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• Sunrisers win SA20 title despite Brevis century

  25-01-2026 20:18 via bbc.com
  Sunrisers Eastern Cape seal their third SA20 title by beating Pretoria Capitals in the final despite Dewald Brevis' stunning century.
  
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• Abhishek's 14-ball 50 leads India to series win

  25-01-2026 19:05 via bbc.com
  India take an unassailable 3-0 series lead in the T20 series against New Zealand after Abhishek Sharma hits an unbeaten 68 off 20 balls, including a 14-ball 50.
  
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• Norman Gifford obituary

  25-01-2026 18:55 via theguardian.com
  Slow left-arm spinner who played for England 15 times and was known for his friendly, open demeanourOnly a small number of first-class cricketers have appeared in more matches than Norman Gifford, who has died aged 85. Beginning in 1960 with Worcestershire and ending in 1988 at Warwickshire, he played 710 games in all, the 20th highest total in history.Having collected 2,068 wickets with his left-arm spin, he also reached 27th on the list of all-time wicket takers, with an impressive average of
  
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• Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - fixtures

  25-01-2026 16:40 via bbc.com
  Fixtures, results and scorecards for the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.
  
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• Perth Scorchers ease to sixth BBL title after skittling Sydney Sixers for 132 in final

  25-01-2026 14:25 via theguardian.com
  BBL final: Sixers 132; Scorchers 133-4, Sco win by six wktsJosh Inglis sealed victory with a six in the 18th overJosh Inglis blasted a six to seal a crushing six-wicket victory for the Perth Scorchers and their record sixth Big Bash League T20 title over the Sydney Sixers in Perth.Inglis hit the winning runs over the long-off ropes in his unbeaten 29 as the Perth franchise comfortably ran down the Sixers’ total of 132 to win with 15 balls to spare before a record 55,018 home crowd at Optus
  
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• Scorchers crush Sixers to win sixth Big Bash title

  25-01-2026 13:30 via bbc.com
  Perth Scorchers extend their record as the most successful men's Big Bash League franchise, beating Sydney Sixers by six wickets to win their sixth title.
  
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• Ireland win Italy series with Tector's unbeaten 96

  25-01-2026 13:10 via bbc.com
  Harry Tector's career-best 96 not out guides Ireland to a 24-run win over Italy and gives them an unassailable 2-0 lead in their three-game T20 series.
  
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• ‘He’s taken his punishment’: Root lauds Brook after England’s win in Sri Lanka

  25-01-2026 12:00 via theguardian.com
  Joe Root also praises Brendon McCullum’s coachingSri Lanka win was Brook’s first ODI win abroad as captainJoe Root has lavished praise on Harry Brook and Brendon McCullum after the pair celebrated their first one-day international victory abroad while in charge of England’s white-ball teams.Root’s 75 was the guiding hand in England’s five-wicket win against Sri Lanka on Saturday, ending a losing streak away from home that began in November 2024. McCullum began his r
  
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