Sri Lanka

Dimuth Karunaratne

Oshada Fernando

Dinesh Chandimal

Angelo Mathews

Kamindu Mendis

Dhananjaya de Silva (C)

Kusal Mendis (W)

Prabath Jayasuriya

Nishan Peiris

Jeffrey Vandersay

Asitha Fernando

Australia

Usman Khawaja

Travis Head

Marnus Labuschagne

Steven Smith (C)

Josh Inglis

Beau Webster

Alex Carey (W)

Mitchell Starc

Todd Murphy

Matthew Kuhnemann

Nathan Lyon

Aaron Mark Hardie

Adam Palmer Zampa

Alex Tyson Carey

Beau Jacob Webster

Benjamin James Dwarshuis

Benjamin Reginald McDermott

Brendan James Doggett

Cameron Donald Green

Cooper Patrick Leonard Connolly

Glenn James Maxwell

Jake Beath Weatherald

Jhye Avon Richardson

Josh Reginald Hazlewood

Joshua Patrick Inglis

Joshua Ryan Philippe

Mahli Beardman

Marcus Peter Stoinis

Matthew Paul Kuhnemann

Matthew William Short

Matthew Thomas Renshaw

Michael Gertges Neser

Mitchell Ross Marsh

Mitchell J Owen

Mitchell Aaron Starc

Nathan Trevor Ellis

Nathan Michael Lyon

Patrick James Cummins

Scott Michael Boland

Sean Anthony Abbott

Steven Peter Devereux Smith

Tanveer Singh Sangha

Timothy Hays David

Travis Michael Head

Usman Tariq Khawaja

Xavier Colin Bartlett

Asitha Madusanka Fernando

Pramod Bhanuka Bandara Rajapaksa

Binura Fernando

Chamika Karunaratne

Kariyawasam Indipalage Charith Asalanka

Madagamagamage Dasun Shanaka

Dhananjaya Maduranga de Silva

Lokumarakkalage Dilshan Madushanka

Dunith Nethmika Wellalage

Munasinghe Arachchige Dushan Ishara Hemantha

Pathira Vasan Dushmantha Chameera

Kiribathgala Kankanamalage Eshan Malinga Dharmasena

Kongala Liyanage Janith Vimukthi

Jeffrey Dexter Francis Vandersay

Rajapaksha Vidana Pathiranalage Kamil Mishara

Pasqual Handi Kamindu Dilanka Mendis

Balapuwaduge Kusal Gimhan Mendis

Mathurage Don Kusal Janith Perera

Morawakage Maheesh Theekshana

Matheesha Pathirana

Muthuthanthirige Nuwanidu Keshawa Fernando

Ilandari Dewage Nuwan Thushara

Pathum Nissanka Silva

Pavan Rathnayake

Pramod Madushan Liyanagamage

Wedagedara Sadeera Rashen Samarawickrama

Traveen Sashenka Mathew

Vijayakanth Viyaskanth

Pinnaduwage Wanindu Hasaranga De Silva

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WPL 2026

WPL 2026: Gujarat Giants captain Ashleigh Gardner revealed that she told Ayushi Soni that it was a team decision to retire her out.

Ayushi Soni scored 11 runs from 14 balls.

After retiring out Soni, Bharti Fulmali scored an unbeaten 15-ball 36. 

Ayushi Soni

Gujarat Giants batter becomes 1st to be retired out in WPL history, captain says

Harmanpreet Kaur starred with an unbeaten 71 to guide the Mumbai Indians to their highest successful chase in the WPL, leading a thrilling seven-wicket win over the Gujarat Giants. After early setbacks, Harmanpreet and Amanjot Kaur steadied the innings, with Nicola Carey finishing the job, while Harmanpreet also became the first Indian to cross 1,000 WPL runs.


Mumbai Indians defeated Gujarat Giants by 7 wickets.

Harmanpreet Kaur scored 71 runs against Gujarat Giants.

Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Harmanpreet Kaur playing a shot

Harmanpreet Kaur’s 71 leads Mumbai Indians to record WPL chase against GG

Gujarat Giants all-rounder Anushka Sharma is expected to be out for the next few matches after she sustained an injury while fielding against the Delhi Capitals

Anushka Sharma to be out of action for Gujarat Giants

Anushka had sustained an injury during the clash against Delhi Capitals

Gujarat Giants' Anushka Sharma plays a shot during the Women's Premier League (WPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai (via Getty)

Big blow for Gujarat Giants as all-rounder to be out of action due to injury

Grace Harris stole the show with a stunning 85 off just 40 balls as Royal Challengers Bengaluru easily beat UP Warriorz by nine wickets in their Women’s Premier League clash. Chasing 144, Harris raced to the fastest fifty of the season in only 22 balls, hitting 10 fours and five sixes.

RCB defeated UP Warriorz by nine wickets

Grace Harris’ smashed fastest half-century in WPL 2026.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Smriti Mandhana (L) and her teammate Grace Harris run between the wickets

WPL 2026: Grace Harris blasts 85 as RCB crush UP Warriorz by nine wickets

The three matches of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 will likely to be played in closed doors at the DY Patil Stadium because of municipal corporation elections in Navi Mumbai on January 15. Local police have told the BCCI that they will not be able to provide enough security for the Mumbai Indians vs UP Warriorz match scheduled on election day.


Three WPL 2026 matches will likely to be played without spectators.

WPL 2026 matches will likely to be played without spectators due to local elections.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Smriti Mandhana with WPL Trophy 

Explained: Why some of WPL 2026 matches likely to be played without spectators

Australia pace maestro Mitchell Starc has made it clear that he has no plans to keep bowling when he will turn 40 as he feels that part of my role is his airspeed

Mitchell Starc has opened up on his retirement plans

He said that he won't be bowling when he hits 40

Australia's star pacer Mitchell Starc in this frame. (Getty)

Mitchell Starc drops big hint at retirement, says 'I won't be bowling when...'

New Zealand tour of India 2026

The India wicketkeeper-batter brought up his eighth ODI century during the match against New  Zealand in Rajkot, helping the side post a formidable total of 284/7

KL Rahul scored his eighth ODI hundred

Rahul's century massively helped India in posting a total of 284/7

India's KL Rahul (L) celebrates after scoring a century (100 runs) during the second one-day international (ODI) cricket match between India and New Zealand at Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot (via Getty)

KL Rahul becomes one-man army, hits 87-ball ton to help IND post big total vs NZ

T20 World Cup 2026

Australia will be touring to Pakistan for the three-match T20I series before leaving for T20 World Cup 2026 which is slate to get underway from February 7

Australia will be playing a T20I series against Pakistan

The three-match T20I series will start from January 29

Australia's Mitchell Marsh (L) and Travis Head in this frame. (Getty)

Australia to tour Pakistan ahead of T20 World Cup 2026, Know full schedule here

Football

Real Madrid star has issued a furious response to claims of a rift with former head coach Xabi Alonso. The Spaniard recently departed from the club in a shocking move. 

Recently, MMA legend Khabib had called out the players and the club for getting rid of Alonso

Alonso  left the club following Real Madrid's 2-3 loss to the arch-rivals FC Barcelona in Supercopa

Jude Bellingham blasts Xabi Alonso rift claims 

Xabi Alonso, Real Madrid

Real Madrid star hits back on Alonso rift claims for 'Damaging Misinformation'

The India batter was out of action for over two months due to an injury to his spleen and made his long return to international cricket in the ongoing ODI series against New Zealand

Shreyas Iyer opened up on the painful spleen injury

Iyer returned to international cricket in the ODI series against New Zealand

Shreyas Iyer of India is assisted off the field with an injury during game three of the One Day International series between Australia and India at Sydney Cricket Ground (via Getty)

Sri Lanka vs Australia Stats

Series Stats

Most Runs

Best Strike Rate

Most 4s

Most 6s

Most Wickets

Usman Khawaja

AUS

295 Runs 2 Matches•3 Inns

Steven Smith

AUS

272 Runs 2 Matches•2 Inns

Alex Carey

AUS

202 Runs 2 Matches•2 Inns

Kusal Mendis

SL

190 Runs 2 Matches•4 Inns

Dinesh Chandimal

SL

189 Runs 2 Matches•4 Inns

Angelo Mathews

SL

125 Runs 2 Matches•4 Inns

Dhananjaya de Silva

SL

84 Runs 2 Matches•4 Inns

Kamindu Mendis

SL

74 Runs 2 Matches•4 Inns

Dimuth Karunaratne

SL

57 Runs 2 Matches•4 Inns

Beau Webster

AUS

54 Runs 2 Matches•2 Inns

Marnus Labuschagne

AUS

50 Runs 2 Matches•3 Inns

Ramesh Mendis

SL

28 Runs 1 Matches•2 Inns

Mitchell Starc

AUS

27 Runs 2 Matches•2 Inns

Pathum Nissanka

SL

19 Runs 1 Matches•2 Inns

Oshada Fernando

SL

13 Runs 1 Matches•2 Inns

295 Runs

2 Matches•3 Inns

272 Runs

2 Matches•2 Inns

202 Runs

2 Matches•2 Inns

190 Runs

2 Matches•4 Inns

189 Runs

2 Matches•4 Inns

125 Runs

2 Matches•4 Inns

84 Runs

2 Matches•4 Inns

74 Runs

2 Matches•4 Inns

57 Runs

2 Matches•4 Inns

54 Runs

2 Matches•2 Inns

50 Runs

2 Matches•3 Inns

28 Runs

1 Matches•2 Inns

27 Runs

2 Matches•2 Inns

19 Runs

1 Matches•2 Inns

13 Runs

1 Matches•2 Inns