Japan will take on Nepal in Match 5 of the men’s cricket competition at the 2026 Asian Games on Saturday, September 26. The Group A encounter will be played at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Japan, with the match scheduled to begin at 9:00 AM local time (5:30 AM IST). Japan will be looking […]
Japan will take on Nepal in Match 5 of the men’s cricket competition at the 2026 Asian Games on Saturday, September 26. The Group A encounter will be played at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Japan, with the match scheduled to begin at 9:00 AM local time (5:30 AM IST). Japan will be looking […]
Nepal will face Japan in Match 5 of the men’s cricket competition at the 2026 Asian Games on Saturday, September 26. The Group A encounter will be played at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Japan, with the match scheduled to begin at 9:00 AM local time (5:30 AM IST). Nepal are competing in Group […]
It demands near-perfect execution from the first ball, because India’s campaign starts in the quarter-finals with no group games to warm up. Three wins bring gold. One defeat ends the title defence on the spot. That puts pressure on selection, on death-overs planning and on how Shreyas Iyer uses a still-managed Jasprit Bumrah. India have […]
This week’s new-ball contest is tilting toward Australia’s depth rather than any single duel. In the Durban opener, Starc didn’t even take the new ball, and Nathan Ellis removed de Kock for 14 with his first delivery. Australia are rotating their three senior quicks ahead of the October Tests, so the headline matchup may only […]
Iyer’s stint leading India in Nagoya is an audition because the selectors still haven’t seen enough to judge him. He took over the T20I side in June after two and a half years away from the format, then opened with seven straight matches without a win. A gold medal would hand him his first title […]
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The structure is the bigger threat because India walks straight into a one-off quarter-final with no tournament cricket behind them. Their likely opponent will already have two competitive games under its belt. Seeding looks like a reward on paper, but in Aichi-Nagoya it removes every safety net. Every other risk on this trip flows from […]
Axar is India’s most trusted closer because he has bowled the last over in both of their 2-run T20I wins, more than anyone else across their tightest finishes. Mumbai in 2023 and Sano in 2026 came almost four years apart, in completely different conditions, yet the same left-arm spinner held his nerve on both nights. […]
Betting on a first-time head coach makes more sense than it sounds, because Chennai Super Kings don’t need continuity right now; they need a rebuild. Three straight seasons without a playoff spot, including a last-place finish in 2025, forced a structural reset rather than a tweak at the edges. What the new appointee actually brings- […]
It could open the door for up to seven more clubs to follow the same path. Cricket Australia’s approval of a full sale process for the Melbourne Renegades on 8 September is the first concrete test of a model it hopes will eventually reshape ownership across the competition. Three other franchises have already signalled interest […]
Jansen is preparing by bowling long spells now, not waiting for the series to start. He took on 26 overs and seven wickets in a domestic match just days before this ODI series, treating it as deliberate conditioning for the leadership role he’s about to inherit. With Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi both out through […]