Matthew Wade retires from all cricket after 36 Tests and 97 ODIs for Australia.
Matthew Wade announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Thursday, ending a career that included 36 Tests, 97 ODIs and 92 T20Is for Australia. The 38-year-old last played international cricket two years ago and continued in the Big Bash League for Hobart Hurricanes and List-A cricket for Tasmania.
Wade's defining moment came in the 2021 T20 World Cup semi-final when he hit three consecutive sixes off Shaheen Shah Afridi to eliminate Pakistan. He represented Victoria and Melbourne Renegades before switching to Tasmania.
Cricket Tasmania general manager Salliann Beams praised Wade's leadership and influence on younger players. Hurricanes coach Jeff Vaughan highlighted his ability to change games quickly and pass on experience to teammates.
Kranti Gaud fined 10 percent of match fee with one demerit point for gesture in Asia Cup final; Pakistan also fined for slow overrate.
The ICC fined India seamer Kranti Gaud 10 percent of her match fee and gave her one demerit point after the T20 Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka. The charge fell under Article 2.5 of the Code of Conduct — the clause that covers gestures that could provoke an aggressive reaction from a dismissed batter. Gaud had waved toward the pavilion after bowling Sri Lanka opener Imesha Dulani.
She admitted the offence and accepted the sanction from match referee Supriya Rani Das. The four officials who raised the charge were on-field umpires Saleema Imtiaz and Shathira Jakir Jesy, third umpire Rokeya Sultana and fourth umpire Humaira Farah. Level 1 breaches normally bring a reprimand at minimum and up to half a match fee at most, plus one or two demerit points.
Pakistan were also fined five percent of their match fee for a slow overrate in their semifinal against Sri Lanka. Captain Fatima Sana accepted that sanction.
Silva's absence removes Sri Lanka's leading run-scorer from their Asia Cup campaign.
Sri Lanka have named their 15-member squad for the women's cricket competition at the Asian Games without Nilakshika Silva, who is ruled out with a finger injury. Chamari Athapaththu will captain the side that includes Imesha Dulani, Sanjana Kavindi and Hansima Karunaratne. The team begins its campaign against Malaysia on Friday after losing the Asia Cup final to India by 72 runs.
BCCI is reviewing the Impact Player rule after captains raised concerns about its effect on all-rounders.
IPL chairman Arun Dhumal confirmed the BCCI will take another look at the Impact Player rule after captains pushed back. Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya and Axar Patel all told the board the rule has cut into the value of all-rounders, and the issue came up at the last Governing Council meeting.
Dhumal made clear the board wants input from every franchise before it decides. The rule stays in place until 2027, but nothing is locked in yet.
Leicestershire loses 27 points for a pitch breach, placing the club on the brink of relegation from County Championship Division One.
Leicestershire has been docked 27 points for breaching ECB pitch regulations during its August win over Glamorgan. The Cricket Discipline Panel imposed the penalty midway through the Foxes' penultimate match after rating the Grace Road surface poor. The club forfeited the 19 points earned in the 42-run victory and received an additional eight-point deduction plus a £5,000 fine.
Head groundsman Callum Lewin told the tribunal that extreme heat reaching 35 degrees and an unscheduled Bollywood filming event four days before the match prevented proper preparation. Leicestershire, promoted as Division Two champions last season, can appeal within 10 working days. A further eight-point deduction has been suspended for 12 months.
The Foxes trail Hampshire by 225 runs on the second day of their ongoing match at Grace Road. Defeat will confirm relegation to Division Two after just one season back in the top flight.
Matthew Wade ends his 15-season BBL career to focus on his role as Australia's white-ball batting coach. He scored 2,978 runs across 119 matches and leaves behind an unbeaten 130 for the Hobart Hurricanes.
Matthew Wade has confirmed his retirement from the Big Bash League ahead of the 2026-27 season. The 38-year-old wicketkeeper-batter will devote himself entirely to a full-time coaching position with the Australian men's side as their white-ball batting coach. Wade had already been working in an advisory capacity alongside the national squad during the previous season.
Across 119 BBL matches for Melbourne Stars, Melbourne Renegades and Hobart Hurricanes, Wade accumulated 2,978 runs at a strike rate of 142.35. His nine seasons with the Hurricanes stand as the defining chapter of his BBL career, with 2,446 runs placing him third on their all-time run-scoring list. His unbeaten 130 remains the highest individual score recorded by any Hurricanes batter.
Wade's international playing career concluded in October 2024 following the 2024 T20 World Cup. Hobart Hurricanes chief executive Salliann Beams said his influence on players around him would be a significant part of his legacy.
PCB says report claiming withdrawal of TA/DA for President’s Trophy officials is misleading.
The Pakistan Cricket Board pushed back against a report saying it had cut hotel accommodation and TA/DA for match officials in the President’s Trophy Grade-II. The board called the report misleading and said no policy change had been made.
TA/DA only goes to officials who travel outside their home city. Most umpires for matches in Lahore and nearby venues are already based there, so they don’t qualify. That rule holds across all domestic formats.
Warwickshire top Division One while Leicestershire await a possible points deduction after day two of the County Championship round.
Warwickshire moved into the Division One lead at Chelmsford, but it cost them nine wickets. Ethan Bamber took six for 26 as Essex were rolled for 134, and Warwickshire closed with a 17-run advantage.
Leicestershire's pitch report is still sitting with the Cricket Regulator, leaving them on the brink of a points deduction. They reached 148 for seven against Hampshire, who were bowled out for 214 at Grace Road.
Nottinghamshire pushed past Sussex at Hove, a ninth-wicket stand of 74 giving them a batting point. Brett Hutton's 59 held the innings together while 123 wickets fell across the round.
Imran Tahir dismissed talk of age as he prepares Guyana Amazon Warriors for the CPL playoffs.
Imran Tahir said he is reminded daily that he is one of the oldest players in world cricket but remains focused on winning a second Caribbean Premier League title with Guyana Amazon Warriors. The 43-year-old leg-spinner is leading the Warriors in CPL 2026 and has taken 12 wickets in eight matches so far. Guyana are chasing their second title after winning in 2023.
Tahir said the reminders about his age come from fans and opponents alike. He has played in every edition of the CPL since its inception in 2013. The South African has also represented multiple franchises across T20 leagues worldwide.
Guyana topped the league stage and will face Barbados Royals in the qualifier on Friday. Tahir said the squad's experience gives them an edge in knockout matches.
Maia Bouchier scored 117 not out as Hampshire reached the final for the second consecutive season.
Hampshire defeated Surrey by 194 runs in the Metro Bank Women's One-Day Cup semi-final at the Utilita Bowl. Maia Bouchier scored an unbeaten 117 as Hampshire posted 303 for 5 before bowling Surrey out for 109.
Bouchier shared century stands with Freya Kemp, who scored 77, and Abi Norgrove, who made 60. She leads the competition with 721 runs in 11 innings. Amanda-Jade Wellington took 5 for 19 to complete her second five-wicket haul of the tournament.
Hampshire will face The Blaze in Saturday's final at the same venue, seeking to avenge last year's defeat by Lancashire.
Jadeja returns for the West Indies ODIs as selectors trial spin all-round options ahead of the 2027 World Cup.
Ravindra Jadeja has been recalled to India's ODI squad for the three-match series against the West Indies after missing the previous two tours. The series begins on September 27 in Thiruvananthapuram.
Jadeja replaces Axar Patel, who is unavailable due to the Asian Games. Former India batter Aakash Chopra said Jadeja must take wickets and score runs to justify his selection ahead of the 2027 World Cup, when not all three spin all-rounders can be accommodated. KL Rahul has been named vice-captain in place of Shreyas Iyer.
Head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shubman Gill reportedly wanted Washington Sundar for the West Indies ODIs to counter the visitors' left-handers, but VVS Laxman retained him for the Asian Games. Nitish Kumar Reddy was shifted from the Asian Games squad to the ODI team as a result.
Bumrah sits out the West Indies series as Mayank Yadav and Prince Yadav earn maiden selections.
India named a 15-member squad for the five-match T20I series against the West Indies that begins on October 6. Jasprit Bumrah was rested after featuring in the Asian Games squad while Mayank Yadav and Prince Yadav received their first call-ups.
Shreyas Iyer will captain the side in his first home assignment. Nitish Kumar Reddy was included in the T20I squad but withdrawn from the Asian Games team and moved to the ODI squad for the same tour.
The series starts in Lucknow three days after the Asian Games men's final. Kuldeep Yadav returns to the squad while 12 players were retained from the current Afghanistan series.
Babar Azam returns to domestic red-ball cricket for the first time since 2019.
Babar Azam will represent Oil and Gas Development Company Limited in the President's Trophy Grade-I starting September 18. The Pakistan captain last played domestic first-class cricket in 2019 for Central Punjab in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.
PCB officials included Babar as a guest player after he requested an opportunity following Pakistan's 3-0 Test series loss in England. OGDCL sports head Farah Batool said Babar's kit has been ordered and he may feature from the second round on September 24 if not ready for the opening fixture.
Fast bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf have also appeared in the ongoing competition after limited first-class exposure in recent seasons.
Nigam joins the squad as cover for Chakaravarthy while Reddy shifts to the West Indies ODIs.
India have withdrawn all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy from the Asian Games 2026 squad so he can play in the three-match ODI series against West Indies. Reddy was replaced in the continental squad by uncapped Delhi Capitals spinner Vipraj Nigam. Varun Chakaravarthy was also ruled out of the Asian Games and the Japan T20I with a side strain.
Nigam, 22, played for India A in the recent one-day tri-series in Sri Lanka, taking seven wickets in five matches. Reddy will now feature in the ODI series that begins on 27 September in Thiruvananthapuram. The Asian Games cricket competition runs from 17 September to 3 October in Nagoya, Japan.
Samson says healthy internal competition with Sooryavanshi strengthens the team while external noise requires mental management.
Sanju Samson said the competition for places in India's T20I team must remain healthy within the dressing room rather than creating internal tension. He acknowledged that external noise affects players but emphasised focusing on personal performance.
Samson scored 57 off 22 balls in the second T20I against Afghanistan and said India's approach of maximising powerplay scoring has been successful. He noted that difficult selection decisions are part of maintaining a world champion team and credited the leadership group for clear communication.
Samson said all players are competitors for the outside world but remain a team playing for the country. He emphasised that the priority is winning games first before individual considerations come into play.
The IPL auction for 2027 will be held in India after three editions abroad, IPL chairman Arun Dhumal said on Wednesday. The BCCI wants it back because this time the auction is small, and the board is confident it can find a venue.
The host city depends on when that venue is free — which is never easy during the heavy marriage season. Two big trades have already happened ahead of the auction: Rishabh Pant is heading back from Lucknow Super Giants to Delhi Capitals, and Kuldeep Yadav is leaving Delhi for LSG.
Pant will earn Rs 12 crore with Delhi after Lucknow paid Rs 27 crore for him. Kuldeep joins LSG for the same Rs 13.5 crore he was retained for in Delhi.
BCCI president Mithun Manhas and members of the Indian team met Japan's Ambassador to India ONO Keiichi in Delhi before the September 22 T20I in Sano. The ambassador presented the group with The Daruma, a traditional Japanese good-luck charm. The match is the first senior bilateral fixture between the two countries and part of the Sport 75 initiative agreed during the Modi-Takaichi summit.
India could make three changes for the third T20I against Afghanistan in Delhi on Thursday with the series already decided. Jasprit Bumrah may be rested after bowling four overs in each of the first two matches following his return from injury. Yash Thakur, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Washington Sundar are in contention for places.
Bumrah took three wickets across the series at an economy of 6.70. Thakur could replace him and gain valuable game time ahead of the Asian Games. Sooryavanshi may come into the XI if the team management decides to rest one of the regular openers.
India have already secured a 2-0 lead. Afghanistan have yet to post a competitive total while batting first in the series.
Sri Lanka add three players after Nilakshika Silva's finger injury rules her out.
Sri Lanka Cricket has named a replacement squad for the Asian Games after Nilakshika Silva suffered a finger injury. Anushka Sanjeewani, Hansima Karunaratne and Rashmika Sewwandi have been added to the 15-member group.
Silva sustained the injury during recent domestic matches and will miss the continental event scheduled to begin later this month. The selectors moved quickly to finalise the revised list ahead of the September 19 deadline.
Sri Lanka's women's campaign starts on September 24 in Japan, with the quarter-final set for September 28 if they progress from the group stage.
Srikkanth's comments highlight the ongoing debate over India's opening combination despite Abhishek's match-winning knock.
Former India captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth said Abhishek Sharma should not have been selected for the opening T20I against Afghanistan on the basis of recent form. Abhishek scored 82 in that match despite going six innings without a score before the series. Srikkanth argued that Sanju Samson and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi should have opened instead.
Srikkanth also praised Ishan Kishan, who scored 270 in the Duleep Trophy final and has since returned to India's T20I side. He said Kishan's consistency across formats makes him a contender for the Test team. Kishan is currently ranked number one in the ICC T20I batting standings.
Abhishek is expected to keep his place for the remaining matches of the series. India have already secured an unassailable 2-0 lead.
