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January 25, 2025
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- Alzarri Joseph revive West Indies in shortened innings
- Capsey cap crushing win for Oval Invincibles
- Chahal's three-for see Northamptonshire thrash Durham
- Crawley flatten India on day headlined by Pant's bravery
- dies aged 77
- Donald fifty end Yorkshire's knockout hopes
- du Plooy humble Phoenix to maintain Brave's perfect start
- former India left-arm spinner
- Grace Harris take game away from Phoenix
- Hetmyer replaces Chase
- it's for the team'
- Iyer and the calm before the storm
- Jadeja tons script India's great escape
- Jamie Porter five-for in vain
- launches 'strategic review'
- MacGregor seal rare Essex victory
- make three changes
- McCarthy give Ireland their biggest win against a Full Member
- Pant bemoan quick-to-soften Dukes balls
- Pope spike Lancs guns as Northants maintain 100% start
- Rabada and Ngidi dominate pulsating second day
- Rauf limit Sri Lanka to 133 despite Kamindu Mendis' fifty
- Root tons to set up thrilling finish
- Salt shine as RCB march into first IPL final since 2016
- says Shubman Gill
- Schutt inspire Birmingham Phoenix in low-scoring grind
- Shadman improve Bangladesh's second-innings act
- SL and Zimbabwe scramble for World Cup spark
- Sophie Ecclestone star in crushing Originals win
- suspended by the PCB
- T20 star Brevis wants to be 'the same guy that plays all formats'
- Washington
- Wellington combine for Somerset's first win
- Willey run amok as Steelbacks do for Foxes
- Woakes bowl Warwickshire into ascendancy
- Wyatt-Hodge steer Surrey to comfortable win in Blast opener
- ' says Buttler after India sub in Rana for Dube
- 'An addicting feeling' - Match-winner Robinson is hungry for more
- 'I really broke it down into pieces' - Rohit reflects on comeback innings
- 'It is not a like-for-like replacement
- 'It was very difficult' - dew and drops dampen Bangladesh's spirits
- 'It's extremely frustrating' - Captain Sophie Devine on New Zealand's back-to-back washouts in Colombo
- 'Jadeja and Washington deserved a century' - Gill on the dramatic end
- 'My shot changed the momentum' - Sachin Baby takes 'blame' for Kerala's heartbreaking loss
- 'That's the way cricket is meant to be played' - Gambhir backs India's left-right combination
- 'We have to let go of the past' - Samson keen to quickly work out strengths of new-look Royals
- 'We know their strengths and weaknesses' - SA bank on tri-series experience for SL challenge
- 14
- Ackermann hundred shores up Durham in face of O'Neill probing
- Afridi
- Ahead of Test debut
- Aitchison five-for
- Alex Hartley: Sophie Ecclestone 'refused TV interview' after Ashes loss
- Ali Orr century highlights comprehensive Hampshire win
- Ali Orr century sees Hampshire triumph in low-scoring play-off
- Alice Capsey downs Phoenix for Invincibles' first win of the campaign
- Alice Capsey set up Surrey thrashing of Durham
- All-round Sadaqat helps Pakistan A beat India A to seal semi-final berth
- Ambidextrous spinner Tharindu Rathnayake among six uncapped players in SL squad
- Amelia
- Amo Sharks v Boost Defenders
- and not Venkatesh Iyer
- and they should get it' in IPL
- Andhra v Mumbai
- Andhra v Uttar Pradesh
- Another Harris fifty gives Spirit three wins from three
- Another Tazeem Ali five-for spins Warwickshire to victory over Kent
- Anuerin Donald gives Falcons lift-off in successful 201 chase
- Aqib Javed says
- Archer strikes on first-class return as Sussex edge the second day
- Archie Vaughan ends Yorkshire's winning start with career-best 95
- Armed Police Force Women v Karnali Province Women
- Ashwin: Pant should not have withdrawn Rathi's appeal
- Australia
- Australia ahead after Cummins
- Australia hope champion DNA outweighs big-name absences
- Australia's quicks follow Rabada's start as wickets tumble on first day
- Azhar Ali resigns as PCB's selector and head of youth development
- Baker wins Bairstow battle as Hampshire tighten their grip
- Balbirnie
- Band-e-Amir Dragons v Mis Ainak Knights
- Bangladesh A v New Zealand A
- Bangladesh v India
- Bangladesh v Netherlands
- Bangladesh v Zimbabwe
- Bangladesh Women v Ireland Women
- Bangladesh Women v South Africa Women
- Baroda v Delhi
- Beaumont-led England opt to bat
- becomes youngest centurion in men's T20 cricket
- Ben Allison's six-pack has Worcestershire fizzing
- Ben Compton celebrates new contract with half-century against Northants
- Ben Raine
- Bird's four-for goes in vain as Hurricanes hand table-toppers Sixers big defeat
- Bohannon and Harris deny Leicestershire in wet finale
- Botha backs SA bowlers to attack in search of series glory
- Bowlers
- Bracewell
- Brave begin post-Edwards era with convincing win
- Brett D'Oliveira 138 leads Worcestershire home in tall chase
- Brevis cracks counterattacking fifty as KKR's playoffs hopes nosedive
- Brooke Guest turn tables for Derbyshire with key stand
- Bryce sisters provide winning platform for Blaze
- Bryce's maiden ton in vain as Ireland knock Scotland out of contention for World Cup
- but will IPL's tastiest fixture have the same edge as before?
- Buttler on captaincy future: 'You've got to consider all possibilities'
- Cameron Green continues prolific run as Gloucestershire spring declaration surprise
- Capsey called into ODI squad as cover for Knight
- Chahal four-for stuns KKR as PBKS defend 111
- Charlie Allison stars with maiden century to leave Surrey with testing final day
- Charlie Tear's maiden century steers Sussex to second win in three days
- Chase: 'I know how to bring the best out of players'
- Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Capitals
- Chepauk Super Gillies v Siechem Madurai Panthers
- Chittagong Kings v Durbar Rajshahi
- Chopra: 'Home teams should demand the surface
- Clark
- Clive Lloyd: 'We have to examine all aspects of West Indies cricket'
- Codi Yusuf condemn Worcestershire to two-day defeat
- Colombo Cricket Club v Moors Sports Club
- Colombo v Kandy
- Colts Cricket Club v Panadura Sports Club
- Conrad: 'Bitterly disappointed but we have got the makings of a great side'
- consistent home show
- CSK suffer fifth loss on the trot as KKR register monster win
- CWI withdraws Campbell's four-match suspension after review
- Dambulla v Galle
- Daniel Bell-Drummond breaks century drought to lead Kent fightback
- David Lloyd finds form as Derbyshire stand firm
- Delhi Capitals v Rajasthan Royals
- Devine
- Dhaka Capital v Durbar Rajshahi
- Dhaka Capital v Rangpur Riders
- Dhoni expects Gaikwad's return to fix CSK's batting problems in IPL 2026
- Diageo mulls RCB sale
- Dilip Doshi
- Disaffected county players discuss Hundred boycott as 'nuclear option' in NOCs row
- Dixon
- Duckett
- Duleep Trophy returns to zonal format for 2025-26 domestic season
- Durbar Rajshahi v Sylhet Strikers
- Durbar Rajshahi's local players skip training to protest non-payment of fees
- Eddie Jack takes three as South Africa U19s dismissed for 224
- Ekansh Singh hundred steadies England U19s on rain-shortened day
- Em Arlott leads Bears' takedown of The Blaze
- England hint Pope will retain No.3 berth for Perth Ashes opener
- Ervine return to Zimbabwe squad for Bangladesh Tests
- Explosive SRH fizzle out against Starc and Kuldeep
- Fahima-Ferdus' achievement 'is inspiring for the team'
- Fletcha Middleton secures quarter-final berth for Hampshire
- Foakes dig deep as chastened Surrey escape with draw
- Foakes leads Surrey fight as Warwickshire press for victory
- Foakes rearguard holds up Essex but Surrey made to follow on
- Fortune Barishal v Rangpur Riders
- Freya Kemp stamps mark as Hampshire hold off Somerset
- Gaikwad to continue leading CSK in IPL 2026
- Galle springs a surprise as Sri Lanka and Bangladesh settle for a draw
- Gandaki Province v Tribhuwan Army Club
- George Hill six-for leaves Essex with a mountain to climb
- Georgia Adams trumps Grace Scrivens in battle of century-scoring skippers
- Georgia Elwiss gets Blaze home after Maddy Green 97 sets up chase
- Gill
- Gill and Washington hand Sunrisers fourth successive defeat
- Glamorgan look to defend title as Metro Bank One-Day Cup returns
- Goa v Maharashtra
- Graeme Smith 'would love to have more Indian players' in SA20
- Greaves
- Gudakesh Motie
- Gujarat Giants Women v Mumbai Indians Women
- Gujarat Giants Women v UP Warriorz Women
- Gujarat Titans v Mumbai Indians
- Guyana Amazon Warriors Women v Trinbago Knight Riders Women
- Haider Ali under criminal investigation in the UK
- Haines hundred lead pursuit of rare Sussex top-flight win
- Haines ton leads strong Lions reply after Nair's 204 gives India A 557
- Hampshire line up Mark Stoneman as Vince cover
- Hampshire tie in season-opening thriller
- Hamstrung Knight makes it 3-0 despite Matthews' latest heroics
- hand Tim Tector debut
- Harrison drives Northants towards rare Old Trafford win
- Harrison spins it for Northants after Sanderson onslaught
- Harry Brook blames Kolkata smog for England's spin difficulties
- Harry Brook to shelve franchise cricket as England captain
- Harry Conway joins Northamptonshire on four-match deal
- Haseeb double-century drives Nottinghamshire into slender lead
- Haynes hits the heights as Nottinghamshire turn tables on Somerset
- Hesson dismisses Babar as wicketkeeper speculation
- Hesson slams 'unacceptable' Mirpur pitch
- Human Rights Watch asks ICC to suspend Afghanistan's membership
- Hunt five-for
- ICC Cricket News
- IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans v Dindigul Dragons
- IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans v Siechem Madurai Panthers
- Imam-ul-Haq's second successive century bags Yorkshire Roses honours
- Imperfect World Test Championship still manages to stoke five-day fires
- India A v Australia A
- India claw back after Brook
- India Under-19s v Sri Lanka Under-19s
- India Women v West Indies Women
- Investors face live auction for in-demand Hundred franchises
- IPL 2025: Rishabh Pant set to be named Lucknow Super Giants captain
- Ireland opt to bowl after rain delay
- It's RCB vs CSK again
- Italy make history by qualifying for men's T20 World Cup 2026
- Jack Haynes
- Jadeja credits domestic cricket for ODI rhythm
- Jake Libby double century keeps Worcestershire on top at Hampshire
- James Anderson in talks to play for Lancashire in 2025 season
- James Anderson ready to lift rock-bottom Lancashire in comeback
- Jammu & Kashmir v Manipur
- Jammu & Kashmir v Mumbai
- Janakpur Bolts (NPL) v Karnali Yaks (NPL)
- Jangoo called up for West Indies' ODIs against Bangladesh
- Jasprit Bumrah set to miss India's Champions Trophy campaign
- Jayasuriya: 'An overseas five-for is something that I had targeted for a long time'
- Jess Jonassen finally gets Welsh Fire off the mark with first win
- Jofra Archer: 'I know my body can hold up to red-ball cricket'
- Jos Buttler plays down toss factor ahead of game with plenty riding on it
- Josh Inglis 120* seals record win for Australia
- Josh Tongue five-for seals Notts victory as Colin Ackermann's twin tons go in vain
- Kane Williamson hundred leads way for Middlesex on rain-shortened day
- Kapp
- Kashif Ali's quick-fire 88 steers Rapids to victory
- Kathmandu Gurkhas (NPL) v Lumbini Lions (NPL)
- Kathryn Bryce
- Kathryn Bryce bosses with bat and ball as Blaze win big
- Keacy Carty gets maiden T20I call-up for West Indies' series against Bangladesh
- Kellaway fifties
- Kemp's maiden century puts Hampshire out of sight
- Kent ensure James Anderson's captaincy debut doesn't go to plan
- Kerala v Madhya Pradesh
- key to Australia spinners' success
- Khulna Division v Chattogram Division
- Khulna Tigers v Rangpur Riders
- Kira Chathli
- Kohli makes chasing a total 'look so easy'
- Kohli: We have a squad ready to take on the world for the next eight years
- Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings
- Kolkata Knight Riders v Gujarat Titans
- Koshi Province v Nepal Police Club
- Koshi Province v Sudur Paschim Province
- Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club v Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club
- Lammonby
- Lawrence blitz centuries as Surrey sprint for parity
- Leaders Rangpur finally lose as playoff race heats up
- Leicestershire get back on track as Mike return sets up six-wicket in
- Length
- Liam Patterson-White bat Hampshire out of the game
- Litchfield seals Superchargers' win
- Lockie Ferguson in doubt for Champions Trophy and Pakistan tri-series
- London Spirit axe Trevor Bayliss after three wins in last two seasons
- Lucknow Super Giants v Chennai Super Kings
- Luke Wells dig deep to salvage Lancashire draw
- Lyca Kovai Kings v SKM Salem Spartans
- Maddy Green joins The Blaze on short-term deal from New Zealand
- Madsen misses milestone but bats Derbyshire to stalemate
- Mah-e-Par Stars v Pamir Legends
- Maharaj calls for 'old-fashioned cricket' for South Africa to get job done in Gqeberha
- Mandhana: 'Shafali deserves this comeback and I'm really excited to open with her again'
- Maqsood
- Marcus Harris stars on Lancashire debut to take command at Lord's
- Mark Wood targets Durham return in build-up to Ashes
- Mathews: Sri Lanka willing to chase 'anything around or below 300'
- Matt Critchley
- Matt Critchley's maiden List A century dulls Leicestershire's knock-off hopes
- Max Holden century leads Middlesex fightback
- Max Holden leads Middlesex resistance to keep Derbyshire at bay
- Mayank Yadav's recovery set back by new toe injury
- Mayes seals chase as England U19s land consolation victory
- MCC changes rule to make boundary catching with 'bunny hops' illegal
- McCullum rejects 'factually incorrect' criticism of England's preparations in India
- McLeod
- Meg Austin lays platform as Bears hold off Hampshire
- MI Cape Town v Paarl Royals
- Michael Pepper dig in to deliver unlikely draw for Essex
- Middlesex beat stubborn resistance and rain to land nine-wicket win
- Middlesex wrap up back-to-back victories on the road
- Miles Hammond leads steadfast Gloucestershire in batting to a draw
- MLC hopeful of Afghanistan players' participation after Trump's travel ban
- more than pace
- Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders
- Mumbai Indians v Punjab Kings
- Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bengaluru
- Nagaland v Services
- Nat Sciver-Brunt fifty shapes Rockets' first win
- Nayeem
- No captain's event or photoshoot before Champions Trophy
- Northerns Women (Zimbabwe) v Southerns Women
- Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club v Burgher Recreation Club
- NZ pick uncapped Illing
- NZC breaks new ground with MLC investment to partner in expansion
- Oman v United States of America
- Omarzai five-wicket haul knock England out
- Originals bowlers extinguish Fire
- Overton's shock decision sounds alarm bells for England schedule
- Owen Price is right as Gloucestershire start with a win
- Paarl Royals in playoffs courtesy dominant spin unit
- Pakistan bat and bring in Hasan Ali for Rauf; WI make two changes
- Pakistan won't take Bangladesh pacers lightly
- Patidar
- PBKS-DC match in Dharamsala abandoned after floodlight failure
- PCB springs surprise appointing Test captain Shan Masood in senior administrative role
- Perfect Southern Brave inflict record run defeat on Oval Invincibles
- Perry
- Phillips confident NZ have the resources to find success in slower Dubai
- Phillips hundred highlights final-day scramble for bonus points
- Pope
- Potts takes five as Durham trounce Yorkshire
- Prabhsimran and Chahal eliminate CSK
- Puducherry v Himachal Pradesh
- Punjab Kings v Lucknow Super Giants
- Punjab Kings v Rajasthan Royals
- Punjab Kings v Royal Challengers Bengaluru
- Rachin Ravindra goes off the field after taking blow to forehead
- Rahul and Porel fashion comfortable chase as DC close the gap up top
- Rain ends KKR's playoff hopes and extends pause on IPL
- Rain halts Gloucestershire's progress after Ben Compton's defiance
- Rain wins after Carty's hundred and Forde's record-equalling fifty
- Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders
- Rangpur Riders v Sylhet Strikers
- Rashid calls for calm between Afghanistan-Pakistan fans ahead of tri-series opener
- Ravindra and Williamson set up title bout with India
- Rawalpindi takes centre stage as Pakistan
- RCB have the edge over Giants as they seek return to winning ways
- RCB hope to finish home leg on a high against rampaging Delhi Capitals
- Recreational drug in Rabada case was cocaine
- Red-hot MI go third as Boult and Rohit blow SRH away
- Rehan's six of the best puts Leicestershire in total control
- Rews to the fore as Somerset advance to semi-final against Worcestershire
- Rishabh Pant 'should be fine' to play fourth Test
- Risk-taking Henry comes out on top with death-overs wizardry
- Rockets keep slim hopes alive with six-wicket win
- Rohit rues putting down 'easy' catch to deny Axar hat-trick
- Rohit Sharma not retiring from ODIs after Champions Trophy victory
- Roland-Jones four-for sees Middlesex claim innings win
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women v UP Warriorz Women
- Rushworth
- Salahuddin: 'I have no ego; if someone better comes along
- Sales century
- Sam Curran leads Surrey rearguard
- Sam Robson makes hay against depleted Leicestershire attack
- Sanderson
- Sanju Samson retires hurt against Delhi Capitals
- Santner: 'New Zealand will be better for the run against Varun'
- Saurabh Tiwary
- says captain Sultana
- says Chawla
- says coach Daniel Vettori
- says Smith
- Scholfield
- Sciver-Brunt's 64 not enough as Rockets stuck on launchpad
- Scott four-for sets up thrilling final day chase
- Scrimshaw
- Shahbaz Nadeem elected as JSCA secretary and joint secretary
- Shahzad
- Shakeel and Allen lead Gladiators' demolition of Sultans
- Shami puts in the hard yards at India's first training session ahead of England T20Is
- Shan Masood 'baffled' by Hawkeye trajectory following lbw dismissal
- Sharp for SL series; Plimmer back after injury
- Shaun Tait keeps it simple to find success with Chittagong Kings
- Shepherd and Livingstone rejoin RCB squad
- Shreyas
- Shubman Gill fined for slow over rate in GT's win against DC
- Sibley
- Simpson centuries drive Sussex into ascendancy
- Siraj
- SKM Salem Spartans v IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans
- Slow-starters MI eye first points as they face KKR at home
- Smith
- Sol Budinger sends Nottinghamshire reminder with match-winning 102
- Somerset batters clinch victory in first-round classic at Surrey
- Sophia Dunkley
- South Africa et al still have to do to make the WTC final?
- South Africa sports minister: Afghanistan at Champions Trophy is 'hypocritical and immoral'
- South Africa v Pakistan
- Southern Brave make history with 100% league record
- Spirit await top three fate after thumping London Derby win
- SRH take on DC at home with huge playoffs implications
- SRH won't change 'aggressive brand'
- Sri Lanka v Bangladesh
- Stewart century thwarts Green squeeze as Kent cling on
- Stokes
- Stokes finds his peace in home comforts after 'hardest trip' to Pakistan
- Sudur Paschim Royals (NPL) v Chitwan Rhinos (NPL)
- Sudur Paschim Royals (NPL) v Karnali Yaks (NPL)
- Sunil Narine fit to play against Mumbai Indians on Monday
- Surrey lose their bearings as Sussex's TomToms drive the agenda
- Suryakumar told to refrain from making political comments
- Suryavanshi kicks off his IPL career in style
- Sussex bank solid points as match drifts to predictable draw
- Tahuhu return to New Zealand squad for Australia T20Is
- Temba Bavuma: Bowling battle crucial between South Africa and New Zealand
- Test centurion Rickelton proves to himself that he belongs on international stage
- Tewatia: Buttler told me not to think about his hundred
- the captain
- Tickner hurts Rangpur before rain ruins game
- Tilak Varma shines on Hampshire debut to give visitors upper hand
- Tilly Corteen-Coleman four-for sends Brave four from four
- Toby Roland-Jones puts Middlesex on the brink of innings victory
- Tom Banton sets new Somerset landmark with epic 344 not out
- Tom Hartley
- Toms Banton and Moores combine to steer Rockets past Brave
- Tribhuwan Army Club v Nepal Police Club
- Trott to continue as Afghanistan men's head coach through 2025
- Tsolekile and Mbhalati arrested and charged with corruption
- Tsotsobe
- UAE likely to host Afghanistan-Bangladesh T20Is in October
- United Arab Emirates v Nepal
- Vaibhav Suryavanshi
- Vaughan steer Somerset after top-order shuffle
- Warwickshire
- Washington: Heartening to take 20 wickets on this Delhi surface
- Wayne Madsen
- Welsh Fire secured by Washington Freedom owners in £65 million valuation
- West Indies bowl first
- Wharton holds fort for Yorkshire as bowlers thrive at Chelmsford
- What do India
- Why KKR made Ajinkya Rahane
- WI to begin 2025 home season with three-Test series against Australia
- Williams
- Williams praises Curran's 'intent' after Zimbabwe's solid batting effort
- Williamson hails 'outstanding' Conway after record partnership
- Wilson
- Worcestershire end their Waite with crushing win over Essex
- Wyatt-Hodge 65 tops Knott 74* as Surrey win on last ball
- Yorkshire make light of off-field dramas to dominate opening exchanges
- Zadran 177
- Zaheer: 'Mayank's speeds are only going to get better as he plays more'
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