Papua guinea: Cricket News & Match Updates

ODI World Cup: Australia has maintained its top position in the ICC Women’s ODI team rankings, whose annual update was released on Wednesday. As per the annual update, Australia have 167 rating points, which is comfortably 40 more than second-placed England.

T20I Team Rankings: Australia have solidified their top spot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women’s T20I Team Rankings by widening their lead over England from 18 to 20 points following the recent update done on Friday.

ICC Cricket World Cup: Muhammad Waseem has stepped down as captain of the UAE men’s ODI cricket team, aiming to focus solely on his batting. After leading UAE for 26 matches from 2023 to 2024. Wicketkeeper-batter Rahul Chopra to shoulder the captain's responsibility of the team.

T20 World Cup Africa Sub: Former India and Karnataka pacer Dodda Ganesh has been relieved of his duties as Kenya men’s head coach just a month after his appointment into the role last month. Ganesh, who played four Tests and one ODI for India, had been roped in for a year-long contract with the Kenya men’s team.

Cricket World Cup East Asia: Papua New Guinea (PNG) emerged victorious in the ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup East Asia-Pacific Division 2 Qualifier after beating Indonesia in the final and inch closer to qualifying for the main event, to be held in Zimbabwe and Namibia in 2026.