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South African cricket team in India in 2025–26
South Africa in India 2025-26: men's all-format cricket tour, 14 Nov–19 Dec 2025; South Africa won Tests 2-0 (first series win in India since 2000), India won ODIs 2-1 and the T20I series.
South African cricket team in Namibia in 2026
South Africa men's white-ball tour of Namibia, August-September 2026: Bjorn Fortuin captained a young Proteas side to the FNB T20I tri-series title over Namibia and Zimbabwe, then swept Namibia 3-0 in the first bilateral ODI series between the teams at Windhoek.
South African rebel tours
The South African rebel tours, also called the rebel tours, were seven unofficial cricket tours to apartheid South Africa between 1982 and 1990, defying the international sporting boycott.
Sri Lanka at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Sri Lanka at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup covers the cricket team's campaigns, reaching four straight semi-finals from 2009 to 2014 and winning the 2014 title.
Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 2026
The Sri Lankan cricket team in England in 2026 was a white-ball tour from 15 to 27 September, in which England won all three T20Is against Sri Lanka.
Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 2014–15
Sri Lanka tour of India 2014-15 (Micromax Cup): five ODIs, 2-16 Nov 2014, arranged after West Indies withdrew. India, led by stand-in captain Virat Kohli, won 5-0; Rohit Sharma hit a record 264.
Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2013
Sunrisers Hyderabad's 2013 IPL debut season: formed in 2012 by Sun TV Network after Deccan Chargers ended; finished fourth with 10 wins from 16, beat KKR to qualify, lost the Eliminator to Rajasthan Royals.
Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2018
Sunrisers Hyderabad's 2018 IPL season: Kane Williamson captained after David Warner's suspension, topped the table with 18 points, reached the final, and lost by 8 wickets to Chennai Super Kings, who beat them four times.
Super Over
Super Over: one-over-per-side eliminator (also called Eliminator) deciding tied limited-overs cricket matches. First used 2008 (West Indies v New Zealand); 2019 World Cup final tied twice, England won on boundary count; tied Super Overs now repeated in ICC knockouts.
Suspension and resumption of the 2021 Indian Premier League
The 2021 Indian Premier League was suspended indefinitely on 4 May 2021 after Covid-19 breached its bio-bubbles, with the remaining 31 matches played in the UAE.
Suspension of first-class cricket during World War I
The suspension of first-class cricket during World War I halted official cricket in England and most cricketing countries from September 1914 until the County Championship resumed in May 1919.
Sydney Thunder
Sydney Thunder is an Australian professional Twenty20 cricket club in Sydney with men's and women's teams in the Big Bash League and Women's Big Bash League.
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT), India's domestic Twenty20 cricket championship for 38 state teams, begun 2006-07 as the Inter-State T20 Championship; Jharkhand won their maiden 2025-26 title.
T20 Blast
The T20 Blast, also known as the Vitality Blast, is a premier domestic T20 competition for English and Welsh counties, featuring 20-over matches and organized by the ECB.
Tamil Nadu Premier League (தமிழ்நாடு பிரீமியர் லீக்)
Tamil Nadu Premier League (தமிழ்நாடு பிரீமியர் லீக், TNPL), a men's state T20 cricket league run by the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association since 2016 with eight franchises; Tuti Patriots won the first title, and VIDA Kovai Kings won the 2026 final by 84 runs.
Terminations and suspensions of IPL franchises
Four IPL franchises have been excluded: Kochi Tuskers Kerala and Deccan Chargers terminated in 2011 and 2012, and Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals suspended for 2016 and 2017.
The Ashes
The Ashes is a Test cricket series between England and Australia, first contested in 1882-83, which derives its name from a mock obituary following the 1882 Oval test.
The Hundred (cricket)
The Hundred is the England and Wales Cricket Board's 100-ball domestic cricket competition, launched July 2021 with eight city franchises fielding aligned men's and women's teams; franchises were partly sold to IPL-linked investors in 2025.
The Women's Ashes
The Women's Ashes: England vs Australia women's cricket series, first played 1934-35, trophy created 1998, multi-format points system (one Test, three ODIs, three T20Is) since 2013; Australia dominant since 2015, 16-0 sweep in 2025.
Tied Test
A tied Test is a Test cricket match ending with exactly level scores when the last wicket falls. Only two have occurred: Brisbane 1960 and Chennai 1986.
Timeless Test
Timeless Test: a Test cricket match with no time limit, played until a win or tie. The last and longest, South Africa v England at Durban, March 1939, ran 10 playing days and 43 hours 16 minutes before being abandoned as a draw.
Top End T20 Series
Top End T20 Series: annual Twenty20 cricket tournament in Darwin, Australia, run by NT Cricket since 2022 in the August dry season; grew from five teams to eleven, with 53.4 million broadcast viewers in 2025 and four different champions.
Twenty20 Cup
The Twenty20 Cup was the England and Wales Cricket Board's domestic Twenty20 competition, launched in 2003 for eighteen counties and renamed through sponsorships, surviving today as the Vitality Blast.
Twenty20 International
Twenty20 International (T20I), the 20-overs-per-side international cricket format and third official format after Tests and ODIs; first men's match 2005 (NZ v Australia), first women's 2004; all 104 ICC members hold T20I status; premier event is the biennial T20 World Cup.
Under-19 Cricket World Cup
ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup, also Youth World Cup: biennial ICC under-19 one-day tournament since 1988; 16 teams; India record six titles, latest in 2026 in Zimbabwe and Namibia.
Underarm bowling incident of 1981
The 1981 underarm bowling incident: Greg Chappell ordered brother Trevor to roll the last ball of a World Series Cup ODI against New Zealand at the MCG on 1 February 1981, denying Brian McKechnie a six to tie; the legal-but-unsporting delivery led to underarm bowling being outlawed.
Vijay Hazare Trophy
Vijay Hazare Trophy: India's premier domestic List A 50-over cricket tournament, started 1993-94, run by the BCCI for state teams; 4 Elite Groups plus Plate Group since 2025-26; Vidarbha the 2024-25 champions.
West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1984–85
West Indies in Australia 1984-85, the Frank Worrell Trophy tour under Clive Lloyd: West Indies won the five-Test series 3-1, completed a then-record eleven straight Test wins, and Lloyd retired after the Sydney defeat.
West Indian cricket team in India in 2018–19
West Indies cricket team in India in 2018–19: October–November 2018 tour of India, 2 Tests, 5 ODIs, 3 T20Is; India won all three series (2–0, 3–1, 3–0), with Kohli's 10,000th ODI run and Rohit's record fourth T20I century.
West Indian cricket team in India in 2026–27
West Indies in India 2026-27: white-ball tour, 27 Sep-17 Oct 2026, 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is. India won ODIs 2-1; T20Is drawn 2-2 after rain. Hope captained West Indies; Gill (ODI) and Iyer (T20I) led India.