The PCB is refusing to provide no-objection certificates (NOCs) to Pakistani players – contracted or not contracted – who want to participate in the upcoming BBL season. The board has also not clarified whether it will allow players to take part in the ILT20 in the UAE early next year. The reason for the stance,

London Spirit 171 for 6 (Morgan 47) beat Oval Invincibles 168 for 7 (Cartwright 42, Ellis 3-28) by four wickets Nathan Ellis and Jordan Thompson’s powerplay heroics helped London Spirit seal a three-run win over city rival Oval Invincibles in a magnificent derby clash. Australian quick Ellis and Thompson wrecked the Invincibles top order to

Wanindu Hasaranga has been denied a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) to play in the Hundred by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) and has been forced to pull out of his £100,000 contract with Manchester Originals as a result. Ashley de Silva, SLC’s chief executive, told ESPNcricinfo that the board turned down his request because they want him

Barbados and West Indies captain Hayley Matthews has said she had no warning that Deandra Dottin was planning to retire from international cricket midway through the Commonwealth Games, and is planning to discuss the matter with her team-mate now that their campaign in Birmingham is over. Matthews, who was appointed as West Indies captain in

South Africa 211 for 5 (Hendricks 74, Markram 56, Delany 2-31) beat Ireland 190 for 9 (Tucker 78, Dockrell 43, Maharaj 2-29) by 21 runs Ireland have run India, New Zealand and now South Africa close, but not close enough, as they slumped to their seventh successive defeat in T20Is. This time, they were asked

Cricket’s efforts to be part of the Olympics have received a significant boost after the sport was added to a shortlist of nine that will be reviewed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for addition to the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Last month, the LA28 organising committee had asked the ICC to make their case

Two Sri Lankan stars who dominated Australia in the recent Test in Galle have nominated to play in the BBL this upcoming season with Prabath Jayasuriya and Dinesh Chandimal among the latest names to headline a host of new nominations for the upcoming overseas draft. Jayasuriya, Chandimal, Maheesh Theekshana and Bhanuka Rajapaksa have all nominated

After a summer of indifferent white-ball performances from the men’s senior side, arrives the Hundred, as exactly the whiff of fresh air the national team might be in need of. England began this season well, with a comfortable sweep of the ODI series against Netherlands, but have since faltered, losing seven of their last 11

England 167 for 5 (Capsey 50, Brunt 38*, Jones 36*, Ismail 2-27) beat South Africa 141 for 4 (Wolvaardt 41*, Brunt 1-16) by 26 runs A half-century to 17-year-old Alice Capsey helped England to two wins from as many matches at the Commonwealth Games as they beat South Africa by 26 runs at Edgbaston. Capsey

In the first T20I on a two-paced Tarouba surface , India racked up 190 for 6 despite the steady fall of wickets. In the second game, on a similarly challenging surface in Basseterre, India stayed true to their attacking batting approach, but it backfired this time as they were bowled out for 138 with two