https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/rss/328481/feed The latest Hong Kong and international cricket news, test matches, results and schedule. en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Deprived of the player he called “the future of Hong Kong cricket”, and also without one of the city’s greatest batsmen for the beginning of a winding 2028 T20 World Cup qualifying campaign this week, Kaushal Silva looked forward to a time when key absences were covered by oven-ready replacements from a growing talent pool. Head coach Silva’s 14-man party for the first round of qualifiers in Malaysia features only four players from the last Hong Kong team to compete in a major tournament at the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3370003/newly-united-hong-kong-aiming-overcome-key-absences-t20-world-cup-mission?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3370003/newly-united-hong-kong-aiming-overcome-key-absences-t20-world-cup-mission?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:16 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara The Hong Kong Cricket Sixes is set for a “quantum leap forward” after headliners India announced a squad for this year’s tournament composed almost exclusively of players who competed in the 2026 Indian Premier League. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, a veteran of 229 international appearances, will captain a side that also features his Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) teammate, and fellow reigning Indian Premier League (IPL) champion, Krunal Pandya, as well as the former India all-format bowler Thangarasu... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3369720/ipl-stars-dominate-indias-hong-kong-cricket-sixes-squad?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3369720/ipl-stars-dominate-indias-hong-kong-cricket-sixes-squad?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:30:15 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara India will clash with Pakistan in a blockbuster opening-day clash when the “unique and inspiring” Hong Kong Cricket Sixes gets under way later this month. The city team, meanwhile, currently nursing the deep frustration over being eliminated from the Asian Games after their quarter-final with Pakistan on Monday was washed out, will slug it out with Australia and England in an intriguing group. This 2026 edition will be the third iteration since the Sixes was removed from cold storage in... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3369615/india-and-pakistan-cricketers-set-firecracker-clash-inspiring-hong-kong-sixes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3369615/india-and-pakistan-cricketers-set-firecracker-clash-inspiring-hong-kong-sixes?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:26:43 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse China is emerging as a key target for growth as the International Cricket Council seeks new fans worldwide, its chief executive says. While South Asia accounts for about 90 per cent of cricket’s billion-plus fans, the ICC is seeking to expand the sport’s fan base by 500 million and sees China’s 1.4 billion people as a potentially huge audience – helped by the steady progress of its women’s team. “The continued success of their women’s team has provided a major boost to cricket in the country,”... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3367959/china-emerges-key-growth-market-icc-bid-expand-cricket-worldwide?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3367959/china-emerges-key-growth-market-icc-bid-expand-cricket-worldwide?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:00:06 +0000 Reuters Reuters India and Pakistan are likely to clash in the latter stages of the men’s and women’s Asian Games cricket this month, and officials are bracing themselves for the bad feeling between the two to spill over in Japan. On Sunday, India’s women refused to accept the Asia Cup trophy ⁠from Asian Cricket ⁠Council (ACC) president Mohsin Naqvi after beating ⁠Sri Lanka in the final in Dubai, repeating the stand made by their compatriots at the men’s tournament last year. Naqvi is the Pakistan Cricket Board... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3367395/asian-games-bracing-india-pakistan-animosity-hit-cricket-clashes-japan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3367395/asian-games-bracing-india-pakistan-animosity-hit-cricket-clashes-japan?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 14 Sep 2026 04:38:07 +0000 Reuters Reuters India’s Smriti Mandhana became the leading ⁠run-scorer in women’s ⁠international cricket after smashing ⁠a century in her side’s Women’s Asia Cup thrashing of Hong Kong on Thursday. The India vice-captain surpassed former skipper Mithali Raj’s tally of 10,868 international runs during a ‌blistering 124 off 64 balls, including 14 fours and seven sixes. Mandhana now has 10,880 runs across formats. The left-hander also posted her 18th international century, moving past former Australia captain Meg... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3366348/mandhana-becomes-top-womens-run-scorer-india-put-hong-kong-sword-asia-cup?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3366348/mandhana-becomes-top-womens-run-scorer-india-put-hong-kong-sword-asia-cup?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:00:14 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara The co-owners of an Indian Premier League (IPL) powerhouse have joined forces with Hong Kong cricket chiefs in a bid to convert the city’s unique Sixes tournament into a global phenomenon. Boasting an ownership portfolio that includes Pretoria Capitals, Bengaluru FC and Pro Kabbadi League team Haryana Steelers, alongside the IPL’s Delhi Capitals, JSW Sports on Wednesday signed a deal to serve as the commercial partner of the Hong Kong Sixes. After being mothballed for seven years, the Sixes made... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3366130/indian-premier-league-club-bosses-hong-kong-cricket-aim-go-global-sixes?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3366130/indian-premier-league-club-bosses-hong-kong-cricket-aim-go-global-sixes?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:25 +0000 Reuters Reuters While players around the world are often happy if a ground has proper boundaries and there isn’t broken glass in the outfield, Asian Games cricket chiefs have been complaining about a lack of luxury accommodation for their pampered stars. A Sri Lankan official said the Asian Cricket Council had heard concerns over a lack of five-star hotels near the ground in Japan where games will be played, while India are reportedly threatening to send a second-string team. Both the men’s and women’s T20... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3365919/pampered-asian-games-cricket-chiefs-moan-over-lack-5-star-accommodation-players?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3365919/pampered-asian-games-cricket-chiefs-moan-over-lack-5-star-accommodation-players?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Sep 2026 04:15:05 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara After Hong Kong stumbled at the final 2024 Asia Cup qualifying hurdle, Kary Chan Ka-ying spent five navel-gazing days hiding from the outside world. “I can still remember the pain in my heart … I kept asking myself, ‘what if I’d done something differently?’” Chan said. Two years later and rather than being cooped up indoors, Chan is with her teammates preparing for a Women’s Twenty20 Asia Cup in Dubai where Hong Kong have the redoubtable task of facing Thailand, Pakistan and mighty India. Chan... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3365222/hong-kong-primed-t20-asia-cup-india-cricket-clash-stars-atoning-2024-heartbreak?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3365222/hong-kong-primed-t20-asia-cup-india-cricket-clash-stars-atoning-2024-heartbreak?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:17 +0000 Reuters Reuters Normal service ⁠resumed for Australia as their formidable bowling unit hit their marks in the second Test against Bangladesh in Mackay but questions remain over a batting order that continues to misfire at the top. Australia’s innings and 51-run victory was a strong comeback from the Darwin defeat as pace leaders Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins blasted away the tourists’ batters in a timely ‌reminder of their quality ahead of a tough, three-test tour of South Africa in October. Australia’s... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3365050/australias-bowlers-restore-order-batting-headaches-remain-ahead-south-africa-tour?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3365050/australias-bowlers-restore-order-batting-headaches-remain-ahead-south-africa-tour?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:17:57 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse A group of 21 former international cricket captains, including India’s Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev, signed a letter to Pakistan’s government on Sunday regarding the healthcare of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan. Khan has been in prison since 2023 and was sentenced late last year along with his wife to 17 years on corruption charges they both deny. The 73-year-old, who was also a former Pakistan cricket captain, was transferred back to jail on Friday hours after he was taken to hospital... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/south-asia/article/3364994/former-cricket-captains-appeal-pakistan-over-jailed-ex-pm-imran-khans-healthcare?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/south-asia/article/3364994/former-cricket-captains-appeal-pakistan-over-jailed-ex-pm-imran-khans-healthcare?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 23 Aug 2026 20:10:50 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Australia’s humiliating nine-wicket loss to Bangladesh has accelerated calls for regeneration of its ageing Test team with opener Jake Weatherald and the inconsistent Marnus Labuschagne in the firing line. The clash in Darwin had been touted as a mismatch after Bangladesh crumbled to an innings defeat in their only warm-up game and went into the first Test without injured pace spearhead Nahid Rana. But in one of the biggest upsets cricket has seen, the visitors pulled off a historic victory... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3364246/axe-hangs-over-australian-batters-after-most-embarrassing-defeat-against-bangladesh?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3364246/axe-hangs-over-australian-batters-after-most-embarrassing-defeat-against-bangladesh?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:01:32 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Former players and fans hailed Bangladesh’s first-ever Test win in Australia on Sunday as the country’s biggest achievement in the five-day game, saying it could be a turning point for their cricketing ambitions. Bangladesh sealed a historic nine-wicket thrashing inside four days in Darwin, marking their first ever Test victory on Australian soil and only second against their formidable opponents. “This is, I think, the biggest achievement for Bangladesh cricket in Test matches,” former captain... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3364182/bangladesh-celebrate-historic-cricket-win-over-australia-call-more-test-opportunities?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3364182/bangladesh-celebrate-historic-cricket-win-over-australia-call-more-test-opportunities?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 16 Aug 2026 12:00:09 +0000 Reuters Reuters Australia begin ⁠a massive year of Test cricket in unusual surrounds on Thursday, hosting Bangladesh for the first time since 2003 in a two-match series in the country’s tropical north. With stadiums further south occupied by Australian rules football, Darwin’s Marrara Oval will stage its first Test since 2004 before the Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay becomes the nation’s 12th Test venue on August 22. Unlike the festive atmosphere of an ‌Australian home summer, the country’s first winter... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3363747/australia-host-bangladesh-darwin-and-mackay-first-winter-tests-22-years?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3363747/australia-host-bangladesh-darwin-and-mackay-first-winter-tests-22-years?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:32:32 +0000 Veronica Qi Veronica Qi On a wet weekend in August, Hongkongers took advantage of venues opening their doors for free across the city to promote the development of sport in the community. At Hong Kong Cricket Club (HKCC), Maryam Bibi, vice-captain of the city’s women’s team, introduced the sport to children. In her early years, Bibi was familiar with the sport, but did not know Hong Kong had a women’s game. She eventually “found out through school, so promoting cricket in local schools is very important”. Bibi was... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/hong-kong/article/3363514/taking-sport-schools-heart-hong-kong-development-plan-it-enough?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/hong-kong/article/3363514/taking-sport-schools-heart-hong-kong-development-plan-it-enough?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:30:11 +0000 Reuters Reuters West Indies all-rounder Justin Greaves made Test cricket history on ⁠Monday by becoming the ⁠first bowler in the recorded ⁠era to take wickets in five consecutive maiden overs during the opening Test against Pakistan in Tarouba. The 32-year-old returned figures of five for 27 on the third day, producing a spell that helped swing the World Test Championship contest ‌in the hosts’ favour. Greaves surpassed the previous record of four consecutive wicket maidens, set by former England fast bowler... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3362096/west-indies-all-rounder-greaves-makes-history-5-wickets-zero-runs-against-pakistan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3362096/west-indies-all-rounder-greaves-makes-history-5-wickets-zero-runs-against-pakistan?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:21:54 +0000 Reuters Reuters When cricket returns to the Olympics in ⁠Los Angeles in 2028, it will bring far more than bats, balls and wickets. Its inclusion reflects a strategic calculation by Olympic leaders that the surest route to billions of new viewers runs through India, cricket’s commercial heartland and a country they believe is increasingly central to the Games’ future. Cricket, absent from the Olympics since 1900, offers the International Olympic Committee (IOC) something no recent addition has: direct access to... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3361981/addition-cricket-la-olympics-offers-ioc-access-2-billion-fans-indian-market?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3361981/addition-cricket-la-olympics-offers-ioc-access-2-billion-fans-indian-market?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:00:09 +0000 Reuters Reuters Australia captain Pat Cummins, fellow fast bowler Josh Hazlewood and veteran spinner Nathan Lyon have returned from injury to be included in a 13-man squad for next month’s two-test home series against Bangladesh. The trio were named on Tuesday for matches in Darwin (August 13-17) and Mackay (August 22-26), which ‌form part of the World Test Championship cycle, after playing only three tests between them during the Ashes in the last home summer. Australia’s “big four” of Cummins, Hazlewood,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3361349/australia-welcome-back-3-members-big-4-bowlers-bangladesh-tests?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3361349/australia-welcome-back-3-members-big-4-bowlers-bangladesh-tests?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:00:10 +0000 Reuters Reuters Captain Shubman Gill said India failed to field ⁠their best combination in ⁠the one-day series against England ⁠because of frequent injuries to players, a concern the team must address before next year’s World Cup. India were without their premier all-rounder Hardik Pandya and his replacement Nitish Kumar Reddy also missed the tour of England ‌with a quadriceps injury. Seamer Harshit Rana and all-rounder Washington Sundar also picked up injuries at different stages of the tour while pace... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3361180/captain-gill-calls-india-improve-fitness-world-cup-after-loss-england?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3361180/captain-gill-calls-india-improve-fitness-world-cup-after-loss-england?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:00:06 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Hong Kong’s cricketers have given themselves an opportunity to “transform” the sport in the city after thumping Singapore on Wednesday to qualify for this year’s Asian Games. Chasing a measly 62 runs after bundling out Singapore in 12.3 overs, Hong Kong cruised to their target for the loss of only opener Nizakat Khan, sealing victory by nine wickets. Coupled with an eight-wicket victory over Bahrain on Monday, that was enough to earn their place in the 10-team Japanese Games, where progress to... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3355860/hong-kong-cricketers-have-transformational-chance-after-sealing-asian-games-spot?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3355860/hong-kong-cricketers-have-transformational-chance-after-sealing-asian-games-spot?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:26:19 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Curious spectators clutching rule books watched as a batsman smacked a six into the sand and weeds surrounding Japan’s brand-new cricket ground, four months before it hosts matches at the Asian Games. Japanese fans would be familiar with many of the events at the multi-sport Games when they are held in Nagoya from September 19 to October 4, but most are likely to be stumped by cricket. That will not stop them from taking an interest though, and now they have a purpose-built ground to welcome... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3353411/cricket-bowls-over-curious-fans-japan-warms-host-asian-games-minnows-event?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3353411/cricket-bowls-over-curious-fans-japan-warms-host-asian-games-minnows-event?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 May 2026 12:00:07 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Mamatha Maben has started hatching a four-year plan to add flesh to the “skeletal” talent pool in Hong Kong women’s cricket, with a view to challenging for honours at the 2031 Asian Games. In charge for nearly six months, Maben drew some satisfaction from a 31-run victory over Malaysia on Thursday at Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground, having begun her reign with a 2-2 series draw against the same opponents back in December. “Credit to the players, when we started in Malaysia they looked like a... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3352790/hong-kongs-plan-grow-skeletal-womens-cricket-talent-pool-and-challenge-asian-elite?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3352790/hong-kongs-plan-grow-skeletal-womens-cricket-talent-pool-and-challenge-asian-elite?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 May 2026 14:00:15 +0000 Reuters Reuters New Zealand will bid farewell to one of ⁠⁠its cricketing greats when ⁠⁠all-rounder Suzie Bates calls time on ⁠⁠her international career at the end of the White Ferns’ T20 World Cup campaign in England. The record-breaking 38-year-old confirmed on Friday she will retire following the summer tournament after 20 years at the highest level. If Bates has her way, she will bow out ‌‌with back-to-back T20 World Cup titles, having celebrated a long-awaited maiden championship in the United Arab Emirates... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3351252/new-zealand-cricket-great-suzie-bates-aiming-bow-out-world-cup-high?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3351252/new-zealand-cricket-great-suzie-bates-aiming-bow-out-world-cup-high?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:08:57 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The International Cricket Council said on Friday it is investigating Cricket Canada over allegations of match corruption, including the team’s loss to New Zealand at the recent T20 World Cup hosted by India and Sri Lanka. The game in Chennai – which Canada lost by eight wickets – is under scrutiny following allegations of corruption highlighted in a documentary aired by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) on Thursday. “The ACU [anti-corruption unit] is aware of the programme broadcast by... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3350509/icc-investigate-canadas-t20-world-cup-loss-new-zealand-after-corruption-claim?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3350509/icc-investigate-canadas-t20-world-cup-loss-new-zealand-after-corruption-claim?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:30:10 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Japan’s new cricket venue, built for this year’s Asian Games, will host men’s T20 internationals for the first time next month, the International Cricket Council said. Baseball-mad Japan have constructed a cricket stadium for the Asian Games in Nagoya and the wider Aichi region from September 19 to October 4. The new ground in Nisshin, outside Nagoya, will stage the East Asia-Pacific (EAP) qualifiers for the 2028 men’s T20 World Cup from May 8-18. The biggest EAP qualifying tournament ever will... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3349455/icc-confirms-japan-host-t20-world-cup-qualifiers-new-asian-games-cricket-stadium?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3349455/icc-confirms-japan-host-t20-world-cup-qualifiers-new-asian-games-cricket-stadium?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Apr 2026 03:52:57 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara City cricket chiefs have pledged to deliver a “bigger and better” Hong Kong Cricket Sixes after they confirmed the popular tournament will be staged at Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground from October 30 to November 1 this year. The venue was filled to its 2,720 capacity on all three days last year, as Pakistan captured a record-breaking sixth title. Burji Shroff, the chairman of Cricket Hong Kong, China (CHKC), called the 2025 Sixes “the best we’ve had”, but he said that this year his organisation... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3349138/hong-kong-cricket-sixes-organisers-pledge-deliver-bigger-and-better-tournament-2026?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3349138/hong-kong-cricket-sixes-organisers-pledge-deliver-bigger-and-better-tournament-2026?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:05:01 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Barely a fortnight after playing for New Zealand in front of 87,000 people in the T20 World Cup final, Mark Chapman stepped off a long flight to Pakistan and into the line of eight local net bowlers “all steaming in and bowling faster than 140km an hour”. Pakistan Super League side Islamabad United have paid 70 million rupees (US$250,000) for the Hong Kong-born batsman’s services, and there was no time to settle in for the 31-year-old. Nor to dwell on the price tag, with Chapman acknowledging... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3349092/pakistan-latest-stop-ex-hong-kong-stars-cricketing-journey-after-cool-world-cup?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3349092/pakistan-latest-stop-ex-hong-kong-stars-cricketing-journey-after-cool-world-cup?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:12 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Virat Kohli and Royal Challengers Bengaluru begin the defence of their Indian Premier League (IPL) crown with muted enthusiasm against Ishan Kishan and Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday. Bengaluru’s build-up to launching the latest IPL has been overshadowed since June by the deaths of 11 fans in a stampede outside Chinnaswamy Stadium during the team’s victory parade for their maiden IPL title win. It took months for Bengaluru to receive permission from state authorities to host IPL matches, and... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3348231/ipl-virat-kohlis-bengaluru-begin-title-defence-against-ishan-kishans-hyderabad?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3348231/ipl-virat-kohlis-bengaluru-begin-title-defence-against-ishan-kishans-hyderabad?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Mar 2026 06:00:15 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press American investors have made a big move into Indian cricket, with two separate billion-dollar deals struck on the same day for teams in the country’s most popular sports league. No team in the Indian Premier League – one of Asia’s most-watched sports events – had ever sold for more than US$1 billion until a consortium backed by United States businessmen Kal Somani and Rob Walton – the former Walmart chairman – agreed on Tuesday to buy the Rajasthan Royals in a deal that Indian media valued at... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3348001/us-investors-bet-big-indian-cricket-separate-billion-dollar-deals-2-ipl-teams?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3348001/us-investors-bet-big-indian-cricket-separate-billion-dollar-deals-2-ipl-teams?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:57 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Hailed by his coach and captain, respectively, as “an exceptional talent” and “a great prospect”, Shiv Mathur has targeted a statement performance in Hong Kong’s ongoing four-match T20 series with Kuwait. At a career crossroads, Mathur, who has a highest score of 39 from 11 T20 internationals, will decide this summer whether to leave the city for university. In purely cricket terms, the 18-year-old is aiming over the next week to shrug off a quiet start against Kuwait and “show I’m here to... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3344878/exceptional-hong-kong-teen-cricketer-faces-crunch-choice-between-local-overseas-studies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3344878/exceptional-hong-kong-teen-cricketer-faces-crunch-choice-between-local-overseas-studies?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:10 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Kaushal Silva said he had complete faith in Hong Kong’s inconsistent batsman after his team overcame a second mini-collapse in two days on Thursday to beat Kuwait and move 2-0 ahead in their four-match T20 series. Batting first, Hong Kong were indebted to a measured assault from captain Yasim Murtaza, who struck 60 from 30 balls to lift them from the rubble of 84 for seven to a challenging 171-9. After Murtaza trapped opener Clint Anto lbw in the first over of their reply at Tin Kwong Road... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3344767/silva-willing-keep-faith-hong-kong-batsman-despite-second-t20-collapse-2-days?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3344767/silva-willing-keep-faith-hong-kong-batsman-despite-second-t20-collapse-2-days?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:05:07 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Geopolitical tensions between India and Pakistan might be spilling over into English cricket. Four of the eight franchises in England’s newest cricket competition, The Hundred, are at least part-owned by Indian investors who also control teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL). No Pakistan player has featured in the IPL since the Mumbai terror attacks in 2008, and the BBC reported last week that the IPL-owned franchises in The Hundred – Manchester Super Giants, MI London, Southern Brave and... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3344376/how-political-tensions-between-india-and-pakistan-might-make-their-way-english-cricket?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3344376/how-political-tensions-between-india-and-pakistan-might-make-their-way-english-cricket?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Feb 2026 01:00:12 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Former champions Australia were knocked out of the T20 World Cup on Tuesday, with Zimbabwe qualifying for the Super Eights after their match against Ireland was washed out without a ball being bowled in Kandy. The no-result in Pallekelle meant Zimbabwe qualified for the second stage of the tournament for the first time. Zimbabwe joined Sri Lanka as qualifiers from Group B and will move on to Group One to face the West Indies, India and South Africa in the next phase. Ireland were also... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3343840/australia-ireland-out-cricket-t20-world-cup-zimbabwe-qualify-after-washout?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3343840/australia-ireland-out-cricket-t20-world-cup-zimbabwe-qualify-after-washout?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Feb 2026 13:29:43 +0000 Reuters Reuters ⁠India and Pakistan will clash in the Twenty20 World Cup in Colombo on Sunday, still feeling the aftershocks of a tumultuous fortnight in which Pakistan’s ultimately empty threat to boycott nearly blew a hole in the tournament’s marquee fixture. With bilateral cricket a casualty of their fraught relations, emotions run high whenever the bitter ‌neighbours lock horns in multi-team events at neutral venues. India’s strained relations with another neighbour, Bangladesh, have further tangled the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3343574/boycott-averted-india-and-pakistan-set-t20-world-cup-blockbuster?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3343574/boycott-averted-india-and-pakistan-set-t20-world-cup-blockbuster?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Feb 2026 12:00:27 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Pakistan’s government on Monday directed the country’s cricket team to play India in the T20 World Cup on February 15 in Colombo, ending a week-long stand-off. The decision came after Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif spoke with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and was briefed on negotiations between Pakistan’s cricket board, the International Cricket Council (ICC) and other stakeholders. “In view of the outcomes achieved in multilateral discussions, as well as the request of... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3343013/pakistan-play-india-colombo-t20-world-cup-after-boycott-called?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3343013/pakistan-play-india-colombo-t20-world-cup-after-boycott-called?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Feb 2026 05:18:41 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Faheem Ashraf’s late assault rescued Pakistan in a three-wicket win over the Netherlands and the USA gave India a huge scare in Mumbai as the tournament co-hosts won by 29 runs on an eventful opening day of cricket’s T20 World Cup. Pakistan needed Saturday’s win as they can ill afford to lose any Group A points after announcing they would boycott their February 15 match against India in Sri Lanka, a decision that shook the cricket world. In the afternoon match in Kolkata, West Indies eased to a... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3342800/eventful-opening-day-t20-world-cup-sees-pakistan-beat-netherlands-india-survive-us-scare?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3342800/eventful-opening-day-t20-world-cup-sees-pakistan-beat-netherlands-india-survive-us-scare?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Feb 2026 04:00:15 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press The Twenty20 World Cup gets under way in India and Sri Lanka on Saturday. The smash-and-bash nature of this cricket format makes it very likely to unearth a few stars of the future. Here are five names to watch out for: Abhishek Sharma, India The opening batsman is already setting T20 alight with his powerful hitting from ball one. Sharma has the highest strike rate in T20s – 194.74 – and is currently the No 1-ranked T20 batter in the world. Despite playing only cricket’s shortest, sharpest... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3342509/t20-world-cup-5-players-watch-out-crickets-smash-and-grab-festival?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3342509/t20-world-cup-5-players-watch-out-crickets-smash-and-grab-festival?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:00:09 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press India will be chasing a third Twenty20 World Cup title when the 2026 edition, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, gets under way on Saturday. Defending champions India will be in action on the opening day, taking on the United States team in Mumbai, while Sri Lanka play their opener against Ireland in Colombo, Sri Lanka’s capital, on Sunday. The tournament will feature 20 teams divided into four groups of five, with the group stage running until February 20. The playoffs will start with the Super... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3342535/t20-world-cup-indias-quest-historic-consecutive-titles-sri-lankas-strength-home?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3342535/t20-world-cup-indias-quest-historic-consecutive-titles-sri-lankas-strength-home?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Feb 2026 23:00:09 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Pakistan’s government says the national cricket team will be allowed to take part in the coming T20 World Cup but must boycott its group game against arch-rival India. India and Sri Lanka are co-hosts for the 20-team tournament, which starts on Saturday. Pakistan will play all its games in Sri Lanka – including any in the knockout stage – because of political tensions with India. The two teams are scheduled to meet in a Group A game in Colombo on February 15 in what is often a tournament... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/south-asia/article/3342031/pakistan-play-t20-world-cup-will-boycott-india-clash?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/asia/south-asia/article/3342031/pakistan-play-t20-world-cup-will-boycott-india-clash?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Feb 2026 01:52:30 +0000 Reuters Reuters The absence of Bangladesh from the forthcoming Twenty20 World Cup is a “sad moment” for cricket and should serve as a call for stakeholders to work towards uniting the sport, ‍not dividing it, the international cricketers’ association has said. Bangladesh were replaced by Scotland in the 20-team showpiece on Saturday following their refusal to tour India over safety concerns in the wake of soured political relations between ⁠the Asian neighbours. The governing International Cricket Council (ICC)... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3341196/bangladesh-t20-world-cup-absence-amid-india-fall-out-sad-moment-cricket?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3341196/bangladesh-t20-world-cup-absence-amid-india-fall-out-sad-moment-cricket?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 Jan 2026 02:13:06 +0000 Reuters Reuters Bangladesh have been replaced by Scotland for next month’s Twenty20 World Cup after the South Asian side refused to travel to ‌co-hosts India, media reports said on Saturday, citing sources within the sport’s governing International ‍Cricket Council. The decision follows weeks of uncertainty, during which the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) repeatedly insisted it would not play its scheduled matches in India, citing safety concerns following soured political relations between the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3341122/bangladesh-replaced-scotland-t20-cricket-world-cup-next-month-reports-say?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3341122/bangladesh-replaced-scotland-t20-cricket-world-cup-next-month-reports-say?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:00:17 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Bangladesh will not travel to India to play in next month’s T20 World Cup, their cricket board said on Thursday, effectively ruling the country out of the tournament. “Our only demand is to play the World Cup – but not in India,” Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam Bulbul told reporters. The refusal came a day after cricket’s governing body rejected Bangladesh’s plea to play their games in Sri Lanka instead. “There is no scope for changing our decision,” said Asif Nazrul, an... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3340883/bangladesh-stand-firm-refusal-go-india-cricket-t20-world-cup-next-month?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3340883/bangladesh-stand-firm-refusal-go-india-cricket-t20-world-cup-next-month?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:00:13 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Bangladesh have requested their matches at next month’s T20 World Cup be played in Sri Lanka, after India forced a Bangladeshi player to quit the Indian Premier League. Political relations between India and Bangladesh soured after a mass uprising in Dhaka in 2024 toppled then prime minister Sheikh Hasina, a close ally of New Delhi. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), after an emergency meeting on Sunday, said it had “formally requested” the International Cricket Council (ICC) shift their games... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3338693/bangladesh-will-not-play-t20-world-cup-matches-india-ask-sri-lanka-switch?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3338693/bangladesh-will-not-play-t20-world-cup-matches-india-ask-sri-lanka-switch?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 04 Jan 2026 15:30:12 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Usman Khawaja will retire from international cricket after the fifth and final Ashes clash against England, he said on Friday, leaving a legacy as Australia’s first Muslim Test cricketer while lashing out at perceived “racial stereotyping” during his 15-year career. The 39-year-old will pad up for the last time, should he be selected, when the Test gets under way in Sydney on Sunday, ending months of speculation about his future. It would be an 88th Test for the classy left-hander, culminating a... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3338446/australias-usman-khawaja-retire-after-ashes-finale-slams-racial-stereotyping?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3338446/australias-usman-khawaja-retire-after-ashes-finale-slams-racial-stereotyping?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Jan 2026 01:38:14 +0000 Associated Press,Reuters Associated Press,Reuters England pace bowler Gus Atkinson has joined the tourists’ mounting injury toll after being ruled out for the fifth and final Ashes Test in Sydney with a hamstring injury, while Australian batsman Usman Khawaja will play in what could be his final appearance in the side. Atkinson pulled up lame during the second morning of the Boxing Day Test and was officially ruled out after scans on Monday confirmed the injury in his left leg. England have already lost star speedsters Mark Wood (knee) and... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3337981/injured-atkinson-ruled-out-final-ashes-test-khawaja-set-play-sydney?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3337981/injured-atkinson-ruled-out-final-ashes-test-khawaja-set-play-sydney?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Dec 2025 04:36:33 +0000 Reuters Reuters Indonesia’s Gede Priandana became the first bowler to claim ‌five wickets in an over in a ‍Twenty20 International, in a game against Cambodia in Bali on Tuesday. The 28-year-old seamer single-handedly derailed Cambodia’s chase in a ⁠seven-ball over that included a wide, completing his hat-trick and securing his team’s victory by 60 runs in the series opener. Cambodia were 106 for five needing ‍168 for victory when Priandana was called on to ‍bowl the 16th over. The right-armer dismissed Shah... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3337536/indonesia-bowler-enters-record-books-five-wicket-over-t20-international?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3337536/indonesia-bowler-enters-record-books-five-wicket-over-t20-international?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Dec 2025 13:20:34 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Mamatha Maben has given her Hong Kong players a lengthy to-do list after their drawn four-match T20I series in Malaysia last week. On her first assignment as head coach of the city women’s team, Maben was encouraged by how her new charges “fought and came back harder” after losing the first and third matches to finish level at 2-2. But Maben, a former India all-rounder, said that there remained “quite a bit of work to do”, and that the team needed to adopt a more professional mindset as she... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3335495/4-tasks-hong-kong-womens-cricketers-coach-tells-them-get-serious?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3335495/4-tasks-hong-kong-womens-cricketers-coach-tells-them-get-serious?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:09 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Mamatha Maben said she wanted to oversee a “growth story” for Hong Kong cricket after upending her life to become head coach of the women’s city team. The former India international all-rounder, who has previously been in charge of China and Bangladesh, has signed a three-year deal to lead the world No 22 team. Maben said she had to “think carefully about moving”, with four dogs, two cats and a family to take into consideration. “But the offer was too good to let go because of the scope of... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3334560/new-hong-kong-womens-cricket-coach-happy-sacrifice-india-life-growth-story?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3334560/new-hong-kong-womens-cricket-coach-happy-sacrifice-india-life-growth-story?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 29 Nov 2025 01:00:49 +0000 Kyodo Kyodo A cricket ground that meets international standards and is located north of Tokyo is attracting visitors from Japan and abroad, raising hopes that it will serve as a hub for regional revitalisation and promote a sport that has remained relatively low profile in the country. Naoki Alex Miyaji, 47, a former Japan team player and current CEO of the Japan Cricket Association, connected the sport with Sano, Tochigi Prefecture, by establishing the organisation’s local office there in 2007. The... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3333791/japan-city-pins-hope-international-cricket-ground-revitalise-region?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3333791/japan-city-pins-hope-international-cricket-ground-revitalise-region?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 Nov 2025 13:00:13 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Pakistan thumped Kuwait by 43 runs to win a “wonderful and extravagant” Hong Kong Cricket Sixes, but the city team’s Aizaz Khan stole the show after he creamed 30 off the final over to earn an improbable plate final victory for the hosts over distraught Bangladesh. Runners-up last year, Pakistan went one better this time after captain Abbas Afridi’s unbeaten 11-ball 52 helped them pile up 135 for three in the final. Kuwait began quickly in reply but after Muhammad Shahzad hurried a ball through... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3332107/pakistan-win-wonderful-hong-kong-cricket-sixes-explosive-aizaz-khan-steals-show?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/cricket/article/3332107/pakistan-win-wonderful-hong-kong-cricket-sixes-explosive-aizaz-khan-steals-show?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 09 Nov 2025 11:34:48 +0000