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02 May, 2026
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2026 Men’s T20 World Cup

Hosts: India and Sri Lanka.
Final Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
Champion: India won its 3rd title.
Runner-Up: New Zealand.
Player of the Match: Jasprit Bumrah.
Player of the Series: Rachin Ravindra, New Zealand.

2026 Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup

Host: Co-hosted by Zimbabwe and Namibia.
Champion: India beat England to secure its record-extending 6th title.
Player of the Tournament: Vaibhav Suryavanshi.

ICC Women’s World Cup 2025

Venue: DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai.
Champion: India won its 1st title.
Runner-Up: South Africa.
Player of the Match: Shafali Verma.
Player of the Series: Deepti Sharma.
Indian Captain: Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar.

Asia Cup 2025

Host Country: United Arab Emirates.
Champion: India won its 9th title.
Runner-Up: Pakistan.
Man of the Match: Tilak Verma.
Most Valuable Player: Kuldeep Yadav.
Player of the Tournament: Abhishek Sharma.

ICC World Test Championship 2025

Venue: Lord’s, England.
Champion: South Africa beat Australia.
Player of the Match: Aiden Markram.

Champions Trophy 2025

Host/Venue: Hosted by Pakistan Cricket Board across three venues in Pakistan and one in the United Arab Emirates.
Champion: India defeated New Zealand in the final and became the first team to win three Champions Trophy titles.
Previous Indian Titles: 2002 and 2013.
Player of the Match: Rohit Sharma, India.
Player of the Series: Rachin Ravindra, New Zealand.
ICC Title Count: India won its seventh ICC title, behind Australia’s 10.
Key Fact: India surpassed Australia as the most successful team in Champions Trophy history.
Next Host: India will host the tournament in 2029.

Ranji Trophy 2025

Final Venue: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur.
Champion: Vidarbha won its third Ranji Trophy title in seven seasons.
Final Result: Vidarbha defeated Kerala by 37 runs in the 2024-25 final.
Player of the Match: Danish Malewar, Vidarbha.
Player of the Series: Harsh Dubey, Vidarbha.
Most Successful Team: Mumbai, with 42 titles.

Irani Cup 2025

Venue: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur.
Champion: Vidarbha beat Rest of India on the basis of first-innings lead after the match was drawn.
Player of the Match: Atharva Taide, Vidarbha.

Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26

Venue: MCA International Stadium, Pune.
Champion: Jharkhand beat Haryana in the final to win its maiden title.
Player of the Tournament: Anukul Roy, Jharkhand.

Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy

The England-India Test series has been renamed as the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
Earlier series in England were called the Pataudi Trophy, named after Nawab of Pataudi Sr. and Jr.
In India, the series was known as the Anthony de Mello Trophy, named after BCCI’s first secretary and president.

MCC’s Major Law Revision in Catching

The Marylebone Cricket Club updated Law 19.5.2, outlawing the “bunny hop” boundary catch.
Single Airborne Touch: A fielder may touch the ball once after jumping from outside the boundary.
Mandatory Inside Landing: After that touch, the fielder must land fully inside the boundary before any further contact or ground touch.
Relay Catches: If a ball is parried outside and fails to be completed infield, it is a boundary even if a teammate completes the catch.

Women’s U19 T20 World Cup

Final Venue: Bayuemas Cricket Oval, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Champion: India beat South Africa to win the 2nd ICC Women’s U19 T20 World Cup.
Previous Edition: India had also won the previous edition held in South Africa.
Next Host: Bangladesh.
Captain: Niki Prasad.
Player of the Match: Gongadi Trisha, India.
Player of the Tournament: Gongadi Trisha.

Vijay Hazare Trophy 2026

Venue: Bengaluru.
Champion: Vidarbha won its first-ever Vijay Hazare Trophy by defeating Saurashtra.
Key Fact: The tournament is named after legendary Indian cricketer Vijay Hazare.

PT Facts

India and Sri Lanka hosted the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup.
India won its 3rd Men’s T20 World Cup title in 2026.
India won the 2026 Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup, securing its 6th title.
India won its first ICC Women’s World Cup title in 2025.
India won the Asia Cup 2025 in the United Arab Emirates.
South Africa won the ICC World Test Championship 2025 at Lord’s.
India won the Champions Trophy 2025 by defeating New Zealand.
India became the first team to win three Champions Trophy titles.
Vidarbha won the Ranji Trophy 2025 and Irani Cup 2025.
Mumbai remains the most successful Ranji Trophy team with 42 titles.
Jharkhand won its maiden Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title in 2025-26.
The England-India Test series has been renamed as the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.
MCC updated Law 19.5.2 to outlaw the “bunny hop” boundary catch.
India won the 2nd ICC Women’s U19 T20 World Cup in Malaysia.
Gongadi Trisha was Player of the Match and Player of the Tournament in the Women’s U19 T20 World Cup.
Vidarbha won its first-ever Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2026.

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