Protesters gathered outside a Portsmouth hotel after mistaking Pakistan’s Under-19 cricket team for asylum seekers. Reports had spread that around 40 men, who appeared foreign, had arrived at the Marriott Hotel. A tense standoff followed until local authorities stepped in and cleared up the mix-up. Crowd Gathers Outside Marriott Hotel Amid Confusion Word spread through […]

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced on 8 September 2026, that Bangladesh will host the West Indies for a two-match Test series in October and November 2026. The two teams will play the Test matches in Mirpur, Dhaka, and Sylhet between 28 October and 9 November 2026.  Both national teams will earn points for the […]

Middlesex have taken legal advice in an attempt to reverse an eligibility ruling that leaves captain Leus du Plooy unavailable for the rest of the season. An administrative error by the club jeopardised his status as a local player, and the fallout now threatens his place in next week’s Metro Bank One-Day Final. Du Plooy, […]

Cricket South Africa (CSA) has withdrawn a number of key international players from the English County Championship ahead of the last three rounds of the season to prepare them for upcoming international series and an extended domestic calendar. First-class cricketers Kyle Verreynne, Simon Harmer, Beyers Swanepoel, and David Bedingham will be immediately removed from their […]

Cricket South Africa has recalled its centrally contracted players from county cricket, leaving several English clubs without key overseas signings as the Championship season heads into its final stretch. The move clears the way for South Africa’s home Test summer, which starts on October 9 with fixtures against Australia, Bangladesh and England. Durham, Essex and […]

Australian cricket selectors have retained struggling batter Marnus Labuschagne in the 16-member Test squad for the upcoming three-match tour of South Africa starting next month. Chairman of Selectors George Bailey also handed a surprise inclusion to 23-year-old batting all-rounder Cooper Connolly on 7 September 2026. The tour marks Australia’s first Test trip to South Africa […]

South Africa will take on Zimbabwe in the final of the T20I tri-series in Namibia without two key players. Opening batter Lhuan-dre Pretorius, the tournament’s leading run-scorer, has been ruled out with a groin injury, while seamer Andile Simelane sits out with a side strain. South Africa chose to bat first after their bowlers successfully […]

Leus du Plooy will leave Middlesex at the end of this season, giving up a year still remaining on his contract, as he pushes to earn a South Africa cap. The Middlesex captain has reversed his earlier plan to qualify for England and will now target a Proteas call-up instead. Du Plooy first arrived in […]

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the owners of the eight Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises met in London on 1 September 2026 to discuss shifting the 2027 tournament to January next year. Media rights holder Walee Technologies proposed this schedule change to bring the tournament forward from its recent April-May slot. The broadcaster argued […]

Teams in the Hundred will be permitted to name a fifth overseas player in their squads from next season, giving franchises additional cover against injuries, international call-ups and dips in form. The change follows a season in which several sides were left short-handed despite an increase in overseas quotas. ECB Set to Expand Overseas Player […]