Asia Cup: Richie Richardson likely to officiate Pakistan–UAE clash, say sources

IANS | September 17, 2025 2:48 AM

Dubai, Sep 17 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reportedly convinced the International Cricket Council (ICC) to make a change in the match officials set to officiate their upcoming Asia Cup match against the United Arab Emirates, with West Indies' Richie Richardson expected to step in as match referee in place of Andy Pycroft, sources said on Tuesday.

Asia Cup: Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by eight runs to stay alive in tournament

IANS | September 17, 2025 12:33 AM

Abu Dhabi, Sep 17 (IANS) A fighting half-century by Tanzid Hasan and superb bowling by Mustafizur Rahman took centre stage as Bangladesh players held their nerves to beat Afghanistan by eight runs in a Group B encounter of the Men's T20 Asia Cup 2025 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

West Indies recall Chanderpaul, Athanaze; add rookie spinner for two-Test series in India

IANS | September 16, 2025 10:49 PM

St. John's (Antigua), Sep 16 (IANS) Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Alick Athanaze are back as Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced a 15-member touring squad for the two-Test series against India, with matches in Ahmedabad and Delhi from October 2-14. The series forms part of the ICC World Test Championship and will be the first away fixture for the Test team in the new cycle and the first Test tour of India since 2018.