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Following the first two Twenty20 Internationals against Australia at his home stadium, Sabina Park in Jamaica, West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell will announce his retirement from international cricket. Russell, 37, presently has 84 caps and has only played in T20Is since 2019. He will retire seven months before the next T20 World Cup, which will take place in February 2026 in India and Sri Lanka. In addition, he played 56 ODIs and one Test. There are no words to describe what that meant. "One of the proudest achievements of my life has been representing the West Indies," Russell stated. I never imagined I would reach this level when I was younger, but the more you play and develop a passion for the sport, the more you realize what you are capable of. I wanted to make an impression in the maroon colors and serve as an inspiration to others, so this motivated me to improve. In addition to performing for the West Indies, I enjoy performing at home in front of my loved ones, which allows me to show off my skills and give better performances. I want to be a role model for the upcoming generation of Caribbean cricket players and end my international career on a strong note. Russell will leave international cricket in less than two months, making him the second well-known West Indies player to do so after Nicholas Pooran. It is believed that Russell's announcement caught the West Indies' selectors off guard. In 2012, Russell was a member of the West Indies team that won the T20 World Cup. In 2016, he took the new ball and got rid of Alex Hales in the second over in Kolkata. According to coach Daren Sammy, Andre has always been a hard competitor and the epitome of professionalism. His will to compete and win for the West Indies has never faltered. Whether I was captaining him or am currently coaching him. I hope he continues to inspire future generations and wish him luck on his next journey. Andre Russell Russell will be replaced by Matthew Forde in the roster f

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San Francisco Unicorns faced their second defeat in MLC 2025. After Shimron Hetmyer scored an undefeated 78 off 37 balls. Making him the hero of the Seattle Orcas for the third time in a row. Hetmyer was once again the mainstay of Orcas' struggling chase. Entering the match fresh off an unbeaten 97 off 40 balls and 64 not out off 26. In the tenth over, Orcas fell to 56 for 4, having held Unicorns to 168 for 5. But Hetmyer put up important stands with Aaron Jones and Heinrich Klaasen to give Orcas a four-wicket victory in the final over for the third straight game. The Orcas' 169-run chase got off to a bad start. When Xavier Bartlett ended starter Steven Taylor's suffering for a duck at ten balls. In his next over. Bartlett struck once more, eliminating Kyle Mayers. Sikandar Raza was the aggressor in a 38-run third-wicket partnership with Shayan Jahangir. However, Orcas' chase began to crumble as both batters fell off consecutive deliveries in the tenth over. Then there was Hetmyer. After hitting two sixes in his first three balls, he was quickly out and about. Shimron Hetmyer continued to be aggressive even when the hitters at the other end fell. He made sure the necessary rate never got out of control by hitting a straight six down the ground to achieve his fifty off 23 balls. He began by hitting Brody Couch over deep backward square leg. Then chased Bartlett, reducing the equation to eight in the last over, with thirty runs needed off the next three overs. Hetmyer then simply ended the chase with a few runs and three balls remaining after dropping Romario Shepherd for a 102-meter six over long-on. Matthew Short was caught by left-arm spinner Harmeet Singh with his fourth ball, rocking Unicorns early in the batting order. Finn Allen delivered a few crucial calls, while Jake Fraser-McGurk hammered Harmeet for three consecutive fours. Together, the two scored 49 off 31 balls for the second wicket. However, in the last over of the powerplay, left-arm fast bowle

The visitors built a huge first innings total, largely due to a century from Pavan Rathnayake, and Australia A's hitters faced a searching test to salvage their two-game series against Sri Lanka A in Darwin. Sri Lanka A totally retaliated against rival captain Jason Sangha's decision to put them in by advancing to declare 486 for 6 on day two of the second four-day match, having started at 263 for 4. At the Marrara Cricket Ground on Monday, the hosts were 76 for 1 at stumps, with Jake Weatherald at 45 and Kurtis Patterson at 19. The first game was tied, leaving them with a mountain to climb to win the series. Nathan McSweeney, the former Test opener for Australia A, was bowled between bat and pad by offspinner Nishan Peiris for 12, failing to duplicate his excellent 94 from the first game. When Rathnayake returned at 43, he took full advantage of a perfect batting strip to reach 122 off 223 balls, his team's second century after Nuwanidu Fernando's 102 on the first day. Sonal Dinusha, who returned on five, joined the run-fest by reaching 88 off 191 deliveries. In 53 overs, he and Rathnayake contributed 170 for the fifth wicket. Rathnayake was tempted into a reckless clip to short midwicket by left-arm spinner Zanden Jeh, who was superbly caught low down by Oliver Peake, ending their stand. Dinusha and Sohan de Livera kept punishing the bowlers, scoring 40 runs in 14 overs when Patterson caught Dinusha at mid-on after he mishit a lofted pull. Zeh, a 22-year-old unknown who was the best of the eight bowlers deployed despite never having played state cricket at the highest level, took a third wicket as a result. As Australian officials continue to look for good left-arm spinners, the Queenslander was selected from the left-field for the opening match. De Livera finished 50 not out at the time of the declaration, being the fifth batter to reach a half-century or more. McSweeney was bowled between bat and pad after hitting two fours in his 20 balls. The home te