Cricket news, Dec 30: Ellyse Perry out of WPL 2026, Shreyas Iyer injury update

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Jadeja Supremacy

30/12/2025 18:28

England squad for T20 World Cup 2026

30/12/2025 18:18

Harry Brook (c), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler (wk), Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tongue, Luke Wood, Brydon Carse (only for Sri Lanka)

Queen Mandhana

30/12/2025 18:06

WATCH: Glenn Phillips smashes a left-handed six

30/12/2025 17:58

Glenn Phillips loved it so much, he had to do it twice 😍🔥

Watch the #SuperSmash from Dec 26 - Jan 31, LIVE on Sony Sports Network TV channels & Sony LIV. #SonySportsNetwork #SuperSmash pic.twitter.com/kBMsAVAfDI
— Sony Sports Network (@SonySportsNetwk) December 30, 2025

Shreyas Iyer injury update

30/12/2025 17:50

The 31-year-old won't be able to play in the Vijay Hazare Trophy for Mumbai, as the medical team at the Centre of Excellence think he hasn't retained strength since he has lost 6 kg since his injury on October 25. His comeback for the India vs New Zealand ODI series isn't certain either.

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WPL injury replacements

30/12/2025 17:21

WPL statement on Ellyse Perry, Tara Norris and Annabel Sutherland

Left-arm medium pacer Tara Norris has been selected for the USA national team for the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier, scheduled to be held in Nepal from 18 January to 1 February 2026. As a result, she will be unavailable for the TATA Women’s Premier League 2026, which begins on 9 January. UP Warriorz have named uncapped Australian all-rounder Charli Knott as her replacement. Knott has been signed at a reserve price of INR 10 lakh. Australian all-rounders Ellyse Perry (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) and Annabel Sutherland (Delhi Capitals) have withdrawn from the upcoming edition of the league due to personal reasons. RCB have named Sayali Satghare as a replacement for Perry. Satghare will join RCB at her reserve price of INR 30 lakh. DC have named Alana King as a replacement for Sutherland. The Australian leg-spinner, who represented UP Warriorz in the previous season, has featured in 27 T20Is and picked up 27 wickets. King will join DC at a reserve price of INR 60 lakh.

Joe Root to play PSL 2026?

30/12/2025 16:58

Former England captain, Joe Root, has been approached by PCB to check whether he'll be interested in playing PSL.

Sri Lanka's planning for T20 World Cup 2026

30/12/2025 16:49

Sri Lanka have brought Lasith Malinga as their fast bowling consultant for a one-month period: 5th December 2025 to 25th January 2026.

Oman squad for 2026 T20 World Cup

30/12/2025 16:42

Jatinder Singh (c), Vinayak Shukla (vc), Mohammad Nadeem, Shakeel Ahmad, Hammad Mirza, Wasim Ali, Karan Sonavale, Faisal Shah, Nadeem Khan, Sufyan Mehmood, Jay Odedra, Shafiq Jan, Ashish Odedra, Jiten Ramanandi, Hasnain Ali Shah

Test report card

30/12/2025 16:37

India played 10 Test matches in 2025, and won just 4. This included the last match of BGT 2024-25, the 5-match tour of England, 2-match series at home against Bangladesh and South Africa.

2025 in review 🇮🇳🏏

A year of dominance in ODIs and T20Is as India stands tall at the top! While the Test arena sees the Men in Blue at 4th 🏏#IndianCricket #ODIs #T20Is #Tests #Insidesport #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/MxeZnJIQcV
— InsideSport (@InsideSportIND) December 30, 2025

Team India's report card

30/12/2025 16:13

In T20Is they won 4-1 against England, 2-1 vs Australia, and 3-1 vs South Africa. So the team was excellent there. To add to that, Asia Cup win was there too.

Team India's report card

30/12/2025 16:01

The ODI series against Australia was lost 1-2, while 3-0 win came against England and 2-1 vs the South Africans.

Team India's report card

30/12/2025 15:53

Team India started with a bang as they won the Champions Trophy and then later in the year also pocketed the Asia Cup title. Limited overs performance was actually pretty decent.

How would you rate the Indian team?

30/12/2025 15:48

2025 was a complete mixed bag for Team India. There were a few highs, but largely it was quite disappointing as far as the Tests is concerned. How would you rate the team's performance in the year?

ICC women's rankings

30/12/2025 15:20

As far as the ODI batting rankings are concerned, there is no change so far, Smriti Mandhana remains at no. 2 and Laura Wolvaardt tops the charts.

Cricket news live: Shafali Verma moves to 6th on ICC rankings

30/12/2025 14:58

The ICC rankings for Women are out. Shafali Verma has moved to the 6th position on the rankings for batters in T20I. Smriti Mandhana is still on 3rd while Jemimah Rodrigues has slipped one spot to 10th. Deepti Sharma is still the number 1 ranked bowler while Renuka Singh has also entered the top ten.

Cricket news live: Ashton Turner turns up the heat in BBL

30/12/2025 14:41

A 22-BALL FIFTY for Ashton Turner ‼️#BBL15 pic.twitter.com/3PBYFdUd5O
— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) December 30, 2025

Cricket news live: Oman squad for T20 WC announced

30/12/2025 14:21

Jatinder Singh to lead Oman's 🇴🇲 #t20worldcup2026 squad.. former Mumbai head coach Sulakshan Kulkarni is the deputy head coach of the team! pic.twitter.com/AnfwDrn9fY
— Gaurav Gupta (@toi_gauravG) December 30, 2025

Cricket news live: WPL hunt for U19, U23 speed queen begins

30/12/2025 14:02

Queens don’t wait, they clock speed 🏃‍♀️🔥

Women’s Premier League is on the hunt for India’s fastest female bowlers! 🔎

Got pace? This is YOUR moment 🫵

Enrol now on https://t.co/2y9KU6NKdD‼️ #TATAWPL | #WPLSpeedQueen | #KhelEmotionKa pic.twitter.com/zArCrwgicA
— Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) December 30, 2025

Cricket news live: Kolkata pitch rated satisfactory by ICC

30/12/2025 13:49

The rating for the Eden Gardens pitch used for the IND vs SA 1st Test is out and the ICC has given a satisfactory rating. The game ended within 3 days, with the Proteas clinching a 30-run win. Neither South Africa or India managed to cross the 200-run mark in the game. Meanwhile, the pitch used in Guwahati for the IND vs SA 2nd test recieved a very good rating from the ICC.

Cricket news live: Gibbs heaps praise on Dewald Brevis

30/12/2025 13:38

Would love to know what the coaches are saying to this Brevis boy , his not showing any signs of game management even though he’s played plenty t20s already ..
— Herschelle Gibbs (@hershybru) December 29, 2025

Cricket news live: IPL 2026 playoffs update

30/12/2025 12:49

As per reports, the new PCA stadium in mullanpur, Chandigarh will host the IPL 2026 playoff matches.

Cricket news live: England announce squad for T20 WC 2026

30/12/2025 12:42

Harry Brook (Captain), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tongue, Luke Wood

Cricket news live: Pakistan sack head coach

30/12/2025 12:24

The musical chairs in Pakistan cricket team continues as the Pakistan Cricket Board has parted ways with coach Azhar Mahmood months before his contract expires.

Cricket news live: Should Pant bat at top three in T20Is?

30/12/2025 11:55

"As far as I am concerned, Rishabh Pant is a top-three batter in T20I cricket. In ODIs, he is a good No.4 or No.5," former Indian cricketer Deep Dasgupta said as per India Today. It is pertinent to point out that the southpaw isn't a part of the T20 World Cup 2026 squad and is unlikely to be picked for the IND vs NZ ODI series as well.

Cricket news live: Update on Shaheen Afridi

30/12/2025 11:45

"Shaheen Shah Afridi (knee) commenced rehab and will be further reviewed upon the team’s return from Adelaide. Tom Alsop (knee) resumed training yesterday and will be reviewed again on 1 January. Nathan McSweeney (ankle) resumed training including batting and running; has traveled with the squad to Adelaide and will train again ahead of tomorrow night’s match," Brisbane Heat said in a statement.

Cricket news live: Were Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli forced to retire?

30/12/2025 11:11

“I don’t know if it was a forced surrender, but it definitely didn’t seem like a natural exit. What the truth is, they themselves will have to share in their own time. But I don’t think it was natural," Robin Uthappa said in a video on his YouTube channel.

Cricket news live: GG confirm captain for WPL 2026

30/12/2025 11:00

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Cricket news live: DC's strongest XI for IPL 2026

30/12/2025 10:19

Delhi Capitals have managed to assemble a strong unit following the IPL 2026 auction, having released 7 players. Apart from retaining their core, DC also managed to get some steal deals at the mini-auction, including getting David Miller for Rs 2 crore, Ben Duckett for Rs 2 crore, Prithvi Shaw for Rs 75 lakh, Nitish Rana via trade among other players. Ahead of IPL 2026, let’s take a look at DC’s strongest playing XI.

Cricket news live: OTD in December 2024

30/12/2025 09:55

Dec 2024: All about Boom's magic Down Under ✨ pic.twitter.com/uZtDE2vNEX
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) December 30, 2025

Cricket news live: Countdown to WPL 2026 begins

30/12/2025 09:46

🚨 10 DAYS TO GO FOR WPL 2026 🚨

- The Carnival of Women's Cricket. pic.twitter.com/BXG29xON63
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) December 30, 2025

Cricket news live: Tilak Varma's temple visit

30/12/2025 09:27

Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh: Indian cricketer Tilak Varma and BCCI Apex Council players’ representative V. Chamundeswaranath offered prayers at the Tirumala temple pic.twitter.com/iMtl9GABSY
— IANS (@ians_india) December 30, 2025

Cricket news live: Harbhajan backs Gill after T20 World Cup snub

30/12/2025 09:26

"It’s not a signal to Gill. He was not taking his place for granted. The competition is so much and they’ve got too many players in the present scenario who can fill that slot and can do well for the team. This is not the end of the road for Gill; he’s a great, great player with beautiful technique, and he will make a brilliant comeback, and not to forget, he’s still the Test captain for India," Harbhajan Singh told reporters after Shubman Gill's snub from the T20 World Cup 2026 squad.

Cricket news live: Sunrisers Eastern Cape beat Capitals

30/12/2025 09:08

Quinton de Kock treated “The Orange Army” to a batting masterclass in the Sunrisers’ Eastern Cape’s 48-run bonus point win over Pretoria Capitals at a rousing St George’s Park on Monday evening. The victory propelled the Sunrisers to top of the Betway SA20 table with 10 points, while the Capitals remain winless after two matches. De Kock certainly gave them plenty to cheer for with the left-hander blazing 77 off just 47 balls (5x4, 6x6). Matthew Breetzke (52 off 33 balls, 7x4, 1x6) was the perfect partner for De Kock after the early demise of Jonny Bairstow with the pair putting together an electrifying 116-run partnership off just 70 balls.

Cricket news live: Check out Australia's Test XI of the year

30/12/2025 09:03

Will you make any changes to our best Test XI of the year? 🤔

Full details: https://t.co/o8scL0bue7 pic.twitter.com/qNUItvARfF
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 30, 2025

Cricket news live: Can Harmanpreet Kaur & co make it 5-0?

30/12/2025 08:59

India women's cricket team are on the verge of handing Sri Lanka women a 5-0 whitewash as the two sides lock horns for one last time at the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram at 7 PM on Tuesday. Harmanpreet Kaur and co. have already won four back-to-back matches, and have set the tone for themselves perfectly before the T20 World Cup 2026.

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30/12/2025 08:59

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