As it happened: Queensland vs New South Wales, Sheffield Shield final, 1st day

April 15, 2021

Welcome to our live report for the opening day of the Sheffield Shield final between Queensland and defending champions New South Wales at Allan Border Field in Brisbane. Join us for updates throughout the day. *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local. 4.30pm: Closing stages New South Wales have made a breakthrough, Josh Hazlewood finding the edge…

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Darcie Brown earns Cricket Australia contract as Delissa Kimmince announces retirement

April 15, 2021

News Allrounder Kimmince played 16 ODIs and 44 T20Is after making her Australia debut in 2008 Fast bowler Darcie Brown has been handed her first Cricket Australia contract in the one change from last year’s list replacing Delissa Kimmince who has announced her retirement. Brown, 18, made her Australia debut in T20Is and ODIs on the recent tour of New Zealand having impressed during the WBBL and WNCL. She is…

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Live Report – Queensland vs New South Wales, Sheffield Shield final, 1st day

Report Updates and analysis from the last match of the Australian season Welcome to our live report for the opening day of the Sheffield Shield final between Queensland and defending champions New South Wales at Allan Border Field in Brisbane. Join us for updates throughout the day. *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local. 9.00am: The final…

April 14, 2021
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'Umpires got it right' – Sunrisers coach on Harshal Patel's full toss no-ball in final over of chase

News Williamson nearing full fitness, confirmed Bayliss after the match The last over of the Royal Challengers Bangalore’s six-run win against the Sunrisers Hyderabad had Harshal Patel bowl a full toss over the waist, the second time he had done so during the match. An animated David Warner was seen gesturing in the dugout, wondering why Patel wasn’t taken out of the attack given his second offence, but Sunrisers coach…

April 14, 2021
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Talking Points: Are Pandey's runs hurting the Sunrisers?

News And how did Holder end with 3 for 30 on a pitch that was slow and sluggish? Here are the major Talking Points after Royal Challengers Bangalore’s six-run win against the Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday. Are Manish Pandey’s runs hurting the Sunrisers?With 99 runs, Manish Pandey is the leading run-scorer for the Sunrisers Hyderabad at the moment but with a strike rate of 119.27. For someone who faced 83…

April 14, 2021
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Had been waiting for such an innings 'for a long time' – Babar Azam

News Rizwan, meanwhile, said he felt “the same joy as if I’d done it myself” when Babar reached his hundred Babar Azam celebrated reaching the top of the ODI rankings with a performance for the ages in the shortest format, scoring his maiden T20I hundred, and the highest score by a Pakistani in T20I cricket. His 122 not only helped his side cruise to victory, but demonstrated a side to…

April 14, 2021
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How Heath Streak was trapped by a corruptor, and nailed by the ICC anti-corruption team

Agarwal told Streak that he could “earn some good money” for setting up a T20 league in Zimbabwe   Heath Streak and Deepak Agarwal started chatting on the pretext of organising a T20 league in Zimbabwe, in September 2017. Streak, the iconic former Zimbabwe captain, was the head coach of the national team at the time, and Agarwal, simply a Delhi-based businessman. Agarwal wasn’t yet banned (for two years) by…

April 14, 2021
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David Warner: Cross-batted shots in the air not the way to go

News Sunrisers captain says, “there was plenty of time to chase the total down and that too comfortably” Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner has criticised his batsmen for playing cross-batted shots to left-arm spinner Shahbaz Ahmed in the six-run defeat against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in Chennai. Ahmed took the wickets of Jonny Bairstow, Manish Pandey and Abdul Samad in the 17th over, which derailed the Sunrisers’ chase. “A very…

April 14, 2021
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Shahbaz grabs win for Royal Challengers with three-wicket over

Report Sunrisers Hyderabad were 115 for 2, needing 35 from 24, before things fell apart quickly Royal Challengers Bangalore 149 for 8 (Maxwell 39, Kohli 33, Holder 3-30, Rashid 2-18) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 143 for 9 (Warner 54, Pandey 38, Siraj 2-25, Ahmed 3-7, Patel 2-25) by six runs They did it again at Chepauk. Only the cast changed, the drama remained the same. The team batting first got a…

April 14, 2021
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Heinrich Klaasen: Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan 'made a lot of good balls look bad'

April 14, 2021

News In excellent conditions for batting, South Africa’s captain felt his team had finished “about 10 runs short” Heinrich Klaasen was lavish in his praise for Babar Azam after the Pakistan opener scored his maiden T20I hundred   He may not have wanted it but Heinrich Klaasen can recognise he had a front-row seat to one of the smoothest T20I innings the game has seen, as Babar Azam notched up…

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