Ernest Masuku

India narrowly defeated Japan by two runs in a tense T20I match after a controversial wide ball decision was overturned due to the batter playing a reverse sweep.

India's women's cricket team won the country's first gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games by defeating Sri Lanka in the final

Several out-of-favour players have returned whereas four uncapped players have made Sri Lanka's squad for Asian Games 2026.

Japanese umpire Chris Thurgate called two wide balls in the final over bowled by Axar Patel but had to reverse the latter after India protested and leg umpire Chris Brown intervened.

Joe Root achieved a rare feat in international cricket during the first ODI against Sri Lanka, completing 23,000 runs in his career.