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KL Rahul and Asia Cup 2025 [Source: @BCCI, @mufaddal_vohra/x]
Indian opener KL Rahul unlocked a major batting milestone through his courageous knock against England on Day 4 of the Manchester Test. Ben Stokes achieved a rare all-rounder double in the same match. In other news, the 2025 edition of the Asia Cup has received a crucial update.
Capping an eventful day in the world of cricket, here we take a look at five of the biggest cricketing news that emerged out of Saturday, July 26.
KL Rahul Completes 9,000 International Runs
Indian opener KL Rahul completed 9,000 runs in international cricket through the course of his latest innings against England on Day 4 of the Old Trafford Test. The seasoned Indian campaigner attained the feat after reaching 14* in the second Indian innings of the match, before going on to record his 19th Test half-century. In doing so, KL Rahul became the 16th Indian cricketer to aggregate 9,000 or more runs across all international formats. His innings also stabilized Team India after they lost two quick wickets while facing a huge deficit of 311 runs.
Ben Stokes Claims Huge All-Rounder Record
England captain Ben Stokes hammered down 141 runs off just 198 balls after resuming his innings at 77* on Day 4 of the Manchester Test against India. The legendary all-rounder belted 11 fours and three huge sixes to record his 14th Test century. Notably, Stokes also became only the fifth captain in Test history to pick up a five-wicket haul and score a century in the same Test match. Earlier on Day 1 and Day 2, the cricketer picked up his fifth five-fer by dismissing the likes of Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Shardul Thakur and Washington Sundar.
Asia Cup 2025 Schedule Confirmed By ACC
Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chief Mohsin Naqvi released the entire schedule of the upcoming 2025 Men’s T20 Asia Cup, set to be played in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) later this year. As per the schedule, the tournament will be played between September 9 and September 28, and the multi-nation event will serve as a testing ground for competing nations ahead of next year’s 2026 T20 World Cup.
Team India, placed in Group A, will face hosts UAE on September 10 before going up against Pakistan and Oman on September 14 and September 19 respectively. As one can expert, the official confirmation drew widespread outrage among Indian fans, in light of India’s prevailing geo-political tensions with age-old rivals Pakistan.
Tim David Bludgeons Australia’s Fastest T20I Ton
Tim David blasted 102* runs off just 37 balls against West Indies in the third T20I as Australia took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series at Basseterre. Notably, David’s innings also marked the fastest ever T20I century in Australian history, as he soared past Josh Inglis’ previous record of 43 balls by six deliveries.
Chasing 215 runs for a win, Tim David muscled six fours and 11 huge sixes while batting at number five after arriving to the crease at 61-3 inside the powerplay overs.
Conway, Rachin And Matt Henry Pip SA As NZ Win Tri-Series
New Zealand kept South Africa down by three runs in a thrilling finale at Harare to win the Zimbabwe T20I tri-series 2025. Batting first, swift 47-run knocks from Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway helped New Zealand reach a competitive 180-5 from 20 overs after overcoming a two-wicket middle-overs burst of Lungi Ngidi.
Lhuan-dre Pretorius started off the South African chase with a fluent 35-ball 51. Dewald Brevis also cracked 31 off just 16 balls, but a tight spell from Adam Milne and a thrilling final over from Matt Henry (2-19 from three overs) sealed the deal in New Zealand’s favor.
