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#T20WorldCup Daily | Pakistan’s openers put on 176 and had their fans dreaming that the miracle semi-final place was more than a possibility, so what happened from there? Unpacking a rollercoaster day is Bharat Sundaresan flying solo.

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A capacity crowd in Ahmedabad were shocked to silence by a powerful South Africa, who provided a blueprint on how to overcome the tournament favourites.

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#T20WorldCup Daily | A stunning run-chase, led by the brilliant Nissanka, has seen Sri Lanka sink Australia and quite possibly end their campaign too. Huge.

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#T20WorldCup Daily | Was there ever any doubt? India charges on after another Pakistan capitulation at the hands of their rivals. Earlier, the USA impressed again as the Windies suggest they're going to be a handful in the Super 8s.

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#T20WorldCup2026 Daily | What a performance from Zimbabwe, shocking Australia at a World Cup for the third time. Later in the day, a brilliant UAE chase and then a disaster for the Dutch. We have @norcrosscricket joining @collinsadam

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#T20WorldCup2026 Daily out now: Afghanistan and South Africa kicked us off with one of the most memorable international T20 finishes of all time, a double super-over that saw fortunes see-saw with each of the final 30 deliveries of the match.

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“Usman Tariq will have a big say in that India Pakistan game on Sunday and we’re going to have one hell of a controversy.”

#T20WorldCup Daily | England nearly turned back the clock to become an associate member scalp but held their nerve in the end against the rising Nepalese, before Sri Lanka and Ireland played one that won't be spoken of in hushed tones.

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#T20WorldCup2026 Day 1 | An expectant full house at the Wankhede fell silent early on as India’s top order collapsed to the unfancied Shadley van Schalkwyk. Were Suryakumar Yadav’s late fireworks enough to launch India’s World Cup defence?

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Cricket scorecard showing Queensland all out 149, Victoria 34 for 6.

Good to see the MCG sorted out that little problem with the lively pitch

🚨New Episode out!

The head of cricket at Lord’s, Fraser Stewart, joins Adam to talk about the changes to the laws of the game that will come into effect this October.

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Muyeye had to flee Zimbabwe with his family due to political persecution, starting a new life in England as an asylum seeker.

Today, he dreams of wearing the Three Lions. Full interview out now on all feeds and YouTube.

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🚨It's Story Time!
This week, a clue about a show about nothing - but can that be right? Two long-time contributors of the show have their Nerd Pledge moment, plus one of the great run gluts, and a big day on Ceefax.

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Welcome to your new favourite cricketer (trust us). Here’s Sonny Baker!

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Ashes 2025/26✅

“I don’t think Brendon McCullum’s job is anything close to safe.”

Adam on @BBCBreakfast back to the UK this morning after the final day of #Ashes2025

#Ashes2025 | Get a score on the board and it can make for a nervous chase. So it proved for Australia on the final day, as a wicket fell, then another, and another... England found the competitive switch, and kept it pressed until the end.

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TFW #Ashes Daily | Steve Smith finally took us back in time to when him doing dances and pinching singles and smacking the odd shot through cover was the only constant in a world of madness!

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TFW #Ashes Daily | First it was Root's turn, scripting another flourish near the end of his Australian tale, then it was Head with a far more boisterous performance in keeping with his series. Who's on top?

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“Khawaja will get a brilliant reception. My instinct is that most people who first care about the game are mindful of what he’s saying, are respectful of what he is saying and wish him the very best.”

Adam on Sky Sports News after stumps on day one.

TFW #Ashes Daily | For a moment it looked like we would have another crazy Test innings, but then things changed. Joe Root and Harry Brook finally delivered before the inevitable Sydney rain.

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Michael Bevan’s New Year’s Miracle - 30 years to the moment! 💫

Re-live NYD 1996 with Bevo himself. What a night this was.

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Happy New Year! Time for another Final Word tradition, the best and worst in cricket of 2025. This past year was one with a lot of good in it, as well as one where some trends that could define the future became much more clear.

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Dreadful lack of spectacle, yes

MCG pitch is easy scapegoat but sloppy cricket is to blame for early Ashes finishes | Geoff Lemon While the Melbourne curator had to face the media and say sorry, some of the players owe him an apology in return

So much talk about the MCG pitch, but more attention should be on the players who used it.

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We wouldn’t call it that…

This is such nonsense. He’s played 87 Tests! Got dropped a few times when he didn’t make runs and recalled when he did. That’s the sport.

#Ashes2025 Daily | Once again, we are left to survey a field of smoking wreckage and ask, what the hell was that? Another two-day Test, another bowler-fest, and a closing flurry of some of the most insane attempts at shot-making in Test cricket.

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Weatherald is four Tests into a career that he’s spent several seasons earning, Khawaja has been below par for several seasons while staying in the side