Nepal Crush Jersey by 81 Runs in 1st ODI of 2026 Tour
Nepal posted 250/8 and bowled Jersey out for 169 to take a 1-0 lead in the ODI series on July 13, 2026 — a statement win ahead of crucial World Cup League 2 fixtures.
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Nepal in Utrecht: World Cup League 2 Preview — Namibia and Netherlands Await
Nepal play four World Cup League 2 matches in Utrecht between July 21–29, 2026, facing Namibia twice and the Netherlands twice. Here's what's at stake and the key battles to watch.
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All news →2026 Is Associate Cricket's Breakthrough Year — And Nobody Is Covering It Properly
Nepal beating Scotland at the T20 World Cup, a Canadian scoring the first Associate century at the tournament, and three Asian Associates qualifying together: why 2026 is a turning point for cricket beyond the Full Members.
Cricket World Cup Records: Titles, Runs, Wickets and Greatest Finals (Updated 2026)
Australia's six titles, Kohli's 765-run tournament, Rohit's five hundreds, McGrath's 71 wickets, Markram's 49-ball final blitz — every ODI and T20 World Cup record that matters.
Most Wickets in Cricket History: Every Major Bowling Record Explained (2026)
Muralitharan's 1,347 international wickets, Warne's 708, Anderson's 704 as a pacer, Laker's 19 in a match and Malinga's five hat-tricks — the complete guide to cricket's bowling records.
Fastest Centuries in Cricket History: Test, ODI, T20I and T20 Records (2026)
Sahil Chauhan's 27-ball T20I hundred, AB de Villiers' 31-ball ODI century, Brendon McCullum's 54-ball Test ton and Gayle's 30-ball IPL blitz — every fastest-century record explained.
Highest Individual Scores in Cricket: Test, ODI, T20 and First-Class Records (2026)
Brian Lara's 400* and 501*, Rohit Sharma's 264, Chris Gayle's 175* and every other highest-score record across formats — the full list with the stories behind the numbers.
Player profiles
All players →Dipendra Singh Airee
All-rounder · NepalNepal all-rounder Dipendra Singh Airee holds the record for the fastest fifty in T20 international history — 50 off 9 balls — and famously hit six sixes in an over.
Kushal Bhurtel
Opening batter · NepalAggressive Nepal opener Kushal Bhurtel sets the tone in the powerplay and announced himself with a breakout 2021 that earned global recognition in Associate cricket.
Rohit Paudel
Batter · Nepal captain · NepalNepal captain Rohit Paudel became the youngest male player to score an international fifty at 16, and has since led Nepal to a T20 World Cup and their highest-ever rankings.
Sandeep Lamichhane
Leg-spin bowler · NepalNepal's first IPL cricketer and the face of the country's rise, leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane has taken wickets in franchise leagues on every continent.
Sompal Kami
Fast bowler · NepalNepal's pace spearhead for over a decade, Sompal Kami has taken the new ball in every major campaign of the country's rise — from World Cricket League to the T20 World Cup.
AB de Villiers
Batter · 'Mr 360' · South AfricaAB de Villiers holds the records for the fastest fifty (16 balls), fastest century (31 balls) and fastest 150 (64 balls) in ODI history — the most complete hitter cricket has produced.
Brian Lara
Batter · 'The Prince of Trinidad' · West IndiesBrian Lara holds the two most romantic records in batting: the highest Test score (400 not out) and the highest first-class score (501 not out) — and he broke the Test record twice.
Don Bradman
Batter · 'The Don' · AustraliaSir Donald Bradman's Test batting average of 99.94 is statistically the greatest achievement in any major sport — no other batter in 150 years of Test cricket has sustained an average above 62.
The money in cricket
Full rankings → 1. SACHIN TENDULKAR est. $170m
2. MS DHONI est. $127m
3. VIRAT KOHLI est. $125m
Richest cricketers in the world, 2026 editorial estimates
2. MS DHONI est. $127m
3. VIRAT KOHLI est. $125m
Richest cricketers in the world, 2026 editorial estimates