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Sandeep Lamichhane's Six-For Fires Biratnagar Kings to Four-Wicket Win as Pokhara Avengers Bow Out of NPL Playoff Race
Sandeep Lamichhane took six wickets for 27 runs, including a hat-trick, as Biratnagar Kings beat Pokhara Avengers by four wickets in NPL Match 22, a defeat that ends Pokhara's playoff hopes with the league stage still to run.
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Men
Rishabh Pant Cleared Fit for New Zealand Tests After BCCI Centre of Excellence Sign-Off
Rishabh Pant has been cleared by the BCCI Centre of Excellence after two match-simulation tests and has flown to New Zealand, with the wicketkeeper-batter set to join India's Test squad in Wellington on Friday ahead of the series starting on 19 November.
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Men
Brett Randell Earns Maiden New Zealand Call-Up as Black Caps Add Duo for Final India ODIs
New Zealand have handed Central Districts pacer Brett Randell a maiden ODI call-up for the final two matches against India, with all-rounder Josh Clarkson also joining the squad as injuries continue to stretch the Black Caps.
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Men
Pat Cummins Calls Khawaja's Sandpaper Claims 'Complete and Utter Nonsense'
Australia Test captain Pat Cummins has dismissed Usman Khawaja's claim that the whole team knew about the 2018 ball-tampering plot, calling it 'complete and utter nonsense' in an extraordinary hour-long press conference in Sydney.
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Men
Live Matches Today: Cricket Schedule, 13 November 2026
Live matches today, Friday 13 November 2026: New Zealand vs India 4th ODI, Australia vs England 1st ODI, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Test Day 5, NPL, Abu Dhabi T10 and CSA semi-finals — full schedule with venue-local times and venues.
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League
D'Arcy Short Stars as Lumbini Lions Beat Karnali Yaks to Seal First NPL Playoff Spot
D'Arcy Short scored 46 and took two wickets as defending champions Lumbini Lions beat Karnali Yaks by four wickets in NPL Match 23, becoming the first team to qualify for the playoffs, while Karnali suffered a fourth straight defeat.
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Men
BCCI Rules Out 12-Team IPL for 2028 as Saikia Dismisses Expansion Talk
The BCCI has ruled out expanding the IPL to 12 teams in 2028, with secretary Devajit Saikia saying the idea has not even been discussed informally, and confirmed no decision has been taken on raising the team purse.
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Women
England Women Plan Red-Ball Build-Up for 2027 Ashes as West Indies Tour Loses Its Test
England Women have confirmed a red-ball programme ahead of the 2027 Ashes, including a 10-day camp in Bangalore and four matches before the Headingley Test, as their West Indies tour in April loses its Test match.
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League
Mustafizur Rahman Registers for IPL 2027 Auction as Seven Bangladesh Players Sign Up After KKR Row
Mustafizur Rahman has registered for the IPL 2027 mini-auction, with BCB cricket operations chairman Shahriar Nafees confirming that seven Bangladesh players have signed up after last season's KKR release row.
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Men
Smog Forces Second Pakistan–Sri Lanka Test Out of Lahore as PCB Moves Match to Rawalpindi
The PCB has moved the second Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka from Lahore to Rawalpindi because of worsening smog, with the 17–21 November match now at the same venue as the series opener.
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Men
Jacob Bethell Ruled Out of England's White-Ball Tour of Australia with Knee Injury
Jacob Bethell has been ruled out of England's white-ball tour of Australia after a scan on his right knee, with James Coles and Eddie Jack called into the ODI squad as replacements for Bethell and Josh Tongue.
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Men
Rahmat Shah Makes History as First Afghanistan Batter in ICC Test Top 10
Afghanistan captain Rahmat Shah has become the first player from his country to enter the top 10 of the ICC Men's Test batting rankings, climbing six places to seventh after his 173 against Zimbabwe in Sharjah.
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