Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi fire warning to Australia by shaking CA XI up

South Africans 347 (Elgar 109, Verreynne 80, Kuhnemann 4-78) and 304 for 8 dec (van der Dussen 95, Verreynne 80, Edwards 3-45) drew with CA XI 226 (Kellaway 105*, Doran 78, Coetzee 3-36) and 184 for 6 (Handscomb 48, Wyllie 44, Rabada 2-22) South Africa pace duo Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi fired a warning shot to Australia ahead of the first Test by taking early wickets against a Cricket…

December 12, 2022
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Mark Wood blasts the openings as Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Nawaz battle for Pakistan

Close Pakistan 202 (Babar 75, Shakeel 63, Leach 4-98) and 291 for 7 (Salman 0, Abrar 0*) need another 64 runs to beat England 281 (Duckett 63, Pope 60, Abrar 7-114) and 275 (Brook 108, Abrar 4-120) Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Nawaz produced a fire-and-ice stand of 80 in 21.5 overs to give Pakistan hope of a famous victory on a tense fourth morning in Multan, only for the extra…

December 12, 2022
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Hales, Warner bring the stardust but local names the key for Sydney Thunder

Captain Jason SanghaCoach Trevor Bayliss Squad Ben Cutting, Ollie Davies, Brendan Doggett, Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan), Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Alex Hales (England), Baxter Holt, Nathan McAndrew, Usman Qadir (Pakistan), Alex Ross, Rilee Rossouw (South Africa), Daniel Sams, Gurinder Sandhu, Jason Sangha, Tanveer Sangha, David Warner, Sam Whiteman In Rilee Rossouw, David Warner, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Sam Whiteman, Usman QadirOut Sam Billings, Usman Khawaja, Jonathan Cook, Saqib Mahmood, Chris Tremain, Mohammad Hasnain…

December 12, 2022
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Zampa, Stoinis, Boult key for Stars in Maxwell's absence

Squad Trent Boult (New Zealand), Joe Burns, Hilton Cartwright, Joe Clarke (England), Brody Couch, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Sam Elliott, Liam Hatcher, Clint Hinchliffe, Campbell Kellaway, Nick Larkin, Glenn Maxwell, Cam McClure, Tom O’Connell, Tom Rogers, Marcus Stoinis, Beau Webster, Luke Wood (England), Adam Zampa In Trent Boult, Campbell Kellaway, Cam McClure, Luke Wood, Tom RogersOut Andre Russell, Billy Stanlake, Syed Faridoun, Qais Ahmad, Peter Nevill, Sam Rainbird, Haris Rauf What happened…

December 12, 2022
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Stump Mic podcast: Going around again with Steve O'Keefe

Steve O’Keefe was part of the first BBL and he is now preparing for another season with Sydney Sixers. He joins the Stump Mic podcast to look ahead to the season, talk about his motivation for playing, the changing T20 landscape, his memories of the first final where he opened the batting and how Sixers are shaping up as they aim for a fourth title. Source: ESPN Crickinfo

December 12, 2022
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Lauren Bell sets tone for resounding England win

England 106 for 2 (Wyatt 59*) beat West Indies 105 for 7 (Williams 23, Bell 3-26) by eight wickets Lauren Bell followed her star turn in England’s successful ODI campaign with a three-wicket haul as West Indies’ batting struggles carried over into a heavy defeat in their first T20I and Danni Wyatt reeled in an easy target with an unbeaten half-century. Bell, who took a crucial 4 for 33 as…

December 12, 2022
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Hazlewood ruled out of opening Test against South Africa

Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the opening Test against South Africa due to the side strain he picked up last week but Australia captain Pat Cummins is on track to return at the Gabba. The selectors have named a 14-player squad for the Test which starts on Saturday in Brisbane with uncapped Lance Morris retained after he was called up against the West Indies game in Adelaide. It…

December 11, 2022
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Deal done: Steven Smith to play for Sydney Sixers in BBL

Steven Smith will play for Sydney Sixers in the BBL this summer after the stand-off with Cricket Australia over his involvement was resolved. Under a deal struck between Smith and CA, he will be added to the Sixers squad as a replacement player once an international star heads back overseas in early January. Smith will then become available when the Test summer finishes on January 8, allowing him to play up…

December 11, 2022
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Rohit Sharma ruled out of first Test against Bangladesh

India’s captain Rohit Sharma will not be part of the first Test against Bangladesh which starts on Wednesday, as he continues treatment for a thumb injury that he sustained earlier this week. A BCCI press release on Sunday said Rohit had met with a specialist in Mumbai, and is working towards being fit enough to join the team for the second Test which starts on December 22. The final call…

December 11, 2022
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Shakera Selman, Chedean Nation ruled out of first two T20Is against England

West Indies seamer Shakera Selman and middle-order batter Chedean Nation have been ruled out of the first two T20Is against England because of injuries sustained during the preceding ODI series. Offspinner Karishma Ramharack comes back into the squad after missing the ODIs due to injury. Djenaba Joseph and Trishan Holder, who are part of the West Indies Under-19 squad for the upcoming World Cup in South Africa in January, have…

December 11, 2022
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