Report The allrounder bagged 6 for 38 as Victoria were bowled out for 199 New South Wales 2 for 43 trail Victoria 199 (Maddinson 87, Abbott 6-38) by 156 runs Sean Abbott pressed his case for a place in Australia’s Ashes squad with a six-wicket haul and 19-year-old legspinner Tanveer Sangha enjoyed an impressive debut
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News Rubel was part of the reserves’ list, and is now in the main team after the allrounder picked up a back injury Mohammad Saifuddin, the Bangladesh medium-pace-bowling allrounder, has been ruled out of the rest of the T20 World Cup because of a back injury. Rubel Hossain, the veteran quick, has been moved in
Big picture Scotland’s unbeaten run at this year’s World Cup came to a crashing halt against Afghanistan on Monday. Several dubious records were bagged on the way as they lost nine wickets to Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan, a signal that quality spin is an Achilles heel for this team. Their first shot at
Report Defending champions Sydney Thunder were left without a win from four matches Melbourne Stars 7 for 108 (Villani 52) beat Sydney Thunder 5 for 96 (Sharma 44*, Garth 3-11) by 12 runs Former Ireland allrounder Kim Garth produced a record-breaking opening spell of three straight maidens alongside claiming three wickets to inspire Melbourne Stars
News Imesha Dulani, Sachini Nisansala complete the trio of teenagers in the 17-member squad Sri Lanka have finalised their 17-member squad for next month’s Women’s ODI World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe, with 16-year-old Vishmi Gunaratne – a surprise inclusion when the squad was first announced earlier this month – retaining her place. Chamari Atapattu (capt)
News The 2022 season will likely include 74 matches and not follow the home-and-away format This will not be the first time the IPL will comprise 10 teams – that already happened a decade ago. The BCCI is likely to revert to the format used in 2011, which scrapped the simple home-and-away model, and included
News The quick bowler’s first delivery set the tone against South Africa in a superb powerplay display After all the talk about which of Australia’s Test match quicks would miss out in their T20 World Cup opener against South Africa, the trio of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins played together in the format
Report Shaheen Shah Afridi set the tone for the night with a fiery opening spell in which he claimed both India openers Pakistan 152 for 0 (Rizwan 79*, Babar 68*) beat India 151 for 7 (Kohli 57, Afridi 3-31) by ten wickets In their 13th attempt in World Cups, Pakistan finally managed to beat India,
Report Mushfiqur Rahim’s unbeaten 37-ball 57 had spurred Bangladesh on to a daunting 171 in the first innings Sri Lanka 172 for 5 (Asalanka 80*, Rajapaksa 53, Shakib 2-17) beat Bangladesh 171 for 4 (Naim 62, Mushfiqur 57*) by five wickets For once, it was Sri Lanka’s batters who bailed their bowlers out. It wasn’t
News Darcie Brown took the sixth hat-trick in WBBL history but Heat held on in a rain-reduced nail-biter Brisbane Heat 5 for 104 (Voll 31*, Brown 3-28) beat Adelaide Strikers 4 for 99 (Wolvaardt 54, Jonassen 2-17) by five runs (11 overs-a-side) Electrifying innings from Georgia Voll and Georgia Redmayne as well as some disciplined