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June 26, 2026 - Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast Ireland 182/9 (20) beat India 148 (18.5) by 34 runs Ireland created history at Stormont. The hosts beat India by 34 runs in the 1st T20I - their first ever T20I victory against India in 8 attempts. Lorcan Tucker’s captain’s knock of 50 and debutant Matt Hollard’s 3 wickets powered Ireland to a famous win. Shreyas Iyer’s captaincy debut ended in defeat as India’s middle-order collapsed chasing 183.    1. MATCH SUMMARY AND SCORECARD  Date:   Friday, June 26, 2026, 1:30 PM IST Venue:   Civil Service Cricket Club, Belfast Toss:     India won toss, elected to field first Result:     Ireland won by 34 runs                Ireland 182/9 in 20 overs 1. Lorcan Tucker c: 50 runs in 36 balls, 5 fours, 2 sixes 2. Gareth Delany: 49 runs in 32 balls, 3 fours, 3 sixes 3. George Dockrell: 19 off 10 at 190 SR  Key Partnership: Tucker + Delany ad...

 DC-LSG SWAP CONFIRMED JUNE 23, 2026: PANT TAKES 12 CRORES PAY CUT, KULDEEP GETS NEW HOME.         One of the biggest trade in IPL history is done. Rishab Pant is back home at Delhi Capitals, while left arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav has moves to Lucknow Super Giant. IPL confirmed the swap on Tuesday 23 June 2026, ending week of speculation.  Pant 2 year LSG stint as record-breaking captain is over. Kuldeep's 5 year DC journey ends too. Both players get a fresh start ahead of IPL 2027.   1. TRADE DETAILS, WHO WENT WHERE  TRADE DATE:             Tuesday, June 23, 2026  Teams involved.    Lucknow Super Giant<>Delhi Capitals       RISHAB PANT>> DELHI CAPITALS   1.  CONTRACT.    15 crore per seoson   2.   PAY CUT.       12 crore cut from his record 27 crore LSG deal.   3. HOMECOMING.   ...

The BOSS WHO REDEFINED T20 BATTING: MOST RUNS IN T20 HISTORY BY ANY PLAYER.               Kieron Pollard didn't just play T20 Cricket. He owned it. The West Indies powerhouse, affectionately called " BOSS " retired from international cricket in 2022 but his T20 number remains unmatched. As of 2026, Pollard is the highest run scorer in T20 cricket history with 14,900+ runs across 692+ matches across worldwide.                 No batter in the shortest format has scored more. Not Virat Kohli, Not Chris Gayle, Not Shoib Malik, Just Pollard  1.THE NUMBER THAT MAKE HIM KING OF T20 Kieron Pollard T20 career stats- All time record:: 1.MATCHES.          692+ 2. RUNS.               14,900+ 3. AVERAGE.         31.43 4. STRIKE RATE.   149.67  5. CENTURIES.         5 6. FIFTIES.  ...

    NEWZEALAND HAS ANNOUNCED ITS LIST OF 20 CENTRALLY CONTRACTED MEN'S PLAYERS FOR THE 2026-27 SEOSON, WITH BIG COMEBACKS AND CLEAR SIGNALS ABOUT THE TEAM PRIORITIES HEADING INTO A PACKED YEAR.                  1. BI G RETURNS, DEVON CONWAY AND BLAIR TICKNER BACK IN THE FOLD.      DEVON CONWAY.     The top order batter was on a "casual playing agreement" in 2025-26 to play T20 Leagues worldwide. After a busy year in Ipl, SA20 and the hundred Conway ha committed to NZC full time again. BLAIR TICKNER.      The pace bowler missed out last year but earns a recall after consistent performances for central district and string NZ A showing. With Tim Southee retired and Matt Henry managing workloads, Tickner adds depth to the pace attack for WTC 2025-27 cycle  2.  FULL 20 PLAYER CONTRACT LIST 2026-2 7      NZC has kept the list at players. No new debutants this year, sho...

 MESSI SCORES 3 GOALS ON JUNE 16, 2026 TO EQUAL MIROSLAV CLOSE'S 16 GOALS OLDEST WC HAT TRICK EVER.        Lionel Messi did it again. The 38 year old Argentine captain scored a majestic hat trick against Algeria on Tuesday June 16, 2026 at Kansas City Stadium, firing defending champions Argentina to a 3-0 win in their Group J opener.    But this was no ordinary hat trick. Messi equalled Germany's Miroslav klose as the all time leading scorer in FIFA World Cup history with 16 goals. He also became the oldest player ever to score a World Cup hat trick, exactly 20 years to the day since his first World Cup goal.  1. MATCH SUMMARY ARGENTINA 3-0 ALGERIA  DATE.   16 June 2026.   VENUE.   Kansas Cricket Stadium, Kansas City  RESULT.   Argentina beat Algeria 3-0  STAGE.        GROUP J - MATCH 1     MESSI'S GOALS⚽️ 1. 17TH MINUTE.    Rocket from 25 yards out a...

 PAKISTAN CRICKET BOARD NE PLAYERS KE CENTRAL CONTRACT ME 1 NAYA AUR TEREEKHI BADLAO KR DIYA HAI.         PCB ke Chairman Mohsin Naqvi ne Lahore me press conference me naye central contract ka elan kiya, jis ne nayi hal chl machan di ha. PCB ne un tamam tareeqo ko khatam kr diya jo aj se kai saal pehle se chl te arahe the.                  Agr ap cricket ya Pakistan Team ke fan ha tu apko ye 4 bare badlao ke bare ma Jan na lazmi ha::         1.  A,B,C,D CATEGORIES KA MUKAMAL KHATMA.       Ab tk players ko unki seniority aur unki performance ke hisaab se A B C D categories me rakha jata tha. Lekin naye Set up ke tehat in sab ko khatam kr diya gaya ha.         PCB ne ab "FORMAT TRACKS" ka nizam mutarif karaya ha. Iska mtlb ha ke players ko ab is baat per contract mile ga ke wo kis format ka specialist ha.        2. SIFARISH KHATA...

BIGGEST MATCH OF GROUP 1::  INDIA OPEN CAMPAIN VS PAKISTAN AT EDGBASTON, BIMINGHAM.           The wait is over. India women will kick off their Icc Women's T20 World Cup 2026 campaign with the mother of all clashes against arch rivals Pakistan women on Sunday, June 14 2026 at Edgbaston, Birmingham.       This is match 6 of the Tournament and the first Group 1 game for both teams. Edgbaston huge South Asian crowd makes this is the high voltage game of the group Stage. 1. MATCH DETAILS. MATCH.    India Women vs Pakistan Women TOURNAMENT.   Icc Women's T20 World Cup 2026   STAGE.       Group 1.   Match 1 for both teams   DATE.        Sunday, 14 June  2026  VENUE.    Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham  2. HEAD TO HEAD;  INDIA DOMINATE BUT WORLD CUP HISTORY IS TIGHT.          India lead the overall T20 13-3. In T...