Author: Divyansh Mishra

The eighth fixture of the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 promises to showcase thrilling cricket as England Women will play Bangladesh Women on 7 October at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati. The game will start at 3 PM IST, with both teams entering high on confidence having won so dominantly in their opening matches. This match would turn out to be a defining moment for the setting up of the rhythm of either side’s campaign.  Bangladesh had caused a stir in their first clash against Pakistan, winning it by seven wickets. Marufa Akter (2/31) and Nahida Akter (2/19) were the…

The eighth fixture of the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 will be a fascinating chapter topper, as it pits Bangladesh Women against England Women on the 7th of October at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. The action is set to begin at 3:00 PM IST. Both teams will enter the contest riding high on confidence after walking away with dominant wins in their respective openers, and this could be the playoff-winning match that would set the pace for the remainder of their campaigns. Recent Outings Bangladesh Bangladesh started their World Cup campaign with a bang, humiliating Pakistan by…

The Indian star wicketkeeper batter, Rishabh Pant, is set to make an exciting return to competitive cricket via a Ranji Trophy game after a long rehabilitation. The cricketer sustained a foot injury in the fourth Test against England and, from that point onward, missed Asia Cup and also Test series against West Indies. There are reports now suggesting that Pant might play for Delhi in the upcoming Ranji season before he makes his comeback internationally against South Africa in the home Test series. The Times of India report says that if a scan is done to Rishabh Pant’s right foot…

Another big update coming through is the new window for the sixth Lanka Premier League edition. It would commence from December 1 to 23 after it was called off in July for the year. Henceforth there will be 24 matches played in this edition, with 20 in the league phase and 4 in the knockouts, and three premium venues, namely, R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, and Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium, Dambulla. According to the reports, the Indian players will participate in the LPL for the very first time. The press release stated: “For…

To commemorate their contribution to women’s cricket in India, the Andhra Cricket Association is all set to name two stands at the ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium after Mithali Raj and Ravi Kalpana. The Hon’ble Minister for Andhra Pradesh Nara Lokesh confirmed the development. The stand will be officially opened on October 12, prior to the match of the Women’s World Cup 2025, between India and Australia. The occasion would witness Mithali Raj being honoured in a befitting manner due to her unmatched achievement, being one of the pioneer figures in Indian women’s cricket. Mithali, having debuted with the national team in…

After having abstained for a while, Virat Kohli and Rohit will now be gracing us with their presence in the impending Australia tour that consists of three ODIs and five T20Is from October 19. The return of these two stalwarts would stir immense emotion, and the fans have pretty much gotten on to ticketing in a hysteria. The trio of ODIs will be conducted at Perth, Adelaide, and Sydney, and the tickets are going for a steal. According to Cricket Australia, the tickets for the series have been sold in a number exceeding 175,000, there are less than 30,000 tickets…

Walter said that discussions are currently ongoing regarding Kane Williamson’s availability for this home summer. “So we haven’t made a concrete decision; it should really involve giving Kane the freedom and option to decide when he will be available for New Zealand playing commitments.” Williamson currently holds a casual contract from NZC; he opted not to participate in the recently concluded three-match T20 International series against Australia; he had earlier also opted out of the Zimbabwe tour to play some county cricket and participate in The Hundred in England. Following this, New Zealand’s home season will host another limited-overs series…

The BCCI Vice-President Rajeev Shukla has come out with an official statement on the so-called food poisoning of Australia A players. According to him, if there really had been anything wrong with the food at the hotel, Indian players would have been sick too. He went on to say that maybe the four cricketers caught the infection from somewhere else. It happened just before the second unofficial ODI between India A and Australia A. Australian medium-pacer Henry Thornton was admitted to the Regency Hospital when his condition deteriorated but got stabilised later. Though this health scare brought into the limelight…

Yashasvi Jaiswal, an opener from India, has been the talk of the town over his omission from the Asia Cup 2025 squad and then later from India’s T20I squad for the series against Australia. At the age of 23, Jaiswal had already acquired a reputation due to his sterling performances in Test cricket and in the IPL after debuting internationally in 2023. Although very consistent, Jaiswal is out of the plans of the national selectors in the shortest format. “I didn’t decide that, so it’s out of my control. There’s no point in thinking of things that aren’t in my…

Mohammed Siraj has always been a man of grit, a fast bowler who doesn’t bowl just spells of deliverances, but rather with his soul. And yet, for all of his fire and consistency, the Hyderabad pacer has been watching India from the sidelines while she has participated in two major white-ball tournaments this year. Despite being India’s highest wicket-taker over the five-match Test series against England, Siraj was not in the Asia Cup 2025 squad, just as he was left out earlier for the Champions Trophy in Dubai. The speedster has finally talked about what really transpired behind the scenes.…