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Namibia's cricket dream finally has a home in Windhoek

ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 5h

Never before have Namibian cricketers had their own facility to train and play at.

Now, that's changed 🙌

The country's first dedicated and fully equipped cricket venue will host its first international match this weekend

'Simplicity is everything' and impossible is Nadine for South Africa

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ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 6h

"Simplicity is everything" - South Africa's mantra for their unlikely win over India 👇

It was the latest in South Africa's list of unlikely wins, and the hero of the hour was Nadine de Klerk, not usually the first name that comes to mind when thinking of game-changing players

India need their big three more than ever as tougher tests await

ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 7h

Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues have had a quiet World Cup so far. India can't afford for it to stay that way 👇

Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues have had a quiet World Cup so far. India can't afford for it to stay that way

Jaiswal 173 and Sai Sudharsan 87 carry India into a dominant position

ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 8h

A big day for India in Delhi 💪

IND v WI 2025/26, India vs West Indies Match Report: On a slow Delhi pitch, the West Indies bowling was disciplined without being penetrative

Devine, Halliday, bowlers give New Zealand their first win of the World Cup

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ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 9h

New Zealand get their first two points of the World Cup 👇

Women's World Cup 2025/26, BAN Women vs NZ Women Match Report: Devine and Halliday's fifties took New Zealand from 38 for 3 to 227 before their bowlers bundled out Bangladesh

Cummins 'running out of time' as Perth D-day looms but Ashes hopes alive

ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 10h

An update on Pat Cummins 👇

Coach Andrew McDonald said the captain has had a 'positive week' but conceded time was running short for Perth

Unbeaten England prepare for Sri Lanka spin test

ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 11h

ENG vs SL, World Cup 2025, PREVIEW 👇

Women's World Cup 2025/26 SL Women vs ENG Women Match Preview: Chamari Athapaththu looms as a key figure as the joint-hosts look to kickstart their tournament

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ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 12h

After starting with two big losses, New Zealand add a big 'W' to their World Cup campaign 💯

ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 12h

India's top five averages 23.13 in the World Cup so far, the least when compared to all the other serious semi-finalist contenders. Vishal Dikshit writes ✍️

Read the full piece ⤵️

bit.ly/3KHZDu8

ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 13h

New Zealand make much needed gains on the points table after that emphatic win 🌟

ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 14h

In his short Test career so far, Sai Sudharsan's high control percentage might surprise you.
Karthik Krishnaswamy writes more ✍️

Read the full analysis ➡️ bit.ly/3ICJq8Y

ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 16h

Just imagine if the Ashes tops THAT series against India 😲

Read more Harry Brook quotes here ⤵️

bit.ly/4h88ph2

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ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 20h

You should get it from the first entry #HighFives

ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 20h

Jomel Warrican gets one to turn in sharply, and it traps Sai Sudharsan lbw

bit.ly/INDvWI25-Test2 #INDvWI

ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 20h

A record 212 runs from No. 8 or lower in the Visakhapatnam #INDvSA ODI 🙌 #CWC25

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ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 22h

Test 💯 No. 7 for Yashasvi Jaiswal 🙌

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ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 23h

Hint: He's been dismissed on exactly 100 twice.

▶️ bit.ly/447aiEA #DailyCricketQuiz

Hint: He's been dismissed on exactly 100 twice.

▶️ https://bit.ly/447aiEA #DailyCricketQuiz

ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 23h

"I think today it was just about not trying to overhit the ball"

Nadine de Klerk came up with a World Cup performance that will be remembered for long 👏 bit.ly/4ocB0UM #CWC25

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ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 1d

Just the one wicket in the opening session in Delhi; India 94 for 1

bit.ly/INDvWI25-Test2 #INDvWI

Just the one wicket in the opening session in Delhi; India 94 for 1

https://bit.ly/INDvWI25-Test2 #INDvWI

WPL teams allowed five player retentions ahead of November mega auction

ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 1d

The WPL has decided to have an auction purse of INR 15 crore for the auction, with deductions based on the number of players retained

The WPL has decided to have an auction purse of INR 15 crore for the auction, with deductions based on the number of players retained

Clinical Mooney curbs attacking instincts to save the day for Australia

ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 1d

Pakistan's spinners had Australia struggling at 76 for 7. Enter Beth Mooney

Pakistan's spinners had Australia struggling at 76 for 7. Enter Mooney

Starc set to end 11-year BBL wait amid call to protect Test cricket

ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 1d

Mitchell Starc is set to turn out for Sydney Sixers this summer for the first time since 2014 😮

Starc is available to play up to three matches plus finals depending on how he recovers from the five-match Ashes series

Maxwell hopes to be fit for back-end of T20I series against India

ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 1d

Glenn Maxwell had the cast removed off his fractured wrist on Wednesday and hopes to be fit for Australia's last three T20Is against India

Glenn Maxwell had the cast removed off his fractured wrist on Wednesday and has started mobility work with the hope of potentionally playing in the last three T20Is against India

Powerplay podcast - Bangladesh let England off the hook

ESPNcricinfo @espncricinfo.com · 1d

Firdose Moonda and Valkerie Baynes unpick England's eventful escape against Bangladesh, plus an exclusive interview with Bangladesh left-arm spinner Nahida Akter on the #Powerplay podcast 🎧

Valkerie Baynes and Firdose Moonda look back at the Bangladesh vs England game, and Nahida Akter makes a special appearance to talk about her journey in the game