Fast bowler Aimen Anwer has retired from Pakistan international cricket after a decade-long career. She represented Pakistan in eight ODIs and 37 T20Is, often opening the bowling. Anwer said she is moving into a new role as a match referee. She never became a household name but turned up every time she was picked and delivered the lengths and plans asked of her in a pace attack often short on experience.

North Zone secured a 52-run victory over West Zone in the Duleep Trophy quarter-final at Bengaluru. Abid Mushtaq took nine wickets to power North Zone to the semi-finals. The turning point came when West Zone skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad was run out for 66 after a 111-run stand with Musheer Khan.

Musheer Khan fell for 96 as North Zone fought back after West Zone looked set to take control. Gaikwad's dismissal on 66 off 70 balls shifted momentum toward the visitors on the third day.

North Zone will face the winner of the other quarter-final in the semi-finals. The match was played on a red-soil pitch that took 25 wickets to spin.

Ravindra Jadeja’s last successful DRS review came in July 2023. Since then he has lost 18 and drawn four umpire’s calls across 22 Tests, including three that Sri Lanka won on day three in Colombo. India’s overall review success rate now sits below the series average. The team management has not indicated any change in how the side uses reviews. Jadeja continues to take wickets at a high rate despite the review drought.

Anaya Bangar received clearance from Cricket Australia to play female community cricket after relocating to Australia last year. The approval marks a step toward potential participation in state-level competitions.

Bangar had written to the BCCI last year seeking clarity on whether transgender athletes could compete in women's cricket. She said the Cricket Australia clearance revives her career hopes but stressed she must still train and perform to earn a WBBL opportunity.

Cricket Australia confirmed the decision follows standard eligibility review. Further progression depends on domestic performance benchmarks, with Bangar targeting elite cricket in Australia from March 2027.

Musheer Khan scored 96 before being dismissed as North Zone defeated West Zone in the Duleep Trophy quarter-final. The run-out of West Zone captain Ruturaj Gaikwad for 66 proved the turning point of the match.

Gaikwad and Khan had added 111 runs for the third wicket before the captain's dismissal broke the partnership. North Zone's bowlers then restricted West Zone's reply to secure a 52-run victory.

Arshdeep Singh took four wickets in his first first-class appearance in over a year. North Zone advance to the semi-finals of the competition.

England have removed Brydon Carse from their squad for the second Test against Pakistan at Lord’s after footage emerged of him in police handcuffs outside a Derby nightclub. The England Cricket Regulator has launched an investigation into the incident. Captain Joe Root said the team continues to make “stupid mistakes” that undermine on-field achievements. Sonny Baker replaced Carse in the 15-man squad. The Lord’s Test begins on Thursday.

Former Australia Test opener Will Pucovski has filed suit against his school, alleging that repeated head impacts during his playing years forced his retirement at age 27. Pucovski suffered 13 documented concussions during his career. The action is the first high-profile retirement-linked litigation of its kind involving an Australian player. It targets the educational institution rather than cricket governing bodies. Pucovski walked away from professional cricket in April last year.

India bowling coach Morne Morkel said Prasidh Krishna has developed into a world-class bowler after the pacer's short-ball strategy proved effective against Sri Lanka in Colombo. Krishna used the short ball to dismiss Kamil Mishara and Kamindu Mendis.

Morkel noted that Krishna had learned to ignore outside criticism and focus on his game development. The tall pacer bowled 18 overs on the opening day and troubled the batters with bounce and seam movement.

Krishna finished with three wickets in the innings as India took an iron grip on the match. Mitchell Starc has replaced Jasprit Bumrah as the No.1 ranked Test bowler after his performances against Bangladesh.

The SA20 pumped 406 million US dollars into South Africa’s economy this season, a 23 per cent rise on last year. Organisers say the tournament supported 9,470 jobs and drew 13 per cent more spectators than the year before. Ticket sales, broadcast rights and corporate partnerships funnelled money into local businesses around the five venues. The numbers cover the 2025-26 season only and exclude spending by visiting teams or media crews.

Zeeshan Ansari worked with Muttiah Muralitharan and Daniel Vettori last season at Sunrisers Hyderabad. The lessons stayed with him when he returned to red-ball cricket after nearly five years away.

Ansari hadn't played first-class since 2021. A strong run in the UP T20 league got him back in, and he now finds himself in India A's setup. He says the IPL and India A exposure helped him understand his own craft better.

The 28-year-old made his first-class comeback for Uttar Pradesh in the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy season.

Swastik Chikara sits on top of the UPT20 run charts with 1,600 runs. Zeeshan Ansari’s leg-spin has done the rest, and together they’ve steered Meerut Mavericks to eight wins from ten.

Ansari spent nearly five years out of first-class cricket before he got a second shot. Time at Sunrisers Hyderabad under Muttiah Muralitharan and Daniel Vettori sharpened the variations, and he was back in the India A squad earlier this season.

Meerut sit second on the table with two matches left. The final is next week in Lucknow.

Australia captain Pat Cummins indicated that the three-match ODI series in Zimbabwe will serve mainly as preparation for the subsequent tour of South Africa. The team will play three ODIs in Zimbabwe followed by three ODIs and Tests in South Africa later this year.

Cummins said the focus remains on maintaining peak performance for the World Test Championship and the South Africa series. Several senior players are expected to be rested for the Zimbabwe leg to manage workloads ahead of the more important assignment.

West Zone dismissed North Zone for 251 on the opening day of their Duleep Trophy quarter-final. Ayush Badoni and Anshul Kamboj scored half-centuries, but the rest of the batting failed to convert starts.

West Zone reached 31 for two at stumps, still trailing by 220 runs. The bowlers exploited early movement to restrict scoring after the first hour.

North Zone will need early wickets on day two to prevent West Zone from building a substantial lead. The winner advances to the semi-finals.

Shahbaz Ahmed scored an unbeaten century from number seven and Sudip Gharami made 146 as East Zone reached 355 for six on day one of their Duleep Trophy quarter-final against North East Zone. The pair added 150 for the sixth wicket after early wickets left East Zone struggling. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi made eight off six balls on debut, while Ishan Kishan and Abhimanyu Easwaran also fell cheaply. Shahbaz completed his hundred in 137 balls with nine fours and two sixes. East Zone will resume on day two with two wickets remaining.

Kartik Tyagi fired a 149 kph yorker that splintered the middle stump in the UPT20 League. He put the speed and accuracy down to a string of conversations with Dale Steyn. The pacer has fought through several injury breaks in recent seasons, and now he's holding that pace while aiming at the blockhole. Earlier spells used to wander; this one stayed locked in.