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The Hindu understands that the central contracts will be introduced with the 2026-27 season and only senior cricketers will be considered initially

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India captain Shubman Gill admitted that his team failed to seize control in the crucial middle overs during their seven-wicket loss to New Zealand in the second ODI at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Wednesday. Gill felt that the inability to pick up wickets during that phase made defending the total extremely difficult.

An inexplicable batting collapse in the death overs limited UP Warriorz to a below par 154 for eight. The Meg Lanning-side lost as many as six wickets in the last five overs and managed just 24 runs.

Kiwi batter Daryl Mitchell’s unbeaten 131 eclipsed KL Rahul’s 112 as New Zealand beat India by seven wickets in the second ODI at Rajkot, levelling the series 1-1. Chasing 285, the visitors finished at 286/3. Mitchell and Will Young added 162, while New Zealand’s spinners outbowled India’s on a slow pitch.

Mohammad Rizwan's 'retired out' decision in the BBL sparked debate in Pakistan, with some calling it disrespectful. Former cricketer Kamran Akmal acknowledged the situation but stressed the need for modern T20 players to adapt their strike rate to evolving league demands.

Meg Lanning became the third player to cross 1,000 runs in WPL history during WPL 2026, reaching the milestone against Delhi Capitals. With 1,050 runs, she is the tournament’s second-highest run-scorer behind Nat Sciver-Brunt. Formerly Delhi Capitals’ captain, Lanning now leads UP Warriorz. The WPL 2026 runs from January 9 to February 5, with the final in Va […]

Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips stayed unbeaten at the crease. Facing 117 balls, Mitchell smashed 131 runs, with the help of 11 boundaries and two maximums. Phillips registered 32 runs off 25 deliveries, which was laced with two boundaries and a maximum

Virat accumulated 77 runs for Delhi in the match against Gujarat, and later smashed 131 runs against Andhra Pradesh in second game

Representing Mumbai in two matches, Rohit registered the score of 155 runs against Sikkim in his first game, but departed on a golden duck in the second match against Uttarakhand

Mumbai skipper Harmanpreet Kaur played a match-winning knock of an unbeaten 71 runs off just 43 deliveries. Her knock was laced with seven boundaries and two maximums

Australia will play all of their T20 World Cup 2026 matches in India, whereas Pakistan`s matches have been scheduled to be played in Sri Lanka