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The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday announced that the World Test Championship finals in 2023 and 2025 will be played at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground in London. "The IBC Board approved Lord's Cricket Ground as the host for the ICC World Test Championship Finals in 2023 and 2025," stated an official ICC media release, which came out on Tuesday evening.
World Cup in 2025 as the BCCI has successfully bid for the mega event during the ICC Annual Conference that concluded in Birmingham on Tuesday. Three other ICC women's events were also awarded on the day with Bangladesh hosting the 2024 T20 World Cup and England winning hosting rights for the 2026 edition. The inaugural T20 Champions Trophy in 2027 will be hosted by Sri Lanka.
Russia was suspended in 2021 due to continued non-compliance since July 2019 with ICC's membership criteria. According to ICC, Cricket Russia didn't have the appropriate status, structure, recognition, membership and competence to be recognized by the ICC as the primary governing body in the country. Russia didn't have in place a detailed governance system that is fit for purpose includes, as a minimum a detailed written constitution containing provisions covering membership, AGMs and voting rights, and adequate integrity related rules and regulations covering anticorruption, anti-doping and ethics.
The ICC Board on Tuesday approved Bangladesh, India, England and Sri Lanka as the four host countries of the ICC women's white ball events from 2024-2027. The ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 will be hosted by Bangladesh for the second time, with the 2026 edition going to England for the first time since 2009. The next ICC Women's Cricket World Cup in 2025 will be staged by India and Sri Lanka will host the ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy 2027 subject to them qualifying for the event.
India will host the 2025 women's 50-over World Cup, while Bangladesh and England will stage Twenty20 World Cups in 2024 and 2026, respectively, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Tuesday.
BCCI has successfully bid for the mega event during the ICC Annual Conference that concluded in Birmingham on Tuesday. The ICC flagship event will return to the country after more than a decade. The last time a women's 50-over World Cup was held in India was back in 2013 when Australian emerged champions after beating the West Indies by 114 runs in the final in Mumbai.
England will host the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup, it was announced at the ICC Annual Conference on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka tightened its grip on the 2nd Test match on day 3 of the second Test match against Pakistan despite a spirited comeback by the touring team's bowlers. Pakistan were bowled out for 231 in their first innings with Ramesh Mendis picking up a fifer. This gave the hosts a sizeable first innings lead but the Pakistan bowlers picked up regular wickets to deny Sri Lanka a clear advantage yet.