Shai Hope becomes the first West Indian with three T20I centuries
Another 102 not out, another West Indies win in India. Hope’s third T20I hundred powered a 24-run victory and levelled the series at 2–2.
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Explainers, analysis and comment on Indian and world cricket — how points systems and formats actually work, and what really decided a result.
Hope and Rutherford power West Indies to the second-highest T20I chase in history
A 120-run partnership in 54 balls turned a near-impossible equation into a six-wicket win. India’s 249 was not enough.
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How the ICC Women’s Championship works, with the points system
The four-year ODI league decides who qualifies for the Women’s World Cup. India face Zimbabwe next week in their first bilateral meeting, and every match counts.
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Shreyas Iyer’s maiden T20I century completes the set
The captain reached 102 off 43 balls to chase down 172 with more than five overs to spare. He is now only the seventh Indian with centuries in all three formats.
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Harmanpreet Kaur steps down as India captain after a historic tenure
The first player to captain 150 T20Is finishes with an ODI World Cup, two Asian Games golds, and a record that may never be matched. Smriti Mandhana is the likely successor.
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India beat Pakistan by 19 runs to win back-to-back Asian Games gold
The first India–Pakistan final in Asian Games cricket history ended with India defending their title. Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma set up the total; the spinners protected it.
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Shai Hope’s 162* powers West Indies to their highest ODI chase and first win in India in seven years
The captain kept wicket for 50 overs in high humidity, then batted through the innings to break West Indies’ chase record. India lost despite KL Rahul’s unbeaten 129.
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Sri Lanka 45 all out, and India have a final they have never played
The joint-lowest T20I total by a Full-Member nation. A semi-final that lasted under ten overs. And on Saturday, the first India–Pakistan men’s cricket final in Asian Games history.
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Gill’s 223 rewrites the record book for ODI chases
The highest individual score in any ODI run chase. The fastest double century in ODI history. The second-highest successful chase ever. India chased 406, and Gill made it look routine.
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Virat Kohli becomes the second player to reach 15,000 ODI runs
The milestone came 74 innings faster than Tendulkar. The chase, the century, and what the numbers actually prove about where Kohli sits in ODI history.
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India crush Sri Lanka for second successive Asian Games gold
Mandhana became the first woman to reach 11,000 international runs, and India posted the highest total in Asian Games history. The final was over before it began.
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Shafali Verma scores the first women’s century at the Asian Games
The opener’s unbeaten 100 off 49 balls powered India past Bangladesh and into the final, on an afternoon that also saw Smriti Mandhana become the leading run-scorer in women’s T20I history.
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