day 1 at 63/4. Steve Smith not out at 26. Kagiso Rabada spearheaded the attack with well while Marco Jansen provided good support. Jansen and Rabada, South Africa’s new-ball duo, bowled three consecutive maidens while maintaining discipline with the line and lengths.

Even as Rabada delivered a hat-trick of maidens to Usman Khawaja, Labuschagne got Australia moving with three pairs off Jansen. He eventually got his reward when he had the left-hander edging to first slip to dismiss him for a 20-ball duck.

The batter fell to Rabada, who was beautifully taken by Aiden Markram at second slip. Ending Cameron Green’s attempt at number three. They subsequently got through the first hour without suffering any further damage as Smith and Labuschagne hit a couple of boundaries to defeat an outstanding spell from Rabada (6-4-9-2). They also defeated Lungi Ngidi and Wiaan Mulder.

On the first ball of the second hour, Smith looked at a loose ball from Ngidi for a boundary. The bowler also caught the edge of his bat, but the ball went to the boundary. Mulder attempted to worry Labuschagne a few times without success, while Smith also hit a drive past point off Ngidi. Thirty minutes into the second hour, Jansen came back into the attack and got Labuschagne to edge to the ‘keeper, breaking a 30-run stand. This was Jansen’s breakthrough.

Smith and Travis Head each hit a boundary off Jansen to begin the recovery process anew. The umpire’s call spared Smith after he was slapped on the pad after crossing too far to an oncoming Jansen delivery. After that, Jansen struck hard just before lunch, catching Head down the legside on the final ball before the break.

Ruturaj Gaikwad gets a Yorkshire county deal.

Posted on June 10, 2025 by [email protected]

Ruturaj Gaikwad, an Indian batter, has signed a contract with Yorkshire and is ready for his first appearance in the County Championship. Gaikwad will be a member of the team until the end of the season. When he will also play in the One-Day Cup, and will join before their Championship match against Surrey next month.

Gaikwad is a member of the India A team in England at the moment. But he hasn’t participated in either of the two matches against the England Lions. The 28-year-old has actually been out of play for over two months. After sustaining an elbow injury during an IPL match that prevented him from competing in the competition.

Although he has only participated in 29 ODI and T20I matches for India thus far. Gaikwad holds seven first-class cricket hundreds and sixteen List A hundreds. Since the previous year, he has served as the Chennai Super Kings’ captain.

Gaikwad declared after signing, “I’m excited to be joining up with Yorkshire for the rest of the English domestic season.” “I’ve always wanted to play cricket in this country, and Yorkshire is the biggest club in England. I am aware of how critical it is that I start strong during a critical period of the season. The One Day Cup is an excellent chance to take home some hardware. We have some crucial games in the County Championship.”

“I’m really happy to see Ruturaj join us for the second half of the season,” stated head coach Anthony McGrath. He is a very skilled cricket player with an all-around game that fits in nicely with the kind of cricket we wish to play. In addition to providing us with some added stability in our batting lineup. Ruturaj can score runs quickly when needed. I know he’s a highly regarded player throughout the game, and he’s an exciting talent.”

The BCCI has confirmed the venue changes for the upcoming home season.

Posted on June 9, 2025 by [email protected]

The men’s, women’s, and A sides’ new venues for the upcoming international home season have been announced by the BCCI.

The two-Test West Indies Men’s Tour of India will start in Ahmedabad on October 2 as planned. But the second Test, which was supposed to start in Kolkata on October 10, has been rescheduled to New Delhi. In exchange, Kolkata will host the second Test match between South Africa and India. Which was previously scheduled to take place in New Delhi beginning on November 14.

In the meantime, India Women and Australia Women had been arranged to play a three-match ODI series in Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium. Due to the outfield and pitch renovations, the series has now been shifted out. The first two ODIs will now be held at New Chandigarh, with the third to be held in New Delhi.

In addition, the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru was scheduled to host three one-day matches between the South Africa Men’s A teams and India A. Rajkot is currently the new location for those games.

The games that aren’t listed here still take place at the same locations.

Rob Walter is the New Zealand men’s coach for all forms.

Posted on June 6, 2025 by [email protected]

Rob Walter, a former white-ball coach for South Africa. He has been announced as the next head coach of the next Zealand men’s team for the next three years in all formats.

Even though Walter, 49, had more than two years left on his contract with CSA. He was one of the top contenders after leaving his position with South Africa. In addition to winning the 2025 Champions Trophy and the 2024 T20 World Cup final. Walter had guided South Africa to the 2023 ODI World Cup semifinals.

After leading the Otago Volts and Central Stags in domestic cricket in New Zealand. Walter had made Hawke’s Bay his home, and his family had remained in New Zealand. While he was coaching South Africa. He guided the Stags to wins in the Ford Trophy and the Plunket Shield in 2022–2023. In 2022, Walter led New Zealand A on a tour of India. He has also worked as an assistant coach in the IPL.

Although it was originally advertised that New Zealand Cricket will divide the head coaching responsibilities between white and red-ball cricket. Walter succeeds Gary Stead as the all-format head coach of New Zealand.

Rob Walter

Walter will coach the Blackcaps for the 2027 ODI World Cup, the 2026 and 2028 T20 World Cups, the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and the next WTC cycle.

It’s a true honor to be given the opportunity to build on the Blackcaps’ longstanding success and reputation as a top team in the globe, Walter remarked.

“Working with such a talented group of players and support staff during a time. When so many international events and significant bilateral series will be played is an incredible opportunity.

I simply can’t wait to begin. It’s thrilling, difficult, and offers everyone a ton of opportunities.

Scott Weenink, chief executive of NZC, stated that Walter’s assumption of the position was appropriate in both timing and location.

According to Weenink, Rob is the best coach with an outstanding background.

He is the perfect contender to lead the Blackcaps because of his success in the home game for New Zealand and his recent successes with South Africa on the international scene.

We are thrilled to have Rob return home to lead our team through three significant ICC events as well as an exciting and demanding time.

In the middle of June, Walter will take over leadership in preparation for New Zealand’s July tour of Zimbabwe.

Jamie Overton rejoins the England squad for their opening Test match against India.

Posted on June 5, 2025 by [email protected]

Jamie Overton is going to play in a Test match again after not playing for his country since June 2022. When he played his only red-ball match against New Zealand at Headingley. However, the England medical staff is evaluating the 31-year-old. Every day after he broke his right little finger during the first ODI against the West Indies on May 29.

Seamer Brydon Carse and the Warwickshire duo of Chris Woakes and Jacob Bethell are also returning to the 14-man roster after last playing on the Test tour of New Zealand in December. Due to minor niggles, Carse and Woakes were unable to participate in England’s recent victory against Zimbabwe.

In the meantime, Gus Atkinson’s hamstring injury from last month’s Test match against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge prevented him from being selected. On predicted lines is the remainder of the team for the June 20 series opener in Headingley, Leeds.

England squad for 1st India Test:

Ben Stokes (C), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethell, Brydon Carse, Sam Cook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Ollie Pope, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue, and Chris Woakes

Based on scientific information, the decision was made to hold the final in Ahmedabad: BCCI

Posted on June 4, 2025June 4, 2025 by [email protected]

Everyone sighed in relief as the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) 18th season ended without any more disruptions. The tournament’s success was seriously threatened by both war and weather (rain). So it required careful and scientific decision-making behind the scenes, and ultimately .It appeared to be worthwhile. BCCI executives were forced to behave like meteorologists during the May 20 IPL Governing Council (GC) meeting, carefully examining national weather trends. Before selecting the locations for the four playoff matches: Qualifier 1, the Eliminator, Qualifier 2, and the final.

The initial hosts were Hyderabad and Kolkata, but during the one-week break brought on by escalating border tensions and fighting, everything in the nation changed drastically, including the weather.

BCCI

The BCCI brought weather forecasts for every IPL city to the Governing Council (GC) meeting. Rainfall was predicted to be 65 percent in Kolkata. The initial location for the final only three percent in Ahmedabad. The GC made the decision to relocate the final to Ahmedabad in light of this.

Some people said it was a political call, given the current climate in the nation. However, the BCCI explained on Wednesday, June 4, the day following the IPL final, that the decision was solely based on scientific data.

“It was never a political decision. We have relied on scientific inputs and materials. At the time of the GC, rain was not predicted in Ahmedabad. BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia told Cricbuzz.

Unfortunately, while the final was taking place at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Tuesday night. Kolkata was hit by a lot of rain. There was a slight precipitation in Ahmedabad earlier in the day. But it didn’t stop the 40-over match between Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. For more than four hours after nine o’clock at night. Kolkata was battered by rain and thunderstorms.

Ironically, the weather had an impact in Qualifier 2, delaying the match by two hours on Sunday, June 1, a day. When Kolkata had clear skies. Despite this, the BCCI and IPL authorities expressed relief that the Mumbai Indians vs. Punjab Kings match proceeded without a single over being lost.

Glenn Maxwell announces his retirement from ODI

Posted on June 2, 2025June 2, 2025 by [email protected]

In order to fully focus on T20 cricket, Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has declared his retirement from ODI cricket. Maxwell played in 149 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) between 2012 and 2025. Amassing 3990 runs and taking 77 wickets. In 2015 and 2023, he played for Australia’s World Cup-winning teams.

Maxwell was a powerful hitter who averaged 33.81 runs per game with a strike rate of 126.70. In the 2023 World Cup, he scored an undefeated 201 against Afghanistan. Which is considered to be his best ODI performance to date and maybe the best innings ever played. He recorded 23 half-centuries and three more hundred. In his bowling career, he picked four four-fers and was a good offspinner. In addition to being an excellent fielder. He has 91 catches in the format.

According to Cricket Australia, Maxwell made the choice in preparation of the 2026 T20 World Cup. Which will be played in India and Sri Lanka. Maxwell’s goal to concentrate on the Big Bash League and other international obligations was also mentioned by the board.

“I think back to right at the start I was picked ahead of my time and out of the blue,” Maxwell stated, looking back on his career and retirement decision. Being able to play a few games for Australia made me feel proud. I assumed I would only experience it.

I’ve been lucky to experience the highs and lows of being dropped, being brought back, participating in a couple World Cups, and being a member of some outstanding teams ever since.

Glenn Maxwell

Earlier this year, Maxwell played his final ODI match against India in the Champions Trophy. Maxwell will not be participating in the current IPL due to a leg injury.

My body’s reaction to the situation led me to believe that. I was failing the team in some way. I had a pleasant talk with the Chair of Selectors, George Bailey. He responded on the Final Word Podcast when I asked him what he thought might happen in the future.

It’s time to start setting things up so that people in my position can try their hand at it and take over the role, I told him, since I don’t think I’ll make it. The 2027 World Cup came up. In order to keep that position, I hope they have adequate lead time.

“I used to say that if I still felt like I could play, I wouldn’t give up my place. I didn’t want to play purely for selfish motives and wait for a few series.

“They have the best view of the lineup heading into the next World Cup because they are heading in such a clear way. I am aware of how crucial that preparation is.

Former captain and current chair of selectors George Bailey praised Maxwell on his career. Glenn Maxwell who was instrumental in two ODI World Cup victories. He will go down as one of the most thrilling performers in one-day cricket. He is incredibly talented and skilled by nature. His field enthusiasm, missed ball abilities, and longevity have all been outstanding. His passion and commitment to representing Australia is yet another remarkable feature.

He still has a lot to give Australia in the T20 format, thankfully. If all goes according to plan, he will play a key role in the upcoming year as we prepare for the World Cup in early 2019.

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