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Women's T20 Blast: Hampshire & Surrey tie thriller

Hampshire register a second tie in four Women's T20 Blast games as table-topping Surrey dramatically maintain their unbeaten start.

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IPL 2026 points table and top run-scorers & wicket-takers

The IPL 2026 is in full swing, but who is leading the race for the orange and purple cap? BBC Sport looks at the top run-scorers and wicket-takers in the 19th edition.

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Sooryavanshi's 96 in vain as Titans knock out Royals

Teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi excels again in the IPL with a brilliant 96, but his Rajasthan Royals are beaten by Gujarat Titans who book their place in Sunday's final.

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England in-tray: McCullum says he knows what went wrong in the Ashes – but can he fix it?

The England head coach has five key challenges to address in the buildup to next week’s first Test against New Zealand at Lord’sFor all that the series was obviously a failure, England were competitive for periods of most of the Ashes Tests. But McCullum has repeatedly conceded that in the key mome…

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Ireland not at NZ's 'level' in one-off Test loss

Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie says that his side "weren't at the levels New Zealand were at" as the tourists completed a straightforward victory in their one-off Test against Ireland, wrapping up the win on day three by an innings and 79 runs.

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Women's T20 World Cup 2026 squads

All the squads for the Women's T20 World Cup as they are announced.

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England must accept Ashes backlash, says McCullum

Head coach Brendon McCullum says England must deal with the “backlash” to their dismal 4-1 defeat in Australia.

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'Dad's Army' proving golden for Yorkshire in Blast

Yorkshire coach Anthony McGrath believes their flying start in the T20 Blast has shown the wisdom of the county's 'Dad's Army' recruitment.

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Gujarat Titans v Rajasthan Royals - IPL Qualifier 2 scorecard

Latest scorecard from the Indian Premier League Qualifier 2 match between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals in New Chandigarh.

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Pakistan v West Indies - women's T20 tri-series scorecard

Latest scorecard from the women's T20 tri-series match between Pakistan and West Indies at Clontarf.

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Is Knight's sluggish form a concern for England?

England start their T20 World Cup campaign on 12 June with question marks surrounding their batting line-up, with veteran Heather Knight's form in the spotlight.

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India beat England by 38 runs: first women’s T20 cricket international – as it happened

England were comfortably beaten in Chelmsford after producing an erratic performance with bat and ball1st over: India 7-2 (Bhatia 5, Rodrigues 0) That was the last ball of a pr-etty eventful first over.Two wickets in the over! After getting off the mark with a streaky mishit over t…

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Below-par England outplayed by India in opening T20

England are outplayed by India in the first T20 at Chelmsford, suffering a 38-run defeat.

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India inflict heavy defeat on England in opening T20

India's Jemimah Rodrigues and Yastika Bhatia put on 126 for the third wicket to set up a 38-run victory over England in the opening women's T20 at Chelmsford.

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Yastika Bhatia and Jemimah Rodrigues overpower England in first T20 international

India 188-7; England 150-8. India win by 38 runsEngland’s Amy Jones makes 67 but lacks supportHalf-centuries from Yastika Bhatia and Jemima Rodrigues helped India post 188 for seven and overcome England by 38 runs in the first T20 international.The seamer Nandani Sharma, who took a…

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Jones brings up half-century in only 32 balls

England's Amy Jones brings up a half-century from just 32 balls in the women's international against India.

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Smith stars as NZ dominate Ireland in Belfast

New Zealand take control against Ireland on the second day of the one-off Test with Nathan Smith claiming an international career best of 6-40 at Stormont.

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Bell removes India's openers in first over

England's Lauren Bell strikes twice in the opening over as she removes India's Smriti Mandhana with the first ball of the game, with Shafali Verma out five balls later in the women's international T20 at Chelmsford.

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Glamorgan sign Neesham to soften Farooqi T20 blow

Glamorgan recruit experienced New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham after losing paceman Fazalhaq Farooqi for the rest of their T20 Blast campaign.

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Gordon stars in win over Netherlands on Scotland return

Scotland women open their T20 tri-series in Edinburgh with a nine-wicket defeat of the Netherlands.

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Sciver-Brunt recovery 'going to plan' but captain yet to bowl

England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt says her recovery is "going to plan" but she is yet to return to bowling following her calf injury.

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Stumped podcast: Afghanistan Women’s Refugee Team - what’s next?

The Afghanistan Women’s Refugee team will be on a development tour of England in June.

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Northants batter Bartlett agrees contract extension

George Bartlett has signed a one-year contract extension with Northamptonshire until the end of the 2027 season.

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Ecclestone targets World Cup glory after mental health struggle

England spinner Sophie Ecclestone on overcoming mental health struggles, her response to fitness criticism and how a T20 World Cup win would "put things right".

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Andersson takes 6-23 as Derbys thump Leics in Blast

Martin Andersson stars with bat and ball, taking 6-23, as Derbyshire beat Leicestershire by 85 runs in the T20 Blast.

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Unbeaten Blaze, Surrey & Somerset win in T20 Blast

Surrey, The Blaze and Somerset all maintain their unbeaten starts in the women's T20 Blast with victories over Durham, Warwickshire Bears and Yorkshire.

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Teenage star Sooryavanshi smashes 97 as Rajasthan advance in IPL playoffs

Fifteen-year-old hits 12 sixes in 29-ball knockJofra Archer wickets help Royals past SunrisersThe teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed a staggering 12 sixes to lead Rajasthan Royals to a 47-run drubbing of Sunrisers Hyderabad in Wednesday’s Indian Premier League eliminator.The 15-…

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Sooryavanshi, 15, stuns again in IPL eliminator

Teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi produces his latest extraordinary innings by hitting 97 from just 29 balls in the Indian Premier League eliminator.

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McCullum vows to keep ‘firm grip’ on England players after ‘mistakes’ in winter tours

Head coach ‘confident our best cricket is in front of us’Issues with alcohol among tourists due to ‘distractions’Brendon McCullum has promised to use “a firm grip” to eradicate issues with alcohol and attitude among the England squad, admitting that “there were some mistakes made” by his players du…

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England's Bethell expected to be fit for first Test

England expect Jacob Bethell to be fit for the first Test against New Zealand despite the injury that curtailed his time with Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Indian Premier League.

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Sir Clive Lloyd elected as Lancashire president

Former Lancashire cricketer Sir Clive Lloyd becomes club president in a board restructure, with Dame Sarah Storey elected as chair.

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Leading England's attack: Tongue looks ahead after Ashes

Mark Chapman talks to Josh Tongue about his England career after shining in The Ashes.

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Stubbs shines on Hants debut despite 'not much sleep'

South African Tristan Stubbs says he enjoyed his Hampshire T20 debut, hitting 69 off 42 balls less than 24 hours after arriving in the country.

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The Spin | I became a detective in women’s cricket and found treasure in an old Lancashire cowshed

The MCC Library has gone from three books to a proper archive with scrapbooks, letters, diaries and newspaper cuttingsIn the spring of 2011, I went to the MCC library at Lord’s – the world’s largest collection of printed material on cricket. I was near the start of a PhD on the history of women’s c…

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Walker turns to darts after Leicestershire release

Former county cricketer Roman Walker, who once took the wicket of Virat Kohli, has taken up darts since leaving Leicestershire last year

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Letter: MJK Smith obituary

In the early 1970s, the cricketer MJK Smith offered me 50 pence per half day for sweeping squash courts and other odd jobs at Wootton Court, the Warwickshire hotel and country club that he and his wife had opened. I was 14, and asked how many hours half a day would comprise. He said he would leave …