Author: Divyansh Mishra

The Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 is the major fifty-overs domestic tournament in India, organized by the BCCI. The tournament comprises teams from all over the country battling in the Elite Groups and the Plate Group. These tournaments act as an essential platform being used by domestic players to exhibit their talents in the one-day scheme, especially considering the selection for other ODI tournaments yet to come up. Many players merely use this opportunity to advertise their case for selection into the Indian team. There are multiple Elite Groups, where every team engages its opponents on a round-robin basis. The best…

The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier of course breeds competition and the rise of the Associate cricketing nations. Though often looked at as just a “qualifying” tournament, it has witnessed some nail-biting encounters with fearless strokeplay being exhibited. The most dramatic moments arise when a batter hits an extremely quick half-century and begins to change the momentum of the clash, lifting the spirit of the team. Here are some of the fastest fifties ever recorded in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup East Asia Pacific Qualifier. Fastest Fifties in ICC Women’s T20 World Cup East Asia…

The Plunket Shield of 2025-26 will be New Zealand’s premier first-class cricket tournament. It entails the best provincial clubs competing in the four-day format. Traditionally, this edition will be the highest standard of red-ball cricket played on the domestic level, shaping players for International Test Cricket. Six teams will be competing: Auckland, Canterbury, Central Stags (Central Districts), Northern Brave (Northern Districts), Otago Volts, and Wellington Firebirds. Each team will play a round-robin format with matches spread over several months; the champion will be decided according to points. The points system follows the Plunket Shield rules: Below is the updated Plunket…

In the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) 2025, which has its name in some of the biggest T20 domestic leagues worldwide, the season expresses a lot of rivers in the water with the top female players of Australia along with international stars staging breathtaking encounters. It is the last big curtain-raiser before big global events, giving the players a stage to display their form. The eight teams – Sydney Sixers, Sydney Thunder, Brisbane Heat, Adelaide Strikers, Melbourne Stars, Melbourne Renegades, Hobart Hurricanes, and Perth Scorchers – will play in a round-robin league format, where every win or loss may affect…

Holding much acclaim as New Zealand’s premier one-day domestic competition with six major associations battling for supremacy, the Ford Trophy 2025 acts as the seminal platform for players to showcase their talent in List A cricket and to seek firmer honors with the national team. For this edition of the tournament, some of New Zealand’s best domestic players, accompanied by international stars, are competing for the trophy. Played on a round-robin basis, all teams face each other and are awarded points for a win, tie, or no-result. The best teams from the league stages move onto the knock-out stages culminating…

New Zealand cricketing history has always been rich with talent, resilience, and world-class performers. For the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025, the White Ferns are bringing a side that blends experienced names with a new generation of cricketers. The team has been in transition for some years now, but this 2025 squad has all the ingredients to go that one step further and renew its bid for World Cup glory. With India going to provide spin-friendly wickets where adaptable batting will be the key, the team represents a very interesting combination of power hitters, anchors, and clever bowlers. Here is…

A dynamic Women’s T20 tournament occurs in the T20 Spring Challenge 2025, in which the best domestic teams of the Women’s Big Bash League, along with the ACT Meteors, feature. An October 2025 commencement is planned for the tournament, which will be held at different venues across Australia. Teams entered for this competition include Adelaide Strikers Women, Australian Capital Territory Meteors, Brisbane Heat Women, Hobart Hurricanes Women, Melbourne Renegades Women, Melbourne Stars Women, Perth Scorchers Women, Sydney Sixers Women, and Sydney Thunder Women. Round-robin matches determine semifinalists and finalists. Teams earn points for wins, and net run rate (NRR) is…

With the Asia Cup 2025 being scheduled to commence from 9th September, Dasun Shanaka is definitely going to be a Sri Lanka squad member. The Asia Cup will be the third prestigious tournament for Shanaka representing Sri Lanka at this level. The Asia Cup would also act as preparation going into the ICC T20 World Cup later this year. Dasun Shanaka Highest Score in Asia Cup PlayerYearBallsRuns4s6sDasun Shanaka2022334532 Dasun Shanaka’s best Asia Cup performance was against Bangladesh in the 2022 edition held in Dubai. Chasing a challenging target of 184, Sri Lanka found themselves in trouble at 67/5, with Shanaka…

Yasim Murtaza is currently the captain of the Hong Kong cricket team, having taken charge in early 2025. An all-rounder who bats left-handed, with spin bowling emphasis and handy batsmanship, Murtaza has developed into a dependable leader for Hong Kong’s Limited overs sides in a very short period. Yasim Murtaza T20I Captaincy Record MatchesWonLostNo ResultTiedWin%16961056.25% Murtaza’s captaincy started during the T20I tri-series in March 2025. After losing on the debut match as captain, he led Hong Kong to several victories and even to the finals of multi-nation tournaments. His leadership in 16 T20Is has shown the team to win nine,…

A strong 15-member South Africa squad has been announced for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, which will be held from September 30 to November 2 across venues in India and Sri Lanka. A balance between experienced players and exciting youngsters has been created in the squad. South Africa Women’s World Cup 2025 Squad – Player Roles S.NoPlayerRole1Laura Wolvaardt (Captain)Batter2Ayabonga KhakaBowler (Medium-Fast)3Chloe TryonAll-rounder4Nadine de KlerkAll-rounder5Marizanne KappAll-rounder6Tazmin BritsBatter7Sinalo JaftaWicketkeeper8Nonkululeko MlabaBowler (Spin)9Annerie DercksenAll-rounder10Anneke BoschAll-rounder11Masabata KlaasBowler (Medium)12Sune LuusAll-rounder (Spin)13Karabo MesoWicketkeeper/Batter14Tumi SekhukhuneBowler (Medium-Fast)15Nondumiso ShangaseBowler (Spin) Overview