Asian Cricket
The Rhythm That Played Through Dambulla's Empty Stands
The Final Over Does Not End a Match: Where Bangladesh's Real Deficit Lies in Asia's Crowded Calendar
Cricket Transfers on the Blockchain: A New Ledger of Transparency or an Old Brokerage Tactic?
Asia's Death Overs: The Choreography of Field, Length and Stopwatch That Turns Matches
2026-01-23Chattogram Royals111/10 (17.5 ov)Rajshahi Warriors174/4 (20 ov)Rajshahi Warriors won by 63 runs
2026-01-21Rajshahi Warriors165/9 (20 ov)Sylhet Titans153/8 (20 ov)Rajshahi Warriors won by 12 runs
2026-01-20Rajshahi Warriors133/10 (20 ov)Chattogram Royals134/4 (19.3 ov)Chattogram Royals won by 6 wkts
2026-01-20Rangpur Riders111/9 (20 ov)Sylhet Titans112/7 (20 ov)Sylhet Titans won by 3 wkts
2026-01-18Dhaka Capitals170/10 (19.5 ov)Chattogram Royals128/10 (19.4 ov)Dhaka Capitals won by 42 runs
2026-01-18Noakhali Express173/2 (20 ov)Rangpur Riders174/2 (19.4 ov)Rangpur Riders won by 8 wkts
2026-05-31Royal Challengers Bengaluru161/5 (18 ov)Gujarat Titans155/8 (20 ov)Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 5 wkts
2026-05-29Gujarat Titans219/3 (18.4 ov)Rajasthan Royals214/6 (20 ov)Gujarat Titans won by 7 wkts
2026-05-27Sunrisers Hyderabad196/10 (19.2 ov)Rajasthan Royals243/8 (20 ov)Rajasthan Royals won by 47 runs
2026-05-26Royal Challengers Bengaluru254/5 (20 ov)Gujarat Titans162/10 (19.3 ov)Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 92 runs
2026-05-24Kolkata Knight Riders163/10 (18.4 ov)Delhi Capitals203/5 (20 ov)Delhi Capitals won by 40 runs
2026-05-24Mumbai Indians175/9 (20 ov)Rajasthan Royals205/8 (20 ov)Rajasthan Royals won by 30 runs
2026-05-03Peshawar Zalmi130/5 (15.2 ov)Hyderabad Kingsmen129/10 (18 ov)Peshawar Zalmi won by 5 wkts
2026-05-01Islamabad United184/7 (20 ov)Hyderabad Kingsmen186/5 (20 ov)Hyderabad Kingsmen won by 2 runs
2026-04-29Multan Sultans159/9 (20 ov)Hyderabad Kingsmen162/2 (15.2 ov)Hyderabad Kingsmen won by 8 wkts
2026-04-28Peshawar Zalmi221/7 (20 ov)Islamabad United151/10 (18.4 ov)Peshawar Zalmi won by 70 runs
2026-04-26Islamabad United193/6 (18.4 ov)Multan Sultans192/7 (20 ov)Islamabad United won by 4 wkts
2026-04-26Hyderabad Kingsmen244/6 (20 ov)Rawalpindiz136/10 (17.1 ov)Hyderabad Kingsmen won by 108 runs
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From Fan Tokens to Scanners: The Verification Season of Asian Cricket's Digital EconomyHook On 28 September 2026, outside Gate 11 of the Dubai International Stadium...
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Cricket Transfers on the Blockchain: A New Ledger of Transparency or an Old Brokerage Tactic?Transfer season always meant constant phone calls, tea cups in hotel lobbies...
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Is Blockchain Cricket's Next Powerplay? From Fan Tokens to Match-Fixing-Proof SportBlockchain is entering cricket through ticket NFTs, fan tokens, smart contrac...
The Mirpur Dew Ledger: Where Home Advantage Is Actually Built in Asian T20Over the last three seasons, the team batting second in night matches at...
Wage Bill, Release Clause, NOC: Who Actually Prices the India–Bangladesh Cricket CorridorAt last season's mega auction night I was standing beside the table the camer...
The NOC: The Heaviest Piece of Paper in Asian Cricket's MarketIt was half past midnight at a café in Dhaka's Bashundhara City last December...
The Market Price of a Spin Block: Mirpur Geometry, the WPL Auction, and a Ledger Priced WrongAt the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium press box on 16 July 2026, my notebook...
From 138 to 129 in the Final Over: Bangladesh's Pace-Load Ledger in an Asian Tournament CycleFrom the press box at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, the speed g...
Auction Price vs Match Price: What Cricket's Transfer Window Cannot MeasureOn December 19, 2026, in Dubai, the hammer fell at INR 24.75 crore for Mitche...
The Seam at Rawalpindi: The Ledger of How Bangladesh Beat Pakistan Without SpinThe sound of a tarp being pulled off never makes it into a scorecard. August...
Asia's Quiet Ledger: The Minutes No Scoreboard Writes Down Before the Crowd ArrivesKarachi's National Stadium, 19 February 2026, 6:52 in the morning. Gate three...
From Fan Tokens to Scanners: The Verification Season of Asian Cricket's Digital EconomyHook On 28 September 2026, outside Gate 11 of the Dubai International Stadium...
The Rhythm That Played Through Dambulla's Empty StandsThe Rhythm That Played Through Dambulla's Empty Stands Hook July 28, 2026, 7:...
The 14th Test at Rawalpindi: The Ledger Says 191, The Tape Says 146191. After the Rawalpindi Test, the conversation fixed on one number. Mushfiq...
The Final Over Does Not End a Match: Where Bangladesh's Real Deficit Lies in Asia's Crowded CalendarOn June 17, 2026, I watched Bangladesh play West Indies in Taunton from a sma...
The Peshawar Camp, 281 Runs and a Night of 56: Afghan Cricket's Uneven Arithmetic in AsiaPart One: The Night the Scoreboard Became a Small Country's Entire Season I w...
From NOC to Revenue Share: How Asian Cricket's Paperwork Writes Down Board PowerIn February I sat inside a franchise league player draft in Dubai. The paddle...
Cricket Transfers on the Blockchain: A New Ledger of Transparency or an Old Brokerage Tactic?Transfer season always meant constant phone calls, tea cups in hotel lobbies...
The Fifty-Run Final and a Row Nobody Could Stand OnAround eight in the evening, the scoreboard at Colombo's R. Premadasa Stadium...
One Scan, Two Seasons, Three Dates: What the Ledger of Bumrah's Lower Back Records, and What It Does NotHook — Sydney, the second day, mid-session January 4, 2026. Second day at the...
Asia's Death Overs: The Choreography of Field, Length and Stopwatch That Turns MatchesAsia's Death Overs: The Choreography of Field, Length and Stopwatch That Turn...
The Ferry at the Jetty: Which Ledger Sets the Price in Cricket's Window?An hour after the floodlights went dark over the Sylhet International Cricket...
Bangladesh's Pace Bowling Revolution: Who Really Pays the Price?In my four decades of journalism, I have seen many waves. But the place...
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Is Blockchain Cricket's Next Powerplay? From Fan Tokens to Match-Fixing-Proof SportBlockchain is entering cricket through ticket NFTs, fan tokens, smart contrac...
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