A total of 120 players will feature in the WPL 2025 mini-auction, which will be held on December 15 in Bengaluru. Out of those, 91 are Indians and 29 from overseas, including three from Associate teams. A maximum of 19 slots are to be filled across five teams. Five of those can be taken by
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England 280 and 427 for 6 dec (Root 106, Bethell 96, Duckett 92, Brook 55) lead New Zealand 125 (Atkinson 4-31, Carse 4-46) by 582 runs England batted on for 6.3 overs before declaring their innings closed on the third morning at Basin Reserve. That was enough time for Joe Root to notch his 36th
Sri Lanka fancy their chances chasing “anything around or below 300,” on a wicket that is “playing really well,” at St George’s Park, according to former captain Angelo Mathews. Though he acknowledged South Africa, at 221 ahead with seven wickets in hand, have the advantage, Mathews brought fighting talk to the third day’s post-play press
India 180 and 128 for 5 (Pant 28*, Cummins 2-33, Boland 2-39) trail Australia 337 (Head 140, Labuschagne 64, Bumrah 4-61, Siraj 4-98) by 29 runs A whirlwind century from hometown hero Travis Head blew India’s attack away and thrilled the Adelaide crowd on day two of the pink-ball Test. Head’s 140 off 141 balls
A total of 120 players have put their hats in the auction ahead of the 2025 edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) to fill the 19 slots vacated by the five teams in the latest round of releases/retentions last month. The line-up includes 91 Indians – including nine capped players – and 29 from
Innings Sri Lanka 328 (Nissanka 89, Kamindu 48, Mathews 44, Chandimal 44, Paterson 5-71, Maharaj 2-65, Jansen 2-100) trail South Africa 358 by 30 runs Dane Paterson completed the first five-for of his Test career as South Africa bowled Sri Lanka out for 328 to take a 30-run first-innings lead. Sri Lanka lost six wickets
Siraj bowled Head with a full delivery the ball after he’d been whipped over the leg side for six, and gestured towards the dressing room, with Head then spinning around and reacting, which he admitted he was disappointed in himself for doing. “I actually jokingly said ‘well bowled’, then he pointed me in the sheds
Tasmania 96 for 4 (Radhakrishnan 43, Scott 2-19) trail South Australia 398 for 6 dec (Sangha 151, Hunt 136, Meredith 4-95) by 302 runs South Australia have overcome a frustratingly long rain delay to strike four late daggers on day two of their Sheffield Shield clash with Tasmania at Bellerive Oval. SA opener Henry Hunt
New South Wales 137 for 1 (Konstas 80*) trail Western Australia 211 (Inglis 41, Edwards 5-41, Bird 3-48) by 74 runs Sam Konstas has helped New South Wales survive a tricky 20-over session, taking the Blues to 137 for 1 at stumps on a wet day two of the Sheffield Shield match against Western Australia.
Queensland 172 & 195 for 8 (Peirson 82, Steketee 48*, O’Neill 3-21, Elliott 3-48) lead Victoria 123 (Harris 41, Bartlett 5-32) by 244 runs Jimmy Peirson has batted Queensland towards hope of their first Sheffield Shield victory of the summer against Victoria, after a helter-skelter day two at the MCG. On a day where 15