Abhishek Sharma breaks the T20I century record with 30 balls
The fastest hundred by any batter from an ICC Full-Member nation. What the record required, how the innings unfolded, and what it does not settle.
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Cricket news, analysis and explainers
Explainers, analysis and comment on Indian and world cricket — how points systems and formats actually work, and what really decided a result.
Abhishek Sharma becomes the fastest Indian to 6,000 T20 runs
The milestone came off a six in the first over against Afghanistan. What the numbers say about how he bats, and what they leave out.
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India win a record eighth Women’s Asia Cup, and the opening stand settled it
Seventy per cent of the total came before the first wicket fell. What the opening stand actually did, and what a 72-run final still does not settle.
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India vs Afghanistan: two new captains, one brief series
Shreyas Iyer leads India. Ibrahim Zadran leads Afghanistan for the first time. Three T20Is in Delhi before both sides head to Japan.
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Ishan Kishan rewrites the Duleep Trophy record book with 270
The first wicketkeeper to score a double century in the final. East Zone end a 13-year title drought. Here is what the numbers actually mean.
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Harmanpreet Kaur becomes the first player to captain 150 T20Is
No man or woman has led a national side in the format as often. The gap to second place is 29 matches and still growing.
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Pakistan 55 all out: a historic low
Shree Charani and Prema Rawat claimed six wickets between them for 16 runs. Pakistan’s previous lowest T20I total was 56.
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Mandhana’s 124 rewrites two records at once
The opener passed Meg Lanning for most centuries in women’s cricket and overtook Mithali Raj as the all-time leading run-scorer, both in one innings.
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The Women’s Asia Cup is on, and India want back what they used to own
Eight teams in Dubai until 13 September. India open against Thailand, meet Pakistan on 5 September, and are chasing a trophy Sri Lanka took from them in 2024.
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Three wins or nothing: India’s women defend Asian Games gold
Eight teams, no league stage, straight to the quarter-finals. The format at Aichi-Nagoya gives the defending champions no room for a bad afternoon.
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Padikkal and Suthar turn Galle into a 165-run win
A maiden Test hundred and ten wickets on a ground that punishes tourists who expect it to do the work. India lead 1-0 with one to play in Colombo.
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The World Test Championship points system, explained with the numbers
Twelve points for a win, four for a draw, and a percentage table that makes a two-match series worth exactly as much as a five-match one.
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